I usually buff screens with isopropyl alcohol and microfiber cloths until it is spotless. I'll have to try using warm water sometime... too bad the sink at work doesn't have hot water. I'd also like to point out that it would be a little safer to use distilled water than tap water.
Because they are made from wood pulp, tissues can be abrasive and leave fine scratches on a plastic screen. I would go with the microfiber cloth.
I would worry that alcohol may remove or damage any special coatings that might be on a screen. Or maybe make the plastic screen hazy. If you have a microwave at work, that's a source of hot water.
I've been using a mix of 50% isopropyl alcohol and 50% distilled water for several years with no issues, and makes cleaning the greasy spots much easier. It's the same as that fancy stuff you can buy
Just got a Acer LCD Monitor from a customer for cleaning! There's a serious problem with that, that customer was spray a mix of Water and Sodium Silicate to some frabric near to the Monitor and there a lot dot's from that spray now on the screen. Very hard to remove, impossible the normal way. Lotion like Ethanol, Menthyl Alcohol etc., etc. simply didn't works! So question: Has anybody an idea about how to remove those dots? Thanks for any information.
Probably SOL. Water glass ( sodium silicate ) is generally considered permanent when dry. It's used as a concrete sealer, and a head gasket fix in the automotive band-aid world, among other things.
It's also used for to "impregnate" (make waterprotect) textiles/fabrics! And YES, it's also called Waterglass! Any idea how to remove that dot's from the screen? Thanks.
No doubt about it. I nearly had a heart attack when the Mrs. told me she cleaned our new 55" tv screen with windex. Good thing she has a sense of humor and got me on that one
I should clarify my earlier post a lil... I use screen cleaning kits until they run out, then refill the squirt bottles. I use 70% isopropyl alcohol mixed with some distilled water. I don't really measure it, just use a little more alcohol than water (60/40 maybe?). Spritz the screen and buff with a microfiber cloth using small circles until it's clean and spotless. @Antilope - Good call on the microwave, I don't know why I didn't think of that before. Just never substitute acetone for isopropyl alcohol. It eats plastic and you will seriously mess up the surface. I did that to the front of an old case of mine once. Now it's smooth instead of matte lol.
LCD Monitor Screens are not from Glass! They're made from some kind of Poly..... (Plastic etc.)! That monitor in question is a Acer AL2216W 22" Monitor and the first level of that screen is a kind Anti-Glare Film, attached by the Manufacturer. In meantime I've get that screen near back to normal already. I used Screen 99 from Kontakt Chemie and it does the job quite well. Warm Water, heated to 50°C, wasn't working, as other, like Alcohol etc. try's also! I'm a long time user of some products from Kontakt Chemie and have very good experiences with those, special Kontakt 61 and some others. Difficult to get in Bangkok, just one Dealer in Bangkok's China Town has it, but all times and all their products. I use Kontakt 61 many times for to clean the USB Contact's because that's the only solution I ever found really working! So, I could say: The problem with that Monitor is solved now. Thanks for all answers.
The important thing to do here is to follow the manufacturers instructions. As has been mentioned, some displays are sensitive to certain solvents. Some can actually be damaged by alcohols. Glass is usually pretty robust, but some glass displays are coated (Much like eyewear). Certain solvents can strip away that coating. Be careful using dishwashing detergent. Some detergents have solvents and disinfectants that can cause problems (milkiness, dull finishes, etc.) In the USA, we have a dishwashing soap called "Ivory Liquid". Even this has ethyl alcohol, which can damage a display finish.