How to Clean a Cell Phone

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Thousand of germs conglomerate on our cell phones from us coughing, eating while on hold, some of us while we are talking on it and from our own germ infested hands are enough reasons to want to clean our cell phones often. Many us want to but do not know what is safe to use on our electric appendages we call cell phones. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Cotton Swabs
  • Alcohol
  • Clean Cloth or rag
  • Small Dish
Step1
Dampen a cloth or soft, lint free paper towel, with rubbing alcohol. The less lint the cloth you are cleaning with, the less will stick on your face when talking on it.
Step2
Hold the phone open, if necessary and clean the inside or face of the phone with a clean part of the rag. This is the part of the cell phone where all of your sweat and makeup gets rubbed off and dried on to.
Step3
Clean the outer shell first. This should gross you out enough to do a really good job on the inside. Depending on how long you wait in between cleanings, you may need more than one cleaning cloth.
Step4
Pour an ounce or two of alcohol into a small dish, bowl or cup. Get a cotton swab and dip it into the alcohol. Let it drip off the excess. Wipe along the cell phone, cleaning the spaces that the cloth wouldn't get to. In between the numbers, the edges that are not flush and all the little nooks and crannies where germs are residing.
Step5
Wipe older phones with plastic casing around the number with window cleaner. Spray window cleaner on a cloth and wipe down the phone. Don't spray the window cleaner or any other liquid directly on the cell phone.
Step6
Squeeze out the rag so there is no excess moisture on it and gently clean around the charger connection.
Step7
Purchase cleaning kit that is especially made for cell phones. Your cell phone manual should have cleaning suggestions as well as your provider if the alcohol and cotton swab is not working.

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