I've had this problem all my life, with tvs, laptops, monitors

I went to radioshack and SPENT 20$ on this kit which has a spray and microfiber cloth...I followed instructions exactly, sprayed the monitor then wipes with the cloth....i tried wiping in circles, i tried wiping in straight lines, but no matter what i do I keep getting streaks and small checker PATTERNS...its driving me nuts!! has anyone else ever experienced this or can give me advice?

first i thought i was using too much spray, then i tried using very little spray - and either way i keep getting the same bad results

its so aggravating!!! Hi
Well first you should never spray the monitor. You should dampen the cloth with cleaner and then wipe the damp part of the cloth across the screen working from top left corner to bottom right corner. If the cloth STARTS to look dirty then use a clean part of the cloth you may need to change the part of the cloth 3 to 4 times over the whole monitor . Then do that again this time as you wipe the screen it should leave the cloth clean if it doesn't then keep doing that until it wipes over the whole surface without leaving any dirt on the cloth. the CLEANING cloths are washable so after using them put them out to wash and don't use it again until they are completely clean.

To save $20.00 we use Morning Fresh detergent in a 1 to 10 parts water   and bundles of microfibre cloths which cost 10c each so a bundle of 100 is about $12. And they can be washed 10 to 50 times so you can clean the car, the windows, in fact the whole house.

If the screen is close to where people smoke you will need something stronger so instead of the detergent use white vinegar in the same amounts. I don't like the vinegar as it leaves a smell. The lemon scent of the morning fresh is much nicer.

When cleaning anything wet the cloth not the surface if you want an even streak free result. If the cleaning cloth has dirt on it it will spread the dirt over the monitor so keep looking for clean parts of the cloth or dampen another cloth and use that.

Just a note : the morning fresh detergent lacks 1 ingredient that other detergents have that causes streaking hence why I suggested it.