I sneezed on my pride and joy 50" Plasma.

I used a white cotton undershirt to try and gently wipe away the wet from the glass, but all I did was smear and dry it in.

Next came the Windex. I sprayed the windex on a paper towel and not directly on the plasma. I only used enough windex to soften the paper towel, but not enough to make the paper towel wet. I softly and gently tried to clean the smears. The smears came off buy it left streaks on my plasma glass.

I tried to be very gentle. How should I clean the glass on a plasma?

I think I need to buy a cover for the plasma to protect it when I am not watching it. I also need to stop watching my plasma when it is turned off. I love looking at it. I feel love when I am next to it.

The sneeze surprised me. If I would have known I was going to sneeze I would have turned the opposite direction.

I feel much better because I read the thread about the guy who used car wax on his plasma glass and did not ruin it. If I did not read that thread I would have no humor right now and would freak out. I'm using a flashlight to closely examine the glass. I see a streak but don't want to use more windex and make it worse. What should I do?

What should I do?

Stop taking up space on the boards with this kind of nonsense

Stop taking up space on the boards with this kind of nonsense

No need to respond if you want to be a jerk.

I care about my plasma and keeping it in perfect condition. Cleaning the screen is a big deal to me, I don't want to get any scratches or damage the plasma.

use fine grain sand paper, not only will it remove the streaks but it will polish the glass as well. You can't go wrong.

use fine grain sand paper, not only will it remove the streaks but it will polish the glass as well. You can't go wrong.

Swifty, I agree with you; this is probably the best method. A friend of mine also had this problem but after sanding and polishing (and this is very important) he applied a high viscosity oil to the screen and after allowing it to gel (it takes a few days) he removed the residual oily film with (of course), the ever popular cotton T-shirt. Fantastic results.

Actually this is a relatively small problem when I compare it to the disaster that I experienced with my display. It does not happen too often but all of the plasma leaked out of the bottom, right-hand side of my screen and I had to spend an entire day cleaning it up and ultimately replacing the carpet; what a mess!

When I received my new plasma display I asked the technician to install a drain plug on the screen so any leakage would be routed to my septic system. This is far less expensive than replacing the carpet.

I'd be interested in hearing from anyone else who may have encountered these aberrations.

-George

swifty... fine-grain sand paper takes too long. i've had better luck with a belt sander.

george... you shouldn't dump the used plasma into your septic system. there are official recycling stations for it, just like for used motor oil.

Belt sanders should be reserved for professional use only, they are too powerful and dangerous for the in-experienced. A palm sander will work fine.

Since noone seems to be of any help here, most of the bigger stores like Best Buy actually sell plasma glass cleaner. I would definately give that a try, should take care of you.

@ G.M

I know what you mean, those plasma leaks can be a real nuisance.

Reading these type of threads just makes my day :D

Since noone seems to be of any help here, most of the bigger stores like Best Buy actually sell plasma glass cleaner. I would definately give that a try, should take care of you.

Not quite sure why this thread went the way it did. Yeah, lets get out the angle grinder for those smudges :rolleyes:

Seriously, use a microfiber cloth - the type that are used to clean glasses. They don't scratch. Then use whatever cleaner you like to clean it. You may leave streaks. It will take a second wipe with a clean section to get it streak-free, with a good cleaner. Try to get streak-free windex (likely the environmentally unfriendly ammonia version), or some plasma cleaner, or methanol/water mix -- whatever. The choice of cloth is as important as the choice of cleaner.

Best Buy sells a monster cleaning kit for plasmas that comes with a micro fiber cloth and a bottle of cleaner. 20 Bucks for the kit. Just make sure to use it after the TV has been off for a while and is cool, not while it is hot. Also, if you can get away with it, spray the cloth as opposed to the TV, (sometimes you HAVE to spray the TV...just don't lay it on thick).

LMAO! Thanks for the good laugh guys, I needed that!

Not quite sure why this thread went the way it did. Yeah, lets get out the angle grinder for those smudges :rolleyes:

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it's just certain posts rub you the wrong way if you know what I mean.

:D

You guys kill me. Right in the manual it tells you how to clean the screen (page 4 and page 46.)

For something like a sneeze (gross), you can use a mild dish soap and water solution on a soft lint-free cloth (well wrung out.)

For day to day cleaning just use a lint free dry cloth.

For the worse of stains and/or sticky material, you can use prescription eye glass cleaner and a soft cloth.

DO NOT use Windex (or any variation of it), all of these televisions come with a coating on the glass and Windex could eat away at it. This of course isn't covered by warranty. Don't waste your money on these super fancy flat panel cleaners, they're just overpriced and again, if they damage your television you're SOL on the warranty.

I took some of your advise and bought the finest grain sandpaper I could find at Home Depot. I had my doubts when I felt it because i still thought it would be a little to rough for the screen on my 50" Fujitsu. I decided to take the advice of you guys because you usually know best.


It didn't really produce the result I had hoped for :(

G.M.

Thanks alot pal.

Now I can't stop worrying that I will go home after work and find my dog below my Plasma TV with burns from the leaking problem.

I think I am going to call off the rest of my work day and get home and add more caulk to the seams on mine. I have consistently added 1 tube every month on the corners. This helps in stopping the leaks, but not the fumes :(

Just how juicy was this sneeze?!? :eek:

I accidentally piddled on my old CRT one night. The girlfriend threw a fit, and my television viewing has been piss-poor ever since.

I accidentally piddled on my old CRT one night. The girlfriend threw a fit, and my television viewing has been piss-poor ever since.

So... the GF was pissed?? ;)

Ok, we all had our laugh and somebody actually told the truth on what to do. :)

larry