Oled screen cleaning

opethdisciple

opethdisciple

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I found some tiny grease dots on my AW3225QF today which have got worse since I tried to clean it.

I've just made a wider greasy smear...

Any ideas what I can use to clean this?

I tried using a damp cloth (one that came with monitor) but it hasn't helped.
 
This seems to be a hot topic on the internet with no consensus on what the right solution is.

I've seen it mentioned isopropyl + white vinegar or isopropyl + distilled water.

Some say we shouldn't be using isopropyl at all.

Has anyone actually used isopropyl on these monitors?

It seems my safest bet is to try distilled water as thats the only thing mentioned in the user guide for the monitor.

But is that really going to make that much of a difference...
 
opethdisciple said:
This seems to be a hot topic on the internet with no consensus on what the right solution is.

I've seen it mentioned isopropyl + white vinegar or isopropyl + distilled water.

Some say we shouldn't be using isopropyl at all.

Has anyone actually used isopropyl on these monitors?

It seems my safest bet is to try distilled water as thats the only thing mentioned in the user guide for the monitor.

But is that really going to make that much of a difference...
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Samsung have recommended distilled water + isopropyl :)

I've used both on my displays without issue so far.
 
Personality+ said:
Microfibre cloths

plus distilled water or isopropyl if it's QD OLED at least.

It can smear the screen but rub it in and dry it out quickly and usually not the case.
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NEVER EVER use isopropyl alcohol on screens or lenses. The reason is there is a risk of it stripping off the coating on the screen.

Unless you know absolutely that it won't, as a standard practice, you should never use alcohol on anything that you care about that surface. The Try it and find out approach doesn't come with an UNDO button.

At work we were given a lot of 70% "sanitiser" during covid and people use it to clean their screens, it's a smeared mess.

I have some Zeiss wipes (box of 200 for about £15), that i use for both my camera lenses and monitors.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
NEVER EVER use isopropyl alcohol on screens or lenses. The reason is there is a risk of it stripping off the top layer.

Unless you know absolutely that it won't, as a standard practice, you should never use alcohol on anything that you care about that surface. The Try it and find out approach doesn't come with an UNDO button.

At work we weer given a lot of 70% "sanitiser" and people use it to clean their screens, it's a smeared mess.

I have some Zeiss wipes (box of 200 for about £15), that i use for both my camera lenses and monitors.
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You actually made me double check my information, as I was going off memory and it's 70% Ethanol that was recommended by Samsung but 70% Isopropyl has not caused anyone issues (and myself either) on a Samsung QD OLED Display.

but thanks for bringing it up, distilled water it is then if you want to avoid any risks :)
 
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The Dell documentation explicitly states don't use isopropyl on the screen... I look forward to the omg post coming next.

That's definitely case for my 34 DWF and matt coating.
 
I am dubious that distilled water is going to make any difference here.

It was a tiny grease spot that I tried to use tap water and a microfiber cloth to remove and it just smeared it. Don't see how distilled water will make a difference.

I've ordered it anyway and will give it a go on Thursday.

What do I do if it doesn't work?
 
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opethdisciple said:
I am dubious that distilled water is going to make any difference here.

It was a tiny grease spot that I tried to use tap water and a microfiber cloth to remove and it just smeared it. Don't see how distilled water will make a difference.

I've ordered it anyway and will give it a go on Thursday.

What do I do if it doesn't work?
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I would not apply isopropanol to the screen directly but mix it with little distilled water and apply to cloth and apply to screen. I know sparing use is fine but repeated use is not something I would recommend, its best to be conservative when it comes to your expensive screen. I have wipes for mobile phone and tablets screen made by Zeiss and they have some screen wipes too lenses and cleaning cloths, if you would like to try, the company makes all the optics for EUV machines so they know a thing or two about cleaning.
 
These are what I have. 1 box lasts years. I bought mine in 2017.

It is good enough for my £2,000 Sony G-master lens which is full of coatings, it is good enough for a monitor. For a big monitor it might take 2 wipes but for small areas 1 wipe is enough.

 
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