HELP My friend to cleaned my TV with All Purpose Cleaner!

[basm321]

I have a friend who is staying with me for the next 2weeks until his apartment becomes available. I came home the other day and he was nice enough to clean my (rather dirty) house.

I sat down in front of my TV and noticed some smears/streaks on the screen. They are only noticeable when light is coming into the room or when the TV is off.

He used SimpleGreen Concentrated All Purpose Cleaner, he did not dilute the solution. I am hoping that the smears are left over residue from the cleaner. I am hoping that the smears are not due to the SimpleGreen dissolving the thin layer of... ummm.... stuff that TV manufacturers coat the screen with.

I am not sure if this ingredient list is the concentrated version or not, the ingrediants were taken from the SimpleGreen website.

SimpleGreen Ingredients:

Water - 78%

2-butoxyethanol - 5%

Ethoxylated Alchohol - 5%

Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate - 5%

Sodium Citrate - 5%

ANY knowledge relating to this situation will be much appreciated.

Does anyone know what effect/damage these chemicals could have done to the coating or screen itself?

I am mostly wondering if anyone knows whether the smears are most likely leftover cleaning fluid or if the product has damaged the coating on my screen. If it is indeed damaged is there ANYTHING I can possibly do to fix this.

When I get home tonight I will be using a microfiber and a small amount of room tempurature water to try and rid my screen of the smudges/smears.

HELP ME PLEASE.

 

[Savagezion]

What kind of TV is it? You might try those little alcohol cleansing pads. That's what I would use as they aren't damp enough to actually put moisture on the screen itself.

I am assuming LED or LCD.


EDIT: The cleansing pads can be found anywhere that sells glasses for the most part. If locating them is hard to find, try to get 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol at pretty much any store with a pharmacy. Dampen the cloth, not the screen. Make sure it is given time to dry. (Alcohol dries pretty quickly anyways)

 

[basm321]

What kind of TV is it? You might try those little alcohol cleansing pads. That's what I would use as they aren't damp enough to actually put moisture on the screen itself.

I am assuming LED or LCD.


EDIT: The cleansing pads can be found anywhere that sells glasses for the most part. If locating them is hard to find, try to get 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol at pretty much any store with a pharmacy. Dampen the cloth, not the screen. Make sure it is given time to dry. (Alcohol dries pretty quickly anyways)

I have heard for many people (although I have not verified) that alcohol can cause damage to the coating that the manufacturers put on the Tv screen.

I have a LG Infinia 5500. Sorry, but I cannot remember the full name.

 

[Altorin]

your friend cleaned your tv with all purpose cleaner?

what a dingus. how dirty was your tv?

as for how to fix it, no idea, but if it's only noticeable when the tv's not in use, I'd say you got off lucky.

 

[Tiger Sora]

Sounds like a question for reddit. All I can suggest is trying warm water and some soap. If it doesn;t clean it off after some elbow grease I think your buddy owes you a new TV.

 

[Costia]

i would suggest against alcohol, it dissolves quite a lot of materials
i would try with a damp cloth, with just water, no other cleaning materials

 

[Sight Unseen]

Nothing on that list of chemicals strikes me as being very corrosive or having much in the way of solvent properties. The chemicals are also pretty dilute. I would think that it probably did not cause permanent damage, but I'm no expert on TV screens or cleaning products.

 

[Savagezion]

What kind of TV is it? You might try those little alcohol cleansing pads. That's what I would use as they aren't damp enough to actually put moisture on the screen itself.

I am assuming LED or LCD.


EDIT: The cleansing pads can be found anywhere that sells glasses for the most part. If locating them is hard to find, try to get 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol at pretty much any store with a pharmacy. Dampen the cloth, not the screen. Make sure it is given time to dry. (Alcohol dries pretty quickly anyways)

I have heard for many people (although I have not verified) that alcohol can cause damage to the coating that the manufacturers put on the Tv screen.

I have a LG Infinia 5500. Sorry, but I cannot remember the full name.

I tend to use those little alcohol pads and haven't had a problem. (Been using those for about a year... I think they are like 95%) Many guides will tell you to mix it 50/50 with water, however, I dont like taking water to flatscreen personally. the 78% water is most likely the cause of the streaks on the screen from the cleaner. I have used straight rubbing alcohol on a screen before to get marker off and never had a problem. (Yay 2-year-olds)

If using straight alcohol worries you, try using a 50/50 split of alcohol and water first. That should get rid of any streaks/residue. Also, make sure the cloth you use isn't wet, just damp. As well, avoid applying pressure to the screen. To make sure you get rid of streaks, go from one end of the tv to the other with swipes (left and right and/or up and down), not in circles.