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Old 02-04-2011, 09:55 PM   #6
delphin
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice View Post
no, I used lotion on my hands, forgot I had it on, and started reading. (dumb!)
Not so dumb, easy to do something like this with fried foods as well . . .

Once I got used to using a little care about swiping the screen with something wet or greasy on my hands, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to keep the touch screen clear of fingerprints and smudges, but accidents do happen, so if you need to clean your screen here are some thoughts -

A clean white soft cotton t-shirt works every bit as well as a microfiber cloth, in a pinch.

As someone suggested, you can start out with a gentle circular wiping to lift off dust.

If it needs more than that, I just breath lightly on the screen to provide a little moisture.

If you have major greasy streaks, the best thing to use is a 'Windex' style commercial glass cleaner, but DON'T spray this on the screen.

Instead, hold your dry clean cotton cloth about 18 inches away and give THAT (not the screen) the lightest possible spritz. You will be absolutely amazed how LITTLE cleaner on the cloth will do the job (basically if it feels at all wet to the touch, thats too much!)

If you don't have Windex or something similar, I have used a 10% solution of Isopropyl alcohol and distilled water with a drop or two of dish soap in a plant sprayer and that seems to do a real nice job cleaning glass as well.

The key thing to remember, regardless of what you use, is - You don't want it pooling on the screen and dripping into the electronics, so LESS IS MORE. Just remember, to spray the cloth, not the screen, and if it feels damp, THAT'S PROBABLY TOO MUCH.

As long as you are careful not to use a sopping wet cloth, a gentle cleaning using a slightly dampened cloth is preferable to the alternative of exerting a lot of pressure trying to get off smudges with a dry cloth, because excessive pressure on an e-ink screen can break it electronically even if the glass doesn't crack.

Last edited by delphin; 02-05-2011 at 05:48 PM.
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