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the screen is glass --so why can't Windex be used to clean it

the screen is glass --so why can't Windex (on a soft cloth with unit unplugged) be used to clean it?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 2:09 PM

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Jan 31, 2013 1:52 PM in response to cliffmax

You don't need ANY chemicals, trust me on this. Go to your nearest 'Pound Shop' 'Dollar Store' or wherever sells cheap and cheerful microfibre cloths.


Buy one.


Use it completely dry, it works miracles and lasts forever.


You can also use these cloths on windows, mirrors, furniture...your car...anything in fact, but I keep a special one for my precious screens...lol...

Apr 9, 2013 1:00 PM in response to WZZZ

I use Windex, diluted 1/2. Have for two years on three different MBPros, including a new Retina. Screens still look beautiful. Just don't let the liquid get into the keys or the bezel, obviously. The key is to avoid rubbing the screen with abrasives and let the cleaner do the work. I also wasn't able to scratch an iPhone screen with a sharp key, so Apple is doing something right with their glass specs.


Message was edited by: GeorgeSupport6411

Jul 26, 2013 10:19 AM in response to cliffmax

How dirty is your screen that water won't clean it?


A simple cloth that you have slightly dampened is enough to clean your keyboard, your mouse, your screen.


I subscribe to the theory of "why take the chance" -


What is the up side to spraying window cleaner on your screen? Why would you do something possibly harmful when you can do something that you know will not harm your screen?


Plastic, glass, hybrid -- cheap coating, expensive coating, no coating at all -


who cares


A slightly damp cloth will clean your screen. That's the only fact you need to know.

the screen is glass --so why can't Windex be used to clean it

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