This. I am not cleaning just the glass, I am just rubbing down the front screen protector.
Didn't think this was that far out of a question. Esp with how many people are obsessed with cases, screen protectors, and the like
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What do you guys clean your phone (screen) with?
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This. I am not cleaning just the glass, I am just rubbing down the front screen protector.
Didn't think this was that far out of a question. Esp with how many people are obsessed with cases, screen protectors, and the like
Well, i see why, because the first iPhones didn't really get those coatings.. now did they?
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This. I am not cleaning just the glass, I am just rubbing down the front screen protector.
Didn't think this was that far out of a question. Esp with how many people are obsessed with cases, screen protectors, and the like
If you're asking such a question and forget to say that you are using a screen protector, of course people will think you are NOT using one. But ultimately, you shouldn't be confused if you used a screen protector..
Just because others are obsessed with protection doesn't mean that you are, hence your should always mention relevant data to a question you want an answer too.
My pant pocket does it's job cleaning my phone. No need to use special cleaning kits. But i did buy the cleaning kit from Monster (for my MBP) but came with the kit for the iphone/ipad as well.
Although I mentioned in the op that I was using a anti-glare film, maybe it wasn't as clear as it could have been.
Microfiber only. I don't see the need to get all OCD over sterilizing my phone. Humans have used all sorts of tools with their bare hands without the major risk of infection that so many seem to be suddenly worrying about these days. To each his own, I guess.
a dry microfiber cloth... I bought an extra lens cleaning cloth at my local camera store and use it on my iPhone. No cleaner/liquid necessary! Works great!
I usually clean the screen protectors on my jeans\t-shirt\yellow duster\whatever... but when I change the screen protector the whole phone gets properly cleaned with glass cleaner, armorall on the body, and an old toothbrush in the recesses - maybe once every few months.
I start with a muiriatic acid wash, then I use a baking soda mix to nuetralize the acid. I then take 60 grit sandpaper and give it a good once over, from there it's 150, 300, 600, 900, 1200 and finally I use a 2000 grit wet dry. After this I take my RO buffer with a 1" pad and start with a medium cut polish. Next on to a fine cut, then a glaze with a buffing pad. I then let a nice thick coat of pure carnuba soak in for a day or so at 80f. I take my 1" lambs wool bonnet and buff that off at about 3500RPM's. It's smoother than a babies bottom.
I guess I shouldnt have phrased the question openly.
It should have been, does cleaning the screen with some product (alcohol or other non abrasive) damage the screen or any types of screen protectors.
What other device do you touch( with dirty hands at least) as much as a phone, keep in warm places (pocket) and put close to your nose/mouth? Nothing that I know or want to know of.
So wiping it down every once in a while, or after being sick is probably not a bad idea. Just like wiping down door handles or anything else.
It should have been, does cleaning the screen with some product (alcohol or other non abrasive) damage the screen or any types of screen protectors.
What other device do you touch( with dirty hands at least) as much as a phone, keep in warm places (pocket) and put close to your nose/mouth? Nothing that I know or want to know of.
So wiping it down every once in a while, or after being sick is probably not a bad idea. Just like wiping down door handles or anything else.
Not to my knowledge i only tried with water and sulfuric acid so but the two didn't harm it.
Here's another minority vote for the OCD guys.
I've been using my dwindling supply of Office Depot electronics cleaning wipes (the *old* version with isopropyl alcohol that have the red and white packaging). Came as a box with flip-up top, a canister with pull-out dispenser, and a small travel pack.
The stores stopped selling them 1-2 years ago I think, and out of desperation I found Office Depot online was having a clearance on their remaining stock. I spent hundreds $$$ to horde a stockpile for myself (and my family's houses and cars). But guess what, I'm using them up far faster than expected
I hated it that retail stores all started switching to alcohol-free wipes which don't remove oil as efficiently and don't dry as fast! I'm not so much worried about germs but have a compulsive aversion to greasiness, especially on my palms. (I wash my hands so often throughout the day that my skin is all dry and cracked, and I can't stand to walk with bare feet, but that's another story.)
I wipe all my electronics whenever they get oily, like when I'm forced to put iPhone to face. And coming home each day all our iPhones, headsets, etc get wiped thoroughly with multiple sheets. I do notice that all the alcohol has rubbed off the coating on our laptops and iPhone cases (we used to have mophie Juice Pack Airs but switched to Third Rail Mobility), and our Power Support crystal screen protectors.
