sprayed superglue on TFT, how to remove?

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Hi,

I opened a superglue tube and I did not notice that I accidentily sprayed quite a lot of glue on my 23 inch screen (on the TFT-panel). I tried to wipe it off but it left some ugly marks. How can I remove these marks from my TFT?

Should I use fine grain sandpaper and remove the superglue?
 
Yikes that's a hard problem. I wouldn't use sand paper. There's a matte finish on this? That's something of a scarifical surface itself (thats one way anti grafitti systems work - they strip the surface the graf is on) and I have seen people strip such things off televisions (not that a TFT will be the same). Methylene chloride - water soluble paint stripper - can be a solvent for Super Glue but it could damage your screen as well. If I had no other solution I would add water to some small amount of Meth Chloride and leave it on for a brief time (keeping panel flat so it doesnt run) - the longer you leave it the more it does. Used out of the can and undiluted its potent left on longer. But you could make a solution thats not very potent - you could even try water left on awhile if glue is new. If glue is new it might be easier to take off. Of course this is all what I would consider in desperation and not really knowing anything better. Matte finishes seem more reslient but not by much. You might be better just leaving it as is.

Here is a thread I had saved concerning stripping anti-glare (of course I am not sure it applies to your panel type).

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9027
 
Unfortunately the glue has already reacted with the surface and has hardened. I dont really know if it is fixable either but I am going to look into your advices, thanks!
 
You could try taking the panel apart and see if you can replace the surface. There are a couple of acrylic mods on the web I guess you could just do a mod job on it.
 
If it was thin and wet you should of just damply removed it with a wet towel. Very light touches. If it was a large glop that was dripping. You could of just picked it off after it dried. I would of taken a business card or something similar and stop the dripping by placing it flat against it. That would keep it in a big blob. Once hardened should be easier to pick without leaving any thing residue behind.

Overall though this is a tough situation. I <3 crt's...never have to worry about problems like this...lol....
 
Sounds like it will be as easy as removing a bullet hole. Contact the tech support department at the company that made the display. You are probably going to have to live with it.
 
Okay well this sounds odd u got a lot of "super glue" on your panel but didnt notice it.

If your at the point of I dunno wtf else to try and dont care I'd go with a couple ways, Things that you can set on stuff that cleans/ disolves crap.
#1 Dish soap little water put it on the display gunk it on smosh it around, you want the water in there so it doesn't harden but dont leave it on for like 2 hours just 20min prolly at most.
#2 Alcohol, I dunno how this would be on a monitor but if it can remove thermal paste I'd give it a shot,
3rdly Vinegar and water this is the best glass cleaner out there so you could give it a shot if you have a spay bottle just mix the two and let it have it.
 
Just two pieces of information to add:
1. The classic remover for super-glue is acetone, the main ingredient in nail polish remover.
2. For some reason I've never bothered to investigate, there is a whole modding subculture built upon removing the anti-glare coating on LCD panels. Acetone is one of the candidate strippers, but as I said, there's a whole subculture that you can search for that uses various highly flammable candidate solvents to remove the AG coating.

Good luck - at least you can consider yourself to have a good excuse for diving into a whole new modding subculture. :)
 
i did something similar. I got crazy glue on my pda phone's screen. Q-tip + nail polish remover does the trick.
 
reminds me of the time I blew my load on my old lcd but worse, the stains never fully came off.
 
calvieee said:
i did something similar. I got crazy glue on my pda phone's screen. Q-tip + nail polish remover does the trick.
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Was there an anti-glare coating involved? The supposed problem with nail polish remover / acetone is that it will dissolve the anti-glare coating.
 
Lensman said:
Was there an anti-glare coating involved? The supposed problem with nail polish remover / acetone is that it will dissolve the anti-glare coating.
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I don't think he's getting out of this with an "as new" display.
 
For r/c cars and models my buddy has used this before on plastic

http://cgi.ebay.com/Z-7-CA-Glue-DEB...oryZ1200QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

It's a gel that has to soak

my buddy is trying it on a piece of lexan

I'll let you know if it has any kind of discolor after soaking for a few mins



EDIT

My Buddy tried it on lexan ..... Not sure what the screen protector is made out of

this stuff gets on the warm to hot side with the chemical reaction that happens

it's worth a shot if you have ran out of other options

Good Luck

Also i would try it in a less visible spot like a corner before i went all out on trying to get the crazy glue off
 
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i have no idea if it would damage the screen or not, but i do know for a fact that WD-40 will dissolve most super glues. fun times in high school with a friend's padlock and a tube of extra strength krazy glue lol.
 
Ikasu said:
If it was thin and wet you should of just damply removed it with a wet towel. Very light touches. If it was a large glop that was dripping. You could of just picked it off after it dried. I would of taken a business card or something similar and stop the dripping by placing it flat against it. That would keep it in a big blob. Once hardened should be easier to pick without leaving any thing residue behind.

Overall though this is a tough situation. I <3 crt's...never have to worry about problems like this...lol....
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LOL, and super glued a business card to your screen.
 
Kinda OT, but everyone was talking about removing the anti-glare coating so, heres my WEIRD story.

I was eating pesto spaghetti in front of my old CRT with anti-glare and it splattered some olive-oil on the screen. I immediately cleaned it off with a paper towel and the strangest thing happened...it lost the coating. The olive-oil getting smeared on it killed the anti-glare coating!
 
Thats good to know. I don't like anti-glare coatings. If I they stop making glossy panels I can just take one with anti-glare and make a ceasar salad on it lol
 
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