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cleaning the screen? water left white streaks..

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tresnotas

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Feb 27, 2011
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I just tried to clean the screen a bit with water and the cloth that came with the macbook pro as suggested by Apple, but this has left a LOT of white streaks on the screen. It actually looks worse than I started cleaning.

What is the best way of cleaning the screen and having it look like new? iKlear, just water? Any other ways?
 
Just water. Just moisten part of the cloth, don't soak or drench it. Wipe with circular motions, and then use a dry part of the cloth to dry it in circular motions. If there are droplets as you're applying the wet part of the cloth, you had way too much water. Some aftermarket cloths made for the same purpose work a little better than the supplied one.

Don't use any kind of cleaner on the screen. Apple puts a coating on them, that make them better protected/easier to clean. Cleaners such as Windex, remove that. Or so I've been told.

Water works though :)
 
yeah i have a feeling the cloth that came with it isn't doing a very good job as it's leaving some white stuff regardless of whatever direction i'm trying to clean and wipe it. i didn't put too much water on it either.

what do you think is the best cloth is for cleaning with water?
 
Awesome, that was actually the product I was looking at. So that doesn't leave any white stuff on the screen after cleaning with water?
 
tresnotas said:
Awesome, that was actually the product I was looking at. So that doesn't leave any white stuff on the screen after cleaning with water?
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I've never had any kind of streaking with it :) Sometimes I don't even need to use water. (Often, just using that dry gets rid of just about anything that gets on the screens) :) Just remember if you do use water, a very small bit does the whole screen and more :)
 
Windex and a paper towel. I use it on my macbook pro, macbook air, iPad, iPhone and 27 inch ACDs. Despite what you hear it doesn't hurt the screen. Spray it on the paper towel first and then wipe the screen.
 
Do you turn off the computer when cleaning the screen? I know it's what's recommended but not sure if it is really needed.
 
I do, just to be on the safe side. On the iMac I'm not sure if it's necessary as there's nothing really that can get wet or damaged, but due to the openings for ventilation at the bottom of the screen on the case on the MBP's, I'd say you'd want to shut it down just for safety's sake. But I worry too much, I've been told :p
 
There could be dirt/dust on that cloth. Just use water and a soft paper towel. It should do the trick.
 
Go to any walmart, target, camera or eyeglasses store and get a small bottle of glasses/lens cleaner and a multi-fiber glasses/lens cleaning cloth. It shouldn't cost much at all, and you only need a small bottle/cloth.

This is guaranteed not to scratch your monitors. I use this on all of my plasma TVs, LCD monitors, and laptops. I'd never recommend using windex or any ammonia based solution, nor 'paper towels' which are much harsher.

Just my 2 cents.
 
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