Cleaning (again)

[SteveStacey]

Hi

I know this has probably been fine to death, but seeing different views expressed. 

Recently inherited 2019 KD49XF9005 LED/LCD. I’m struggling to remove smudges and fingerprints around edge of screen. The Sony official site mentions soft cloth, like that used to clean glasses. I’ve tried this, but seems to just move the smudge rather than remove. I’ve bought microfibre cloth, but nervous about using anything, and terrified about dampening.

Any advice must appreciated.

Thanks

[SteveStacey]

Ok. No one knows

Thanks

[Lord_viridis]

Get some "Zeiss lens cleaning spray" off Amazon and spray it on the cloth and wipe the screen, leave a few seconds then wipe off with the dry part of the cloth.

The Zeiss one is not harmful to any coatings the display may have

[SteveStacey]

Thanks. Many others seem to recommend combination of rubbing alcohol and water.

[SkyNet404]

Hey there, you can try the methods listed here, since it's coming directly from Sony's website. Hope it helps. 

[SteveStacey]

Thanks. If you read my first message, you’ll see I referred to that process. I was asking whether folk had stuck rigidly to that or found a different method.

[Mooly01]

I use the fluid commonly used for laptop screens and the like which can be found in the usual high street outlets in the UK.

Spray some onto the supplied cloth (typically a small microfibre type) and gently rub with only light pressure over the screen. As it dries it will look awful... but that isn't an issue.

Having done that buff the residue off with a new and clean duster (that has never been used with any household spray polish etc) while applying moderate light to moderate pressure.

The screen should come up 100% pristine with no detectable 'anything' on the screen i.e. as good or better than it was out of the box. It should stand the 'light' test of looking at it from all possible angles and even using a bright light and you should see zero smudges/smearing or any variation in screen texture. 

[SkyNet404]

A different method would be risky honestly, especially using different liquids as this might hurt the TV, so yea it's possible but it's not really the safest thing to do. 

[SteveStacey]

Thanks, but still confused by the range of techniques. (Zeiss, rubbing alcohol, laptop cleaner, glasses cleaning cloth..)

[Lord_viridis]

Zeiss spray, rubbing alcohol and laptop cleaner are basically the same thing, the only reason I suggested the zeiss spray is it's more protective of coatings that may be on the display.

The key thing is to never spray directly into the screen, and wipe away once the residue dries then buff it out.