Best way to clean a monitor

Andygully · 12 Jul 2015 at 17:11

Had the same matte korean 1440 monitor for a while.
Whats the best way to clean the screen also the best products to use that wont leave streas everywhere?

OpenToSuggestions · 12 Jul 2015 at 17:16

Any proper screen cleaner works wonders.
The proper fluid will cut through any fingerprints, sneezes or general crap in seconds.
It should come with a microfiber cloth too.

Defintely do not use any old cleaner and certainly never scrub touch spots to get them clean.

koolpc · 12 Jul 2015 at 17:20

Ringed out kitchen tissue. Water only. Dry with a clean dry tissue. Done it this way for years. Superb results. No chemicals near my monitor or laptop screen!

Nasher · 13 Jul 2015 at 15:03

Yea, just water seems to work just as well as any of the wipes they sell.

Armageus · 13 Jul 2015 at 16:25

Glasses (or optical lens e.g. for cameras) wipes work well as well, get them in packs of 20 or so for a couple of quid at the supermarket

Scania · 13 Jul 2015 at 16:35

Cleaned a 24" Benq monitor I bagged at a boot sale(!) yesterday - thread below somewhere- with a damp lint free cloth as advised and it worked wonders, it's come up very nicely.

Don't use any kind of polish, my other half has a nicely ruined 50" TV that she cleaned with Mr Sheen, tbh the picture looks fine but it's a streaky mess when switched off and looks awful.

Bucko89 · 13 Jul 2015 at 17:02

Slow spin cycle, I'd avoid using a tumble dryer tho as my 24" shrank a lot. Hang on line to dry.

ZXSpectrum · 13 Jul 2015 at 17:04

I have always used window cleaner sprayed onto a microfiber cloth then wipe over... This had worked perfectly for monitors, TVs and laptop screens with no issues at all.

Andygully · 14 Jul 2015 at 18:52

cheers for the replies guys ill try water and move on from there

Vinno · 14 Jul 2015 at 21:03

I used to use just water, but I managed to get hold of some proper screen cleaning stuff and it works so much better.

Gilbert89 · 16 Jul 2015 at 01:31

Fill the bath chuck it in and let it soak

Andygully · 16 Jul 2015 at 11:32

+1 for the lint free cloth and just water did the trick nice thanks

HalfBakedJake · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:54

I just dont touch the monitor with my greasy sausage fingers. When it needs a dust just lint free cloth it off.

Rob43 · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:30

i've used klear screen for years,works great

zola25 · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:47

I use a lightly dampened microfiber cloth, and then wipe dry with another one. Just a light wipe from one side to the other, no rubbing. Seems to leave it streak free afterwards.