Cleaning screen

brontus · 02-15-2009, 08:33 AM

Okay, stupid question time.

What acceptable ways are there to clean the screen of my reader? And what's the best way?

2 cats and a dog mean that everything in my house CONSTANTLY needs to be wiped clean of pet hair. I should buy stock in Swiffer

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Patricia · 02-15-2009, 08:39 AM

I've been using a microfibre cloth since May 2007, and the screen is as good as new. I use the cloth dry for light fingermarks, and very barely dampened with plain water, if the screen is more dirty.

lilac_jive · 02-15-2009, 08:46 AM

I use the little cloth that came with my iPod touch, works great. I don't know how well it'll get rid of hair though.

DixieGal · 02-15-2009, 09:22 AM

Walmart optical shop sells a big ol' spray bottle of lens cleaner. A spritz and wipe with a microfiber eyeglass cloth works great.

I'm very careful not to let liquid run to the edges and possibly into the reader.

pilotbob · 02-15-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I'm very careful not to let liquid run to the edges and possibly into the reader.

The recommendation when cleaning monitors and other electronic devices is to spray the eyeglass cleaner on the cloth, not on the device. This way, you don't have to worry about it dripping into cracks and causing problems.

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JSWolf · 02-15-2009, 10:34 AM

Please see https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17982 as it is one of the original threads on how to clean the screen.

fry · 02-15-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I've been using a microfibre cloth since May 2007, and the screen is as good as new. I use the cloth dry for light fingermarks, and very barely dampened with plain water, if the screen is more dirty.

I use almost the same method: microfiber and klear screen solution/water/eyeglasses cleaner depending on the circumstances.

I also have a hair paintbbrush that I use for cleaning the edges and buttons of fine particles before using the microfiber. This is used only for dust on all my electronic devices' screens, buttons & keyboards.
Not having the dust forced into corners and crevices by the cloth means I don't have to wipe as much and it keeps the screens scratch free like nothing else.

I'm using the paintbrush once in a while, not every time I wipe the screen; the dust is distracting me and I'm tempted to wipe it with my fingers and that is not a good idea.

DDHarriman · 02-15-2009, 05:38 PM

Microfiber cloth is the solution I have used for any screen (big and small) since ages.

02-15-2009, 08:33 AM	#1
brontus Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 34216 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Collins, CO Device: Sony Reader PRS-500, Kindle Fire, Aldiko on LG Optimus Elite	Cleaning screen Okay, stupid question time. What acceptable ways are there to clean the screen of my reader? And what's the best way? 2 cats and a dog mean that everything in my house CONSTANTLY needs to be wiped clean of pet hair. I should buy stock in Swiffer ED

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Patricia Reader Posts: 11,505 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I've been using a microfibre cloth since May 2007, and the screen is as good as new. I use the cloth dry for light fingermarks, and very barely dampened with plain water, if the screen is more dirty.

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lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I use the little cloth that came with my iPod touch, works great. I don't know how well it'll get rid of hair though.

02-15-2009, 09:22 AM	#4
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Walmart optical shop sells a big ol' spray bottle of lens cleaner. A spritz and wipe with a microfiber eyeglass cloth works great. I'm very careful not to let liquid run to the edges and possibly into the reader.

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02-15-2009, 05:38 PM	#8
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Microfiber cloth is the solution I have used for any screen (big and small) since ages.

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