Cleaning LCD

rscosworth · 15 Mar 2009 at 11:31

Guys,

I have a 37" and 40" LCD TV in my house, both have gloss black bezels and sit on a black glass stand.

Im having a nightmare trying to get rid of the dust. Ive used a microfibre cloth but that just seems to push the dust around.

Anyone got any good methods..?

rare · 15 Mar 2009 at 11:49

I use a very light damp cloth followed by a microfibre.

kidloco · 16 Mar 2009 at 02:16

Yep. A damp microfibre cloth is all you need.

Rodger · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:27

Try and get some distilled (not de-ionised) water if you can.
I find that tap water has left white marks on my screen possibly due to mineral deposits and that the water isn't that pure.

If you've got pretty stubborn marks then you can try diluting some Isopropyl alcohol with some of the distilled water to remove guff.

I got given some Monster screen cleaner which is really good, and gives you peace of mind that what your using is not going to do any damage. If you can't be bothered with the hassle of trying to find all the separate stuff I'd say just buy that.

kylew · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:25

Asda sell LCD cleaning kits which is basically a small spray bottle of deionised water and a few lint free cloths.

I would recommend getting a chamois cloth and getting a small spray bottle and filling it with isopropyl diluted with deionised water.

I'd dilute it 4 parts isopropyl and 6 parts deionised water.

Spray your screens and wipe away the liquid with the chamois cloth until clean.

kylew · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:26

Rodger said:
Try and get some distilled (not de-ionised) water if you can.
I find that tap water has left white marks on my screen possibly due to mineral deposits and that the water isn't that pure.

If you've got pretty stubborn marks then you can try diluting some Isopropyl alcohol with some of the distilled water to remove guff.

I got given some Monster screen cleaner which is really good, and gives you peace of mind that what your using is not going to do any damage. If you can't be bothered with the hassle of trying to find all the separate stuff I'd say just buy that.

What's the difference between distilled and deionised?

Chronictank · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:32

kylew said:
What's the difference between distilled and deionised?

They are produced using different methods,

Distilled water is boiled, the steam condensed (cooled) then the process is repeated.

Deionized is when the water is passed through filters which have a small charge on them (ion exchange column), this attracts the ions (charged particles dissolved in the water) cleaning it.

They are roughly the same thing for most intents and purposes but your choice of one or the other depends on the application when doing experiments and stuff

real pure water for scientific experiments have both processes done on it. Th water is deionized then distilled