r/iPhoneDuo • • 6h ago

Question Cleaning inner display?

How do you get the smudges out easy? I got a little bit of oil from finger on it and don’t want to make it worse by smudging it

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u/FaithlessnessDue3644 6h ago

The Apple polishing cloth does a stupidly good job…. Which is dumb lol

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u/dreadpiratedusty 6h ago

I’ve been using a micro fiber cloth and just the tiniest amount of water with 70% isopropyl alcohol

On my other devices and the outer screen and back glass I just use baby wipes

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u/Nashgoth 6h ago

look at lens cloths for cameras. a K cloth is like 3 for $10 and does a phenomenal job. I am 99% sure the Apple cloth is just an overpriced lens cloth

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u/stirlo 6h ago

It definitely feels similar to the Koala cloth for sunglasses/lenses and similar;; I’m using the Apple one but I’d happily use a glasses or camera one if I didn’t have this handy

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u/tyoung89 6h ago

I got the $9 Apple polishing cloth. It works pretty well, and for stuff that doesn't want to easily wipe off, I spray a small amount of isopropyl alcohol on a small portion of the cloth, and lightly wipe the stubborn spot with my finger and the damp-with-alcohol cloth.

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u/tyoung89 6h ago
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Like this.

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u/stirlo 6h ago

I’ve been using it dry or without any liquid and it’s been effective

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u/tyoung89 5h ago

It has for me too with most things, but there have been a couple spots that wouldn’t come off with a dry wipe, but with a little alcohol it wiped right off easily.

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u/stirlo 5h ago

Hmm i’m always nervous using alcohol on screens in general. Might get some of that purified or de-ionise water stuff first / I still have a bottle of the unofficial official Apple cleaning fluid (Rogge brand lcd cleaner for the old Mac’s before they went to glass screen ) if it ever needs liquid, I’ll start with that if I can’t get water first

Leica pre moistened lens wipes too ; professional photog friend swears by those for anything and everything ; though if you are cleaning a bunch of stuff, wear some medical or rubber gloves or your skin gets extremely dry. only issue though.

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u/tyoung89 5h ago

I'm pretty sure those lens wipes are mostly isopropyl alcohol. But for my glass screens I use Whoosh Screen Shine.

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u/Icy-Acanthisitta-659 5h ago

I use woosh cleaner spray and apple polishing cloth

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u/n0b0dyh0me 5h ago

I just breathe on the screen and use a microfiber cloth to gently wipe it (like cleaning a pair of glasses).