If you want to get the most use and longest life out of your projection screen fabric, you must clean it on a regular basis. This will ensure that you keep off any build up of dirt, oils, and other debris so that you get the best possible picture all the time.

But it’s not enough to just clean your projection screen regularly. You must do it the right way. Many owners actually do clean their projection screens regularly, but they do it the wrong way and end up damaging the fabric, which ultimately causes the diminished picture quality which they were trying to avoid in the first place.

Use the following guide to clean and maintain your projection screen fabric the proper way.

First you want to avoid touching the screen with your bare hands. At any given moment, your hands have oil and dirt on them. Although, this amount of dirt and oil is usually minute, it can and will build up on the screen if you touch your projector screen with bare hands enough times. Always handle your projection screen fabric with dusting gloves. It is also very helpful to invest in appliances that will keep your projector screen closed off from the open area or retracted.

With a soft, clean, dry micro-fiber rag, you will want to lightly dust off your projector screen every one to three days. Doing this will almost certainly ensure that you are keeping off any extreme build up. If you can dust consistently, this should be all you need to do to keep your screen clean. If you allow several days or weeks to pass between dustings, use the following instructions.

For all vinyl based projector screen fabric, such as matte white and high contrast grey, dust the surface with a clean, dry micro-fiber rag. Next, spray another dry and clean rag with warm water. At this point do not use any detergents, abrasives or solvents as many of these chemical solutions can fade your screen. Gently run your moist rag over the entire surface. Do not spot clean and do not scrub. Doing so will diminish image quality by creating unevenness in the projections. If you have a particularly dirty screen, you will want to switch to a new rag every quarter of the way so that you are not smearing dirty water all over your screen. Try to work quickly and do not allow the moisture to air dry on the screen. This can cause staining. Thoroughly dry your projector screen fabric with yet another clean, dry micro-fiber rag.

Once your projection screen is completely dry, check for any soiled areas which you might have missed. If you find any, do the above mentioned steps all over again, but with a fifty / fifty mixture of water and mild dish soap or all purpose cleaner. We recommend products from Seven Generation or Simple Green.

More care has to be given in the maintenance of glass and acrylic based projector screens. Glass bead projector screens must be dusted gently with a clean, dry micro-fiber rag on a daily basis without exception. Unfortunately you cannot use any cleaning solutions to clean glass bead screens as these will certainly damage the delicate surface. Rigid rear screen projectors made out of glass or acrylic can be cleaned with a 75 / 25 mixture of water and very mild soap, but you must ensure that you use a lint free clothe and wring out any excess moisture from the clothe before you apply it to the surface.