Cleaning the touch screen

bigbaldcuban · 10-17-2004, 09:48 AM

What do you good Pchat brethren use to get the fingerprint off the touch screen? I use facial tissues and they get the fingerprints off alright but then I have tissue dandruff all over the screen.
Suggestions?

harryg · 10-17-2004, 10:10 AM

Port Townsend, Wa

From an earlier tip, I use a micro-fiber cleaning cloth - no lint residue
to leave. To wipe the other surfaces, swifter dry wipes. Hope this helps.

Harry

KathyY · 10-17-2004, 10:52 AM

I am using the wipes designed for computer screens and they work great. I have used the micro-fiber cloth and the one that came with my glasses but I like the computer wipes better.

aarons12 · 10-17-2004, 02:47 PM

i have been using a little sort of plastic soft bristled brush i got as a giveaway. it's almost like a duster. great for those tissue linties

**efusco** · 10-17-2004, 03:14 PM

I use either computer wipes if they're handy or a lens cleaning (microfiber type) cloth that is a little damp. either work fine.

Where ya been BBC???

jamarimutt · 10-17-2004, 03:33 PM

Windex

bparrish · 10-17-2004, 03:52 PM

Kensington Wipes (designed for laptop PCs). Comes in two packets, a 'wet' cloth and a 'dry' cloth. Use wet first, and dry with the dry one.

**efusco** · 10-17-2004, 04:06 PM

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That type of cleaner has actually been recommended against. I've heard some say that the vinegar based one is OK, but I don't know what the source of that info is and can't confirm that it's true. The owner's manual recommends a damp cloth and specifically says that the screen can be damaged by commercial cleaners.

I don't have the link available, but Lexus has a VERY nice online tutorial for the NAV system (almost identical to the Prius) and there is a brief discussion of cleaning the screen there.

Ray Moore · 10-17-2004, 07:56 PM

Ammonia will dull any plastic over time.

hdrygas · 10-17-2004, 08:13 PM

I use Klear Screen at http://www.klearscreen.com on my Prius, laptop and desktop screen. I have used it for 2 + years with no problems. FWIW

10-17-2004, 09:48 AM	#1
bigbaldcuban Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mansfield, TX Posts: 599 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Cleaning the touch screen What do you good Pchat brethren use to get the fingerprint off the touch screen? I use facial tissues and they get the fingerprints off alright but then I have tissue dandruff all over the screen. Suggestions?

10-17-2004, 10:10 AM	#2
harryg Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Camano Island, Wa. Posts: 71 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Cleaning the touch screen Port Townsend, Wa From an earlier tip, I use a micro-fiber cleaning cloth - no lint residue to leave. To wipe the other surfaces, swifter dry wipes. Hope this helps. Harry

10-17-2004, 03:52 PM	#7
bparrish Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Meadow Vista, CA (ne of Sacramento) Posts: 36 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Cleaning the touch screen Kensington Wipes (designed for laptop PCs). Comes in two packets, a 'wet' cloth and a 'dry' cloth. Use wet first, and dry with the dry one.

10-17-2004, 08:13 PM	#10
hdrygas Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Olympia Wa Posts: 3,650 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Cleaning the touch screen I use Klear Screen at http://www.klearscreen.com on my Prius, laptop and desktop screen. I have used it for 2 + years with no problems. FWIW

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