OCD with LCD

TridenT

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What the hell do I use to make my LCD clean? Give me suggestions, I want there to be nothing on it.. No marks, no gray marks from cleaning it... Eetttcccc

This shit pisses me off. I hate LCDs for this reason. Impossible to clean, and then they get dirty somehow again. ( I never touched the thing and now it has marks on it?)
 

SagaLore

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Dec 18, 2001
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Eat tacos, then use your fingers to clean the screen. It gives it a nice shiny finish.
 

MrDudeMan

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water on a 100% cotton shirt. dont push hard and dont make it any more than damp.
 

SarcasticDwarf

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Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
What the hell do I use to make my LCD clean? Give me suggestions, I want there to be nothing on it.. No marks, no gray marks from cleaning it... Eetttcccc

This shit pisses me off. I hate LCDs for this reason. Impossible to clean, and then they get dirty somehow again. ( I never touched the thing and now it has marks on it?)

My coworkers have yet to realize they are risking a horrible death each time they touch my monitor at work to point out something.
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
What the hell do I use to make my LCD clean? Give me suggestions, I want there to be nothing on it.. No marks, no gray marks from cleaning it... Eetttcccc

This shit pisses me off. I hate LCDs for this reason. Impossible to clean, and then they get dirty somehow again. ( I never touched the thing and now it has marks on it?)

My coworkers have yet to realize they are risking a horrible death each time they touch my monitor at work to point out something.

I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.
 

Drako

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Jun 9, 2007
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Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
What the hell do I use to make my LCD clean? Give me suggestions, I want there to be nothing on it.. No marks, no gray marks from cleaning it... Eetttcccc

This shit pisses me off. I hate LCDs for this reason. Impossible to clean, and then they get dirty somehow again. ( I never touched the thing and now it has marks on it?)

My coworkers have yet to realize they are risking a horrible death each time they touch my monitor at work to point out something.

LOL, my boss has done that to me a couple times. For some reason he thinks he has to put his greasy fingers on the monitor.

 

SagaLore

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Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.

Are you trying to dust it? :confused: Just go buy some LCD cleaner. Don't use normal windex or you'll deteriorate the coating on it.


FYI, LCD cleaner contains Isopropyl alcohol.
 

TridenT

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Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.

Are you trying to dust it? :confused: Just go buy some LCD cleaner. Don't use normal windex or you'll deteriorate the coating on it.


FYI, LCD cleaner contains Isopropyl alcohol.

I have that stuff laying around, but uhm, that sounds bad for an LCD. :-/ Whateva!!
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
What the hell do I use to make my LCD clean? Give me suggestions, I want there to be nothing on it.. No marks, no gray marks from cleaning it... Eetttcccc

This shit pisses me off. I hate LCDs for this reason. Impossible to clean, and then they get dirty somehow again. ( I never touched the thing and now it has marks on it?)

My coworkers have yet to realize they are risking a horrible death each time they touch my monitor at work to point out something.

Put this up next to your computer:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/mugs/dilbert20000326.gif
 

SagaLore

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Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.

Are you trying to dust it? :confused: Just go buy some LCD cleaner. Don't use normal windex or you'll deteriorate the coating on it.


FYI, LCD cleaner contains Isopropyl alcohol.

I have that stuff laying around, but uhm, that sounds bad for an LCD. :-/ Whateva!!

Are you sure its Isopropyl? I just read that "Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol" is not actually Isopropyl. Double-check. If it is Isopropyl, mix it 50/50 with filtered water, and clean! :)
 

TridenT

Lifer
Sep 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.

Are you trying to dust it? :confused: Just go buy some LCD cleaner. Don't use normal windex or you'll deteriorate the coating on it.


FYI, LCD cleaner contains Isopropyl alcohol.

I have that stuff laying around, but uhm, that sounds bad for an LCD. :-/ Whateva!!

Are you sure its Isopropyl? I just read that "Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol" is not actually Isopropyl. Double-check. If it is Isopropyl, mix it 50/50 with filtered water, and clean! :)

Looking at bottle right now it says: "99% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL" 99% Isoproprly alcohol by volume. Does not contain, nor is intended as a substitute for grain or ethyl alcohol.

I will do google searches before I apply this shit to my screen.. I rather not risk, "OMG WTF IS WORNG WITH MEH SCRENE!!!111"
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
I think my arm is about to fall off from trying to fucking clean this thing. No matter how many times I go over it with this "microfiber" cloth with no-water or little amounts of water, there are always marks. Like... wtf.

Are you trying to dust it? :confused: Just go buy some LCD cleaner. Don't use normal windex or you'll deteriorate the coating on it.


FYI, LCD cleaner contains Isopropyl alcohol.

I have that stuff laying around, but uhm, that sounds bad for an LCD. :-/ Whateva!!

Are you sure its Isopropyl? I just read that "Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol" is not actually Isopropyl. Double-check. If it is Isopropyl, mix it 50/50 with filtered water, and clean! :)

Looking at bottle right now it says: "99% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL" 99% Isoproprly alcohol by volume. Does not contain, nor is intended as a substitute for grain or ethyl alcohol.

I will do google searches before I apply this shit to my screen.. I rather not risk, "OMG WTF IS WORNG WITH MEH SCRENE!!!111"

He meant in the LCD cleaning solution.

According to teh intarwebs, "LCD Cleaning Solution" is 50% isopropyl(rubbing) alcohol and 50% water.

Get the 92% stuff and just mix it half and half with distilled water.
 

chronox

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I was asking this question myself last week when I had this patch of grease that seemed to spread rather than go away with wiping on my new 22" glossy. I purchased the Klear Screen (iKlear is the same, just marketed towards Apple produce users) and used it on my screen. It works pretty well and got rid of the grease I couldn't get off earlier.

After the initial cleaning with the microchamois cloth that came with it, I noticed that there were still streaks, which seemed to become visible once the solution dried. You can get rid of these streaks by polishing the screen some more with a microfiber cloth without adding any more solution.
 

Throwmeabone

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The only time you can see the marks is when the monitor is off. Water on a t-shirt works fine for me.