DIYbanter - View Single Post - glass cleaner damaged my DLP 60" tv screen -- any way to fix it???

On Wed, 03 May 2006 04:14:49 GMT, (GMAN) Gave us:

In article , AZ Nomad wrote:
On Tue, 02 May 2006 19:13:56 GMT, GMAN wrote:

In article rail, Beowulf
wrote:
On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:00:03 -0700, unclejr inscribed to the world:

Beowulf wrote:
Any feedback or help greatly appreciated.

I guess the customary usenet response, "you're ****ed" is not what you
were looking for...
...

Yeah I am not feeling good about what happened, might call the "TV Doctor"
repairman today, see what he says, but curious if anybody else has heard
of what happened, seemed if might be common if caused just by cleaning the
screen. Not sure what I will do if it can not be repaired, I guess try
and sell it used, buy a new one.

#1 Do not use GLASS cleaner on PLASTIC.
#2 Never spray any cleaner directly on a Tv screen
#3 Do NOT tell the repair person what happened. Maybe they will just repair
it
under warranty.

I agree with #3. #1 is overstated. Glass cleaner will eventually discolor
the screen, but one application won't have any noticeable effect. No
ammount of applications will crack a screen.
You DO NOT want to use any cleaner with ammonia on plastic, period!

The best, non attacking cleaner I have found for both optically
coated CRTs as well as plastic coated FPDs is the instant hand cleaner
liquids out there (non-lotion). It has a milder alcohol in it. It
cleans, leaves no film, and does not attack optical coatings or
plastic.

I use "Germ-X Hand Sanitizer". It works great. I put it on the
cloth, and so there is no liquid mass to leach under a layer by way of
capillary attraction, as is what occurred in this case.

Great shtuff!