Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Cleaning XDR Pro Display Standard Glass

A

Aboo

macrumors 65816
Original poster
Jul 7, 2008
1,017
110
Wanted to poll the forums on how they are cleaning their standard glass XDR Pro Display. I have tried using water and a microfiber cloth and also the Whoosh cleaning product used in Apple stores. Unfortuantely, I get some streaks on the screen with either of these methods. I have tried using the included apple clothe as well, but this too leaves soe streaks. Not sure if others have any other suggestions.

Thanks!
 
My XDR sitting on my office desk is a nano textured one, therefore I never dare touch the screen with my bare finger, nor anthing else. I have been very careful with it for the past three months, and so far, there is nothing dust on the screen. I haven't tried the magic cloth from the XDR package, but I don't believe it's that magical. So to me the ultimate way to clean the screen is to keep it clean.

In my general concept, you should avoid leaving water on the screen to dry out, but instead some solvent that is quickly evaporable. Water is a solvent of some detergent so that the dust and organic stains could come off the surface and wrapped by the detergent molecules in water. But then, if you just leave it as is, then those molecules will be dried out as streaks. What you should really do is to replace the water with some other solvent, such as ethyl alcohol. With this method, I guess the streaks on the screen will become less. Many screen protector expert do this when they are cleaning the cell phone surface and about to start sticking the protective sheet onto the screen.

In other words, this is similar to cleaning a glass window. So maybe those traditional window-cleaning protocols would work as well.

Also, using a gentle one-sided tape might get rid of most dust on the screen I guess.
 
I clean iPhones, iPads and iMacs screens with isopropyl alcohol 90%. So I don't see a reason to not clean my XDR (standard glass) with the same solution. I don't touch the screen of the XDR, but occasionally small particles landed on display and need to be cleaned.
 
Thanks for the suggestion. I don't touch the display itself, as well but dust does to settle on the display.
 
betovzky said:
I clean iPhones, iPads and iMacs screens with isopropyl alcohol 90%. So I don't see a reason to not clean my XDR (standard glass) with the same solution. I don't touch the screen of the XDR, but occasionally small particles landed on display and need to be cleaned.
Click to expand...

I do the same, or with Lysol wipes, etc.

I've noticed that after months of doing it, there's a smudge on the bottom right side that doesn't go away (I think I may have cleaned off or rubbed of a protective layer of the screen or something.

But, just be aware I have OCD and clean my phone at least once a day, so might not be the case for the average person.
 
Bearygoodfries1 said:
I do the same, or with Lysol wipes, etc.

I've noticed that after months of doing it, there's a smudge on the bottom right side that doesn't go away (I think I may have cleaned off or rubbed of a protective layer of the screen or something.

But, just be aware I have OCD and clean my phone at least once a day, so might not be the case for the average person.
Click to expand...

It's totally understandable! I do retouch and video post production so a single dot of dried saliva on the screen bothers me. I don't think you can remove the coat of the screen with isopropyl, I have being doing this for 10 years, but not 100% sure.

This is my process:

1. Rocket blow the screen;
2. Wipe the screen with isopropyl embedded microfibre cloth;
3. Dry with a different microfibre cloth (avoid any marks of the quick evaporation);
4. Rocket blow again;
5. If it's still with any uneven area, redo the whole process.

I have a Rocket blower just to blow of any dust constantly, but I believe this is the OCD quick in 😬
 
Its interesting, I tried btozsky's technique, and I just used whoosh instead. For some reason it appears that the cleaner is getting rid of all the smudges. I used a circular motion as they recommended but despite cleaning, I see areas of "smudges" develop again. Never had this issue with any other Apple screen including laptop screens. Wonder if it has to do something with a special coating or the other thats on these screens.
 
Aboo said:
Its interesting, I tried btozsky's technique, and I just used whoosh instead. For some reason it appears that the cleaner is getting rid of all the smudges. I used a circular motion as they recommended but despite cleaning, I see areas of "smudges" develop again. Never had this issue with any other Apple screen including laptop screens. Wonder if it has to do something with a special coating or the other thats on these screens.
Click to expand...

Even with isopropyl I like to clean and dry (per area I mean) almost simultaneously to avoid this new smudges.
 
When my Apple Pro Display XDR is on, even at 3 bars of light intensity, I cannot see any dust or lint.
But when it is off and I shine a flashlight on it. It's a horror show, (I had mine for 9 months now). There are circular marks, grease smears, lint, dust plus kid's fingerprints.

Using the Apple-supplied cloth just expands the smears. Breathing on the screen and immediately wiping with cloth only helps for a tiny portion of the XDR.

Any of you with a wet approach that removes the greasy smears without lifting the "coating"

Thanks for you help!
 
paulchiu said:
When my Apple Pro Display XDR is on, even at 3 bars of light intensity, I cannot see any dust or lint.
But when it is off and I shine a flashlight on it. It's a horror show, (I had mine for 9 months now). There are circular marks, grease smears, lint, dust plus kid's fingerprints.

Using the Apple-supplied cloth just expands the smears. Breathing on the screen and immediately wiping with cloth only helps for a tiny portion of the XDR.

Any of you with a wet approach that removes the greasy smears without lifting the "coating"

Thanks for you help!
Click to expand...

How to clean your nano-texture Apple display - Apple Support

If your Apple Studio Display, Apple Pro Display XDR, iMac, MacBook Pro or iPad Pro (M4) has a nano-texture display, follow these important guidelines to prevent damage when cleaning the screen.
support.apple.com support.apple.com

For the nano-coated variant, you can use 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution.
 
A year and a half later, still no issues with simply dusting my Pro Display XDR with a "new" Swiffer duster 360.
I shake hard the new duster before use and dust appear to not attach onto the Pro Display for days, even weeks.
For the occasional sneeze or coffee stain, I use a damp (filtered water) bounty towel and dry with the Apple Pro Display XDR cleaning cloth.
In the USA, Apple still ships you a free one, when requested.

1625518334211.jpeg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back