Hold the television with one hand and clean with the other. Flat screen TVs on a stand require special care to avoid your television tipping over and your flat screen breaking. You need to protect yourself and your television as well if you are not using a wall mount. Lightly, dampen a cloth and use the cloth to wipe the screen.

If you are using a liquid-based screen cleaning solution, make sure that you don’t spray it directly onto the television. You should also not use an abrasive cleaning cloth or paper towel – to do so risks scratching your screen and causing permanent damage. You should never use soap, detergent, window cleaner or any other alcohol-based cleaning solvents.

There are some things that you should never use on to clean a flat screen TV because the risk of damage is too high. You need to do this to make sure that you are following any special instructions for your TV – in addition to the steps we outline below.

A quick Google search should help you find a PDF version of the guide. If you chucked it out when you threw out your television box, then don’t worry. You need to make sure that you read the manual for your television.

What to use to clean a flat screen tv