Anti-glare screen owners, please help.

[head honcho 123]

You should not be using circular motions, especially on an anti-glare filter. You risk both scratching the screen or rubbing it to a haze.

the above is not true.

there is no risk of scratching the screen or rubbing it to a haze.

if u are using a microfiber cloth as i mentioned b4, unless u are putting extreme force, there's no risk of scratching the screen or rubbing it to a haze (not even sure what the last one even means...).

as an apple laptop user for over 15 years and having owned both antiglare and glossy, what getz76 has described has not happened to me... he might have used extreme force when cleaning his screen which is not suggested.

also read this Apple Support Forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2720501?start=0&tstart=0

 

[getz76]

he might have used extreme force when cleaning his screen which is not suggested.

I am not using extreme force, just common sense and basic physics. Doing it wrong for 15-years does not make you an expert.

You want to minimize contact. Circular motions means repeated contact on the same area which is completely unnecessary and risks scratching due to abrasion or hazing due to rubbing the texture on the actual filter (yes, there is texture).

Circular motions on glass? Not really a problem but that also should not be necessary unless you are using a carbon-based cleaning method on lens optics.

also read this Apple Support Forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2720501?start=0&tstart=0

Wow, that's pretty authoritative guidance right there. "Lyssa" not only uses circular motions, but she is also using paper towels. I guess you can also use a 220-grit sandpaper to get out those stubborn fingerprints.

 

[head honcho 123]

I am not using extreme force, just common sense and basic physics. Doing it wrong for 15-years does not make you an expert.

You want to minimize contact. Circular motions means repeated contact on the same area which is completely unnecessary and risks scratching due to abrasion or hazing due to rubbing the texture on the actual filter (yes, there is texture).

Circular motions on glass? Not really a problem but that also should not be necessary unless you are using a carbon-based cleaning method on lens optics.

Wow, that's pretty authoritative guidance right there. "Lyssa" not only uses circular motions, but she is also using paper towels. I guess you can also use a 220-grit sandpaper to get out those stubborn fingerprints.

1) never said 15 yrs made me an expert, but u gain experience.

2) yes u want to minimize contact = least amount of force

3) "Circular motions means repeated contact on the same area which is completely unnecessary and risks scratching due to abrasion or hazing due to rubbing the texture on the actual filter (yes, there is texture)." = I LOLed. do you go in circles that many times that caused you to have "rubbing it to a haze"??? Ur doing it wrong!

4) my point of the Apple Support website was that doing circular motion causes no harm to the screen. I've already mentioned many times on the previous posts to use MICROFIBER CLOTH.

Please dood, stop giving out false information on the forums (you are saying cleaning the screen in circular motion will harm the screen).

Cleaning the screen lightly while doing a circular motion does not harm the screen. Gloss or antiglare.

You must use microfiber cloth at all times.

 

[head honcho 123]

I just use the cloth I use to clean my glasses, put some alcohol on it, and then clean it normally.

one last pro tip:

"Warning: Don’t clean the screen with a cleaner containing alcohol or acetone. Use a cleaner intended for use with a screen or display. Never spray cleaner directly on the screen. It may drip inside the display and cause damage."

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3226#displays