| Most popular GPS units come equipped with touch | | | | some water. As most users will tell you, the best |
| screen displays. To protect their displays against | | | | micro-cloths come from Germany and are usually |
| finger marks, scratches and dust, one needs to | | | | sold online at car detailing sites. There are three |
| clean them on a regular basis. How do you clean a | | | | different types of Micro-fibre cloths, so make |
| GPS display and maintain it in a proper condition? | | | | sure you use the right and never wash them with |
| In order to protect your GPS display against | | | | a laundry soap or dry them in a cloth dryer. This |
| scratches, you may consider using a clear shield. | | | | often damages them and they won't be as |
| This is particularly true for hiking gps models, | | | | effective as they should. |
| which are more exposed to scratches and other | | | | What about the damp paper towels that are used |
| damages. | | | | to clean eyeglasses? Some of these normally |
| Typically Garmin screens require less cleaning than | | | | have to be dampened with some water. The |
| the TomTom models. Finger marks are pretty | | | | problem is that they then leave a bit too much |
| bad with the later. So be sure you properly look | | | | moisture on the GPS display's edges. I advise you |
| after your GPS LCD in that regard. To clean their | | | | use the kind that uses no water but some form |
| LCD displays, many GPS users simply use the | | | | of volatile alcohol that leaves no dampness or |
| same product as the one used to clean their | | | | residues on the display. |
| laptop displays. LCD cleaners work well on GPS | | | | Finally, most GPS makers also provide advices in |
| too, but use it in a small quantity because touch | | | | their users manuals on how to clean the GPS |
| screens are not quite sealed as compared to | | | | display. Be sure to read it in order to use your |
| laptop displays. | | | | device as long as possible. |
| One can also use a good quality micro-cloth and | | | | |