How do you clean your monitor?

[Vengeanze]

Important when on the lookout for bogeys.

So how do you clean your flat telly or monitor?

[bongodriver]

I use Raaaids technique....I pretend it's a window and lick it.

[Warhound]

On my old diamondtron 22" CRT I use a damp paper towel and make tiny tiny circles(think Karate kid )rubbing on every spot till it dissolves, after that I use a dry one and repeat the process, just wiping it in straight lines seems to always leave smears which you can avoid with the circle technique.
Know people say you shouldn't use Paper but paper towels seem to leave no dust behind(unlike "professional" antistatic cloth) and I don't press anywhere near hard enough to make scratches.
Also use water instead of monitor products as they seem to always leave a shiny film behind and leave ugly stripes all too often.

Same technique works wonders on our large LCD TV (though it does take up to 30minutes to do it properly thanks to greasy kiddie fingers and it's size) and the TFT on the work pc.

Think I clean this monitor about twice a week as the small specs turn into a real PITA flying with forced cockpit and icons off.
Have a feeling us WW1/WW2 flightsimmers are pretty much the most OCD about clean monitors of all gamers lol.

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by Warhound

On my old diamondtron 22" CRT I use a damp paper towel and make tiny tiny circles(think Karate kid )rubbing on every spot till it dissolves, after that I use a dry one and repeat the process, just wiping it in straight lines seems to always leave smears which you can avoid with the circle technique.
Know people say you shouldn't use Paper but paper towels seem to leave no dust behind(unlike "professional" antistatic cloth) and I don't press anywhere near hard enough to make scratches.
Also use water instead of monitor products as they seem to always leave a shiny film behind and leave ugly stripes all too often.

Same technique works wonders on our large LCD TV (though it does take up to 30minutes to do it properly thanks to greasy kiddie fingers and it's size) and the tiny TFT on the work pc.

Think I clean this monitor about twice a week as the small specs turn into a real PITA flying with forced cockpit and icons off.
Have a feeling us WW1/WW2 flightsimmers are pretty much the most OCD about clean monitors of all gamers lol.

Water and papertowel and small circles!? I'll try that.

Recognize greasy fingers.

[Strike]

well, generally speaking in aviation, we're told not to polish/clean glass in circles because it will make the glass more opaque quicker. We're told to always wipe back and forth in the same line.

For my screen i use something called "clean dr." that is a more viscous fluid that prevents the fluid from reaching the crack at the bottom of the screen so it won't run inbetween the edge of your plastic screen and the LCD or Glass (for CRT) border. I also use an anti-static microfiber cloth and it has worked wonders for me Removes everything from the occasional sneeze, burp or cleptomaniac fingers.

I'd personally say that paper and water is a no-no, but that's just me. Paper actually has polishing properties and may actually be rough enough to do some damage eventually(yeah, rub it non-stop for a year). Water doesn't mix well with electronics so... you could have an accident.

[Qpassa]

First:
Water +
And for trying to evade the water to precipitate

[Warhound]

Maybe I should clarifiy what I meant with damp.. Just a few droplets of water in the centre (fe. turn a bottle upside down once while pressing the paper against it) then fold it over twice so you have 1/4th of the normal size and work with that. Use 2 sheets if it's kinda thin or your finger grease will push through the single piece and leave smears aswel.
The water never ever runs down or get's in cracks really..it's just enough to leave a moist shine on the screen and ease the removal of grease etc..If you aren't fast it will even dry up before you get round to buffing it out with the dry paper towel. Another point is to do it before using the monitor so it isn't hot, making the water/product dry in faster.

Definitely NOT a wet cloth like you use to clean windows ,cars or anything like that. Like you say, water and the inside of electronics are a bad combination.

Edit : @Qpassa sounds pretty much like my method ,except our toiletpaper leaves way too many small particles behind so I use paper towels for both stages.

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

I use Raaaids technique....I pretend it's a window and lick it.

Hehe.

[l3uLLDoZeR]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

I use Raaaids technique....I pretend it's a window and lick it.

Haha, too funny. I just got done reading a other raid thread, perfect timing!

[Gamekeeper]

Do not use any form of tissue paper or paper towel, these are abrasive and will cause micro scratches on the screen, use cotton cloth, an old T shirt is what an optician once recommended, dampened with water.