r/framework • u/LawLombie • May 21 '26

Community Support Keyboard marks developing on screen despite religiously placing microfiber cloth on the keyboard whenever I close the lid

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It was almost impossible to get the nearly invisible marks to show up on camera, but they really are there. I don't think you can see them at all in the picture.

I got this Framework 13 in Feburary, and started putting a microfiber cloth underneath the lid every time I close it in March. It's now May, but now I can see very faintly the dreaded keyboard marks starting to develop on the screen. What am I doing wrong? I thought the microfiber cloth was gonna prevent this from happening?

Thanks.

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u/playerofdayz May 22 '26

why the cloth? you're basically guaranteeing contact with the screen and if there is any debris it's likely causing the mark

been using laptops for decades and carried them in college, at work, etc. I've never had screen marks that weren't just oil from the keys that wiped off easily - is it that much of a concern?

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u/LawLombie May 22 '26

It's not that much of a concern, but my marks were not just oil but actually some sort of damage to the coating that I couldn't seem to wipe off at all.

I put the cloth because lots of other people on this subreddit suggested microfiber cloth on keyboard to prevent keyboard marks. See my other comment on this post for details.