so what's the best way to clean a monitor

[Burzhui]

That is if you don't have the cleaning wipes...

I just want to see what the masses have to say about this issue

[chrissy]

Donnie brought home some cleaning papers from work :)

We use those. But I was raised never to put cleaner on a screen, tv or computer. So, it's a wet paper towel followed by a dry one if the cleaning papers are not around.

[Burzhui]

yea same here no windex for me, but i used a moist paper towel and i still have streaks, which is very odd, i hope my mom didn't touch my monitor

[Speedfreak]

I usually throw it in the washer with whites.

[Burzhui]

Originally posted by Speedfreak
I usually throw it in the washer with whites.

bleach???

[Speedfreak]

Originally posted by Burzhui


bleach???

A little bit. :P

[xsiled2]

WATER

[UnReAL]

how about... dont uh make a "mess" on it

[evil-will]

sand paper and water ?? works for me..:D

[chrissy]

Originally posted by evil-will
sand paper and water ?? works for me..:D

ewww! What are you getting on YOUR monitor??

Or should I ask? :hmm:

[evil-will]

Originally posted by chrissy


ewww! What are you getting on YOUR monitor??

Or should I ask? :hmm:
sometimes when youre eating, you sneeze- it happens. well sometimes, after i sneeze i dont clean my monitor right away.:D :P

[hapoo]

all i know is Dont use windex. It messes up the special coating on the monitor. I dont need to cleen it too often since i avoid touching it but when i have to i just use a damp tissue.

[Jenny]

I buy the cleaning wipes. Sometimes just my finger and some spit. :D

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by Jenny
Sometimes just my finger and some spit. :D

I'm down with your "homemade" variety of cleaning wipes.

While we're on the topic, how about cleaning a laptop screen? Mine is dirty b/c my sister used to have it and she never took care of it. The screen is so soft I don't want to damage it. Any special suggestions for the laptop?

[leemaj]

ive been using windex.... sometimes i spray it on the monitor, sometimes on the towel. ive used it on my monitors for years (ive had a computer since before i was born--1984) and they look allright...but if you say its bad, i suppose i should stop.

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by leemaj
ive been using windex.... sometimes i spray it on the monitor, sometimes on the towel. ive used it on my monitors for years (ive had a computer since before i was born--1984) and they look allright...but if you say its bad, i suppose i should stop.

wait a minute...you've had a computer AND you've been cleaning the monitor since before you were born? huh?:confused:

[Nanotech9]

uh, WHAT special coating?.... last time i knew, it was just glass... andy "special" coatings should be on the inside of the glass, not the outside.

i always use windex, on all teh monitors at work, and all the ones we sell.

not on flatscreens though, well, not too much - they're more of a plastiky substance.

[AmRivlin]

Believe it or not I use a tad of super glue, it reacts with the special coating and cleans it fairly nicely... Immediatley after applying I rub it in with a paper towel to assure it activates the coating.

I tried rubber cement, it doesnt work as nicely as a permant bond does.

Good Luck

[Jenny]

Oh, forgot to mention mine is a laptop, too, not a reg. monitor.

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by AmRivlin
Believe it or not I use a tad of super glue, it reacts with the special coating and cleans it fairly nicely... Immediatley after applying I rub it in with a paper towel to assure it activates the coating.

I tried rubber cement, it doesnt work as nicely as a permant bond does.

Good Luck

I'm not bold enough to try to clean my monitor with super glue.

[spigidygak]

I use that endust spray stuff, pretty decent.

[Nanotech9]

Originally posted by Jenny
Oh, forgot to mention mine is a laptop, too, not a reg. monitor.

ahh yes, laptops are made of a very different substances... just like the flatscreens. I would just use a damp cloth, OR, go get some Microfiber cloth and use that - its awesome.

[Cheesypuff]

I say use a chisel and a hammer...gets the dirt off...always.

[BrewMaster]

my roomie is goona get me some of the tissues for my TFT screen on my laptop. i think that'll do it.

[brainsmile]

water and a cotton towel does the trick

[sho.gun]

Nothing beats the ol "hock a loogie" method.

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by Nanotech9
uh, WHAT special coating?....There is a special coating applied to all CRT monitors in an ATTEMPT to reduce glare. Their efforts have, thus far, failed. I get the worst glare on my monitor from about 11 AM - appx 3 PM. :angry:

[MusashiM]

You guys got it all wrong. If you never take the monitor out of its box, you don't have to clean it!!!

[Grimm]

An old sock. Clean of course, 100% cotton. If there are spots on the monitor (from sneezes, carbonated beverages, reading G|A posts while drinking anything, whatever) I use isopropl alcohol, preferably as a fine spray.