get some bottled water (to avoid mineral deposits/abrasion from tap water) The bottled water + microfibre cloth tip is for both glossy and matte screens. just like you want to stick with your thing. I know what I've been doing for years and it's easy and if the coating is anything like that on my GDM-F500r which I've had for almost 8 years then I /know/ that mild detergent won't damage the anti-glare surface. If you look through the list, humorously, some suggest against alcohol some for and some don't mention it at all. It looks like the only thing they all agree on is not to use ketone based solvents or amonia solvents.
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I did find a site where a guy asked like 20 manufacturers how to clean their LCDs. I actually thought this would be an easy one to hunt down. What might react badly to vinegar does not necessarily react badly to alcohol. Otherwise, I'll keep doing what I've been doing for a decade.Īlso, just so you're aware, alcohol and vinegar are completely different things and act in very different ways. If you have a reputable source for that information I'd be interested to hear it. There used to be (possibly still is, but I haven't used one in a while) an anti-glare coating on CRT screens, but I've never seen nor heard about a delicate anti-glare coating on LCDs. I have never seen a scientific explanation of that, nor have I ever noticed the lack of an anti-glare coating on a 5 year-old LCD. The effect wouldn't be immediate and possibly not even visible to the eyes after only a few applications but eventually you'd wind up wearing the anti-glare coating down to the LCD surface. It's not so much the LCD as it is the anti-glare matte coating on the LCDs which is sensitive to alcohol and vinegar. It was almost as much for two dozen of the pre-moistened wipes (which is what I used to use) and they would've been gone long ago. I got it over a year ago and I still have at least half of the fluid left, and that's with regular cleanings of both screens, especially my 30" widescreen TV. It has 25 pairs of little towels, one richly impregnated with some cleaning fluid, the other dry and a bit softer, for drying it up and giving some anti-statics protection. They only leave smudges when the surface isn't clean yet - View image here: -īut, some time ago I found a box of "Jelt Bi-Net" lying around in my old lab. I typically just use the same impregnated little towels I also use for my glasses. The computer-gizmo tax (probably with a bit of Apple Store value added tax on top of that). That seems quite expensive, $15 for 200ml of something that's probably just house-hold cleaning stuff, or very close to it. My iBook is like 14 months old and the screen is in perfect shape (and very very clean as we speak). Once you've done it a couple times you'll have a better feeling for it. It also helps to have the LCD lying flat against the surface you're cleaning on, so you don't get any runs, it's not always possible so just use your best judgment. It's very important to make sure the levels of absorbed water in the paper towels is low.
I personally only do this level of cleaning maybe once a month. Of course the machine should be powered down and battery removed while you're doing this and give it about 20 minutes to sit after you've cleaned it before putting the battery back in. Then dry it with your third and fourth paper towels (lightly) and then finish off with a microfibre cloth. Wipe down the screen (i use circle motion) with each side of the towel to pick up all the soap, the idea being once you've used one side of the towel it has soap on it so you use the other side and then you unfold it and use the other two sides. Once you're finished grab your second folded over bit of soft paper towels and run that under hot water for a few seconds. thats ok - the next step will pick up all the soap. Some of it might dry a little bit before you're done completing the whole surface. you want to make sure you're doing this lightly so it doesn't get under the edges of the screen much. I then rub in the soap into the now wet soft towel with a couple of fingers and then wipe down the screen lightly. I dab three or four drops of Joy onto the soft paper towel and then wet it with hot water. I take out three sometimes four bunches of 4-5 paper towels all doubled up on themselves. Not crappy cheap ones though, they really do need to be soft. Seriously though, if you look at Apple's own cleaning instructions it suggests using a gentle soap with water and a soft cloth. I'm going to have to call BS on new2mac (
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