how do I safely clean my pda screen?

[Barrow]

info needed,please
I need to clean my dell axim x51v pda screen. How do I do this safely?
I have found (finally) the make yourself screen protectors info.
No one carries the screen protectors in stores anymore.
I want to clean the screen before putting a cover on it.
Any help and/or info will be much appreciated. Thanks.

[rlarson_mn]

info needed,please
I need to clean my dell axim x51v pda screen. How do I do this safely?
I have found (finally) the make yourself screen protectors info.
No one carries the screen protectors in stores anymore.
I want to clean the screen before putting a cover on it.
Any help and/or info will be much appreciated. Thanks.

I just use my hot breath to fog up the screen (which has a screen protector on it) and wipe it off with a dry very soft cloth handkerchief. I do the same to the original screen prior to putting on a new screen protector. :approve:

[srvctec]

I just use a glass cleaner/polish to clean my screen and make it slick for stylus use. I spray a small amount onto a paper towel and then clean the screen. I never spray the screen directly, to prevent getting fluid into the guts of my x51v.

[Julie]

I dampen a piece of microfiber cloth, squeeze out as much excess moisture as possible and wipe the screen.

srvctec: I recently read a thread from a user who seemed to mess up their screen by using glass cleaner and I would never, ever use a paper towel or any other paper product on the screen. Paper is made out of wood and there are small wood fibers in paper that could scratch the screen - learned that when I started wearing glasses and was cautioned by the optician about using paper towels to clean my glasses.

[johnhu_2005]

I agree. Never use any paper towel, even a tissue, to clean any glass. It could easily scratch it!

[srvctec]

I dampen a piece of microfiber cloth, squeeze out as much excess moisture as possible and wipe the screen.

srvctec: I recently read a thread from a user who seemed to mess up their screen by using glass cleaner and I would never, ever use a paper towel or any other paper product on the screen. Paper is made out of wood and there are small wood fibers in paper that could scratch the screen - learned that when I started wearing glasses and was cautioned by the optician about using paper towels to clean my glasses.

I agree. Never use any paper towel, even a tissue, to clean any glass. It could easily scratch it!

I should have clarified and listed the exact name of the product I use. It's Brillianize. We've used it at work for at least 15 years for cleaning/polishing the glass on the copiers we service. It's not a glass cleaner like Windex or other harsh cleaners, which is why I specified "cleaner/polish". It makes the surface slick, which is exactly what is needed when using a stylus for writing on the screen. I also have a BoxWave screen protector on my screen that's been there for nearly 2 years.

I've used a paper towel to clean my screen (with a screen protector in place) for over 2 years and will continue to do so, since the screen protector isn't scratched at all from this cleaning method. I figure if it isn't causing me any problems, then it shouldn't cause others problems, but maybe that's what I get for thinking. All I have to go by is my own experience.

edit: OOPS! Just noticed the OP wanted to know how to clean before putting on screen protector. That's what I get for skimming too fast through a post.

[Barrow]

Sorry, I forgot to say why I need to clean my pda.
fell asleep reading via my pda and woke up sleeping on it.
the result of my sleeping on it is a very oily screen.
my example of the oily look is this:
when you lean on a glass table or a glass case in a store with your arm and you peel your arm off you leave an oil print behind.
Or when a kid and/or dog touch a glass window or sliding door and you get those smears on the glass, like an oily smear.

that is what my screen looks like.

:scratch_h how do I remove the smudged screen look.
it is very noticeable when you tilt the screen in the light.
would like an original screen look or as near as possible, please.

[KimChee]

Isopropyl alcohol 50/50 mix with filtered water+jewelers cloth or microfiber cloth. You can use Q-tips to apply it if you're completely nutso about it. :D

[Barrow]

Sorry for the late reply because we were gone on vacation. my mom has 70% Isopropyl alcohol not the 50/50 mix. my dad has an old lens cloth made for cleaning camera lenses he will let me have. we have Q-tips also. where and/or how do you get the filtered water?
please give detailed as in step by step instructions, since never having cleaned something like this before I do not want to wreck and/or fry my x51v because of never having done this before.:o
I just bought screen covers from the stores before. went looking and not there in the stores anymore. :(