cleaning a monitor with alcohol swabs

[Masychefx2]

can it damage the coating of the screen?

[skOsH♥]

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My monitor has the same protective coating a phone has. So it's watered down alcohol.

Unless your Display is covered by a hard coating such as "Gorilla Glass" then no, it's a soft coating and alcohol "could" eat away at it over time or create areas that will lead to discoloration when you actually view the panel being powered on with various color tests and then start to notice inconsistencies in various areas of the screen over time.

Most phones, the screen has a hard coating on it, so alcohol like Iso Alcohol 90+ % can't really hurt it.

On a Monitor or TV panel it's best to just use a non-abrasive cloth + warm water; but not enough to have the water "run" as you don't want any liquid build up entering the very bottom of your panel, as that is often where some of the PCB electronics stuff is located.

I haven't noticed any decoloring, but I do make sure there is not a lot of it being used at all, just using it on the cloth and then on the screen was never effective at cleaning said screens for me. Idk why

[Guydodge]

what i use spray on cloth and wipe

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[PopinFRESH]

Yes it can damage some coatings. Different monitors have different coatings, surfaces, surface treatments, etc. Don't just blindly follow whatever suggestions on how to clean your display from whatever people on here are saying.

Read the owners manual for your display and follow the cleaning directions the manufacture tells you to do. If you post which make & model display you have or are asking about then people can help look up the manual and section on cleaning.

[Zef]

Yes it can.

EIther use a microfiber cloth or get a monitor appropriate cleaning solution/spray.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Just say no to the iso and swab for the monitor.

[_I_]

unless its a crt or plasma, those have glass panels and isopropyl alcohol would be ok, but it would damage the plastic bezels

[Tonepoet]

Pretty bad idea if it's not covered in glass because you could make the display cloudy and chemical reactions might cause it to yellow. Even if it is covered in glass it could have an aerosol based anti-glare coating applied at the factory if I recall correctly. If you really, really have to you should use plain water. Water has mild solvent properties but probably won't react with the screen. Might still remove an anti-glare coating though.

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nah electronics are supposed to be cleaned with alcohol as water hurts them

You use alcohol to clean electronics because it evaporates quickly, so you can use the device again quickly without bridging circuits which really shouldn't be bridged. This wouldn't apply to the exterior of the device for the most-part unless liquid got in through the seams or vents.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

ISO should be used on PCB (the higher the better and the industrial strength goes up to 99%) - the thing about ISO and the monitor is the anti-glare coating would get ruined.

Some monitor screen cleaners have witch hazel as an ingredient which is a softer astringent as opposed to ISOP - just use a proper screen cleaner or some type of Windex, I personally use PC screen cleaner which I bought for $20 back in 2019 so the bottles can, indeed, last a while.

Painted surfaces should also remain free from ISO as it is literally a type of paint remover and please refrain from acetone and mineral spirits - use this stuff to remove dirt, grease, and grime from metals - highly volatile stuff.

[Talby]

alcohol would be great for any other pc part *except* your flat-panel display screen.

Damp paper towel / cotton cloth and an optical grade microfiber to wipe it clean/dry...

[PopinFRESH]

Again, all of the recommendations being made for or against using whatever cleaning agent or not using one at all are poor recommendations as the OP hasn't said what display they are using. It might be perfectly fine to use alcohol on their display, such as if it is an old CRT that doesn't have any coatings on it. It might be terrible for their display. We don't know what the display in question is.

The OP should reference the owners manual for their display for what the manufacture specifies for cleaning and maintenance of the display; and/or post the make & model of the display here so people can actually provide valid recommendations for that display.

[Carlsberg]

My oldest monitor is over 10 years, gets sprayed with Windex and polished with a duster, and is in excellent condition. Actually my TV's get same treatment, say what you will its done none any harm.

[smokerob79]

used 93% on my screens for years with no issues......anyone saying other wise just does not know its safe......

what i really think is funny is all of this is over apple's garbage displays coming apart when anything was used on them back in 2000's because they used a cheap plastic that would melt or deform from almost anything......

working next to a repair shop for years and working with them on many projects from my old computer repair shop i know for a fact most "water damaged" screens are really from people over spraying things on to the monitor and or TV and it running down the screen to the wire gird at the bottom of most screens that control everything.....NEVER spray the screen....always put it on the wipe or micro fiber cloth and then wipe the screen.....

[Thermal Lance]

I use an LCD screen cleaner solution I buy from a local store. So, far no issues whatsoever.