Cleaning a screen - use spray polish or microfibre?

[Zoozy]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Any suggestions?

 

[S Akky]

Zoozy put fingers to keyboard and typed...

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Any suggestions?

I just use lens cleaner spray and a decent lens cloth from the opticians
- does the job.

 

[BigH2K]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Any suggestions?

I use a cream cleaner (Mer) made for cleaning car windscreens, if it'll
shift road grease then it won't have a problem with a few paw marks.

 

[Davey]

Mr. Muscle oven cleaner works best

 

[Dr Teeth]

it won't have a problem with a few paw marks

Or the screen coating?
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[Bruce Mckown]

I use warm water and a bit of elbow grease. Don't have to worry about
damaging the coating then. I clean my reading glasses by running them
under hot water then wiping them dry with a T-Shirt or paper towel.
Does the job fine. Lense cleaning fluid is a waste of money IMO,
except perhaps for camera lenses.

 

[Grouch]

I'ts glass it don't have a protective layer. a damp rag with soap is alls
thats needed and then wiped dry with a Jcloth.

 

[Buccaneer]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Any suggestions?

I use Windowlene or any bog standard window spray. One point to watch
though. Some early monitors used to have a very fine mesh cover to
reduce glare and that type should not have anything wet on them.

 

[Rob Morley]

I use a cream cleaner (Mer) made for cleaning car windscreens, if it'll
shift road grease then it won't have a problem with a few paw marks.

But car windscreens don't have a coating to get damaged.

 

[Rob Morley]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

I used to keep a box of those wetwipes for cleaning spectacles in my
desk - they were very cheap in Aldi but I've not bought any for a while.
If I need to hold a finger to my screen I hold it backwards - nails
don't leave greasy marks, although I suppose they might eventually wear
the coating.
I wouldn't use anything harsh, or anything that could leave a waxy
residue. Dry wiping could be hazardous if there's any grit on the cloth
or screen. Ordinary window cleaner is probably okay as long as you
spray it on the cloth rather than the screen.
Those strange women on the telly are always using dilute lemon juice and
a dishcloth, I just tried it and it seems to work pretty well.

 

[Rob Morley]

I'ts glass it don't have a protective layer.

But it does have an anti-glare anti-static coating.

 

[Iain Dingsdale]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Any suggestions?

At work we have touch screen TFTs which obviously get touched a lot! We use
a pump spray called "Safeclens" with tissue paper/kitchen roll type stuff.
Works a charm

http://www.office365.co.uk/Computer-Accessories/462962-AF-Safeclens-Free.htm

 

[Jeff Gaines]

I used to keep a box of those wetwipes for cleaning spectacles in my
desk - they were very cheap in Aldi but I've not bought any for a
while. If I need to hold a finger to my screen I hold it backwards -
nails don't leave greasy marks, although I suppose they might
eventually wear the coating.

But it's easy to put your nail varnish back on isn't it

 

[JAD]

use clear plastic wrap and cover the screen....done finger painting?
remove the plastic.

 

[Franklin]

Or the screen coating?

ISTR that the screen coating can come off.

Do you know how reistent it actually is?

 

[Franklin]

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But it does have an anti-glare anti-static coating.

Spray polish probably worsens the glare but improves the static when
compared to an ordinary screen.

 

[S.Heenan]

Sometimes I just have to touch the glass screen of my VDU to work
through some data. Yeah, I know it's not a good way of keeping the
screen clean.

How do you guys keep the screen clean after it has got greasy? I
used to think using a microfiber to life the grease off the screen
was best. All the microfiber advertising suggested it was the very
best.

But now I am coming round to thinking that the old way of using a
spray furniture polish or spray glass cleaner is better than
microfibre.

There are also some proprietary screen cleaner out there (not wipes
but sprays) and I wonder if anyone can say how they compare to the
other methods.

Finally there is general purpose denatured alcohol (methylated
spirits in the UK) but I am not so sure about using this method.

Use a 50/50 mixture of 99% isopropyl alcohol and water. Mist the solution on
a clean 100% cotton cloth. Apply to the screen.

 

[Jabba]

Use a 50/50 mixture of 99% isopropyl alcohol and water. Mist the solution
on a clean 100% cotton cloth. Apply to the screen.

I've always found Radox Spring Refresh Handwash with Lemon and Peppermint to
be just great. Basically any detergent seems to work well. Having tried
alcohol, I've found all it does is just smear the grease into a different
place on the screen.

 

[JS]

Many display coatings will be destroyed this way.

I use iKlear Apple Polish. It does an excellant job. It is a pain in the
rer to use but the results are spectacular. This stuff is a polish and
requires the effort of a polish to look its best.

If you still have your display doc's I would check them to see if they say
anything about chemicals that are not compatible with the screen coatings.

 

[BigH2K]

But car windscreens don't have a coating to get damaged.

Used it for years and no detrimental effects to any of my monitors. It's
good because it turns to a powder when dry so doesn't leave any smears and
it's easy to get out of corners and edges.