Laptop screen cleaning

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seems like everything I try to use leaves a residue on the screen.

What do you use to clean a laptop screen?

hope this isn't a stupid question....

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1st choice is Eyeglass cleaner as sold in the optical departments of
Wal-Mart, Sears, Sam's Club, etc.

2nd choice -- for very occasional use only (not more than 2-3 times per
year) is Windex. It's harsh and excessive use can damage the top layer
of the lcd, but used infrequently, shouldn't be a problem.

You must use a VERY soft cloth or you can scratch the LCD top layer,
which is a very soft plastic. Apply the cleaner to the cloth, not the
screen, to prevent it from dripping down into the LCD panel and lid.


Doug Henson wrote:
> seems like everything I try to use leaves a residue on the screen.
>
> What do you use to clean a laptop screen?
>
> hope this isn't a stupid question....
>
>

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In article <3mK9d.3708$q%7.2466@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>,
doughenson@sbcglobal.net says...
> seems like everything I try to use leaves a residue on the screen.
>
> What do you use to clean a laptop screen?
>
> hope this isn't a stupid question....
>
>
>
I agree with the person who said to check with the laptop manufacturer,
but here is what I do:

Take a soft cotton cloth, like a warm fuzzy towel. Nothing scratchy! Put
some hot water on it. Wring the water through the material so that the
towel is damp, but not drippy. Meanwhile the water is cooling a bit.
Rub the screen with the towel sideways working top to bottom, then go
around the edges again.

Works for me. The key is to have the towel be WARM and DAMP at the time
you rub the screen. This gets off all fingerprints, coffee splatters,
and other crud that seems to build up.

Marc

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Barry Watzman wrote:
> 1st choice is Eyeglass cleaner as sold in the optical departments of
> Wal-Mart, Sears, Sam's Club, etc.
>
> 2nd choice -- for very occasional use only (not more than 2-3 times
> per year) is Windex. It's harsh and excessive use can damage the top
> layer of the lcd, but used infrequently, shouldn't be a problem.
>
> You must use a VERY soft cloth or you can scratch the LCD top layer,
> which is a very soft plastic. Apply the cleaner to the cloth, not the
> screen, to prevent it from dripping down into the LCD panel and lid.
>
For the first time ever, I looked at the warning labels on a bottle of
Windex today. The stuff is nothing but isopropyl alcohol and water. I
don't think I'm gonna use alcohol on my laptop screen except as a last
resort....

jak

>
> Doug Henson wrote:
>> seems like everything I try to use leaves a residue on the screen.
>>
>> What do you use to clean a laptop screen?
>>
>> hope this isn't a stupid question....

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Barry Watzman wrote:
> There are several varieties of Windex, but "normal" windex is not just
> alcohol and water and has quite a bit of ammonia in it.
>
Actually, this was labeled 'Industrial' or something of that nature.

jak

>
> jakdedert wrote:
>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>
>>> 1st choice is Eyeglass cleaner as sold in the optical departments of
>>> Wal-Mart, Sears, Sam's Club, etc.
>>>
>>> 2nd choice -- for very occasional use only (not more than 2-3 times
>>> per year) is Windex. It's harsh and excessive use can damage the
>>> top layer of the lcd, but used infrequently, shouldn't be a problem.
>>>
>>> You must use a VERY soft cloth or you can scratch the LCD top layer,
>>> which is a very soft plastic. Apply the cleaner to the cloth, not
>>> the screen, to prevent it from dripping down into the LCD panel and
>>> lid.
>>>
>>
>> For the first time ever, I looked at the warning labels on a bottle
>> of Windex today. The stuff is nothing but isopropyl alcohol and
>> water. I don't think I'm gonna use alcohol on my laptop screen
>> except as a last resort....
>>
>> jak
>>
>>
>>> Doug Henson wrote:
>>>
>>>> seems like everything I try to use leaves a residue on the screen.
>>>>
>>>> What do you use to clean a laptop screen?
>>>>
>>>> hope this isn't a stupid question....