Screen Cleaner

For a mat screen I use windolene clear and some soft tissue. Spray the tissue till its damp then wipe.
Glossy screens are a different game all together and require a lot of hair removal :) As above then polish for aweek with a micro fibre cloth or a glasses lens cleaner.

All best done after the monitor has been switched off for several hours to go cold
 
Mick-1965 said:
For a mat screen I use windolene clear and some soft tissue. Spray the tissue till its damp then wipe.
Glossy screens are a different game all together and require a lot of hair removal :) As above then polish for aweek with a micro fibre cloth or a glasses lens cleaner.

All best done after the monitor has been switched off for several hours to go cold
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Wouldn't suggest that to be honest, the anti-glare coating on monitors is extremely delicate. Windolene is too powerful, and tissue can scratch it off.

Best bet is to use a Micro-Fibre cloth, apply some water to it (so that it's damp NOT wet), rub that over the screen gently and then use a dry part of the cloth to buff up. The micro-fibre cloths will not leave streaks as they were designed specifically not to.
 
i use glass cleaner on mine.. seems to work okay. not had any problems yet. but i guess if you want to be safe.. use the water and micro-fiber cloth idea.

StevenG
 
philjohn said:
Wouldn't suggest that to be honest, the anti-glare coating on monitors is extremely delicate. Windolene is too powerful, and tissue can scratch it off.
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oh shut up :p Been doing it for years ....litterally. With zero problems.
Bear in mind its the clear windolene not the pink petroleum based stuff.
 
Still dumb to do and a risk you take.

LCD's are not to be treated as Glass like CRT.

You can get a branded kit for £3-4 that has a brush/Microcloth and Spray of cleaner. ;)
 
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Mick-1965 said:
oh shut up :p Been doing it for years ....litterally. With zero problems.
Bear in mind its the clear windolene not the pink petroleum based stuff.
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Then you probably killed the anti-glare a while ago and just don't notice! :p :D

helmutcheese said:
Still dumb to do and a risk you take.

LCD's are not to be treat as Glass like CRT.

You can get a branded kit for £3-4 that has a brush/Microcloth and Spray of cleaner. ;)
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Even using abrasive on a glass CRT isn't great as they too have an anti-glare coating that can be damaged.
 
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Several years ago I used to use KFC wet wipes on my work CRT, I’ve no idea if this was a good plan or not but I had nothing else to use and as it was a work one I didn’t care! :D
 
helmutcheese said:
Again, its a risk you take 1st time you use something that's not made for cleaning screens.

It may be fine or it may attack the coating.
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Thats right, exactly, perfectly true.

The OP wanted an opinion on a cleaner to use. Being as I have been using this method for 5 years or more without any adverse effects then I`d personally deem it safe to use.
 
Thanks guys :)

I did try a cleaner from PC Universe which was rubbish, more streaks than an airport runway.

so it was mainly a streakfree finish I was after.
 
I tried wet wipe type screen cleaning tissues and they were useless, streaks everywhere. I now use a damp microfibre cloth and cover the screen when not in use. As dust collects on the screen I brush it off with a dry anti-static duster. That way I have only needed to use the damp cloth once in the last 6 months.
 
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some purpose made cleaning cloths are naff, some are good, poached some ones from work and they are great, no smears, no streaks, no smudges, effective and as far as i can tell, no damage to any coatings
 
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