Lens cleaning

[leno]

I have my screen off right now becuase I am doing lens strinping. I noticed there was dust on my CRT lenses. Should I clean these? How?

[57U]

Perhaps with a gentle blast of compressed air and if there's still some dust on them, use a lens cloth, the kind you'd use on eyeglasses. Do not press hard.

[CK0311]

Windex and a rag won't hurt it at all. Don't forget to clean the mirror also.

[57U]

Never, ever, use a chemical like Windex on your HDTV. Windex is fine for glass, however, many HDTVs have plastic parts.

For general cleaning a soft, warm, damp cloth (not a rag) is satisfactory. If you have real grunge on your protective screen, mild soap may be added.

Some people have even removed their protective coating by using the incorrect materials/chemicals.

[kevinw]

Windex and a rag won't hurt it at all. Don't forget to clean the mirror also.
I would not recomend the Windex.Streaks. The lenses and mirrors are plastic. I used a dry soft cloth and lightly swept the dust away. Huge improvement. If you must use a cleaner try Pledge Multi Surface clean and Dust

[Chinatown]

Perhaps with a gentle blast of compressed air and if there's still some dust on them, use a lens cloth, the kind you'd use on eyeglasses. Do not press hard.


should this be done?. My picture looks good now. Will a cleaning improve things?

[Splicer]

Only if its dusty...yes.

[Kenetics]

I would use the same thing that photographers use to clean their lenses; a micro fiber cloth, sable brush and a rubber squeeze bulb. The cloths run around $6-$10, but can even remove fingerprints. You could even use a small amount of lens cleaning fluid on the cloth, if necessary.