My screen is really smudgy. I tried windex with the microfiber cloth that came with it, and it didn't help. I tried water and it didn'y help. I went out today and bought a bottle of iKlear. I swear every time I try to clean it it just gets smudgier. What else can I do. I use the black cloth it came with, but everything I try makes it worse.
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Windex = Ammonia = Harmful to plastics.
What made you think you could use Windex?
Does anyone read anymore?
Because the screen is glass, not plastic. Not saying I would use Windex because I wouldn't.
True. I guess I should've pointed out that Windex also contains a solvent, which is bad for the glass on the MBP.
Says who?
OP: The microfiber cloth most likely has a buildup of oils from your hands. Ditch it.
Take 2 paper towels. Bounty is best. Fold the paper towel twice into a square. Lightly spray some Windex (I have a very hard time believing Windex will harm the MB's glass) on the paper towel, not the screen. Wipe across the screen using long strokes left to right, then right to left, from the top of the screen to the bottom. Immediately take the dry paper towel and do the same thing. Repeat as needed, but never use the same area of the paper towel twice. Unfold it and refold it as needed to always get a clean area of paper.
It will take you a good 10 minutes, but it will be clean.
This is probably an instance where marketing backfires since the screen isn't actually glass.
what is the "glass" made off?
i usually cleans my matte screen with water, dishwasher soap and then I wipe it with 10% rubbing alcohol in water.
It is "glass," but it's acrylic glass, not the silica glass that most people probably think of when they hear the word.
I'd be afraid of using paper towels on the screen, too, especially rough ones. Once in a while somebody at the theater where I work will scratch the glass in front of the projector by using a paper towel.
I'd be afraid of using paper towels on the screen, too, especially rough ones. Once in a while somebody at the theater where I work will scratch the glass in front of the projector by using a paper towel.
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I've found using a little bit of gasoline on the screen works great! Just be sure to use a match after. It give your screen more of a warm effect.
I've found using a little bit of gasoline on the screen works great! Just be sure to use a match after. It give your screen more of a warm effect.
Windex is terrible for acrylic glass; it will eventually haze the glass. Windex is not made for critical surfaces.
Paper towels are abrasive and terrible for any glass, and will eventually haze the surface.
It is a simple process. Distilled water and a smooth microfiber cloth to apply the water. A terry-style microfiber cloth to dry (in straight lines) the surface.
I sprayed the windex lightly on the cloth, not the screen directly. And I bought the iKlear but it actually looks worse after it.
From the page I linked:
"Don’t use aerosol sprays, solvents, or abrasives."
Right, you've already ruined it with Windex. iKlear can't fix that.
I'm not quite sure if this tip will prove helpful or not, but I usually clean my screen with a slightly dampened t-shirt, making sure to use the dry side of the shirt to give it a glossy shine ^____^ It has helped me significantly so far and I don't have any worries since I'm pretty sure the water I use contains no abrasive solvents.
Like I said up above, it's acrylic glass, not silica like most people think of when they hear the term "glass." And there's no way I'd suggest using a glass cleaner like Windex on acrylic glass.