Q&A for How to Clean a Laptop Screen with Household Products

Cotton wool may leave lint on and around your screen, so I recommend against using it. A microfiber cloth is generally the best tool for cleaning a screen. Liquid soap can be too harsh on most laptop screens, and may cause damage. Using a couple drops of distilled water is a safer method.

Generally, I recommend not using anti-bacterial cleaning wipes on laptop screens. They can contain ingredients that damage laptop screens.

Since the ingredients aren’t listed, I recommend against using the lens cleaner on your laptop screen. It could contain an ingredient that damages the screen.

Try using the sticky side of a sticky note in between the keys to pick up dirt and dust.

Anything made of cotton is gentle enough to use on a laptop screen, but you should avoid using paper towels or facial tissue, which are too abrasive for this type of cleaning.

In the tips it states, "If you have lens cleaner for eyeglasses, check the back to see if it contains 'Isopropanol.' If it does, don't use it on your LCD monitor." If it doesn't, you should be able to use it.

Yes, as long as it is a gentle, soft kind, like t-shirt material.

Yes. Those are gentle and will not hurt your screen.

Most supermarkets have them, as well as office supply stores.

No, it is too harsh. Use only water (distilled) or a 50-50 water and white vinegar solution with a microfiber or soft cotton cloth, like an old t-shirt.

No. If you have eyeglasses cleaner, I suggest using some of that. Don't spray it directly on the screen or it could get into your laptop.

Take some dryer sheets and wipe across the TV lightly, if there's dust. Then take a microfiber cloth and clean it like you would a computer screen.

If it is for an LCD screen, yes. If it is meant for the older box TVs, I wouldn't trust it.

Pull it off slowly, then clean your screen the way that is listed in this WikiHow.

Get all the distractions out of the room and take breaks every once in a while.

I used distilled vinegar and water with a microfiber cloth for mine. It worked well for me.

You can purchase it at almost any grocery store or drug store.

As it states in the tips, tap water might leave mineral stains, so this is discouraged.

No. Any kind of soap, as mentioned in this article, is too harsh for your laptop.

You need some kind of relatively gentle solvent. Rubbing alcohol or vinegar should do the trick. Dampen a paper towel with your solvent of choice and gently buff the ink off of your screen.

No. As it says in the article, "Manufacturers no longer recommend using any cleaners with alcohol, ammonia or any strong solvents on LCD screens." Alcohol pads can damage your screen, so it's best to use one of the methods in the article instead.

The guide says that all-purpose cleaners are bad for your screen, so you can't really use it. You can just use water to clean it.

See How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard .

No, I would not use Simply Green on a laptop screen.

The tips section states "if you do not have any microfiber, use a clean sock (preferably white)".

You can clean it in the same way that you would clean a laptop screen. There are no differences.

No, that would be too harsh and thick. The gentler and thinner the cleanser, the better.

Alcohol can be pretty harsh on the screen. If you must use it, it should be diluted with water in order to prevent damage.

As long as you spray it on a micro fiber cloth first, it should be fine.

Yes you can use that/.Laptop screens can be cleaned with eyeglass cleaners because they are plastic and glass, just like glasses are.