+taylorsgeotracker Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 My 60 is in bad shape the screen had a couple of bad sdratches. So on the advice of garmin i tried some novus plastic polish it seemed to take the scratches out but now the screen is dull and very hard to see any ideas? Quote Link to comment
+sparky660 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 How much would Garmin charge you to replace the screen? Being it is a scratch there is probably not much you can do without special tools. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 For anyone reading this who hasn't put something on their GPSr screen yet, the Invisible Shield works really well, and it has a lifetime warranty. These come in the exact size and shape for your GPSr or other electronic device. Some friends also told me they use screen protectors made for Sony Playstations, cut down to the correct size, for their GPS units. Maybe putting on a screen protector now would help the dull appearance. Quote Link to comment
+taylorsgeotracker Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 How much would Garmin charge you to replace the screen? Being it is a scratch there is probably not much you can do without special tools. Garmin does not repair specific problems. They will for a flat fee recondition your unit and for a 60 cs it is 150.00 Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 My 60 is in bad shape the screen had a couple of bad sdratches. So on the advice of garmin i tried some novus plastic polish it seemed to take the scratches out but now the screen is dull and very hard to see any ideas? Plastic polish. Then use a screen protector. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 ...Maybe putting on a screen protector now would help the dull appearance. It would. The sticky stuff fills in the micro scratches that make the plastic dull. Well, it SHOULD anyway... Quote Link to comment
+taylorsgeotracker Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 ...Maybe putting on a screen protector now would help the dull appearance. It would. The sticky stuff fills in the micro scratches that make the plastic dull. Well, it SHOULD anyway... Will order one in the morning thanks for the hint Quote Link to comment
geofreetoe Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Had a legend (blue) get all scratched up 4 wheeling. Days of polishing with progressivly finer plastic polishs took the scratches out and made it look like new. The dull look you have can be taken out using a finishing compond and some elbow grease. Quote Link to comment
+flickted Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thanks for the info ordered one for my explorist. Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Will a buffing wheel work? I haven't tried one on glass, but in metal shop in middle school, I used a buffing wheel to put a mirror shine on plastic and metal pieces. They go for less than $10, plus buffing compound; you just need to find someone with a grinder. Quote Link to comment
jonners Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Will a buffing wheel work? Might there be a danger of the heat generated by the buffing wheel melting the plastic? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment
MN-Paradox Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Just don't apply too much pressure to the wheel. -G Quote Link to comment
Brakeless1 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 (edited) The novus polish is a three part step do you use all three and go from rough to fine polish in the correct order? Also sometimes if the scatches are not real deep you can skip the roughest polish as it will dull. and try the finest two or three time's to polish it to a fine shine. or maybe even plastic safe carwax. Edited May 26, 2007 by Brakeless1 Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 (edited) Another choice is this stuff: Bare Metal Plastic Polish There are other similar polishes that can be found at just about any hobby shop. They are designed for styrene plastic...A very soft plastic. Also, modelers can be pretty picky about their clear plastic finishes. OT, but I bet this stuff would work great on plastic automotive headlight lenses that get dull with age. Edited May 26, 2007 by Cracker. Quote Link to comment
John E Cache Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Does that infomercial stuff work? Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 ...OT, but I bet this stuff would work great on plastic automotive headlight lenses that get dull with age. Man I hate that. My Corolla was clearly in a wreck before I got it. One headlight gets dull and I have to polish it up ever few months. It never quite gets that crystal clear look. Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Will a buffing wheel work? Might there be a danger of the heat generated by the buffing wheel melting the plastic? Just wondering. That's what the compound is for - duh . I polished lots fo plastics in shop at middle school, the greatest challege was holding on to the item so the buffing wheel didn't grab it off your hands and toss it back! The grinders were placed along the wall for that reason, but when the teacher stepped out, we rotate the grinders and feed the grinders which would toss items 40-60 feet back . Quote Link to comment
+Mikey_C123 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I tried many things to remove some nasty scratches from my 60csx screen....nothing seemed to work.I found on some other forum a fellow in NZ that had replacement screens for the 60 series (the post was over a year old)I contacted him and 6 days latter it arrived in the mail...took all of 10 minutes to install and required nothing but a pocket knife.Cost?....just under $20 CAN. The only draw back was the letters on the screen read GPS MAP60 (tho he has some 60C's...no others) He also had some empty cases (including screens) for various Garmin GPSrs for very resonable prices. PM me for his email addy if interested Mikey Quote Link to comment
tron1974 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) I've got some Blue Magic plastic polish (I also used some mag wheel polish that had similar effects)that I got at one of the major auto stores. It took out some scratches in my instrument cluster on my dash. I also used it on a couple watches, my remote controls and it seemed to take out all the scratches with no dulling effect. It does take time and patience to rub it in though. Edited June 3, 2007 by tron1974 Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 CJ got me an invisible shield for my 60csx. Almost had it two years. Oversprayed with bug sray and it melted into a thin slab of goo. The folks at invisible shield are sending a new one for the price of shipping ! Really DOES come with a lifetime guaranty ! Quote Link to comment
+terrycove Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 My 60 is in bad shape the screen had a couple of bad sdratches. So on the advice of garmin i tried some novus plastic polish it seemed to take the scratches out but now the screen is dull and very hard to see any ideas? I used Barkeepers Friend, a few drops of water, and my thumb. Worked great. Now my thimb shines too. Quote Link to comment
+LeonW Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Plastic model kit builders swear that "Future" polish wax work wonders and creates a clear canopy on their models. I don't know the stuff but to them it is a miracle solution. Do a google search for the connection. Try it first on a small area, please. Quote Link to comment
Baumer Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I would like to add that I had a few small scratches and rubs on my Explorist that visually dissapeared after applying the invisibleshield product Quote Link to comment
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