Cleaning laptop screen with window lean?

buyer95

I purchased a HP laptop in August, and inevitably it has picked up a few finger marks in that time... I was talking to one of my friends, who is a bit of a tech geek and he told me that once every fortnight he gives his a laptop a wipe of window lean. And this guy is not some kind of idiot, he works as a guy who fixes computers. So I'm just really asking this to confirm I will do no damage to my laptop if I do this?

On a side note he also does this regularly to his flatscreen tv, and says the same thing about that? Just wondering what is the general consensus on this:D

yoyo

I certainly would not, as Windowlene will possibly have chemicals that would react to the screens outer plastic, you can get specialist tft wipes for quite cheap, even the pound shop does them I think. Not worth ruining a laptop display "taking a risk".
My 2cs

Nick

AlmightyCushion

Some of the chemicals in it might damage the screen so I wouldn't. What's wrong with standard screen cleaning wipes or a slightly wet cloth?

tricky D

NO.

It has ammonia which is not suitable

kilianmanning

+1 on the pound shop. The grundig lcd cleaner they have is actually brilliant.

_AVALANCHE_

Slightly damp cloth.

As per user manuals.

Overheal

I use microfiber. A Dry microfiber will work most of the time. Only occasionally do you need to wet it with LCD Cleaning liquids.

Having said that glass cleaner is typically fine for most Tablets, since the majority of them do use glass. Gorilla glass though I'd have to look into. iPads and things though you should be ok. Used sparingly though, you only need enough to slightly moisten the surface since the microfiber does most of the work.

partyatmygaff

What's wrong with a *very slightly* damp fine cloth?

Stereomaniac

Nothing, at all. Besides, it'll save you money on Windowlene, which is for, you know, windows. Not Microsoft Windows.

Overheal

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What's wrong with a *very slightly* damp fine cloth?

nothing at all! I just use the LCD stuff because we expense it at work. Ahaha!! \o/

Occassionally though at home I've noted the LCD cleaner does make your laptop look a tad sexier than a dry wipedown. And I have used this to great effect to make out display ultrabooks look uber sexy.

mordeith

partyatmygaff wrote: »

What's wrong with a *very slightly* damp fine cloth?

I use this the whole time, with a dry one afterwards. Cleans screen and srurounds very well. Also works wellon the TV. I've occasionally used a baby wipe for some of the more stubborn marks on the trackpad but I'd advise against doing that very often cos those things will clean anything! Makes me wonder what I've been doing to my kids skin!