how do i clean a monitor with antiglare coating?

[Kjazlaw]

i've tried dry cloths, wet cloths, partially wet cloths, and even a mild soap. nothing seems to get rid of these annoying little spots. what do you guys use?

 

[John]

I use a 100% cotton cloth (t-shirt) dampened with a hint of water on my 19in Trinitron.

 

[Wingznut]

<< nothing seems to get rid of these annoying little spots >>

Ummm... what exactly is the cause of said spots? Wait... Maybe we don't want to know. 😉

Anyway, I use a paper napkin (softer than a paper towel) and warm water. I'd like to find a better cleaner (damn kids with their greezy fingers😉), but I'm not willing to chance losing the awesome coating.

 

[Kjazlaw]

the spots at one time were a fingerprint i made accidently when i moved the monitor. it then smeared and is now like this spotty smudge. there are also streaks from my previous attempts at cleaning it.

 

[dvch]

I picked up a wonderfull lens cleaning cloth made by 3M at my optican. Is designed for coated glass of all kinds and works very well.

 

[dennilfloss]

Optex makes a product called Lenspen for cleaning camera and telescope optics (these are multicoated). I bet it would work very well to remove smudges without damaging the coating on your screen.

 

[Kjazlaw]

hm... i think i will have to try some of those things you guys suggested. thanks for the input, i'll go to the camera store tomorrow. 🙂

 

[Zach]

I use my mousepad usually.. and if I can't get a spot, I spit on it and use my finger. I leave the smudge for a couple days, and then spend a week using the mousepad every now and then to buff out the spot. Works well, and doesn't fog when I play in the pool.

 

[dszd0g]

Use either a lens cleaner or preferably Endust for electronics wipes. I personally use the Endust. One does not want to use any paper products because it scratches the surface. A soft cloth should be fine though. I personally do not like the idea of using water on my monitor though. Also, from what I understand most antiglare monitors have a coating on them. The more you wash them the sooner that coating wears off. If you don't have a store in your area that carries stuff like Endust, I know that a lot of online office supply stores have it (i.e. Officemax). That is what I feel most comfortable using on my monitors.

 

[Passions]

I know what u mean, at work all these nice montiors have fingerprint spots everywhere. Try the endust!