Help! How can I remove the anti-glare coating on a monitor screen?

[XedDT]

I just got a nice P260 monitor but because of the way it was shipped there are two areas on the screen where the anti-glare/tinted coating has been rubbed off. I'm trying to get the seller to credit/refund me but I don't know how it's going to work out.

The anti-glare/tinted screen coating is just worn off in two spots, I don't think the actual screen glass is scratched or gouged. What I was thinking was that if I get "stuck" with this monitor maybe I could use some chemical to eat off the anti-glare/tint coating on the glass.

Does anyone have a clue what I would use to "strip" the anti-glare/tint coating from a monitor screen? I'm not worried about the glass because... it's glass. Other than scratching the glass I doubt I could hurt it.

Has anyone tried to remove this kind of coating from glass before? If so, how did it turn out? What chemicals did you use? (maybe a varnish stripper chemical or something like that)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ty in advance

 

[riggs581]

Whatever you do, DON"T remove to monitor anti-glare coating. Your monitor will be almost unusable due to enourmous glare that would be present. I have a much better solution anyway.

I had the same problem when I bought an almost brand new NEC FP2141 21" monitor on ebay last year. The seller shipped it in newspapers without protecting the screen. With the unprotected screen moving around a box with newspapers, needless to say, the screen had its anti-glare coating rubbed off in several spots.

For some reason or another, I immediately got the idea of using vasaline (petroleum jelly) to cover up the rubbed off spots. I tried it and it worked perfectly.

Dab a very small amount of vasline on a soft cloth and gently rub into the worn-off spots until the vasline smearing disapperars. Try it and be amazed at how well it works. Good luck.

 

[XedDT]

riggs581,

Thanks for the advice. I don't have any vasaline at the moment but I'll pick some up tomorrow and give it a try.

At this point I'm willing to give anything a try but I'm at a loss to see how using vasaline would help. The anti-glare coating has a bit of a tint to it such that the rubbed off areas are brighter than the areas where the coating is still intact so I'm unable to picture in my head how vasaline (which has no real tint) would be able to I guess "blend away" the sections of glass where the anti-glare has been rubbed away.

Keep in mind that I'm not doubting you, I just am not understanding how it will work. (but if it works I can sleep just fine at night not knowing how it worked)

 

[XedDT]

morning bump to see if there are any more possible solutions to my problem

 

[kobymu]

dont wash it with windex (and alike), use regular water & soap. windex and other glass cleaning type material coat the anti-glare with a thin reflecting layer (makes the glass better in reflecting light which is bad and is exactly what the anti-glare is trying to prevent )