Microfiber Cloth for LCD

Microfiber cloth only work when they are dry. They only work when they are new. once washed they still kind of work but still leave mark.

You know, the best method is kleenex & tiny water.

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Carbonfiber.

Use distilled water with your microfiber cloth and it won't leave streak marks.

Here is some microfiber ,mirafiber and tv screen cleaning information.

What are you washing them with? Almost every commercial detergent has softeners and other additives to leave behind scent and perceived softness. You need to use a fragrance free, dye free, additive free detergent. And it you have hard water, you should add some white vinegar to the final rinse. Better yet, wash the cloths as normal with the good detergent, then wash them again with just some vinegar added to the wash water. I have done this through many washings and my microfiber cloths work as good as new.

You really should not ever use any paper products, even when using with water. There is always a chance of scratching with anything made from wood.:

Perhaps I'm not as hyper-sensitive as you guys, but I just wet my microfiber cloth with good old warm water from the kitchen faucet, wring it out until it's just damp, and wipe my TV screens and computer screens with it. It works fine for me and I have no scratches on the screens. However, I do take care to wipe in ONLY a horizontal direction, not in circular swirls.

After I'm done, I just run the cloth under hot water, wring it out, and lay it flat to dry before I put it away so it will be ready for the next time.

In Walmart's auto department they sell a package of two microfiber cloths for auto glass cleaning. I mix equal parts distilled water and isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle, squirt once or twice on the cloth, and clean my LCD screen. The water/alcohol mix is the mix used in the Monster screen cleaning kit.

Both of my Samsungs came with microfiber cloths in the "accessory" package.

One more word of advice: do yourself a favor and buy a gallon of distilled water to use when wetting your cloths. It cost less than a buck, and doesn't have any dissolved minerals in it like tap water does. It's even a good idea to wet the cloth with it and wring it out two or three times to help remove some of the minerals left behind by the washer rinse water.

Been using good ol' Bounty over the last 18 months on my glass front LG and 2 matte finish Sonys. I use just enough water to barely dampen the towel and leave no "wet" residue on the screens. I wipe the screens when they are room temperature, then after all 3 screens are done, a spritz of cleaner (Windex or similar) is added to the towel to wipe the dust and fingerprints from the bezels and components.

High tech microfiber not necessarily required.

Just be careful not to get any Windex or other glass cleaner containing ammonia on your screen. Ammonia clouds most plastics.

Didn't know that... guess I've been lucky since I've used Windex (or similar) on the matte screens to remove fingerprints in the past. Always extremely diluted, but I won't be taking that chance in the future.

Thanks!

mirafiber is like an upgraded microfiber cloth. You should find one of those, Chad B used one on my plasma after he finished calibrating it with my tapwater and it left no streaks at all.

Tried and true micro fiber towels that stay soft/absorbant after washing:

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/pr...756&navAction=

Dont ever use the Monster Cleaner/Solution,,,,, I bought the Monster kit and used the cleaner on my 60" Pioneer Kuro and it was a nightmare,,,, it left a film type smear all over the screen that would not come off,,, after using the Monster cleaner I searched here on AVS and found others that had the same experience I had and also found out how bad the Monster cleaner is.

What I use now to clean my screens,,,, a very soft fluffy 100% cotten sock with distilled water, seems to work great on LCD or plasma screens.

Cheers
Davyo

What about an aircompressor to blow off dust from the screen?Or a camel's hair brush/blower?

Contrary to what some have said, I wouldn't use it dry. You would just be moving the dust around and could cause very small scratches on the screen. If you don't want to use tap water, the idea of using distilled water for about a dollar a gallon seems perfectly reasonable to me.

By the way, the size of the cloth shouldn't really matter. The microfiber cloths that came with my Samsungs are about 6" X 6" and seem plenty big enough.

Very good advice. To go one step further, I would try to use distilled water. Do not use paper towels, as some have mentioned, they will scratch worst than kleenex. Also for just cleaning off dust, compressed air bottles are fine.

I don't like the result of microfiber cloth for sure from my experience. No matter how much you clean with those it's not as perfect as using diluted water & kleenex. Microfiber leaves small lines of risidue. it won't absorb the dirt & water as good as kleenex.

By the way, it is best with a glossy panel. Don't use kleenex on a matte panel & I will agree that microfiber would do better in that area. The Kleenex will broke into piece instead of sliding on the screen. Matte screen is not cleanable at all & it's matte, so it doesn't matter much how well it is cleaned.

All you need to know is near neutral soap well diluted(bar soap would do the job) & kleenex to avoid scratch. Indeed, the panel have to be cold & the water need to be cold too. Don't clean it while the panel is open or still hot.

I keep my LZ800 ultra reflective as much as possible. The coating is in plastic. No scratch or whatever... I have it for almost 2 years.

Here a pic of my panel using macro & flash:
http://i49.tinypic.com/282fgpg.jpg

Zoom in, 100%:
http://i49.tinypic.com/xc9cap.png

Can i use this to remove screendust?

As long as it actually REMOVES it, and doesn't just push it around, then yes.

I tried it,it works well as a screen dust remover but what about scratches?

Hard to say what effect it would have over a long period of time, but I believe as long as it is used with very light pressure, there shouldn't be a problem.

Yep, same reason they tell you not to use ammonia products on film-tinted car windows and the plastic window over your instrument clusters.