Guess I should change, if only to stop annoying my family. Not to mention, those PS iPad screen protectors are so expensive to replace!
I've been using my dwindling supply of Office Depot electronics cleaning wipes (the *old* version with isopropyl alcohol that have the red and white packaging). Came as a box with flip-up top, a canister with pull-out dispenser, and a small travel pack.
The stores stopped selling them 1-2 years ago I think, and out of desperation I found Office Depot online was having a clearance on their remaining stock. I spent hundreds $$$ to horde a stockpile for myself (and my family's houses and cars). But guess what, I'm using them up far faster than expected
I hated it that retail stores all started switching to alcohol-free wipes which don't remove oil as efficiently and don't dry as fast! I'm not so much worried about germs but have a compulsive aversion to greasiness, especially on my palms. (I wash my hands so often throughout the day that my skin is all dry and cracked, and I can't stand to walk with bare feet, but that's another story.)
I wipe all my electronics whenever they get oily, like when I'm forced to put iPhone to face. And coming home each day all our iPhones, headsets, etc get wiped thoroughly with multiple sheets. I do notice that all the alcohol has rubbed off the coating on our laptops and iPhone cases (we used to have mophie Juice Pack Airs but switched to Third Rail Mobility), and our Power Support crystal screen protectors.
Guess I should change, if only to stop annoying my family. Not to mention, those PS iPad screen protectors are so expensive to replace!
That is why you get sick, you sterilize your environment and your immune system has not built up an immunity becuase you have killed off most of the germs that make your immune system stronger by being exposed to them..
Here's another minority vote for the OCD guys.
I've been using my dwindling supply of Office Depot electronics cleaning wipes (the *old* version with isopropyl alcohol that have the red and white packaging). Came as a box with flip-up top, a canister with pull-out dispenser, and a small travel pack.
The stores stopped selling them 1-2 years ago I think, and out of desperation I found Office Depot online was having a clearance on their remaining stock. I spent hundreds $$$ to horde a stockpile for myself (and my family's houses and cars). But guess what, I'm using them up far faster than expected
I hated it that retail stores all started switching to alcohol-free wipes which don't remove oil as efficiently and don't dry as fast! I'm not so much worried about germs but have a compulsive aversion to greasiness, especially on my palms. (I wash my hands so often throughout the day that my skin is all dry and cracked, and I can't stand to walk with bare feet, but that's another story.)
I wipe all my electronics whenever they get oily, like when I'm forced to put iPhone to face. And coming home each day all our iPhones, headsets, etc get wiped thoroughly with multiple sheets. I do notice that all the alcohol has rubbed off the coating on our laptops and iPhone cases (we used to have mophie Juice Pack Airs but switched to Third Rail Mobility), and our Power Support crystal screen protectors.
Guess I should change, if only to stop annoying my family. Not to mention, those PS iPad screen protectors are so expensive to replace!
I do not do it nearly to that extent, but I just wipe it off every once in a while (week or two at the most). But yes, I prefer the alcohol because it dries quick, doesn't get into crevices, and gets rid of grease better.
Maybe if I did this several times per day, but like I said, once every few weeks would not do this. I get sick maybe once per year, and the average per person is 1 time per season (2 main seasons) so my Immune system is doing just fine. And your body also does not build tolerances to e coli, which is found very commonly on phones.
I guess if I didn't wash my hands, dishes, or anything else I would be impervious to disease like everyone was before soaps and disinfectants, Thank You!
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I believe it is possible to become more resisant to e.coli. Also, a more robust immune system will lessen the chances you contract e.coli sickness after exposure.
This is the problem with our culture. Anti-bacterial this, disinfectant that. Huff on it and wipe it with your shirt.
I think that's perfectly reasonable. I must use like 10 wipes a day for my electronics, sometimes a lot more for major cleaning. At least these wipes are much weaker than those hospital antiseptic alcohol swabs or rubbing alcohol from drugstores (which I sometimes need when I have really stubborn residues).
Heck when I have no soap nearby I even use these wipes to clean my hands too. I know they're not meant for skin, but sometimes I just want to remove the gritty and grimy feel on my palms, and many sanitizing hand wipes actually leave a residue feel on my skin that I don't like (plus over the years my hands have gotten sensitive to antibacterial products).
I just don't like greasiness, like when family/friends eat food with their hands and then handle their phones or TV remote without washing!
