[pchelpers] Re: screen cleaning

Thanks, I'll pass it on, I actually use wipe and shine spectacle wipes, the
manufacturer says it's ok, but I thought I'd get other opinions too

Billy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ekhart GEORGI (last name last)" <Ekhart.GEORGI@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: screen cleaning


> Hi Billy
>
> What a funny coincidence; i was just going to post that very same
> question two days ago, and then decided to first do some research.
>
> My conclusion is that the best method is to bend the screen as flat as
> possible without damaging the hinge (to rule out any possibility of
> getting a drop onto the keyboard) and to use a microfiber cloth, which i
> haven't had a chance to get yet, that is only barely damp with distilled
> water.
>
> Some claim that the cloth alone is enough, but i would think there is
> less friction and less microscopic scratching if the cloth is not dry.
>
> In case something doesn't come off despite keeping the damp cloth there
> for a while, a 50% distilled water and 50% isopropyl alcohol
> (=isopropanol) solution seems to be safe for at least occasional use,
> and it was very effective on mine too.
>
> In case you want to read more than my conclusion, here's what i found:
>
> http://www.ixl.uidaho.edu/maintenance.htm
>
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/IT/Summer03/Images/care%20and%20cleaning.pdf
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Laptops_Notebooks/Q_20926214.html
> http://www.photodon.com/plasmakit3.htm
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60446
> http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/000666.html
> http://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htm#10
> http://store.earthlcd.com/s.nl/c.318770/sc.7/category.-107/it.I/id.168/.f
>
> The two biggest problem seem to be
> A) some people and even serious Web sites confuse alcohol, which is the
> normal expression for ethyl alcohol, with isopropyl alcohol
> B) isopropyl alcohol is sometimes called rubbing alcohol, but this
> often/usually also means denatured ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol to
> which oil or other substances have been added
>
> This results in contradicting claims that say "alcohol" or rubbing
> alcohol are OK, good, or bad when they are in fact (usually) bad.
>
> Ekhart
>



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