Cleaning LCD screens?

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  1. phate

    phate Enthusiastic Member

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    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...
     
  2. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    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.
     
  4. devzone

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    :lol:
    You could also try paint thinner or nail varnish remover:lol:
     
  5. Tchoin

    Tchoin Site Patron

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    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.
     
  6. devzone

    devzone Robust Member

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    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
     
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  7. JackAz!

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    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.
     
  8. alphagamer

    alphagamer What is this? *BRRZZ*.. Ouch!

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