Cleaning Laptop Screens: ?

What does one use to clean a LCD laptop screen? I thought it was glass but its some type of soft plastic or polymer. How hard can you push on it without ruining it? Thanks. :thinking:

I use a 50/50 mixture of alcohol and distilled water. Spray on and wipe with a soft cloth. Worked fine for years with no trouble.

In a pinch I use a soft tissue and just a dab of water...gently rub the screen to wipe off dirt / dust.

I use a spray bottle of eyeglass lens cleaner and a disposable lens cloth.

use a microfiber cloth with perhaps a spritz of water.

ken

LED-holic said:

In a pinch I use a soft tissue and just a dab of water...gently rub the screen to wipe off dirt / dust.

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Careful about tissue, it feel soft to you but the wood fibre in there is harder than plastic and scratch will show if you have the smooth LCD, same goes for polycarbonate flashlight lens and eyeglass.

The best method is:

Damp paper towel to clean & remove dirt etc
Dry paper towel to remove water residue before it can leave streaks

This is the same procedure that we use at work for the screens on our NZ$8000 computer registers. This is what is recommended to us by the Mfg.

Getting the screen repaired on one of these is very, expensive, time consuming & annoying sigh::mecry::hairpull: type of annoying)

jzmtl said:

Careful about tissue, it feel soft to you but the wood fibre in there is harder than plastic and scratch will show if you have the smooth LCD, same goes for polycarbonate flashlight lens and eyeglass.

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yeah, you would THINK with a tag line like "silky softness" or something, it would be soft.....

Crenshaw

I've been using a cloth dampened with hydrogen peroxide on my 19" LCD monitor. No streaks and no problems.

Chris Pirillo has a video going over this which is worth watching.

CP is both old and new school and knows his stuff .

Thanks all!

I just cleaned mine with Mr. Muscle window-cleaner, before I saw this thread. Sounds like the sort of stuff Sgt. LED would approve of.

I'll let you know if my screen dissolves as a result of this, lol.

A buddy of mine uses baby wipes to clean his.

I recently ordered a Skip Dr and Clean Dr from here. I have to say that it works very well on LCD, CRT Monitor, and TV screens.

I use duster spray to remove any major debris, followed by a disposable eyeglass/lens wipe.

Gentle wiping with a microfiber cloth does the trick. I do it often with no scratches.

Geoff

DM51 said:

I just cleaned mine with Mr. Muscle window-cleaner, before I saw this thread. Sounds like the sort of stuff Sgt. LED would approve of.

I'll let you know if my screen dissolves as a result of this, lol.

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LOL

I am a big fan of Micro Fiber cloths. In most cases they can be used dry. For grease / finger print type problems a little Windex or DM51's Mr Muscle can be used with the Micro Fiber cloth.

These Cloths have come way down in price. You can get 25 at Sams Club for 9.99. I have cleaned my Camera Len's, Binoculars, Computer Screens for years and Never had one problem. For expensive lens you should always use a known Clean Cloth made for this purpose.

DO NOT use tissue paper on coated lens, polycarbonates, Cameras or Binoculars. As stated earlier this practice will almost certainly cause fine scratches sooner or later.

Bill