Cleaning LCD screens?

[Tchoin]

I happen to find myself at a problem here... I tried lots of stuff but none worked.

What do you guys use to clean your laptop's screen and LCD screens ?

I've been told to use just a mix of water and soap, or the all-mighty Windex, or a special oily cloth, or non-alcohol window cleaner.. I dunno.. tried lots of stuff but my screen still has a thick layer of dust stuck to it and I don't want to scratch it all.

Thanks :thumbsup:

[Paulo]

I use a LCD screen cleaner that i got from HMV in HK.

[Tchoin]

I use a LCD screen cleaner that i got from HMV in HK.

Do those cleaning kits really work ? Down here you can barely find them and they are quite expensive. So that's why I'm trying to find a cheaper home made solution :P

[the_steadster]

Windowlene +dry cloth

[devzone]

I use a slightly damp cloth and fairy washing liquid which works great

[phate]

Eyeglass cleaner and a microfiber cloth.

iKlear is pretty cheap, its basically the same thing as stated above.

[kamon]

A damp bit of kitchen roll usually does the trick for me. Be careful with cleaners, some might mark the screen.

[Yakumo]

Like phate, I use Glasses cleaner with a soft cloth. Works perfectly.

Yakumo

[Parris]

Just don't do what our boss did with the in-store LCD screens & plasma screens one Christmas eve (in a previous job) whilst tidying up. He used polish! Nobody could see the screens after that and we had to use good old Fairy washing up liquid and a pile of screen cleaning clothes. They never quite looked as streak free as they should have been after that.

Go for washing up liquid and damp cloth. It takes a while and make sure you also have a water absorbent dry cloth next to you just in case of dribbles. An old t-shirt normally does the trick as cotton is soft. You don't want a water accident.

[skavenger216]

also, i dont know if this is neccasarily true or not, but ive heard that using anything with ammonia ( windex) on LCD and Plasma sets can eat through the screen. like i said, its just something ive heard so im not sure if its true, i just know im not gonna test it by spraying windex on my tv :icon_bigg.

[Tchoin]

Yeah I'm a bit afraid of Windex as well, I didn't dare try that one lol.
I think I'm gonna go for the eyeglass cleaner + cloth and see what happens.

And I sure won't try polish lol, gotta be crazy to try that :P

[devzone]

two votes for fairy liquid so far :)

[Paulo]

Do those cleaning kits really work ? Down here you can barely find them and they are quite expensive. So that's why I'm trying to find a cheaper home made solution :P
Yep the one i got seems to work really nicely. However whenever i find them they cost alot as you say. So i got two bottles in HK where they were cheap. So far on my laptop/monitor and 40" lcd only used half of one and it only cost me around £1.50

[skavenger216]

yeah i have a kit made for lcd and plasma tvs. It cost me about $19.99 USD, i bought it about a year and a half ago, and between my 42" plasma, my lcd computer monitor and my laptops screen the bottle is still about 3/4 of the way full. It seems expensive, but trust me, a little goes a long way with this stuff ( or at least with the stuff that came in my kit, not sure what the cleaner was, all i know is that it works, and damn well i might add:icon_bigg).

[Taucias]

Yeah, you should get true LCD screen cleaner. CRT cleaners and glass window cleaners are not suitable for laptop screens and the plastic screens used on some televisions.

[devzone]

Fairy washing up liquid is suitable for all screen types :D

Devzone sponsored by Procter & Gamble :D

[Tchoin]

Fairy washing up liquid is suitable for all screen types :D

Devzone sponsored by Procter & Gamble :D

The thing is I can't get that magical fairy liquid down here :-(

So my options are reduced to buying an expensive LCD Cleaning kit if I find one, or get eyeglass cleaner, or brew something in the stove :lol:

[ASSEMbler]

I have tried many many cleaners, nothingbeats distilled water on cotton cloth.

[PhreQuencYViii]

Like phate, I use Glasses cleaner with a soft cloth. Works perfectly.

Yakumo

Same, thats what I use.

[JackAz!]

Windex + Good Expensive Tissues.
Not Aloe-vera or those types, just plain expensive tissues.

Does the job.

[phate]

Windex + Good Expensive Tissues.
Not Aloe-vera or those types, just plain expensive tissues.

Does the job.

On an LCD? Unless you have a really expensive glass panel the ammonia in windex will eat the LCD plastic causing pits and discoloration. I once had a pair of polycarbonate glasses that windex just ate through...

[PhreQuencYViii]

Well, not all Windex has ammonia, so he probably means that kind.

[Jamtex]

Indeed some is basically acetic acid in water... I normally use a spray of glasses cleaner and a lint free cloth.

I would suggest using coarse grade sandpaper to clean the screens of people you don't like.

[devzone]

I would suggest using coarse grade sandpaper to clean the screens of people you don't like.:lol:
You could also try paint thinner or nail varnish remover:lol:

[Tchoin]

Well finally I got to clean my laptop screen with a non-alcohol glass cleaner and a dry cloth. I took the chances and now it looks great.
To my surprise, I found this morning on a supermarket flyer, that they were advertising an LCD cleaning kit for aprox. 5 bucks. Gonna try that one later and see how it works too.

[devzone]

unscented face soap and water works fine
removes grease, dirt and other marks no problem
does not harm the plastic and is very cheap !

put a face cloth in soapy water and then squeze out so that the cloth is just damp, clean the screen (repeat this about 3 times)

then switch to water only and rinse the screen clean a few times again keep the cloth just damp we dont want any short circuits

then dry the screen with a clean cloth

[JackAz!]

On an LCD? Unless you have a really expensive glass panel the ammonia in windex will eat the LCD plastic causing pits and discoloration. I once had a pair of polycarbonate glasses that windex just ate through...
Even though it says everywhere you shouldn't use it, it gives the best results out of everything I've tried. No discoloration or defects on the probably 300+ screens I have cleaned.

The Windex I have here is the 'Glass and Surface' variety, not the regular Blue kind.

[alphagamer]

dry microfiber cloth + a cleaner containing mostly alcohol and some perfume.