From: Bipin Gupta
Someone suggested here on PDML use of good quality clear packing tape
on the LCD, like the one made by the 3M company.
CAUTION / ACHTUNG ! While removing it, considerable force is required.
Chances are you will pull the LCD screen out if not careful. The LCD
screen is stuck with double sided tape to the camera body.
That someone was me. You should be careful, but it's not inherently
dangerous to your camera. No more so than applying one of the expensive
LCD screen protectors you can buy from camera stores. And it lays down
smoother than those commercial screen protectors.
Best to leave it on until it begins to wear off by itself. The whole
idea is the tape is there until it gets too scratched up to see through.
The tape gets scratched up, but the LCD does not.
When the protective cover is worn enough that it's time to replace it,
peel it from a corner and draw the tape *across*, doubling it back on
itself rather than trying to pull it straight out.
At that point, very little force is required. Especially if you don't
try to pull it straight up.
Never try to pull it straight up.
Another alternative is to clear contact acetate like we used in the Army
for laminating topo maps, but the mil-spec product is very hard to find.
You can use the "Contact Paper" brand clear acetate that is sold at
Target, Walmart or Kmart (& who knows where else), but my experience is
it's not quite as transparent as the tape is, and it's not as easy to
smooth out any bubbles that might occur.
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