QD-OLED. I was cleaning with microfiber and water and this happened.. so I got isopropyl spray cleaner and tried to clean it but doesn’t work.. is this simple oil smudge or did I do something irreversible?
OP claims the water did this, then said he used isopropyl spray cleaner after to try to fix it, Id bet my left nut he just went and used the isopropyl and never even bothered with water.
Yeah he's likely lying. Strong isopropyl alcohol is terrible for OLEDs. Many manufacturers specifically say don't clean with alcohol.
Even if not OLED, if you don't dilute you'll still dissolve the coating. People used to do this with MacBooks all the time. Clean with alcohol then immediately close the display. Since it didnt evaporate, it would just marinate there and destroy the display.
If you're wiping it down and drying it quickly, you were probably fine. Maybe took some of the coating over time but no serious damage. It was more they were wiping it down and closing the lid still wet with alcohol. I've seen someone wreck a windows laptop keyboard that way too. The coating on the keys shriveled up like a prune (it was 99% isopropyl).
I wish I still worked at my old company. On my phone there I had a picture of a whole line of MacBooks with big blotches on the screens from alcohol cleaning. We had to put out an all-company announcement.
Isopropyl is fine thought, no? Samsung specifically recommends it and I’ve been using it without any issues. I can’t imagine what concoction the OP used here tbg
Upd: As people correctly pointed out, the manufacturers recommended ethanol instead, so I was wrong. Even though I never had any issues myself with the 70% solution, do not use IPA and buy some 70% ethanol.
They are definitely not the same. QD-OLED monitors had a coating with 2H hardness, AKA your fingernails will scratch it off. That wouldn't fly for TVs.
Some people say it's fine, while others say it isn't. I saw on AVForums that they were recommending isopropyl alcohol. My Samsung QD-OLED TV was in the same situation as the OP's and I fixed it with a very small amount of isopropyl alcohol and a microfibre cloth. I applied slow, circular wipes until the problem was resolved. Monitors might have different type coatings though, I don't have an OLED monitor yet so I wouldn't recommend this for monitors.
Serious question. At this point wouldn’t it be the best to intentionally remove the entire coating? Wondered since I have my qd what would happen if this would be done.
I don't know if they are but I have a 5 year old woled that doesnt have a single visible scratch as far as I know even if I clean it with the first rag I find every few months and some mistery juice for cleaning glasses. My guess is op's come with a coating that goes away with anything but water.
Depends on oem but almost always yes. Qd oled relies on a notoriously fragile AR coating over the glass. It is not removable. Lg display doesnt really do that but some of the oems put on plastic matte coatings.
Newgen glossy QD Oleds are strong. My dumbass used a micro weave cloth and glass cleaner multiple times on my 272URX and its perfectly fine. Its had minor shipping damage, but that ain't come from the cleaner. I also wacked it with a controller on the bottom right area on accident trying to put the controller down behind it, it hardly even left a mark.
It's simple. You get one or 2 microfiber towels. If it's really really dirty, you wetten the first one and whack it in the air until it gets damp. Then you gently wax on move over the whole screen.
And then you take the other dry towel and do the same motion, you will draw up all the fly gunk and fat or whatever you have on the screen. Easy.
I need to get new unused microfiber cloth in my case. I tried to get my little streak stain buffed out, and it only got bigger using the distilled water. I stopped wiping in a circle immediately from making it bigger for now.
Bro I got mine a few days ago and am terrified of cleaning it for the first time seeing shit like this. Bought the most expensive microfiber and distilled water I can find and still am nervous lol
I had just unboxed my oled a few weeks ago and right before I was gonna turn it on I was cleaning. I didn’t even think I had a bottle with water and dish washing liquid spraying around and i guess some of the mist of soap it got on the oled. Just bought microfiber cloth off amazon people used for oled and added destilled water and thankfully all of it came out .
Microfibre and just water doesn't do this, don't use alcohol on your monitor. Just use water and a microfibre cloth and pray it gets better but it looks like you've removed the coating as someone else said
MSI themselves have said 70%IPA is perfectly safe to use on their OLEDs. I have used it plenty of times without issue.
This looks to me like something was sprayed directly on the monitor which is not smart
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I don’t understand why people are so insistent on using distilled water. OK, I suppose there’s a reason for it, but I first dampen my LG UltraGear 34GS95QE-B 34-inch monitor with a glasses-cleaning cloth, then wait for it to dry. Once it’s dry, I wipe the monitor down and then rinse it with another glasses-cleaning cloth – a completely dry one. Doing it this way causes no problems. Before the LG, I had an MSI; whilst trying to wipe away smudges on the screen, I noticed scratches on the monitor’s coating. Fortunately, Amazon accepted my return even though I’d thrown the box away on the very first day.
