LCD Screen Patch

[starchazer]

OK So i was eating something while cleaning my desk with a cloth. While eating the dish spilled and one drop also reached my Viewsonic 28" lcd display. I quickly wiped it with the cloth (cotton) but I realized it was spreading more than cleaning.

Now when its cleaned and dried, it left a mark (a patch) on the screen.

How to get rid of it?

The display is still fine, but the patch can be seen, moreso when the monitor is turned off.

Is there any way I can remove it? Or nothing can be done?

Thanks in advance!

 

[sparky1_2007]

I think it's recommended to use a 50/50 combo of rubbing alcohol and water in a little spray bottle, and use a microfiber cloth to wipe it off.

i personally just use window cleaner, ummm, windex multi-task to be more exact, and a microfiber cloth.

works just fine, i dont see why people freak out about using ordinary window cleaning solution, but whatever floats their boat.


hope that helps.

edit: also if you dont have a microfiber cloth, you should be fine with normal paper towel, i used downy or w/e name brand stuff you have that is fairly soft.

 

[Wicked_Bass]

I hate to pay the money but I use the Monster screen cleaner. Its made for the plastic used on screens.

Windex has been known in the past to east some plastics that why its not recommended.

 

[rls669]

works just fine, i dont see why people freak out about using ordinary window cleaning solution

Because LCDs aren't windows, and ammonia can damage the screen. A vinegar based window cleaner would work, but even then I'd probably dilute it just to be safe. My owner's manual recommends a soft cloth dampened withplain old water. Paper towels can scratch, if your monitor didn't come with a cloth a soft cotton rag would work.

This is one of the reasons I wanted an Olevia 747i -- it has a thick, heavy sheet of glass covering the screen. It can be cleaned normally and it's catproof as well

 

[sparky1_2007]

Because LCDs aren't windows, and ammonia can damage the screen. A vinegar based window cleaner would work, but even then I'd probably dilute it just to be safe. My owner's manual recommends a soft cloth dampened withplain old water. Paper towels can scratch, if your monitor didn't come with a cloth a soft cotton rag would work.

This is one of the reasons I wanted an Olevia 747i -- it has a thick, heavy sheet of glass covering the screen. It can be cleaned normally and it's catproof as well

gotchya, well, my cleaner is ammonia free, so im set

 

[starchazer]

Thanks everybody, I'll try that out and update this thread.

 

[SoAndSo]

i just cleaned my 226bw with a water-soaked micro fibre cloth, and then dried it with a dry MF cloth. It cleaned it perfectly and removed a big mark like the one the OP described

 

[persisting1]

I think it's recommended to use a 50/50 combo of rubbing alcohol and water in a little spray bottle, and use a microfiber cloth to wipe it off.

Wouldn't use rubbing alcohol to clean any LCD surface since it may have oil in it.

If you're going to use the 50/50 alcohol/water, it needs to be isopropyl alcohol.

A 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water works well too.

 

[TTeuer]

I've always found water to work perfectly fine on a microfiber towel. Clean it with the damp towel and then follow with another dry towel.