Premium microfiber cloths worth the money?

[Jaepheth]

I've never gotten anything other than the cheapest or free microfiber cloths for cleaning lenses and screens.

Are the pricier ones worth the money?

If so, which brand(s) do you swear by?

 

[Ben90]

I've cleaned my monitors with sponges, paper towels, and even shirts with that plasticy design stuff on the front and have yet to scratch one.

 

[SMOGZINN]

I've cleaned my monitors with sponges, paper towels, and even shirts with that plasticy design stuff on the front and have yet to scratch one.

Right, as a part of one of my jobs (granted it was years ago) I've cleaned literally hundreds of monitors, using just spray bottle of windex and a cotton towel. None of them have ever come out worse for it. Thinking of it, these monitors sat in warehouses uncovered for months, were carried around, and put on workbenches in dusty work locations, and never had any problems.

I think you are being overly careful.

 

[corkyg]

I generally agree with the above comments except one should never use Windex. It is ammonia based, and repeated use can degrade/remove the anti-glare coating of the monitor. You are best with plain water or a home-made solution of 50% water and 50% white vinegar. Personally, all I have to deal with is dust, and any soft cloth will do. I like a clean, old T-shirt or a Swiffer sheet. Do not rub hard in any case. Also, avoid any alcohol based cleaner.

 

[SMOGZINN]

I generally agree with the above comments except one should never use Windex. It is ammonia based, and repeated use can degrade/remove the anti-glare coating of the monitor. You are best with plain water or a home-made solution of 50% water and 50% white vinegar. Personally, all I have to deal with is dust, and any soft cloth will do. I like a clean, old T-shirt or a Swiffer sheet. Do not rub hard in any case. Also, avoid any alcohol based cleaner.

You are right about that. I doubt what we used was really windex, I don't remember the ammonia smell, it was a green glass cleaning liquid that we got in gallon bottles and then transferred into spray bottles and used to clean everything (and sprayed our rags, not the monitor). It was probably was something like vinegar and water.

 

[ronbo613]

At my last job, we cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol; computers, monitors, test equipment, aircraft components and office furniture.

 

[videogames101]

I worked for a cleaning company once. We used high strength de-greaser on everything all the time. Walls, floors, desks, monitors, ovens, bathrooms, windows, etc... I don't doubt it might have ruined some stuff though lmao.

http://www.zepcommercial.com/product/Industrial-Purple-Cleaner-Degreaser-Concentrate

I'd stick with soap and warm water and microfiber, but I see no reason for expensive stuff given that (most of) the monitors survived the de-greaser.

 

[TidusZ]

i paid 800 for my monitor and I just use a sock half the time and that works great

 

[Stg-Flame]

You are right about that. I doubt what we used was really windex, I don't remember the ammonia smell, it was a green glass cleaning liquid that we got in gallon bottles and then transferred into spray bottles and used to clean everything (and sprayed our rags, not the monitor). It was probably was something like vinegar and water.

Sounds like Simple Green. I've used that stuff to clean everything from my own hands/arms to cell phones to floors and concrete. Although, at that time I was working in an industrial area and Simple Green is an all-purpose industrial cleaner, so it may not be as popular in big cities or technically-oriented businesses.

Hell, even where I work now in the oil field, almost everyone has a spray bottle of Simple Green in their lockers or work trucks.