What’s everyone using to clean their Garmin screen surfaces? The owners manual says to use an optics cleaner that will not harm anti-reflective coatings.
What’s everyone using to clean their Garmin screen surfaces? The owners manual says to use an optics cleaner that will not harm anti-reflective coatings.
I have a bottle of eye glass cleaner and microfiber cloth...in fact it was Sam"s Club eye center.
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Windex with vinegar works great
A microfiber cloth is a must
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I use distilled water with a little white vinegar & microfiber.
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I dip my microfiber into the lake and wipe the screen.
Before you do anything else, put a tempered glass screen protector on your unit. If you smack it with a jig and crack the factory glass you're done for.Originally Posted by Rangerman522
I use the one from RMP and I believe they are clear - not anti-reflective. You can clean them with just about anything. Sometimes I wipe mine off with water and a microfiber cloth. If you're fishing in the hood and it takes a bullet, you'll be glad you have one on... well, that's what one of their ad videos suggests. LOL
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Walmart sells an 8 oz. spray bottle of Zeiss eye glass cleaner for $3.00 and change that is safe for anti-reflective coatings. I also purchased an extra big microfiber cleaning cloth there as well for ~ $3.00. I just spray a little on the cloth then wipe my screens clean. Works really well.
Humminbird recommends Windex with vinegar, I would think both screens are made of the same material.
x2 on this. Get a quality screen protector asap. I use a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and water and wipe with a microfiber cloth.
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"Garmin recommends using a non-abrasive soap and water mixture to clean a unit's display. A micro-fiber or a soft cotton cloth should then be used to remove any excess water.
Please be sure to wipe the screen gently, as hard rubbing may remove the anti-reflective coating. If the unit is being used in a salt water application, be sure to rinse the display before wiping. Salt can act as an abrasive when wiped across the display.
Cleaners that include chemicals such as ammonia, alcohol, or any acidic liquid will remove the anti-reflective film and cause the display to spot".
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If you want to spend some coin, an excellent product to clean/protect glass and plastic screens is a Product called Plexus. It is used by airplane pilots to keep their windshield clean. Our local crop dusters swear by it to protect their screens from bugs, dust, chemicals etc. A 12 oz can has lasted me over a year. It is a light foam that you spray on, wipe off with a micro fiber towel. It costs about $19.99 a can around here in SE Missouri.
I use Plexus on my boat windshields and vehicle plastic headlights, works well but very expensive in Canada ($40.00 a can). Windex with vinegar works ok on my Humminbirds.
Works great for me.
I agree with this. I got the screen protector from Precision Sonar.
Typically my water spots come off just by wiping it down with my columbia fishing shirt.
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