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Clean my LCD!

semioticrobotic

21:24 / 19.06.05

This weekend my little cousins thought it would be fun to smear their grease-laden fingers all over my iMac G5's LCD screen.

What do 'lithers do to clean their LCDs?

I have never cleaned this before, so I am looking for advice on the safest, easiest way to go about doing so.

astrojax69

21:55 / 19.06.05

i alwyas use my cousin's greasy fingers to clean mine...

semioticrobotic

21:58 / 19.06.05

Whilst still attached to their grabby mits?

Grey Cell

22:22 / 19.06.05

Soft cotton cloth and (preferrably distilled) water should do the trick, or a solution of vinegar and water, or isopropyl alcohol and water. That should get rid of the grease... ethyl alcohol will also work, but it's not so good for your monitor.

There are also commercial solutions available; I use a kind of small cloth (like the ones they give you in restaurants, to clean your fingers) that I brought home from work (strictly for testing and self-education purposes of course).

semioticrobotic

00:16 / 20.06.05

Thanks, Ghost. After I posted, I hopped over to Apple.com and checked what the company recommends. As per the instructions there, I wet a cloth with only water and wiped gently while the machine was turned off. I didn't have distilled water, but my house has soft water, and that's better than nothing (I suppose).

Thanks again for your tips.

astrojax69

01:36 / 20.06.05

tchh... so you go with apple but not with my idea.... hrmph!

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