How to safely clean my LCD

[erickj92]

What is the best way to clean the LCD screen on my laptop.. it has like a shiny finish on it, i dont know why, but i dont know how to safely clean it....

 

[erikistired]

i use the wipes i got to clean my glasses from the eye doctor. my laptop has a matte finish tho and not glossy, but it shouldn't matter either way i'd guess. i'm sure a bunch of companies sell special cleaning clothes as well, try google?

 

[Slikkster]

I use a 50/50 solution of water and isopropyl alcohol in a small spray bottle with a glass cleaner cloth (microfiber type for eye glasses).

Here's a commercial thing that's supposedly for high gloss lcd's:

http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/041406screentek/

 

[kingtas]

I have always used windex on all my screens and never had a problem.

 

[erickj92]

i read my manual and they say a damp cloth but that makes horrible streaks... and it says not to use chemicals...

 

[John]

Sprayway works like a champ on LCD screens, glass, etc. and doesn't leave streaks. It even works fine when you use a soft paper towel. You can find it at your local Wal-Mart or other fine shopping establishment.

 

[erickj92]

Originally posted by: John
Sprayway works like a champ on LCD screens, glass, etc. and doesn't leave streaks. It even works fine when you use a soft paper towel. You can find it at your local Wal-Mart or other fine shopping establishment.

Thanks

 

[miri]

Originally posted by: kingtas
I have always used windex on all my screens and never had a problem.

i use windex as well, although i make sure it is the ammonia free windex

 

[ForumMaster]

i got this cheap silverstone cleaning kit (around $10) that includes a micro-fiber cloth and a bottle that contains basically alcohol, water and some other chemicals that basically cause the solution NOT to leave streaks behind. works great.

 

[lenjack]

Cheapest, yet safe and effective is isopropyl alcohol.

 

[erickj92]

now are these safe on high golss lcd's?

 

[John]

Originally posted by: erickj92
now are these safe on high golss lcd's?

Sprayway is 100% safe and it's what I use to clean all of the monitors and laptop lcd's that I come in contact with.

 

[WildHorse]

I do it the same way as Slikkster explained above.

I mix a little bit of distilled H2o + alcohol, 50%/50%. USe distilled so there won't be any spots from minerals dissolved in the water.

Turn monitor off & wait till it's entirely cool, to prevent any of the solution from "baking" spots onto the screen..

Then I just gently wipe with an old T-shirt dipped in the mix. It works very well.

Actually Slikkster's spray-on method sounds even better.