What do you use to clean your computer?
By velentina
@velentina (891)
Mauritius
July 16, 2012 11:37am CST
I always wipe my computer with a cloth soaked with water. Is it bad? One of my friend told me to use a solution and some other told me just to dust it with a dry cloth. Will you share your ideas?
7 responses
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
16 Jul 12
i recommend you to use a dry cloth or a duster always to clean your computer. It is because using a wet cloth might disrupt your computer parts and could potentially be a reason for the failure of the computer parts. I use a clean dry cloth to wipe off the dirt from my laptop and it is pretty much a safe option.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
16 Jul 12
a simple dry cloth like hand kerchief can be used. plus monitor screen can be cleaned using tissue paper also. good day.
@velentina (891)
• Mauritius
17 Jul 12
Thanks for sharing subhojit and ravisivan. Sure I will follow your advice. i think tissue paper will be fine...will not have to wash it later...lol.
@anubrataroy (444)
• India
18 Aug 12
For cleaning my PC I have been using tissue paper after applying little Colin Liquid Cleaner. And I clean the keyboard using a brush.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
16 Jul 12
velentina
It is advisable to use dry cloth for cleaning computer all parts except screen. screen can be wiped with paper wipe. in both we have to handle gently and carefully. once or twice keys may come out of the board and refixing them will cost money,
@idea24share (439)
• India
22 Jul 12
You can use cleanmax for cleaning the computer outside parts. It will seem like a paste and you apply it on the outside surface of your pc. If you want to clean your programs inside your pc use ccleaner software it will destroy unnessary programs and registry keys that oucciped space in your pc. In this way you can clean your computer inside and outside.
@jaraan (193)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
Hello Velentina! They are all right! But if you are going to clean your monitor with a liquid solutions for screens,just make sure to unplug It.. many users just clean or wipe there computers while its On. You might end up damaging your pc set or worse by electric shock. Take Care..
@petersum (4522)
• United States
16 Jul 12
It depends what you are wiping!
If you have the dirty, yellowish plastic case, a wet rub with pan cleaning powder (Max, Ajax, Vim) will bring it back to near white.
Black cases can use laundry powder on a wet cloth, but might need several clean water wipes afterwards to remove smeers.
Monitor screens call for diluted washing up liquid applied with a tissue, not a cloth!