Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-26 Thread the pickle
Just got this from a friend... At 08:23 -0700 26/10/01, Laraway Terry K PSNS wrote: An idea you might try is a windsheild repair kit that's used for rock chips. They fill in chips and sctratchs. Or try a glass or a windshield shop for help. p

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-25 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
the pickle wrote: Sandpaper won't scratch glass. At least not normal sandpaper. Steve Merryman replied: I find rather, that most sandpaper, will scratch most glass. Even dollar store sandpaper. Perhaps the answer here is steel wool. If the scratches are in the coating, the steel wool

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-25 Thread Jane Thompson
All right. I've waited long enough for this. I thought that someone else would have mentioned it by now. On television at weird hours, one of those damn commercials flogs a product that is basically jewelers' or opticians' rouge. It works on scratches on eyeglasses. If I were in possession of

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-25 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Andrew Michael MacTao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the pickle wrote: Sandpaper won't scratch glass. At least not normal sandpaper. Steve Merryman replied: I find rather, that most sandpaper, will scratch most glass. Even dollar store sandpaper. Perhaps the answer here is

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-25 Thread John Teffer
At 06:54 + on 24/10/01, Mac Rehab wrote: I have a monitor that works perfectly fine but it has some naasty scratches right in the center of the screen. Is there anyway to fix these? In my brainstorming the best I could figure was some kind of clear epoxy resin that could be poured

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-25 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- John Teffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhere, in a newsgroup or email list or NyQuill induced hallucination, I seem to remember someone recommending using toothpaste to remove monitor scratches. At least your monitor would be minty-fresh. Dunno about monitors, but I've salvaged a

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-24 Thread the pickle
At 06:54 + on 24/10/01, Mac Rehab wrote: I have a monitor that works perfectly fine but it has some naasty scratches right in the center of the screen. Is there anyway to fix these? In my brainstorming the best I could figure was some kind of clear epoxy resin that could be poured over the

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-24 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Might just be scratches in the anti-glare coating. You'd have to strip the coating off and I don't know how tough that would be to do. Ideally you should get the front bezel off the monitor or totally remove the CRT to work on it. What it comes down to is how much effort and time are you willing

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-24 Thread Steve Moody
At 2:21 PM -0400 10/24/01, Hardy Menagh wrote: I've fixed scratches on audio CDs by first sanding them out with 600 grit sandpaper, then rubbing the area with silver polish until it was shinny and clear again. They also make kits for this. Will this method work on a monitor screen? Dunno but I

Re: fixing screen scratches?

2001-10-24 Thread Mac Rehab
PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Subject: Re: fixing screen scratches? Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:42:19 -0500 the pickle wrote: Sandpaper won't scratch glass. At least not normal sandpaper. I find rather, that most sandpaper, will scratch most glass. Even dollar store