Glass cleaner seeping into ASUS monitor

[Zac Jones]

After forgetting to wipe my monitor whilst cleaning my desk, glass cleaner managed to seep through the bottom right of my screen, causing the lcd monitor to go blank/pixelated in the damaged area. Is this permanent damage to the liquid crystal screen? I figure it done did it but I haven't gotten a straight forward answer by googling it. Thanks, Zac

picture of monitor http://imgur.com/gBW7FjR

 

[The Paladin]

let it dry, but normally you spray into a rag and wipe the humid rag on any monitor the edges of a monitor are not air/wet tight. and if indeed liquid got unto the circuits behind while powered it is quite possible the set of liquid crystal controllers are in need to be replaced. the LCD/LED screen is usually airtight itself.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Use monitor wipes , never use a spray.

I use some similar to these:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-monitor-wipes-80-pack/8041012.p?skuId=8041012

 

[InvalidError]

If the row or column drivers or flex cables were damaged, you would be losing whole rows or columns of the display. Since you are only losing the corner in an irregular shape, the cleaner must have gotten inside the LCD panel.

 

[Zac Jones]

If the row or column drivers or flex cables were damaged, you would be losing whole rows or columns of the display. Since you are only losing the corner in an irregular shape, the cleaner must have gotten inside the LCD panel.

So that means the liquid crystals are messed up.

 

[Karadjgne]

Maybe yes, maybe no. Only drying the screen out totally will tell you that, since the screen layers should be airtight.

You won't like my solution.

Tear the monitor apart, remove the screen totally, being careful to disconnect everything until you have the screen separate from the bezel/backing. Dump a good sized bag of rice in a tub, stuff the damaged corner into the rice, seal the tub with saran wrap and stick the whole thing in a closet for the next 2 weeks or so.

 

[The Paladin]

or you could use a air dryer and leave it alone overnight.

 

[InvalidError]

the screen layers should be airtight.

In an ideal world, sure. In practice, the failure pattern on that screen seems to indicate that the TFT layer is separated over a significant distance in that corner and liquid managed to wick a fair distance into the panel.

Trying to dry it out is worth a shot but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[Karadjgne]

Well, as is its broke. Op'll have to decide if voiding any warranty is worth the attempt. It's considered user abuse, so not withstanding a miricle then RMA is probably out. Drying either will work or it won't. If it does, bonus, cheap fix. If it doesn't, nothing lost but some time as the monitor is bunk to begin with.