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Old 06-02-2017, 06:48 PM   #14
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I have two methods for cleaning screens and none of them ever involve any kinds of cleaners other than water.

As HarryT said, I breathe on mine and wipe it using either a microfiber cloth or toilet paper. I do this fairly regularly.

If it gets something on it this won't remove, which doesn't happen often, I use a damp sponge to scrub it. The sponge is damped and then wrung out with all the strength I can manage at 76. It won't leave drops of water anywhere except where I scrub and I only scrub where it needs cleaning. I use no cleaners of any kind and I rinse the sponge first to make sure there isn't any leftover cleaner.

By the way, my mention of toilet paper panics some people. Paper has pumice in it. Without it a pencil wouldn't leave a mark. Some papers, such as Kleenex and other tissues have extra pumice and we whittlers sometimes use it after sandpaper, which it really is.

The only paper you can be sure doesn't contain pumice is toilet paper, and then only if it isn't made from recycled paper. I learned this in a papermaking class decades ago and I've argued with many an opthamologist about it and all who have researched it (most did) have decided I was right and some even recommend it to their patients. As a diabetic I've known a lot of ophthalmologists so this is for real.

I also use toilet paper to clean my glasses and have for about 40 years and none has ever been harmed. Just be sure you know the source of the toilet paper if you do this. If it's made with recycled paper, which some are now, all bets are off. Those are always labeled as made from recycled paper.

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