Scratches on Monitor

[Sahrin]

Uh-oh.

Scratches on Monitor.

I have a system at home with a rather nice monitor (identical to the one I use, in fact an NEC Multisync FE791SB) which the children have managed to scratch up. You heard that right, scratch up. The scratches appear to be superficial - the layer that goes on top of the glass has been scratched, but not the glass itself. Is there any way to repair this damage? Thanks for your help.

 

[Beller0ph1]

Heh, I have a FE991SB with about an inch long scratch in the layer above the glass too. I don't think there is a way to get it out since they use some sort of special coating, so buffing it out is not an option either. If anyone else can fix this, please, make me wrong. I would love to restore this beautiful monitor. Although I can barely notice the scratch now (been about a year and a half).

 

[SilentRunning]

Originally posted by: Sahrin
Uh-oh.

Scratches on Monitor.

I have a system at home with a rather nice monitor (identical to the one I use, in fact an NEC Multisync FE791SB) which the children have managed to scratch up. You heard that right, scratch up. The scratches appear to be superficial - the layer that goes on top of the glass has been scratched, but not the glass itself. Is there any way to repair this damage? Thanks for your help.

Yes, teach the kids a lesson by having them work off the cost of a new monitor.

 

[mechBgon]

Hmm, you might check your homeowner's insurance and see if it covers that. Kids do qualify as natural disasters, don't they?

 

[Kaido]

Yeah I've got a scratch on the anti-glare coating of my 21" Trinitron CRT.

no hope

 

[MichaelD]

I know firsthand that you cannot have anything nice when you have children. They destroy furniture, break decorative items, tear carpet, scratch monitors, stuff food into any open slot in a piece of electronic equipment.

Sorry to say no, you can't fix your monitor. You can beat your children though and teach them not to do it again. TALKING is a waste of your breath. Did talking to you work when you were a kid? Didn't think so.

You have your orders. Go accomplish the mission.

 

[badguy106]

LOL

 

[RealityTime]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I know firsthand that you cannot have anything nice when you have children. They destroy furniture, break decorative items, tear carpet, scratch monitors, stuff food into any open slot in a piece of electronic equipment.

Sorry to say no, you can't fix your monitor. You can beat your children though and teach them not to do it again. TALKING is a waste of your breath. Did talking to you work when you were a kid? Didn't think so.

You have your orders. Go accomplish the mission.

i hope you're joking.

 

[RealityTime]

somewhat on/off topic. i'd hate for my 930sb to get scratched (its so pretty ) Does anyone know if its safe to just clean smudges on the monitor with any old cloth ? I usually just put my foot up and clean them off with my sock

 

[Sahrin]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I know firsthand that you cannot have anything nice when you have children. They destroy furniture, break decorative items, tear carpet, scratch monitors, stuff food into any open slot in a piece of electronic equipment.

Sorry to say no, you can't fix your monitor. You can beat your children though and teach them not to do it again. TALKING is a waste of your breath. Did talking to you work when you were a kid? Didn't think so.

You have your orders. Go accomplish the mission.

You made my day. Hilarious.

I've read about using silicon gels/glues whatever that can make it appear as if there are no scratches. What's the score there? Good/Bad?

 

[JBT]

kill

 

[effee]

sell them away

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

correct me if i'm wrong, but why not a super high grit sand paper made for porcelain? 1500grit and above should do it.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
correct me if i'm wrong, but why not a super high grit sand paper made for porcelain? 1500grit and above should do it.

:Q

 

[dug777]

Lock the little angels out of the house and tell them they can't come home until they've made $---

 

[oogabooga]

i'd try the sand paper, follow up with some microfiber (which is better for cleaning than an old sock btw).

you may be brave and venture for cleaning products/glass repair products. But i probally wouldn't unless it was really badly scratched
even if you fix it, won't your kids mess it up again?

 

[yhelothar]

I think it will take a lot higher grit than 1500 to get it looking good. 1500 will put more scratches on the monitor.
Try hand glaze, which is supposed to be around 8000grit sand paper.

 

[boran]

the sandpaper will take of the anti glare, you could take of all that and then install a new anti glare filter but it'll cost you

 

[Gurck]

That'll teach you to let them out of their cage :evil:

 

[BDSM]

Well.. I have a 24" Samsung 243T LCD.. My sis's friend came visiting one day and with her she brough her kid Liam of 3 years.. First thing he does after taking off his shoes is throwing a tennis ball with all his might straight onto my beloved screen !
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I almost fainted. Especially knowing that she's super poor and wouldn't be able to pay for anything.
But luckily no harm was done... I had a rahter large glass of whisky that evening right after they left.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Originally posted by: boran
the sandpaper will take of the anti glare, you could take of all that and then install a new anti glare filter but it'll cost you

loosing some of the anti-glare is a hell of a lot better than looking at scatches.