What are the best screenwipes for anti-glare coated CRTs?

[Len]

Don't start off by bashing me for posting this thread in here instead of off topic or somewhere else. It is in a way related to video and in either case you can just ignore it.

More or less I have always been trying to figure out a good solution to being apprehensive about using anything at all to clean off my CRTs which have anti-glare coating, as to no damage this coating, with anything other than a little screen dust brush. Obviously after a few months of intensive usage the screen has its share of fingerprints and other marks of unhealthy ussage from talking, sptting and sneezing and what naught.

I'm curious as to what have you been using and with what results to clean your screens. Non-conventional methods are welcome.

So basically that's the premise of the topic. Discuss....;-)

 

[Viper96720]

Find some eyeglass cleaner that's safe for antiglare coating. Have also been using microfiber cloths.

 

[Keysplayr]

Ermm, what's not good about windex?

 

[selfbuilt]

Supposedly the ammonia in Windex is not good for the anti-glare coating. Wouldn't want to find out for sure, though ...

 

[cockeyed]

Standard eyeglass cleaner for anti-glare coated lens works well for me; I use the Walmart brand. I use the cheapest generic nose tissue to wipe it clean. The better brands like Kleenex, have oils in the tissue to keep the nose soft; good for the nose, but bad for streaking on the monitor. I've seen it said that you should only use these cleaners when the monitor is turned off to avoid catching fire. I don't know this is true, but it's probably not a bad idea to clean with the monitor off.

 

[Len]

aha good good getting some ideas here. keep em coming though.

 

[IKeelU]

I use one of those soft cloths made for eyeglasses (microfibre?). I actually keep one on top of my monitor.

 

[EdipisReks]

damp paper towl. period.

 

[ZimZum]

Anything with amonia is not good but isopropyl alcohol is fine. Thats what I use.

 

[spanner]

damp lens cloth works great

 

[ZippyDan]

i use damp paper towl to clean my monitors, RPTV, normal TVs, etc... never thought anything of it

isnt water one of the most inert, neutral and therefore safest chemicals?

havent encountered anything on a screen yet that water and paper towel cant remove... might take some scrubbing

~ZIppy!

 

[cmdrdredd]

I just want to know...why is it so damn hard for people to clean their screen.

"dont use this stuff use that instead"

"don't do that it's bad try this"


WTH!?

If the screen would melt when you touched it it wouldn't be a very good screen would it?

 

[nutxo]

man, i just ran out of the greatest thing ive ever used for it, it was also good for cleaning thermal compound off cpus and my glasses and was made for anti glare crt's. when i go get more from crapusa ill bump y awith what it was

 

[Len]

Originally posted by: nutxo
man, i just ran out of the greatest thing ive ever used for it, it was also good for cleaning thermal compound off cpus and my glasses and was made for anti glare crt's. when i go get more from crapusa ill bump y awith what it was

Thanks nutxo, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[CtK]

i use Kensington Screen Cleaner

works great!!

 

[CJP]

Originally posted by: CtK
i use Kensington Screen Cleaner

works great!!

Check with the manufacturer before you use something like kensington screen guardian. I was going to use it until I found out that it had ethanol in it. I emailed my monitor manufacturer and they said that it would damage the anti-glare.

I haven't found a anti-glare safe liquid cleaner (including plain water) that doesn't leave aweful streaks. On my brand new monitor I just gently use a dry lambskin or sheepskin chamois and that removes fingerprints and dust just fine - with no streaks.

 

[sodcha0s]

Wow, I've always just used Windex and a paper towel, screen looks great and still no glare....

 

[MangoX]

I use ALLSOP CLEARSCAN. non-streaking forumla it says... anyways, it works great for me

 

[KillaBong]

My breath and the t-shirt on at the time.

 

[TourGuide]

I use a combination of Steel Wool and Bon-Ami to get the subborn sh*z off there, then I go to work with the 40 grit to polish her up. When yer dun ya get that privacy glass feelin.

 

[react]

warm water and a lintless pure cotton non woven pads

 

[SmokinJoeBubbles]

All I use is a paper towel with warm water. Just drain all the water out of it and make it nice and damp but warm. Has been working fine for me. Oh and hi I am new to this forum.

 

[Opie001]

I agree that water does leave a streak.

Does using my fingernail on the screen to take off some spec or something hurt the anti-glare? There was something on my NEC that I was using my fingernail to repeatedly remove. Can this damage the anti-glare on the CRT?

 

[dakels]

I first started working doing a bit of tech for graphic design departments. Some idiot used some cleaner, orange clean or something? I dont remember what it was but it totally stained the coating of a $2000 hooded, color calibrated desktop publishing monitor. I tried clearing it up even with isopropyl alcohol but i couldn't get the slight fuzziness out of it. We had to return the monitor to the manufacturer.

anyways all I ever use is a damp low lint heavy duty paper towel (like Bounty or something) and dampen it. Just enough water so it's damp, not dripping. Then immediately follow that with a dry paper towel and you get no streaks. Gets oils like fingerprints off just fine. I have done this to dozens of different brands of monitors with no problems. I have used special lens cleaners and pads before (for my camera lenses), but my monitors get cleaned just fine with plain old water and good paper towels. With camera lenses I don't mess around though. That glass is much more delicate and softer on expensive optics. CRT's the paper tower is just fine IMO.

BTW I know this is a discussion about CRT's but I just wanted to note that using any sort of ammonia based cleaner on a LCD will usually ruin it. I also find ammonia based cleaners are bad for plastics in general. If you have a bad stain or oils that water moistened cloth or paper towel just isn't getting out, I suggest a little watered down vinegar or isopropyl alchohol (NOT ETHYL ALCOHOL!)