How to Clean Your Screens as Fast As Possible
Techquickie
·Techquickie
·2015-05-07
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678 words · ~3 min read
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when I was a teenager a source of constant Strife between me and my
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siblings was touching the what wait why' you bleep that I said
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computer screen anyway fingerprints not
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only reduce image Clarity but they also have the potential to be super
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disgusting if we consider for a moment the average personal hygiene of an
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8-year-old and even a lot of adults I know and since someone is going to have
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to clean it off and that someone always ended up being me and I mean we're even
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ignoring the potential for damage from impactor skin oils yeah people touching
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the screen was a bulletproof way to set me off well fast forward over a decade
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and even I have accepted the touchscreen
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lifestyle now now most touch devices have glass fronts making damage less of
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a concern but image quality degradation and assuming you don't have fancy
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antimicrobial glass grossness is definitely still a factor so what's the
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correct way to clean your screen we'll start with mobile devices because they
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mostly use Corning Gorilla glass panels more information about those available
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here for a deep clean I recommend a microfiber cloth and some 99% isopropyl
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rubbing alcohol to help remove Gunk and kill unwanted microscopic nasties
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another option when you're out and about is the classic pants wipe or shirt wipe
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because these screens aren't fragile nor are they easily damaged when it comes to
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desktop monitors TVs are really anything that wasn't designed to be constantly
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touched the rules change a lot you're still going to want that trusty
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microfiber cloth to do it properly because this keeps annoying paper fibers
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off your device but instead of you know any cleaning solution you should use
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plain old water it might take a little bit longer but water used with a
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polishing motion as you make your way around the screen will get you a clean
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screen without streaks not at all like Luke's TV which a former however
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well-intentioned girlfriend cleaned with Windex destroying the anti-glare coating
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okay Linus sounds great but I don't have these microfiber cloths as you say can I
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just use Tepee sure I guess if you want
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to be wiping paper Fibbers off with something else when you're done no a
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better bet would be coffee filters no one wants unnecessary contaminants in
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their coffee so these are a clean and fiber free alternative also they're very
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inexpensive now before we get into to another sponsor segment from fractal
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