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beermonster · 6 Jul 2009 at 14:58

I just use a few light sprays of glass cleaner for the screen and plastics, then buff off with a microfibre cloth.

Black Hat · 6 Jul 2009 at 15:18

I was wondering this aswell, will give the glass cleaner a go

philjohn · 6 Jul 2009 at 16:03

beermonster said:
I just use a few light sprays of glass cleaner for the screen and plastics, then buff off with a microfibre cloth.

don't do that (on the screen at least). Most laptop manufacturers recommend either a specialist screen cleaner, or better yet water and microfibre cloth - if that doesn't shift muck off the screen, 50/50 mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and water.

beermonster · 6 Jul 2009 at 17:13

philjohn said:
don't do that (on the screen at least). Most laptop manufacturers recommend either a specialist screen cleaner, or better yet water and microfibre cloth - if that doesn't shift muck off the screen, 50/50 mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and water.

Well at work we use the stuff in a can rather than a bottle, but at home I clean my 3 laptops with a light mist and never had any problem, problems arise when you use gallons of the stuff and it gets in your electrics but common sense would prevail I hope.

d_brennen · 8 Jul 2009 at 08:26

uPVA cleaner (for windows lol) works a treat but be carefull on the screen, esp if it is a glossy type. This stuff is the daddy: http://www.icoste.com/616_Cleaning/uPVC-Cleaner-500ml.htm

You can get isoprophyl alcohol from some hardware shops and I believe Paplins stock it. Carefull on screens and the keyboard though, alcohol can cause fading and whitening on some types of plastics.

jmc007 · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:12

Best thing to use is rubbing alchohol, otherwise known as isopropanol and a compressed air duster. That big auction site is the best I find for getting both.
Here is a link to a great how to vid http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-clean-a-laptop
Enjoy