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layout: post
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title: "Getting Candle Wax Off an LCD Monitor"
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slug: remove-wax-from-lcd
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date: 2015-01-03 22:16:00
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categories: life
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First you might ask, "How does one get wax on their monitor?" A valid question.
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In my case, I had a taper candle on my desk, and I blew it out right before bed.
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When I awoke, I found a splatter of wax from the candle in the bottom left
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corner of my LCD. This post will talk about the steps I took to safely remove
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the wax from the monitor without damaging the surface or liquid crystals of the
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display.
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_Note that this guide is intended for soft-surface LCD monitors (the kind that
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are not glass/plastic covered and make distorted colors when you press on the
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screen.)_
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**Inspired by Mom**
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A tried-and-proven method of removing wax from fabric is to put a paper towel on
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top of the stained area and then apply a hot iron onto the paper towel. This
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melts the wax which is absorbed into the towel. While this does work wonders on
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fabric, there are some hopefully obvious reasons why this is a bad idea with an
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LCD screen.
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**Steps to Safely Remove Wax**
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You will need:
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- a hair dryer
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- a screen safe cloth
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- screen cleaner, glasses cleaner, or distiled water
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It's a pretty straight forward process:
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1. pre-wet the cloth with the screen safe cleaner (or distiled water)
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1. remove the base of the monitor (if possible) and place the monitor flat
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on the ground, screen-side up
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1. turn on the hair dryer to low and hold tip about three inches from the
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surface of the monitor aimed at the wax
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1. keep holding the dryer in place for about thirty seconds
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1. while still aiming the dryer at the wax, with your other hand, begin wiping
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the affected area gently with the moist rag
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1. keep wiping the area gently, re-wetting the cloth if it dries out, until all
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the wax has been cleared
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That's it, pretty simple! Do not rush by turning the dryer up to high or wiping
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harder as the LCD screen is fragile and high heat could damage the crystals in
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the monitor.
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