iPad How do you clean your screen?

[ozshadow]

I put on some form of Zagg and always clean with isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth. No issues ever.

 

[Angler]

I use iKlear. I've been using it since Apple sold them in stores many years ago. They don't sell it anymore, but you can still get it from Amazon. Love iKlear.

Love IKlear, +1

 

[cannono]

Why the hell does Apple themselves use the cleaning products on display models? If it is bad for them, why would they all be told to do it?

 

[newellj]

Love IKlear, +1

Same.

 

[ayobonus]

I buy mine from Fry's Electronics for like 10 bucks a bottle. Last a long time too.

Is that for the bigger 8oz bottle? If so, that's an awesome deal.

 

[rgarjr]

Yep, 8 oz bottle

 

[jayiw]

http://www.brillianize.com/

This stuff is amazing. Not only will it clean, it will also leave the glass very slick and help resist fingerprints. 100% non toxic as well. No chemicals that would hurt anything.

 

[andrewbee]

...As I said, not a huge fan of screen cleaners but I'm sold on this stuff...

Same here.

 

[TheIntruder]

I learned my lesson when I used a screen cleaner product (Kensington, a reputable brand, no?) in the old days of CRT monitors and found that it removed the AR coating right from the screen, leaving a mottled mess.

If a dry microfiber cloth isn't sufficient, then it's on to a damp one.

 

[ipadlvr]

Why the hell does Apple themselves use the cleaning products on display models? If it is bad for them, why would they all be told to do it?

Because Apple sales people at the store have never been to computer school

I have.

I am a certified computer tech, and the very first thing they teach you when you start studying computer repair is to never ever put any chemical product on any screen.

If you need to clean a screen, a cloth and a little bit of water will get it perfectly clean.

if the screen just has fingerprint smudges, then just keep a microfiber cloth and that will get it perfectly clean. No need for water or anything else.

 

[cannono]

Because Apple sales people at the store have never been to computer school

I have.

I am a certified computer tech, and the very first thing they teach you when you start studying computer repair is to never ever put any chemical product on any screen.

If you need to clean a screen, a cloth and a little bit of water will get it perfectly clean.

if the screen just has fingerprint smudges, then just keep a microfiber cloth and that will get it perfectly clean. No need for water or anything else.

But the only outer coating is the oil resistant one and there are modern screen cleaning chemicals safe for oleophobic coatings. And some people in these Apple stores surely had someone who went to computer schools and would be pissed if they were all spraying something like Dishsoap on the screen. They can't be such a clueless retail network (it's basically an economic fact that they aren't) that they would sell AND USE products that would damage the screens.

Is wet cleaning with specialized chemicals more likely to affect the coating? Sure. But in a way much different than cloth rubbing alone? I'd love a source on that which specifically addresses oleophobic safe cleaners and other LCD cleaners. None of those old weak CRT coating rules.

 

[ipadlvr]

But the only outer coating is the oil resistant one and there are modern screen cleaning chemicals safe for oleophobic coatings. And some people in these Apple stores surely had someone who went to computer schools and would be pissed if they were all spraying something like Dishsoap on the screen. They can't be such a clueless retail network (it's basically an economic fact that they aren't) that they would sell AND USE products that would damage the screens.

Is wet cleaning with specialized chemicals more likely to affect the coating? Sure. But in a way much different than cloth rubbing alone? I'd love a source on that which specifically addresses oleophobic safe cleaners and other LCD cleaners. None of those old weak CRT coating rules.

Microfiber cloth.

Done.

 

[fanchee]

I use microfiber cloths from a company called Mobile Cloth. They were running a promotion many months ago and I bought several full size along with the nano size, and gave them out as gifts to my device-loving family. Everyone has been blown away with how well they work.

That being said, I didn't pay full price and not sure I would... But they do work extremely well and come in nice colors.

 

[Badrottie]

My iPad Air with anti-glare screen protector I can use special glasses cleaner from my doctor for my iPad.

 

[MTShipp]

I rub it on my belly (shirted of course cuz without would be gross)

 

[Perene]

I bought 6 of these (I have two IPP 9.7s):
http://www.dx.com/p/3m-scotch-brite-hi-tech-cleaning-cloth-for-gadgets-6816

http://goo.gl/f0N9wk
http://goo.gl/OODliF

A source told me it's the best microfiber cloth. But even before, I always used two microfiber cloths in my old iPAD 4 (that also had a screen protector), and the device remained impecable - after more than 3 years, it's like new. What I don't recommend is:

- Using a screen protector (while there's no doubt that having one will make things a lot easier). This time I am not going to opt for this. Even the best ones will ruin the IPP 9.7 screen improvements over previous models, and since I had to use two iPADs anyway (one for reading, other for taking notes) and didn't want to take chances with the Pencil (for fear that it might scratch), I bought two.

Recommended reading: http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_Pro9_ShootOut_1.htm

We should aways cut our fingernails as short as possible and use cases that can cover the front and back of the iPAD.

As for the microfiber cloths, I always take them with me while using the iPAD, and the iPADs never left my home.