Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 _ the pickle The FAQ http://macfaq.org/ The Archive http://www.jmug.org/software/thepickle/ _ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 will smooth them, with enough elbow grease. If the scratches are in the glass, the steel wool will have essentially, no effect... Then it's time for the fine grade sandpaper. Iechyd Da, Andrew -- Since Judgement Day has now come and gone, it is now up to those who have not passed this test, over the next few years of tribulation to prove their True intent, or, be lost... Forever -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
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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 this monitor with the scratches, I'd order this (or go to the As Seen on TV store) and try it out on the lower left corner of the monitor to see if it bothers the glaze before I'd proceed onto the middle. I have no other details, but I can't believe that I'm the only one who ever saw this commercial. I'll bet it's on the web somewhere, too. jt -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
--- 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 steel wool. If the scratches are in the coating, the steel wool will smooth them, with enough elbow grease. If the scratches are in the glass, the steel wool will have essentially, no effect... Then it's time for the fine grade sandpaper. If the scratches are just in the coating, then it may be possible to remove the coating. You'd just lose the anti glare benefits, which won't be a problem if you use the monitor in a place without bright or direct lights shining on it or use an overlay glare filter. = The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets? Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 WARNING! Windows XP does not enable the user to fly. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 scratches and smoothed out. Anybody know of a 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. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
--- 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 few audio and data CDs with scratches and rub marks on the bottom side. GEL, not paste, toothpaste on the corner of a dampened terrycloth washcloth and a LOT of rubbing. Follow up with some jewelers rouge then some siwrl remover normally used for an ultra high polish on car paint. = The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets? Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 WARNING! Windows XP does not enable the user to fly. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 scratches and smoothed out. Anybody know of a That's about the best idea I can think of. You'd need something with a refractive index identical to the screen coating or screen glass, depending on which is scratched and how deep, and that may be very difficult to find. p _ the pickle The FAQ http://macfaq.org/ The Archive http://www.jmug.org/software/thepickle/ _ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 to spend on it? = The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets? Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 WARNING! Windows XP does not enable the user to fly. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
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 think I would want to try it on a dead one first. It takes A LOT of rubbing on a CD. The CD is plastic. The monitor is glass. -- You can't tell the kids to stop the violence with the mothers running around like this. --- Mary Ann Smith, after her son was shot by a Million Mom Marcher --- http://homepage.mac.com/stmoody -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: fixing screen scratches?
The scratches are deep enough to catch a finger nail, but just a tiny bit. I got it off the sidewalk, so ruining it would hardly be a tradgedy, but for the same reason I dont want to put that much time or effort in to it. Josh From: Steve Merryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL 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 sandpaper. -steve -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Vintage Macs list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
