How to wipe a laptop screen?

Over time, dust and dirt accumulate on the laptop screen, and insect marks and fingerprints do not look at all aesthetically pleasing. Using the means at hand will help restore the screen to its previous appearance, but it is important to know what mistakes to avoid and how to properly wipe the monitor.

How to wipe a laptop screen at home

To clean your laptop, you don't need to resort to expensive products. Of course, there are special aerosols and wipes designed for wiping the screen, but you can get by with improvised means.

You can wipe with a soft cloth, cotton pads, dry or wet wipes. For more effective cleansing, use baby soap or special products.

Napkins and products

Recently, dry wipes, which are designed specifically for cleaning surfaces, have gained great popularity. Their distinctive feature is the absence of lint. To clean your screen, take one of these wipes and apply a thin layer of cleanser.

Please remember that various gels and aerosols may leave streaks on the screen. Getting rid of them will be quite problematic.

Important! Cleaning will only be effective if you buy quality products and wipe the display with a clean cloth.

You can also arm yourself with wet wipes.They have a fairly soft texture, making the cleansing process safe and effective. Efficient algorithm:

1. Wipe the screen with a damp cloth.
2. Wait until it dries a little, then repeat the action.
3. Once the cloth is completely dry, wipe the screen a third time.

Folk remedies

You don’t have to use special purchased products. It is enough to arm yourself with baby soap (necessarily with a neutral pH level), cotton swabs or pads.

Follow a simple algorithm of actions:

1. Take a cotton pad and wipe off any accumulated dirt from your monitor.
2. Soak it in clean water, be sure to wring it out well and soap it with baby soap.
3. Wipe the entire surface with a moistened cotton pad, changing them periodically.
4. Gently wipe the monitor with a dry cloth.

Cotton pads are an excellent alternative to special wipes. They help achieve the same result.

What should you not do?

The technique requires proper handling. To make the cleansing process as effective as possible, pay attention to some details:

1. Do not wipe the laptop while it is on. This applies not only to computers, but to any equipment. The point is that water, foam or cleaner will immediately dry on the screen. This is due to the fact that the surfaces heat up during operation of the device.
2. If you need to remove fly marks or grease stains, refrain from using dishwashing detergents or glass cleaners. You can significantly damage the screen coating, since such products contain substances that corrode them.
3. Press firmly on the screen. All actions should be easy and neat. Otherwise, the LCD matrix of the laptop may be damaged.
4. Use only products that will not damage the screen. Even if it is very dirty and it seems that you cannot do without using a knife or blade, this will be a bad decision. At best, you will achieve a large number of small scratches appearing on the screen (this also applies to those cases when you used a rough-textured washcloth). In other cases, the display may break and not transmit the image.
5. Do not use wet wipes. Only wet ones are allowed. A prerequisite is their cleanliness. Using wet wipes will result in excess moisture getting onto the internal parts of the device. Even if nothing changes visually, the lifespan of the laptop will be significantly reduced.

Important! Refrain from turning on your device until the screen is completely dry.

Useful tips

Cleaning your monitor from dirt should be carried out depending on how often dust and dirt accumulate on it. Most often there are a lot of traces of flies or other insects, fingerprints and dust.

Important! The first recommendation is to turn off your laptop and let it cool down. Only after this can you start cleaning.

1. Be sure to use only clean materials. If you take a dirty rag or napkin, streaks and streaks may appear on the display, which will be more difficult to get rid of.
2. If there is no heavy dirt on the screen, but only dust, you should wipe it with a slightly damp cloth or soft sponge. The most preferred material is microfiber.
3. You can use napkins or cotton pads designed for this purpose. If there is too much dirt on the monitor, then soap and special gels will help solve the problem.
4. After using a special product, do not spray it on the monitor itself. It (if ingested) can significantly damage the laptop. The best solution is to apply the product to a rag, and only then clean the screen of dirt.
5. When removing accumulated dirt in the corners of the display, it is best to use cotton swabs. It is not only cheap and convenient, but also effective.

Another recommendation is to cleanse with gentle circular movements (you can clean vertically). Thanks to this, excess moisture will not get into the device.