Cleaning the reader

[pilotbob]

Any tips on cleaning the screen on the reader? I have heard that you shouldn't use Windows (due to ammonia) on an LCD monitor cause it can eat the plastic.

Is the same true for the reader screen? What can you use on it? LCD cleaner? Eyeglasses cleaner?

Thanks,
BOb

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I have heard that you shouldn't use Windows ...

I've heard that. Some around here are quite adamant about it, too!

I'm sure you meant Windex. I actually don't know and hope someone answers your question because I want to know, too. I've been using a damp paper towel and little dish soap.

[coleman]

I would say just a microfiber cloth if you want to be really safe.

The normal admonishment for not using Windex on displays is that many computer displays have antireflective coatings which can be stripped off by the chemicals in glass cleaners.

I'm not sure if the Reader has such coatings or not. Personally when I do use a cleaner, I suggest something like Sparkle, which doesn't have ammonia and I think does a better job of leaving a streak free clean then Windex anyway.

Anyway, I would expect if you want to use a liquid, a little dab of water or isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth I would expect is ok.

I know this is crazy, but did the manual have anything to say on the subject (I didn't read it either)

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by coleman

I know this is crazy, but did the manual have anything to say on the subject (I didn't read it either)

I tried but my Reader is too dirty to read it. Okay, that's not true. It says:

"Clean the Sony Reader's case with a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth for eyeglasses. If the Sony Reader's case becomes very dirty, clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder, or solvent, such as alcohol or benzene, as it may mar the finish of the case. Be careful not to let water get into Sony Reader from the opening near the connector. Clean the headphone plug periodically." And don't ever use Windows.

Okay, that last part wasn't there.

[HarryT]

Microfibre cleaning cloths work very well indeed.

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Microfibre cleaning cloths work very well indeed.

They do in most cases.

Sometimes my reader gets sprayed in spittle from all the discussion it gathers in family meetings and newbie evangelisation sessions. As a furniture builder, finisher and restaurer, it has been shown in 30 odd years of doing it and of sharing with others of many trades, that there is one safe product to use for anything. Dishwashing detergent. The next time you do dishes, before starting, damp the corner of the drying rag in the clean liquid, wring it of free water and clean. Then immediately dry all surfaces.

This is the gentlest method for any cleaning. It adds no silicone build up and has none of the bad effects that solvents contained in some cleaners may impart on more fragile materials. Chlorines will over time 'crystallize' plastics and show it by first yellowing them.

Tip for furniture: If you think that a piece you like needs refinishing, not due to scratches, just try this. You will have a pleasant surprise as this antique will lose that temporal grime, without losing any value.

[KlondikeGeoff]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Be careful not to let water get into Sony Reader from the opening near the connector.

Now you tell me! I just threw mine in the dish washer, ane it came out clean as a whistle.
It fixed the dreaded 2-second page turn problem.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by KlondikeGeoff

Now you tell me! I just threw mine in the dish washer, ane it came out clean as a whistle.
It fixed the dreaded 2-second page turn problem.

Now it doesn't turn pages.

[yvanleterrible]

Now you have a nice clean gray surface without those annoying black symbols all over the page.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I have heard that you shouldn't use Windows (due to ammonia) on an LCD monitor cause it can eat the plastic.

Doh! Yes, I did of course mean Windex. I personally make a living using Windows (the Microsoft kind not the glass kind) and probably wouldn't if that weren't the case.

BOb

[JSWolf]

Microsoft is announcing a new product soon.. Microsoft Windex. It's to be used when you want to free yourself of Vista.

[yvanleterrible]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Microsoft is announcing a new product soon.. Microsoft Windex. It's to be used when you want to free yourself of Vista.

Or it will clean the Windows to get a better Vista!

[Aprilbeginnings]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Any tips on cleaning the screen on the reader? I have heard that you shouldn't use Windows (due to ammonia) on an LCD monitor cause it can eat the plastic.

Is the same true for the reader screen? What can you use on it? LCD cleaner? Eyeglasses cleaner?

Thanks,
BOb

I either just use the cloth I got for cleaning my glasses OR I spray the safe glasses wipes with eyeglass cleaner and use that..... figure if it's okay for prescribe glasses it's fine for the reader.

[Rocketime]

Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

I either just use the cloth I got for cleaning my glasses OR I spray the safe glasses wipes with eyeglass cleaner and use that..... figure if it's okay for prescribe glasses it's fine for the reader.

Too much trouble. I just throw mine in the dishwasher and bingo, clean reader.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Rocketime

Too much trouble. I just throw mine in the dishwasher and bingo, clean reader.

It's so clean, not even the dirty black text gets on the screen anymore.