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How To Clean A Car Navigation Touch Screen

If you own a car with a touch screen, you are well aware of how dirty it becomes over time. Luckily, cleaning your car’s touch screen is simple, and only requires the use of microfiber towels and distilled water.

Screen displays are one of the greatest features being added to cars within the past 10 years and they are continuously increasing in quality.

Despite their usefulness for helping with navigation and entertainment, they can be a major collector of dirt and grime in the vehicle.

To avoid damaging the touch screen in your car, watch the video below, or continue reading to learn step by step how to clean the screen and also protect it over time.

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What You Need To Follow Along In This Guide
Step-by-step Screen Cleaning Instructions
How to Keep a Car Touchscreen Clean Over Time
Car Cleaning FAQ & Solutions

What You Need To Follow Along In This Guide

Microfiber Towels

1. Microfiber towels are used in many car cleaning applications but are essential when working with easy-to-scratch surfaces such as a car’s navigation screen. If you do not purchase a microfiber cloth, ensure the rag you use is clean.

Distilled Water

1. 1. Some people use isopropyl alcohol, which can damage the navigation touch screen over time and hinder the display quality. Distilled water is the top choice as it will leave no streaking behind, yet remove all the dirt and grime needed.

Tape

1. The tape will be used to cover any ports or crevices that could be damaged if water entered. Any tape will work.

Step-by-step Screen Cleaning Instructions

Begin by tapping off any ports around the navigation screen. Often times there is an auxiliary port nearby that can be damaged by water. Ensure that this and any other ports are taped off

Wipe the Touchscreen with a Microfiber

Dampen a microfiber towel with distilled water. Working from the top down, wipe the screen in a back-and-forth motion. Once this is done, repeat the process going side to side across the screen
- Note: if the touch screen is extremely dirty, use a vacuum to remove dirt before beginning the wipe process above
- Hover the tip of the vacuum over the screen to ensure no scratching occurs.

Dry the Touchscreen

Once the screen has been wiped, use a separate microfiber cloth to dry the screen and remove any remnants of smudges.
If the screen is still dirty, consider using an ammonia-free cleaner on the screen. This will remove more than distilled water, but should only be used if water does not work.
- This will not damage the screen film because there is no ammonia

How to Keep a Car Touchscreen Clean Over Time

Installing a screen protector on your car’s touch screen is one of the best things to do after a proper cleaning. Click here to find a touchscreen screen protector that would work best for your car