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Cleaning your iPad.
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A slightly damp micro fiber cloth. No soap or cleaners of any sort. That's all it takes to remove fingerprints and anything else on the screen.
I am always surprised how easy I can clean the glass with a simple, thin and dry sheet of good old cotton cloth. A blowrag or handkerchief is more than enough. I have always one in my iPad bag. First I blow a bit for getting off hard crumbles and then I swipe for five or six seconds: Clear screen like new from all viewing angles even when shut off because only then you can see the finger prints clearly.
And once a week or so a damp cotton cloth for the backside. Don't eat spare ribs while using your iPad or iPhone.
I would avoid paper and micro fiber because those things could injure the oleophobic coating on the screen. And I don't know why exactly but I hate touching micro fiber cloth because my skin and fingers always get glued to it.
And once a week or so a damp cotton cloth for the backside. Don't eat spare ribs while using your iPad or iPhone.
I would avoid paper and micro fiber because those things could injure the oleophobic coating on the screen. And I don't know why exactly but I hate touching micro fiber cloth because my skin and fingers always get glued to it.
I am always surprised how easy I can clean the glass with a simple and dry sheet of good old cotton cloth. A blowrag or handkerchief is more than enough. I have one alway in my iPad bag. First I blow a bit for getting off hard crumbles and then I swipe for five or six seconds: Clear screen like new from all viewing angles.
And once a week or so a damp cotton cloth for the backside. Don't eat spare ribs while using your iPad or iPhone.
I would avoid paper and micro fiber because those things could injure the oleophobic coating on the screen. And I don't know why exactly but I hate touching micro fiber cloth and always get stuck with it.
I would think that paper/cotton/dry towel would hurt the oleophobic coating more than a micro-fiber cloth...]
A handkerchief is also "harder" than a micro-fiber cloth. -_-
I am quite confident that micro fiber is the more "aggressive" material than soft cotton. You just need to touch it to feel that. I use micro fiber for cleaning my wooden parquet floor. Or windows (glass without coating). Works very well here. But NOT for photgraphic lenses and iPad and iPhone screens! And I would never use any kind of paper for those precious things.
I know there are harder cotton types (stiffness enriched with farina for napkins etc.) so take a soft and thin one. It's cheap and you get it everywhere.
I accidentally grabbed Easy Off oven cleaner and sprayed it on a CRT monitor once. I could smell it, so I knew right away. (Never have oven cleaner next to a can of foaming screen cleaner). Ate up the plastic.
My grandma liked anything containing lye.
I just use a micofiber cloth on the iPad, and once in a while, I use lens cleaning wipe on it, front and back.
My grandma liked anything containing lye.
I just use a micofiber cloth on the iPad, and once in a while, I use lens cleaning wipe on it, front and back.
Well I will continue using my micro-fiber because I have been using the same micro-fiber cloth from DustOff since 2007.
Only Apple approved cleaning product. Okay, maybe just the only cleaning product sold at my local Apple stores.
I know exactly what type of Microfiber you are talking about, and I don't use those either, I use the eye glass ones that feel smooth and cool to the touch.
I leave mine in a bucket of warm soapy water for about 15 minutes and then take it out and wipe it with a soft cloth.
When the smudges are really bad, I'd throw it in with my gym clothes in the washing machine. After a good cycle, it comes out all clean and shiny...
When the smudges are really bad, I'd throw it in with my gym clothes in the washing machine. After a good cycle, it comes out all clean and shiny...
I'm a photographer so I just use one of my lens cleaning cloths which are basically just microfiber. Haven't needed anything more that.