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    Cleaning the Inspiron 1420

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rahamanpatrick, Sep 15, 2007.

  1. rahamanpatrick

    rahamanpatrick Notebook Geek

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    Hello all, just got my Inspiron 1420 yesterday and I LOVE IT!!!!! The screen is BEAUTIFUL (no grain) and there are no problems with the headphone ports, I have yet to find anything that's not perfect other than a very small wobble on the 9 cell battery.

    So, as for my question. How would you reccomend cleaning the Inspiron 1420? Especially the Microsatin paint on the top.

    Any input would be appreciated.
     
    rahamanpatrick, Sep 15, 2007
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  2. Waveblade

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    Lint-free micro-satin cloth
     
    Waveblade, Sep 15, 2007
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    Ok, but what sort of cleaning liquid? Water, Windex, Alcohol free LCD screen cleaner, glasses cleaner, etc.?
     
    rahamanpatrick, Sep 16, 2007
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  4. Waveblade

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    Oh well...I don't use any liquid. Just the cloth does the trick
     
    Waveblade, Sep 16, 2007
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  5. rahamanpatrick

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    Well what if it has dirt and stuff o it?
     
    rahamanpatrick, Sep 16, 2007
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    If you are cleaning just the back of the screen and you have some dirt on it you can use a slightly damp cloth to get dirt off.
     
    Dragoneye1589, Sep 16, 2007
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    Water doesn't do much on grease on the top (lid) of the lapotp.
     
    rahamanpatrick, Sep 16, 2007
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    Well just use a dry cloth and then apply damp cloth top it and dry once more :D
     
    dsam, Sep 17, 2007
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