Monitor dusting, how do you?

[kol12]

I previously would dust my monitor regularly with a synthetic feather duster without any issues it appears i.e. scratches. Now I'm the proud owner of a beautiful ultrawide I want to tale extra care! Are fine feather dusters a pretty safe bet? We have a feather duster here and when I brought it it was advertised as suitable for dusting televisions and electronics etc.

 

[pentium4inside]

Nothing would happen. Go ahead!

 

[kol12]

It's funny, you don't hear of many people using hand dusters on monitors so often which is quite odd, I see more mention of wiping methods which seem more risky to me... I'm a little paranoid about micro scratches but that's where I figured a quality soft feather duster used carefully should be reasonably safe. I may have answered my own question lol.

 

[WildCard999]

A feather duster is fine to use, I actually use a damp paper towel and carefully wipe down the monitor (Asus VG248QE) once a month and have had no issues or damage occur. If I had a more expensive monitor like the Acer X34 then I'd probably clean it off more frequently since its much more expensive.

 

[kol12]

A feather duster is fine to use, I actually use a damp paper towel and carefully wipe down the monitor (Asus VG248QE) once a month and have had no issues or damage occur. If I had a more expensive monitor like the Acer X34 then I'd probably clean it off more frequently since its much more expensive.

I have the Asus PG348Q (Acer X34) rival and it is a beautiful piece of hardware so I want to take care of it! I read that for marks actually on the screen just plain water on a cloth is best and I saw mention of damp paper towel also. But I thought paper towels were abrasive, maybe not when damp?

 

[WildCard999]

A feather duster is fine to use, I actually use a damp paper towel and carefully wipe down the monitor (Asus VG248QE) once a month and have had no issues or damage occur. If I had a more expensive monitor like the Acer X34 then I'd probably clean it off more frequently since its much more expensive.

I have the Asus PG348Q (Acer X34) rival and it is a beautiful piece of hardware so I want to take care of it! I read that for marks actually on the screen just plain water on a cloth is best and I saw mention of damp paper towel also. But I thought paper towels were abrasive, maybe not when damp?

The cloth is definitely a better choice but yea when the paper towels are damp there not abrasive (IMO) and haven't left any marks, at least that I can see. Whatever Asus recommends for cleaning, even if its more expensive, I would use to keep that monitor in excellent condition.

 

[bignastyid]

I use a damp microfiber cloth to clean my monitors and TVs.

 

[kol12]

I use a damp microfiber cloth to clean my monitors and TVs.

Do you use fluffy ones or thin?

Fluffy: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloth-Pack/dp/B009FUF6DM
Thin: https://www.amazon.com/Pack-MagicFiber-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloths/dp/B0050R67U0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498133333&sr=8-4&keywords=microfiber+cloth

 

[bignastyid]

I use a damp microfiber cloth to clean my monitors and TVs.

Do you use fluffy ones or thin?

Fluffy: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloth-Pack/dp/B009FUF6DM
Thin: https://www.amazon.com/Pack-MagicFiber-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloths/dp/B0050R67U0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498133333&sr=8-4&keywords=microfiber+cloth

Fluffy.

 

[kol12]

The cloth is definitely a better choice but yea when the paper towels are damp there not abrasive (IMO) and haven't left any marks, at least that I can see. Whatever Asus recommends for cleaning, even if its more expensive, I would use to keep that monitor in excellent condition.

Asus manual care & cleaning says to use a lint free non abrasive cloth. I had been using a thin micro fiber cloth for wiping occasional marks that came up on my old monitor with a so called screen cleaner but cleaner would always leave smears, apparently plain water is best.

 

[kol12]

I use a damp microfiber cloth to clean my monitors and TVs.

Do you use fluffy ones or thin?

Fluffy: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloth-Pack/dp/B009FUF6DM
Thin: https://www.amazon.com/Pack-MagicFiber-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloths/dp/B0050R67U0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498133333&sr=8-4&keywords=microfiber+cloth

Fluffy.

I will try a fluffy microfiber from now on, I had been using thin lens microfiber cloths.

 

[Fishlol69]

I previously would dust my monitor regularly with a synthetic feather duster without any issues it appears i.e. scratches. Now I'm the proud owner of a beautiful ultrawide I want to tale extra care! Are fine feather dusters a pretty safe bet? We have a feather duster here and when I brought it it was advertised as suitable for dusting televisions and electronics etc.

I typically use a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses. I also use a pressurized air can to get dust off the bezels too.

 

[kol12]

I typically use a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses. I also use a pressurized air can to get dust off the bezels too.

The compressed air can is a good one, I sometimes try to blow dust off of the whole monitor with it but it does't seem to remove as much dust as a feather duster. Be careful not to spray the compressed air to close to the monitor, the liquid may leave a mark.

 

[Fishlol69]

I typically use a microfiber cloth that is used to clean my glasses. I also use a pressurized air can to get dust off the bezels too.

The compressed air can is a good one, I sometimes try to blow dust off of the whole monitor with it but it does't seem to remove as much dust as a feather duster. Be careful not to spray the compressed air to close to the monitor, the liquid may leave a mark.

Definitely. On the contrary, what you should avoid is bounty paper and water. It makes marks on my monitor and leaves little paper thingies that are hard to clean off.

 

[kol12]

Yeah the microfiber sounds like a better bet. Stay clean everybody!