Insane idea: LCD lapping

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R0achTheWarHero

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I've got an old Samsung 245bw LCD laying around with a anti-glare coat on it. If you touch the screen, it feels about as abrasive as a CPU or heatsink that has been lapped with 300 grit sandpaper. As an experiment, I'm thinking of getting some super fine 3000-10,000 grit paper and trying it on the surface to see if the look improves.

Technically, if using a high enough grit, it shouldn't really bite into the surface much if any, it should just make it smoother and less abrasive feeling and make the coating less obtrusive, at least in theory.
 
Any abrasive that will be strong enough to cut the AG coating will be too strong and leave scratches. A chemical solvent would be the only way to remove it without scratching the plastic underneath, but anything that will breakdown the film will break down the plastic. Sorry.
 
However you do this, you risk killing LCD cells.
You may have heard of the trick where you can massage some dead pixels to life..
You can also massage them to death.
 
do it and then send us some pics from your experience on the failboat!
 
I wouldn't do it on a good LCD, just have an old one I don't care about that's already messed up anyway. Basically the goal is to see if you can polish an annoying really matte samsung office LCD and make it so instead of diffusing the light in an unfocused way, it will make more of a focused specular highlight like on the Samsung 550 LCD TV. (no, not the super shiny 650, the 550)

I don't see how you would kill the pixels, I'm not gonna use an electric sander. It would be the same as wiping your screen off with a paper towel except using a different kind of material.
 
this reminds me of the guy who put car wax on his $3000 panasonic 50" plasma on AVS forums.
 
This might not be insane as you think :)

I knew I'd seen this tried before & a quick google shows up this thread:
http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8283

I believe there are others, so it may pay off for you to do some research first. The only other thing I can think of is that the layer of anti glare may be on a seperate layer of of the screen i.e. you might be able to replace it with a clear sheet of glass/plastic, or just take it out entirely.

Edit: these might lead to more informative help:
http://lumenlab.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f39.html
http://lumenlab.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t8912.html
 
Hah, all the noobs that doubted my idea, it looks like it does work. In that thread it seems like they all soaked a paper towel on top of the panel for 4+ hours then pulled it up and the anti-glare layer came off. This guy's monitor looks like it went from an LCD to a solar panel:

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Yeah, unfortunately there have quite a few people completely ruining their screens with that same trick, it's really hit or miss. Good luck though... nobody doubted you, they just know better.
 
Optional87 said:
Yeah, unfortunately there have quite a few people completely ruining their screens with that same trick, it's really hit or miss. Good luck though... nobody doubted you, they just know better.
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Well it's H forum not Noob forum. Nobody achieves greatness without breaking something or causing thousands of innocent people to die.
 
I really hope it works, I want to see just how much colour shift you get from an unfiltered 24" TN panel.
 
It'll probably be a lot easier and much less hassle to get a glossy monitor, but hey, it's your money!

Let us know how it goes, though. I enjoy this forum's undertakings with computer hardware, be it insane or [H]ardcore. :D
 
This is a crazy idea, but consider using polishing compounds. There are many to choose from and I don't have a clue what's best. Try some Brasso in one corner and see what it does.
 
This is a completely crazy, unnecessary and wasteful not to mention overkill project. Seriously.

In other words, it fits perfectly on these forums ;) Let us know what the results are :D
 
persisting1 said:
Right.

Everyone's a noob for not sanding their monitors.
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This made me laugh :D

But if the OP is willing to experiment on an old POS monitor then more power to him, and hopefully he posts some honest results. Would i recommend a bunch of noobs following in his footsteps and sanding down their glittery 30" Dells, no of course i wouldn't.

Remember, for every person that's willing to push the boundaries, there are dozens more to mock and scoff him/her ;)

Good luck OP, hope it turns out well for ya.
 
Nenu said:
However you do this, you risk killing LCD cells.
You may have heard of the trick where you can massage some dead pixels to life..
You can also massage them to death.
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Massage? Sounds more like beating them to death. But yeah, please post some pics afterwards... :)
 
You are a noob Roach, if you think that idea of soaking the panel is the same as yours. Completely different realm of thought. Even if you could get the film to come off with out dmaging the plastic, how will you get a uniform finish. It's silly, you are not trying to get a good finish on a table top here, it has to be perfect.

How would you even know to stop polishing or sanding.
 
lemme get this straight, anyone who doesn't lap their lcd panels with freaking sandpapers are now considered noob...? lols.
 
fe_918 said:
lemme get this straight, anyone who doesn't lap their lcd panels with freaking sandpapers are now considered noob...? lols.
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You got that right. If you aren't lapping your CPU, GPU, chopping up your case and adding watercooling and/or extreme cooling plus lots of fancy lights, then yes, you are a n00b ;)
 
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Yeah uh so today I thought of sanding my nuts to get that smooooth finish.

Smooth as eggs.

Fuck all of you. I'm serious n00bs.
 
vick1000 said:
You are a noob Roach, if you think that idea of soaking the panel is the same as yours. Completely different realm of thought. Even if you could get the film to come off with out dmaging the plastic, how will you get a uniform finish. It's silly, you are not trying to get a good finish on a table top here, it has to be perfect.

How would you even know to stop polishing or sanding.
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Because using a high enough grit is basically the same thing as rubbing notebook paper against it. My idea was polishing the surface, not using an electric sander.

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