| LCD screens need to be cleaned properly as they | | | | safe to just spray Windex on your screen like you |
| attract loads of dust and dirt. Hence it is necessary to | | | | could for those big, glass CRT monitors. You can also |
| clean them at regular intervals for a proper viewing. | | | | use a solution made up of diluted isopropyl alcohol |
| However, some products can damage the LCD | | | | solution made of water and at most 50% isopropyl |
| screen while others are good for it. Cleaning an LCD | | | | alcohol. Then gently pour the solution on top of the soft |
| screen is, however, still easy once you know the | | | | cloth and rub it up and down the screen until you've |
| correct methods. In this article, I will give you some tips | | | | covered every part of the screen. After that rub it |
| for cleaning your LCD screen. | | | | around in small, quick circles like you're waxing a car. |
| Firstly turn off the screen of your monitor and or set | | | | This pattern will prevent streaks. |
| the background to black and hide all the desktop icons | | | | For the final finish, wipe the screen with a clean dry |
| and minimize the open windows. This will easily help | | | | cloth for wiping away any of the rubbing alcohol |
| you identify the dirty areas of the monitor. Once you | | | | solution that hasn't already evaporated. It will give you |
| have identified the dirty or greasy areas, then the next | | | | a chance to gently buff away streaks that may have |
| step is to plan out the way for cleaning it. | | | | been left by the minerals in tap water, if you used it |
| Normal cleaners with ammonia, soaps, or any acids | | | | instead of distilled. |
| can damage an LCD screen so that's why it's not | | | | |