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Cleaning LCD Screens

So, you’ve got a nice shiny laptop which you use every day. After a few months, the screen gets somewhat grubby and has marks on it. Ew. So you have to go to the computa shop and get some of those LCD screen wipes, right?

WRONG.

What’s really in those wipes? They’re just lint free cloths soaked in water and isopropanol alcohol! Why pay £10.00 for a load of wipes (which will probably dry out after a while) when you can make your own solution and use kitchen towel instead?

The process is easy. Just get some isopropanol, probably from Boots or another chemist, pour some into a jar or container. Add the same amount of water. Voila, you now have some screen cleaning solution. Approximately 50% isopropanol 50% water.

All you do now is get some kitchen towel or some other lint free cloth, dip it in and wipe the screen down. I then suggest you rub gently, and then dry off with the other end of the cloth. What usually happens is the isopropanol dissolves the crap on the screen, the excess evaporates (isopropanol is very volatile), and leaves the water, which you can then mop up taking the crap-in-solution with it. This is a similar process to how soap works, without a) damaging the screen and b) leaving residue on the screen.

So there is a handy tip for all your laptop-cleaning needs!