How to Clean the Screen on a Rear Projection TV

By Juliet Johnson Johnson

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Rear projection TVs seem to be made to collect large amounts of dust and spiders. It's good to be paranoid about cleaning anything off the lenses or the screen itself, since glass cleaners can often just cloud the screen. Here are some tips to help you get back to watching the actual images on the screen and forget about watching the spiders and their shadows behind it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

  • Piece of clean dry flannel cloth
  • Compressed air
  • Distilled white vinegar or rubbing alcohol

Step1
Vacuum away dust. Use compressed air to blow away any remaining dust or bugs.
Step2
Unscrew lenses and spray gently with compressed air.
Step3
Spray flannel cloth with rubbing alcohol or white vinegar.
Step4
Gently wipe lenses.
Step5
Sometimes you have to remove speaker grill to find the screws or tabs for opening casing to get to lenses or back of screen.

Tips & Warnings

  • Electronics stores also carry a kit for cleaning rear screen projection TVs.

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