Safe LCD screen cleaner store bought or homemade?

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What do you guys use, or make? Do you use microfiber clothe? Does this below make sense?


Think of LCD Displays just like the soft and delicate skin of your newborn baby - Be very gentle and never put even the slightest pressure on the computer screen with your hand.

Second, you need to find a piece of soft cloth - old cotton handkerchiefs lying in your mom's wardrobe should be fine but don't try tissue papers, toilet rolls or even shower towels as the fabric will scratch your screen permanently [like sandpaper or utensil scrubbers]

Either turn the monitor off or set the background to black and hide all the desktop icons and minimize the open windows. This will easily help you identify the dirty areas of the monitor.

To prepare the solution for cleaning LCD monitors, you will need deionized or distilled water and vinegar or iso-propyl alcohol - Don't use tap water or mineral water as they could leave white marks on the screen because of the dissolved salts.

Dilute the vinegar or IPA with distilled water [1:1] and spray this liquid on the cloth. Never ever spray liquid directly onto the LCD screen. Moisten the cloth with this home made LCD cleaner and gently move the wet cloth in just one direction - from top to bottom.

Word of Caution: Be sure that the LCD screen is dry before closing it or using the computer. Do not use any solutions that contain Acetone, ethyl alcohol, toluene, ethyl acid, ammonia, or methyl chloride. Never touch the LCD screen with your fingers as this can cause the pixels to burn out.
 
I'm just waiting for proper butt wiping instructions.
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Originally Posted By: moribundman
I'm just waiting for proper butt wiping instructions.
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Well, there are really two schools of thought here, the fold-it-neatly school and the wad-it-up-in-a-ball school.

It's a matter of personal preference.

Apply in a sweeping motion, front to back.
 
Originally Posted By: Oldmoparguy1
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I'm just waiting for proper butt wiping instructions.
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Check with pablo...


Judging by the look of his pants he's isn't an expert.
 
I remove dust and haze with a moist with water paper towel. Then again, I don't soil my screen with any tough stains. Hee-hee-hee...
 
Watch out for Paper towels! They have plastic fibers in them and scratch the plastic screen.

Best thing is a good old towel. Dampen part of it with tap water and pat the screen to get the dust off (that will scratch it too) then take another part of the towel, dampen it and gently wipe it side to side.

Then quickly take the dry part of the towel and wipe dry.

Wola! Clean non scratched screen.
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Bill
 
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Watch out for Paper towels! They have plastic fibers in them and scratch the plastic screen.


I don't know what "paper" towels you buy.
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Originally Posted By: moribundman
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Watch out for Paper towels! They have plastic fibers in them and scratch the plastic screen.


I don't know what "paper" towels you buy.
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I should have said Resin.

They scratch plastic eye glasses real well. (don't ask me how I know...)

Take care, Bill
 
I still don't know what paper towels you use. Recyled shop towels?
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I have never scratched an LCD screen, neither a monitor, nor a display, by cleaning it. What scratches your plastic lenses is probably grit on the lenses. That's why you are supposed to clean in a circular motion beginning in the center and moving towards the outside -- after removing any grit with a brush.

The safest way to clean eye glasses is to wash them with water and dish soap.
 
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