| Windows 7: For those of you that have Side Windows. |
07 Feb 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium Rhode Island |
For those of you that have Side Windows. How do you guys go about cleaning yours when it gets dusty or has finger prints?
I tried to clean mine with a soft rag and Windex and it pretty much scratched it, very fine scratches where the rag went. Soft material for the window!! I tried my air in a can and it moved the dust, but not the finger prints and smudges.
What do you do? | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz AM2 Dual Core 89w Memory 3gb Graphics Card Galaxy GeForce GT 430 -( OVER CLOCKED ) Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS vs238h 1080p 2ms LED Backlit 1920x1080 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech k800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard Mouse RAZER DeathAdder Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Precisi PSU Cool Master Extreme Power Plus - 500watts Case APEVIA X-Trooper Case w/ Side Window-Blue Cooling 4, 120mm fans. 1, 200mm fan. Sunbeamtech Rheobus-Extreme Hard Drives 160gb Seagate - Barracuda Internet Speed 150mpbs Other Info RAZER Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat - Fragged Speed Edition - Omega S
Linksys WUSB100
Insignia 2:1 Sound system. |
07 Feb 2012
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#2 | | |
Microfiber cloth, and a solution that consists of 50% distilled water/50% isopropyl alcohol. It's pretty much the solution that I use to clean any electronic device. Screen, keyboard, mouse, plasma screen, etc. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse PSU Corsair 620HX modular Case Antec P182 Cooling stock Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset. |
07 Feb 2012
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium Rhode Island |
Hmm.
I don't have any distilled water here.
I see bottles of screen cleaning solutions in stores, I'm guessing that's pretty much what their solution is? They even provide a microfiber cloth.
EDIT: Is there anything I can do to buff the scratches out?
Last edited by ProjectDan35; 07 Feb 2012 at 04:58 PM..
| My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz AM2 Dual Core 89w Memory 3gb Graphics Card Galaxy GeForce GT 430 -( OVER CLOCKED ) Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS vs238h 1080p 2ms LED Backlit 1920x1080 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech k800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard Mouse RAZER DeathAdder Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Precisi PSU Cool Master Extreme Power Plus - 500watts Case APEVIA X-Trooper Case w/ Side Window-Blue Cooling 4, 120mm fans. 1, 200mm fan. Sunbeamtech Rheobus-Extreme Hard Drives 160gb Seagate - Barracuda Internet Speed 150mpbs Other Info RAZER Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat - Fragged Speed Edition - Omega S
Linksys WUSB100
Insignia 2:1 Sound system. |
08 Feb 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium Rhode Island |
Story for ya.
I picked up Meguiars PlastX, it apparently removes scratches and polishes plastic, etc. I did a test spot on the window, seemed alright. I did a big spot, buffed it off. and the entire spot was HAZY, real hazy. I nearly cried!
So I got some Meguiars Mirror Glaze #10 - Clear Plastic Polish. It completely removed the haze, hid/removed some scratches, and gave it a REAL nice shine. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz AM2 Dual Core 89w Memory 3gb Graphics Card Galaxy GeForce GT 430 -( OVER CLOCKED ) Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS vs238h 1080p 2ms LED Backlit 1920x1080 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech k800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard Mouse RAZER DeathAdder Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Precisi PSU Cool Master Extreme Power Plus - 500watts Case APEVIA X-Trooper Case w/ Side Window-Blue Cooling 4, 120mm fans. 1, 200mm fan. Sunbeamtech Rheobus-Extreme Hard Drives 160gb Seagate - Barracuda Internet Speed 150mpbs Other Info RAZER Goliathus Gaming Mouse Mat - Fragged Speed Edition - Omega S
Linksys WUSB100
Insignia 2:1 Sound system. |
09 Feb 2012
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |
I disassembled mine and washed the (also soft) plastic window with soap and water in the kitchen sink. It produced a very clean window after using paper towels to dry it. If you can find some windsheild wipes at a gas station, they would be softer wipes.
My window has two slotted places for fans and I used a toothbrush to thoroughly clean them. (Don't tell my wife about her toothbrush.) | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE 9, Opera when needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts. |
09 Feb 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
In auto parts stores their is a compound for taking the scratches and tarnish off of plastic head light buckets. I have never tried it on my computer but it works great on plastic head lights. Try it on a small spot and if it doesn't work on your computer you call always use it on your car. All plastics are not created equal. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25 Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN. Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless Mouse M/S 5000 wireless PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull- Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive Internet Speed 3.0 mb Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall |
09 Feb 2012
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |

Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear In auto parts stores their is a compound for taking the scratches and tarnish off of plastic head light buckets. I have never tried it on my computer but it works great on plastic head lights. Try it on a small spot and if it doesn't work on your computer you call always use it on your car. All plastics are not created equal. I think it will do a good job, but without any power-driven buffer. Headlight are poly-carbonate and case windows usually softer acrylic.
The old standby metal polish, Brasso, will take scratches out of plastic too, with a soft cloth and elbow grease. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE 9, Opera when needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts. |
16 Feb 2012
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#8 | | Windows 7 64 Home Premium Australia |
I had a microfiber cleaning cloth and solution to clean monitors and it worked fine for me. O.o | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Cosmos II Gaming Rig OS Windows 7 64 Home Premium CPU Intel Core I5 2500k Overclocked to 4.5ghz. Motherboard ASUS z68 pro gen3 1155 Memory G.Skill 8gb 2x4 1600mhz sniper CL9 1.25w Graphics Card 2x Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI 1G 900Mhz GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DVI sli Sound Card Realtek HD audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung S27A950 27inch 3D LED Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard G19 Logitech Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga mouse PSU CoolerMaster 1000W Silent Pro Gold Modular Case Coolermaster Cosmos II Cooling 6x 120mm 1x200m, Noctua D14. Hard Drives Samsung 2TB Spinpoint F3/4EG EcoGreen HDD 32M
OCZ Agility 3 120gb Other Info Logitech G930 Wireless 7.1 Headset
Razer Vespula speed mat
Logitech Z906 5.1 surround sound system
Razer Nostromo
Orange Led lighting kit |
16 Feb 2012
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#9 | | W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3 Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1 Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080 Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000 Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black Internet Speed 3.3Mbps Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig) |
16 Feb 2012
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#10 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Brasso, which has been around sense Mosses was wearing dippers will work also. I wouldn't use a power tool of any kind on that plastic. What ever cleaner one chooses. Try the cleaner in a small spot and see how things go. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25 Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN. Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless Mouse M/S 5000 wireless PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull- Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive Internet Speed 3.0 mb Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
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