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Scratched glass on monitor
Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA
my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. |
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Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. |
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"Bob" wrote in message news wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. That could make things very much worse if, like many modern monitors, it has an anti glare/anti reflective coating. Dave |
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"Dave D" wrote in message ...
"Bob" wrote in message news wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. That could make things very much worse if, like many modern monitors, it has an anti glare/anti reflective coating. True. |
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teemoh:
The "short" answer is NO. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. |
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"Bob" writes:
wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. And if it has an AR coating, it will make a real mess. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message ... "Bob" writes: wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. And if it has an AR coating, it will make a real mess. But if it hasn't, and you're prepared to work at it, we used to get great results back in the 70's using jeweller's rouge. Another thought for a ' plain ' glass faceplate. How about those windscreen scratch / chip repair people that you see set up in supermarket carparks ? They use a glass-clear epoxy of some description to fill the defect. Guess it might work for a CRT faceplate blemish that wasn't too bad ?? Arfa Arfa |
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Bob wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. You can buy glass polish at any auto parts store, but it will only remove very superficial scratches. Anything deeper and you're screwed. Not so! I've used products sold for repairing scratches on boat/motorcycle windshields for glass monitors. It actually fills the scratches, but you have to be careful to follow the instructions. I've used the same stuff to repair seriously scratched CD's with fairly good success. Regards Lee |
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The proper answer is NO.
There are some polishing compounds for glass. There are different ratings in these compounds to have the correct ones. They start with the more coarse and work to a finer one as the screen is polished. The problem with the CRT glass, is that they are usually coated for anti-glare. Polishing it will remove the coating from its surface. This is going to make the surface look very bad. There are some glass scratch filler kits available at some of the major auto parts suppliers. These kits are usually used to mask the scratches in the windscreens of the cars. I have no idea of how this will work for a TV monitor screen. Since you have a CRT monitor, I am sure it has at least a few years on it. Maybe it would be a good time for you to invest in to a good LCD monitor. Once you start with a good quality one, you will never want to go back to a CRT. Just don't scratch an LCD monitor screen. In this type, the complete screen would have to be replaced to fix the problem. -- JANA _____ wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. |
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"JANA" wrote in message ...
The proper answer is NO. There are some polishing compounds for glass. There are different ratings in these compounds to have the correct ones. They start with the more coarse and work to a finer one as the screen is polished. The problem with the CRT glass, is that they are usually coated for anti-glare. Not usually. Some are, most aren't. No NEC CRT models made in the last 5 years have an antiglare coating. |
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scraches can be danger, i scached an old
BW tv years ago and some time in the night the tube imploded, glass everyware. wrote in message ups.com... Are there any solutions to fixing scratches in a monitor? I had to MRA my monitor back to NEC for some othe problems but they said they had no way to fix scratches in the glass. I was hoping someone out there had a fix. |
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"Bob" wrote in message ink.net... "JANA" wrote in message ... The proper answer is NO. There are some polishing compounds for glass. There are different ratings in these compounds to have the correct ones. They start with the more coarse and work to a finer one as the screen is polished. The problem with the CRT glass, is that they are usually coated for anti-glare. Not usually. Some are, most aren't. No NEC CRT models made in the last 5 years have an antiglare coating. Not correct. My 2.5 year old FP2141SB has the G-WARAS (OptiClear) coating. NEC still uses their OptiClear treatment on new units: http://www.necdisplay.com/products/P....cfm?Product=2 OptiClear as defined by NEC: http://www.necdisplay.com/support/cs...ear_screen.htm |
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"JANA" wrote in message ... Since you have a CRT monitor, I am sure it has at least a few years on it. Maybe it would be a good time for you to invest in to a good LCD monitor. Once you start with a good quality one, you will never want to go back to a CRT. Until you want to use your LCD monitor in any resolution other than its native mode or you want to achieve the best color reproduction (e.g., for WYSIWYG output). I've yet to see any LCD come close to a CRT's clarity at multiple resolutions. Pixel-addressed displays lose every time and probably always will in this regard. |
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"crazy frog" wrote in message u... scraches can be danger, i scached an old BW tv years ago and some time in the night the tube imploded, glass everyware. Like a glass cutter, the damage from a scratch can affect glass deeper than the visible damage. Slight scratches are OK, but with deep gouges I'd discard the monitor after discharging the CRT. CRT Monitors are ridiculously cheap these days so it isn't worth it to take chances with safety. Dave |
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"Dave D" writes:
"crazy frog" wrote in message u... scraches can be danger, i scached an old BW tv years ago and some time in the night the tube imploded, glass everyware. Like a glass cutter, the damage from a scratch can affect glass deeper than the visible damage. Slight scratches are OK, but with deep gouges I'd discard the monitor after discharging the CRT. CRT Monitors are ridiculously cheap these days so it isn't worth it to take chances with safety. However, note that CRT implosion protection has improved dramatically since the early days of time bomb B/W TV tubes. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message ... "Dave D" writes: "crazy frog" wrote in message u... scraches can be danger, i scached an old BW tv years ago and some time in the night the tube imploded, glass everyware. Like a glass cutter, the damage from a scratch can affect glass deeper than the visible damage. Slight scratches are OK, but with deep gouges I'd discard the monitor after discharging the CRT. CRT Monitors are ridiculously cheap these days so it isn't worth it to take chances with safety. However, note that CRT implosion protection has improved dramatically since the early days of time bomb B/W TV tubes. True, but all things considered, a deep gouge on a crt is not worth either the slight increased risk of implosion or trying to correct it IMHO. Also, unlike TVs, people tend to sit very close to monitors, and even what could be classed as a relatively safe implosion on a TV could be disastrous on a monitor. A few years ago a 17" monitor for example would cost hundreds so polishing out scratches was sometimes worthwhile, now they're about 65 UKP. Dave |
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I hear this a lot but it's just not true. There are cheap
CRT monitors of course, but replacing the high quality ones some of us use is still fairly expensive. Dave D wrote: CRT Monitors are ridiculously cheap these days so it isn't worth it to take chances with safety. |
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Most modern computer monitors have a glued on anti-glare, anti-static
plastic film layer right on the front of the glass. If the scratch went through the filma nd into the glass, replacing the crt is the only option. If the scratches are superficial and only in the anti-glare plastic layer, then the picture tube can be taken out of the cabinet, carefully peel off the antistatic layer and clean any tape residue off the glass, and reassemble. Two things will happen when fixing it this way: 1. You will have to work to keep the dust off the screen every day as dust build up will be greater. 2. The image will be brighter and also will be more susceptible to room light glare. Gray scale may be off as it was adjusted with the light dimming properties of the anti-glare filter in place. But it will be useable. |
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Most modern computer monitors have a glued on anti-glare, anti-static plastic film layer right on the front of the glass. Maybe on your planet. Not here on Earth. |
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Yes, I have had to pull off the plastic film off the face of a large
number of computer monitors crts in order to make them useable again in this way. I am not sure what computer crt monitors you use, but every brand I have encountered has the antiglare layer right on the front glass. Even Sam Goldwasser pointed out that the polish would make a mess of this layer in an earlier post. |
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:19:45 GMT, "Mark M"
wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Most modern computer monitors have a glued on anti-glare, anti-static plastic film layer right on the front of the glass. Maybe on your planet. Not here on Earth. I've seen lots of monitors that were built this way. Most Sony monitors made in the last 7 years or so are like this. Mitsubishi also used this method for their monitor CRTs. Most cheaper monitors just have the CRT face slightly frosted. Older expensive ones had the AR coating applied directly to the CRT. Andy Cuffe |
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Scratched glass on monitor - INFO ON THIS POSTER!
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.e...s.repair/about
You will find everything you wanted to know about me in my old posts back when I had more time to repair electronics as a side job back when EE life was good. All long time posters here have had some information from me in the past, mostly good. I am not sure why you did not read the latest bio to see where I have been and where I am now over at the other group. |
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Don't forget about the stuff that was on the edge of being rude,
although it did help get a better feel for some of the personal experiences of some people though. |
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"Mike Berger" wrote in message ... I hear this a lot but it's just not true. Yes it is- the vast majority of consumers will just buy consumer grade cheapo monitors. I could have qualified my statement by saying '0.01% of people still buy high end CRT monitors', but I didn't think it was necessary in the context of the thread. There are cheap CRT monitors of course, but replacing the high quality ones some of us use is still fairly expensive. I'm sure they are.That doesn't change the fact that most people will pay 100UKP for a 17" CRT monitor. Dave |
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On 27 Mar 2006 21:37:15 -0800, "
wrote: http://groups.google.com/group/sci.e...s.repair/about You will find everything you wanted to know about me in my old posts back when I had more time to repair electronics as a side job back when EE life was good. All long time posters here have had some information from me in the past, mostly good. I am not sure why you did not read the latest bio to see where I have been and where I am now over at the other group. You're just about to catch me on the top-posters list at my old e-mail address, which has been dead for quite awhile... :-) Of course it is possible for a person to have expertise in more than one area...I never could get the mutually-exclusive idea that some people tend to adopt. Tom |
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Dave D wrote: I'm sure they are.That doesn't change the fact that most people will pay 100UKP for a 17" CRT monitor. Dave Pay for a monitor? Are you crazy? I have picked up about 65 clean SVGA monitors in the last year for free. I only received one bad monitor so far. I have six high end CAD monitors that I don't have video boards for. Very few are the "El Cheapo" types. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message ... Dave D wrote: I'm sure they are.That doesn't change the fact that most people will pay 100UKP for a 17" CRT monitor. Dave Pay for a monitor? Are you crazy? I have picked up about 65 clean SVGA monitors in the last year for free. I only received one bad monitor so far. I have six high end CAD monitors that I don't have video boards for. Very few are the "El Cheapo" types. I envy you! ;-) I thought 40 quid for a 20" Sony 300SF was a bargain! Mind, that was about four years ago so I guess it was. Dave |
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Dave D wrote: I envy you! ;-) I thought 40 quid for a 20" Sony 300SF was a bargain! Mind, that was about four years ago so I guess it was. Just let people know that you want monitors and old computers. You'll get a lot of them from people upgrading their equipment I picked up two computers, three monitors, and three printers today, along with a wad of cables, keyboards and mice and today was a slow day. |
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