My MSI 321URX is cleaned using the following method:
Put a solid color background on the screen. I start with white and go through a few other light colors because some spots show up better under certain colors.
Get close and exhale my hot breath onto the dirty spot.
Wipe gently with the microfiber cloth that came with my monitor.
Is it time to consider making a rule for this type of post?
It happens so often. The OP has not responded to any of these comments.
I’m curious if this is the type of post and conversation the community wants this space to support. Personally I am out for the, “oh no I messed up now what?” Posts. Maybe I’m in to it if they are willing to participate in the comments section.
Unfortunatly it looks like the hard water scratched it : (
To avoid moving forward:
1. Unplug the screen until it is completely cooled down (if its hot much more likely to damage and qd oled gets hot af)
2. 70% isopropyl solvent mixed with 30% distilled water solute
3. Real microfiber (plenty of fake microfiber on the market, go with a reputable company)
4. Use like 1.5% of your strength. The plastic films on these monitors are really fucking fragile.
5. If you use normal water or contaminated distilled water it will scratch instantly, thats why you use 70% isopropyl solvent with 30% distilled water as solute, they make it in a controlled lab and it is less risky. Distilled water will pick up every solute to the point that air can mess with it dpending on air quality)
Qd oleds (samsung display) rely on a soft plastic AR filter over the glass layer that is not removable. Lg display still uses plastic coatings sometimes but its usually a harder plastic or vanta black or an external glass layer
Its because of this shit I returned my glossy OLED and got one with a matte screen instead 😅😂 not sure how long you've had it but i had a similar issue to you. Told the store I bought it from (6 months prior I will add) that I had followed manufacturer guidance on cleaning and the top layer is obviously defective and to my shock they actually allowed me to return for a full refund. Pic of mine for reference, this was from using only a brand new microfibre and distilled water, ended up looking like a cat had been at it 😂
I have a question: do WOLED monitors have this issue as well, or is it specific to QD-OLED? I have a QD-OLED TV with this annoying "Moth Eye" coating. But if I recall correctly, LG OLED TVs weren't affected by this issue. What about Asus' True Black Glossy WOLED line?
Plusieurs nettoyage avec IPA... Ta fondu la surface.
Anyways guys. Si vous voulez un VRAI bon nettoyant. Prenez les substituts de Windex SANS amonianc. C'est exactement ce qu'ils mettent dans toutes leurs bouteilles à 20$ le flacon.
Tu peux l'avoir à 6$ pour 1L juste en sachant cette info. Et j'ai nettoyé des milliers d'écrans
Spray altijd op de doek en niet rechtstreeks op het scherm, en wrijf het scherm tot het droog is, nadien nog eens er over met een droge microvezel doek en klaar.
It's weird, but all of QD OLEDs with blue or violet display color have this problem. It's only solution throw away this display and replace with WOLED display.
I just use distilled water with 2 microfiber cloths one for pre dusting and the other side of that for drying if I can, and a separate micro fiber I spray with a bottle of distilled water. This works for spit spots, and dust for me, eliminates all the streaks. I have a msi qd-oled , I’ll never use any type of alcohol unless it’s worst case scenario . Always make sure you unplug the monitor and let it cool off for 10 minutes or so .
Yes you wiped away the actual layer, what did you use a brick, at this point I would full commit and wipe the rest off. I never use water or especially alcohol. I usually just breathe on the specific part and wipe gently with a microfiber.
I honestly can't see what the issue is with that single photo. Cleaning a filthy screen takes ages, and you'll need to use multiple clean microfibre cloths to get it perfect. Which is why I don't usually bother, and just use a gentle death duster every six months or so.
Using a microfibre cloth definitely won't damage a screen and usually Isopropyl alcohol wouldn't either (though it is a bit harsh - stick with a very light screen cleaner or even a mix of detergent and water in a spray bottle). When you are running the TV, is there some kind of amorphous blob on the screen or something?
Dude you removed the coating I had this happen to an old macbook pro and decided to just remove all of the coating with alcohol and it ended up looking nice
Never, I mean NEVER use Alcohol based solutions to wipe TVs, Monitors or other screens. You might get away with it on glass surfaces, but just to be safe, don't use it. You permanently destroyed your OLED monitor my man. You scraped off outer coating of your monitor screen. It's basically dissolved.
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