Dew itt right
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For real, I thought I was screwed when the used LCD I bought had a collection of scrapes and scratches. It wasn't noticable when the display was on, but when it's off or when there's a predominatly black screen on, you could really see them. It looked like the last guy used the wrong cleaner and a cloth that was way too rough that left these deep scuff marks.
Anyway, somebody here recommended iKlear. So I bought it at the Egg and tried it out. the stuff is garbage! It calls itself "polish" but it's no more than an overpriced cleaning spray. Some guy on another forum had metioned using something else...
CARNAUBA WAX!! That's right - the guy recommended Kit Carnauba Wax (car wax). The auto store here didn't carry Kit, but they had Turtle Wax's Carnauba Wax. So I took it home and gave it a try. MAN does that LCD look new or what! I was so psyched! The guy mentioned that it increases the glare but noticed no difference whatsoever. And the wax doesn't stain the black plastic casing on the LCD either.
Most of the plastic polishes they recommend for polishing LCD's say they're NOT to be used on LCD's that don't have the glossy protective plastic layer so that ruled out most of the plastic polishes for me. I have a Samsung Syncmaster 710N which does't have the protective layer.
Anyway, I'm all happy now because a little $5 container of wax fixed my 17" LCD like it was nothing at all. Plus I've got some good wax for my car now too!! I wish I would've taken some "before" pictures. Oh well... I'll post some of the cleaning procedure when I have more time. Just wanted to post this for some people like me who may be searching for a cheap and easy LCD scratch repair moethod but aren't finding much online. I can't believe I only found this mentioned one place online!
Anyway, somebody here recommended iKlear. So I bought it at the Egg and tried it out. the stuff is garbage! It calls itself "polish" but it's no more than an overpriced cleaning spray. Some guy on another forum had metioned using something else...
CARNAUBA WAX!! That's right - the guy recommended Kit Carnauba Wax (car wax). The auto store here didn't carry Kit, but they had Turtle Wax's Carnauba Wax. So I took it home and gave it a try. MAN does that LCD look new or what! I was so psyched! The guy mentioned that it increases the glare but noticed no difference whatsoever. And the wax doesn't stain the black plastic casing on the LCD either.
Most of the plastic polishes they recommend for polishing LCD's say they're NOT to be used on LCD's that don't have the glossy protective plastic layer so that ruled out most of the plastic polishes for me. I have a Samsung Syncmaster 710N which does't have the protective layer.
Anyway, I'm all happy now because a little $5 container of wax fixed my 17" LCD like it was nothing at all. Plus I've got some good wax for my car now too!! I wish I would've taken some "before" pictures. Oh well... I'll post some of the cleaning procedure when I have more time. Just wanted to post this for some people like me who may be searching for a cheap and easy LCD scratch repair moethod but aren't finding much online. I can't believe I only found this mentioned one place online!