TV Screen scratch
 

Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a "squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

"alexbartman" wrote in message
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Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

alexbartman

The glass used on TV screens is normally tempered, so scratches are
difficult to polish. Some toothpaste on a damp cloth, then buff it hard
with plenty elbow grease behind it, might just take some of the scratch out.
If it isn't to deep, then a rub with duraglit jewellery polish wool might
also make the scratch disappear a bit.

What you need is something that isn't to abrasive really.

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the screen, but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

Christian.

In article , Christian
McArdle writes
Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the screen, but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

This is the best idea and does work. All you need to do is fill the
scratch with something which has a similar refractive index to the
glass, and that's what the windscreen repair kits do.
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Tim Mitchell

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:05:25 GMT, "BigWallop"
wrote:


"alexbartman" wrote in message
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Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

alexbartman

The glass used on TV screens is normally tempered, so scratches are
difficult to polish. Some toothpaste on a damp cloth, then buff it hard
with plenty elbow grease behind it, might just take some of the scratch out.
If it isn't to deep, then a rub with duraglit jewellery polish wool might
also make the scratch disappear a bit.

What you need is something that isn't to abrasive really.



I thought that tubes (perhaps some tubes) have coatings of one sort or
another - e.g. anti-reflective etc. Might it be that using an
abrasive, even a mild one would remove an area of this and produce
something more noticable.

How about an insurance claim for accidental damage?






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alexbartman wrote:
Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice



I heard of cigarette ash being used for this.
Phil

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:24:28 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

How about an insurance claim for accidental damage?

31" diagonal, 456 sq inches, 15lb/sq inch, 6840lbs, 3.1 tonnes on the
screen... With a hard vacum behind it, a scratch on the front and
flat, not curved to take the stress better.

How do you cut glass? You scratch it and apply stress. Hum, how big
was this scratch again? I think I'd go for the insurance claim rather
than risk implosion or than trying to polish it out. Coatings aside,
if you can feel it with a finger nail I doubt you'll be able to polish
it out anyway as it'll be too deep. Windscreen repair might be a
solution but I'd still be worried about a failure.

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"Tim Mitchell" wrote in message
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In article ,
Christian
McArdle writes
Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it
is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the
screen, but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

This is the best idea and does work. All you need to do is fill the
scratch with something which has a similar refractive index to the
glass, and that's what the windscreen repair kits do.

But these kits are intended for *chips*, not scratches.

When I worked in TV repair shop CRT's used to get scratched a lot
we used to send them back for repolishing, buy "Telivision" mag and
look
for adverts for DIY Kits they used to advertise when I last read it.
Gordon

alexbartman wrote:
Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice


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alexbartman

alexbartman wrote:
Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

When I was in the TV repair trade, we used to rub *ACROSS* the scratch with
Brasso on a rag. However it is *VERY* time consuming and does not (usually)
completely remove the scratch. TV tube faceplates use glass which is heavily
lead-loaded, making the glass soft and easily scratchable :(
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"Tim Mitchell" wrote in message
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In article , Christian
McArdle writes
Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the screen,
but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

This is the best idea and does work. All you need to do is fill the
scratch with something which has a similar refractive index to the glass,
and that's what the windscreen repair kits do.
--
Tim Mitchell

If this is the route you decide to go and live in Surrey, I can recommend a
good windscreen repair guy. I think he charges about £35 a car windscreen
but does an excellent job. He nearly had a go at repairing some crystal for
me only it was extremely fiddly. If you spoke to him he would tell you if he
could do a tv screen repair. I will check back later and find his number if
you want it.

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":::Jerry::::" writes

"Tim Mitchell" wrote in message
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In article ,
Christian
McArdle writes
Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it
is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the
screen, but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

This is the best idea and does work. All you need to do is fill the
scratch with something which has a similar refractive index to the
glass, and that's what the windscreen repair kits do.

But these kits are intended for *chips*, not scratches.

Maybe, but it does work for hiding scratches in TV screens.
--
Tim Mitchell

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
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Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

I have no idea of whether it would help, or totally destroy the screen,
but
have you considered one of those car windscreen repair kits?

Or maybe even cheaper, some clear varnish. If the scratch disapears when
you wet it, you can permanently wet it with varnish.

The windscreen stuff is about £10 if I remember correctly, and is used for
filling the gap between the chip and the main piece of glass. It needs to
cure in UV too. ISTR some glass blocks UV, so you may need to take the TV
outside.

I had a friend with a plastic caravan window that was opaque with very fine
scratches. I think he used varnish to wet it, and it went clear.

Bob

"alexbartman" wrote in message
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Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

Remember there's a hard vacuum 'behind' the glass screen.
Approximately 14 lb per square inch! Talk to your household
insurance agent/claims man ... s/he may prefer to fork out
for a new CRT rather than the consequences of the scratched tube
failing.

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Anybody asked the manufacturers of the TVs what they recommend?

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"paulfoel" writes:
Anybody asked the manufacturers of the TVs what they recommend?

Buy a new one?

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Brian Sharrock wrote:

"alexbartman" wrote in message
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Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

Remember there's a hard vacuum 'behind' the glass screen.
Approximately 14 lb per square inch! Talk to your household
insurance agent/claims man ... s/he may prefer to fork out
for a new CRT rather than the consequences of the scratched tube
failing.

Which are practically zero.

Back in the day, there was an advert (after some media hype about
televisions imploding) featuring someone beating on an operating TV
with a hammer.
The faceplate is very, very tough.

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:24:28 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

How about an insurance claim for accidental damage?

31" diagonal, 456 sq inches, 15lb/sq inch, 6840lbs, 3.1 tonnes on the
screen... With a hard vacum behind it, a scratch on the front and
flat, not curved to take the stress better.

How do you cut glass? You scratch it and apply stress. Hum, how big
was this scratch again? I think I'd go for the insurance claim rather
than risk implosion or than trying to polish it out. Coatings aside,
if you can feel it with a finger nail I doubt you'll be able to polish
it out anyway as it'll be too deep. Windscreen repair might be a
solution but I'd still be worried about a failure.

I have serious doubts it's really flat.
Even a very slight curve enormously increases the strength.

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Brian Sharrock wrote:

"alexbartman" wrote in message
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Hope someone can help....my 2yr old daughter has managed to scratch my
TV - a pretty standard 31" Panasonic flatscreen (not plasma/LCD).

Is there any way to remove this scratch on the glass - it is a
"squiggle" roughly 1 1/2 " long but doesn't seem too deep- but it is
extremely annoying....

Grateful for any advice

Remember there's a hard vacuum 'behind' the glass screen.
Approximately 14 lb per square inch! Talk to your household
insurance agent/claims man ... s/he may prefer to fork out
for a new CRT rather than the consequences of the scratched tube
failing.

Which are practically zero.

Back in the day, there was an advert (after some media hype about
televisions imploding) featuring someone beating on an operating TV
with a hammer.
The faceplate is very, very tough.

If you get a tube out and take it down somewhere you can chuck it 10' face
down onto concrete you can make a satisfying bang.....

so I'm told.. :o)


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