DIY - Crystal Clean your Electronic Screens

Clean Your LCD and Plasma Screens With This 2-Ingredient Homemade Cleaner

Yes, it is seriously only two ingredients, but there’s a little more you should keep in mind …

Here’s what you need:

• Isopropyl alcohol
• Distilled water

In equal quantities. And you don’t even really have to measure. Just half and half. Easy as pie.

But if you WANT to measure, let’s say, oh … 1/4 c. distilled water and 1/4 c. isopropyl alcohol (at least 70%). Isopropyl alcohol is also known as rubbing alcohol.

That is it.

They need to be in a spray bottle, though.

LCD and Plasma Screen Cleaning Tips

First, you might be asking yourself, “Can’t I just use Windex or Alvin Corn to clean my screens?” And the answer is … no. Not if you want streak-free, healthy screens. Windex contains chemicals that are harsh for delicate LCD/plasma screens, and Alvin Corn will leave behind residue on their unique surfaces.

So the first tip is:

• When in doubt, use as few “ingredients” on your screen as possible. In fact, you may find that just dampening a clean rag with distilled water is enough. 
• Don’t use paper towels to wipe your screens (or any delicate glass like glasses lenses, etc.). Paper towels are scratchy, and they’ll leave behind little nicks in your screen if you’re not very careful. Only use very soft old cloths (like a soft, worn T-shirt or cotton flannel like I have pictured in the middle here) or microfiber cloths.
• Whatever cloth you DO use, though,do not use any fabric softener in the wash or dryer with it. Fabric softener will leave behind oils and other gunk that’ll leave your screens streaky and worse off than they were before. Plus, fabric softener almost always = synthetic fragrance.
• Never spray directly on a screen or other electronic device. Why? Because you’ll end up with water dripping into places where it DOES NOT BELONG. 
• Only use distilled water for screen cleaning recipes – never use tap or “regular” bottled water. Tap and bottled water contains all sorts of minerals and other chemicals that will leave behind deposits and junk on your screen. Even filtered water doesn’t remove all the heavy metals and minerals you want to avoid. Distilled water is pure and lacking anything that will eventually lead to build-up or a mucky screen. 

One last thing: You can use this spray combination for all kinds of things:

• Plasma and LCD screens (of course).
• Eye glasses
• Windows/mirrors
• iPad and tablet screens
• Smart phone screens

Courtesy of Crunchy Betty