LCD Screen cleaned by the wife using a Lysol wipe

LCD Screen cleaned by the wife using a Lysol wipe

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Silver993tt

9,064 posts

240 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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Mr Pointy said:
No, insurance is not there to replace something damaged by incompetence.
Yes it is if you have accidental cover.

Mr Pointy

11,237 posts

160 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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Stu R said:
Mr Pointy said:
Handie Andy said:
Similar accident here last month, the OH decided to clean behind the tv. As my tv was on a stand at a angle in the alcove you have to twist it to move it. She decides to twist the tv way to far then walk away to grab the duster, resulting in me having a modified 42 inch tv with a footstool in the middle.furious
But that's a genuine accident. Allowing claims because someone used the wrong cleaning product is exactly why insurance premiums are going up. The rest of us are paying for this stupidity.
Jesus titty fking Christ, you're like a black hole for intelligence. Go and look up the definition of accident as you seem to be struggling with it - regardless of blame this is almost a textbook definition of accidental damage, something most home insurance policies extend to and he's perfectly within his rights to make use of.
Have you ever read the manual that comes with an LCD monitor? It tells you not to use aggressive cleaning products.

Mr Pointy

11,237 posts

160 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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Neil H said:
Stu R said:
Mr Pointy said:
But that's a genuine accident. Allowing claims because someone used the wrong cleaning product is exactly why insurance premiums are going up. The rest of us are paying for this stupidity.
Jesus titty fking Christ, you're like a black hole for intelligence. Go and look up the definition of accident as you seem to be struggling with it - regardless of blame this is almost a textbook definition of accidental damage, something most home insurance policies extend to and he's perfectly within his rights to make use of.
^This. If you only joined PH to be an obnoxious tt, may I respectfully suggest you bugger off back to whichever rock you crawled out from 2 months ago.
Calm down dear, it's only the internet!

Boozy

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2,343 posts

220 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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Mr Pointy said:
Have you ever read the manual that comes with an LCD monitor? It tells you not to use aggressive cleaning products.
Just read the tub of wipes, mentions nothing about being aggressive.

Cotty

39,567 posts

285 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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Mr Pointy said:
Have you ever read the manual that comes with an LCD monitor? It tells you not to use aggressive cleaning products.
have you read the manual that says not have an accident

Boozy

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2,343 posts

220 months

Friday 25th March 2011
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More importantly, men don't read manuals! Especially TV ones!

AlexC1981

4,926 posts

218 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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You can repair light scratches to a plastic watch crystal by polishing with Brasso or Polywatch. I wonder if it would work on an LCD screen if the marks are light enough?

TheEnd

15,370 posts

189 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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Boozy said:
Mr Pointy said:
Have you ever read the manual that comes with an LCD monitor? It tells you not to use aggressive cleaning products.
Just read the tub of wipes, mentions nothing about being aggressive.
Even so, I wouldn't have considered mingewash to clean a screen anymore than trying to polish a car with mustard.

GC8

19,910 posts

191 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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Handie Andy said:
yes Namely a spanner
Sorry; I quoted the wrong person. I was actually standing up for you, not criticising you.

GC8

19,910 posts

191 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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Mr Pointy said:
But that's a genuine accident. Allowing claims because someone used the wrong cleaning product is exactly why insurance premiums are going up. The rest of us are paying for this stupidity.
YOU are coming across as a bit of a tool.

We have more than enough sanctimonious know-it-alls here already, you know?

Boozy

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2,343 posts

220 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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TheEnd said:
Boozy said:
Mr Pointy said:
Have you ever read the manual that comes with an LCD monitor? It tells you not to use aggressive cleaning products.
Just read the tub of wipes, mentions nothing about being aggressive.
Even so, I wouldn't have considered mingewash to clean a screen anymore than trying to polish a car with mustard.
But you see it's badged as a "general cleaner" here rather than something to keep the lady garden smelling of roses, it does reference cleaning glass as one of its strengths so perhaps mustard could clean your car?

Can't help but feel this thread has derailed somewhat but also provided some laughs. I think there's some genuine tips on cleaning the screen in here somewhere.

headcase

2,389 posts

218 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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The best way i have found to clean an LCD is to use a soft cloth (like the ones you use for your glasses), if its s stubborn stain then a bit of fairy liqid and warm water then quickly followed by a dry cloth of the same type, do this a few times and it generally removes anything except screen damage.

As for the stupidity claims, well that fall directly on the manufacturers for not putting a big sticker on the screen so when you get it out of the box you then KNOW you can only use certain cleaning products on it.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

189 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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Ah, I've never seen lysol, and assumed it was some sort of medical preparation.

I haven't tried a mustard wash, but I do think it may keen cats from sitting on the car.

TonyRPH

12,977 posts

169 months

Saturday 26th March 2011
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It's probably just left an oily mark. I use generic window cleaning solution to clean my laptop / PC and TV screens with no ill effect to date.

The front of most TV screens is usually some kind of acrylic, and I don't think there's an awful lot of household cleaners out there that would attack that, with perhaps the exception of bleach and of course the abrasive cleaners.

Oh, and I use a microfibre cloth.


tubbystu

3,846 posts

261 months

Sunday 27th March 2011
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TonyRPH said:
The front of most TV screens is usually some kind of acrylic,
Indeed, but also often with a coating that many cleaners are too aggresive for..................

bass2rez

558 posts

193 months

Tuesday 5th April 2011
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A radical thought, I appreciate, but how about trying an LCD screen cleaning wipe? As was mentioned above, it might just be an oily patch, the LCD wipe should remove that. Get a good quality one though.