Display scratches -- How to remove?

[+Tahoe Skier5000]

I just managed to get a few fairly substantial scratches on my yellow etrex and was wondering what to use to fix them. Garmin wants to charge me $65 to get them fixed, but NO WAY in hell am I paying that!

 

Any ideas?

 

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[This message was edited by volks_ev71 on July 30, 2003 at 05:06 PM.]

[+alexm]

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Any ideas? Car polish? lol j/k...

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Plenty of ideas in this thread, this thread, and this thread.

 

I pretty much stand by plastic & plexiglass polish that you can get from your local auto parts store. Follow that up with a lens protector for the screen and you're good to go for life ( Strong Engineering has a decent protector at a nice price).

 

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alex

[+Tahoe Skier5000]

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Originally posted by alexm:

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Any ideas? Car polish? lol j/k...

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Plenty of ideas in http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=7116058331&m=71960755&r=71260855, http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=7116058331&m=44960251&r=36960251, and http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=6746071791&r=8746071791.

 

I pretty much stand by plastic & plexiglass polish that you can get from your local auto parts store. Follow that up with a lens protector for the screen and you're good to go for life ( http://strongengineering.com/ has a decent protector at a nice price).

 

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alex

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Hey cool! thanks.

 

I'm thinking about taking it to the jeweler and get it done professionally.

 

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[dave and jaime]

if you want a more cost effective solution try this. even though i got shot down it does work. the particular abrasive i used was 2500 grit and i finished up with my dremel tool and polishing wheel.

 

'Get to the point---speak English!!!!'

[+Tahoe Skier5000]

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Originally posted by dave and jaime:

if you want a more cost effective solution try http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=7116058331&m=90660665&r=21660665#21660665. even though i got shot down it does work. the particular abrasive i used was 2500 grit and i finished up with my dremel tool and polishing wheel.

 

'Get to the point---speak English!!!!'

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What if I don't have a dremel. How much polishing needs to be done?? How long do you sit and rub the screen with polish?

 

thanks

 

Using Opera 7.1

[+Team Shibby]

How deep are the scratches? If it is a semi deep scratch, don't even bother. You will do more damage than good. If it is more like a scuff may be possible to buff it out.

 

Deep scratches would call for grinding the screen with a few different grits of abrasive polish and the more you sand off the screen the less protection it will have from another fall. Also your chances of getting it clear is going to take a lot of elbow grease, if it ever comes clear again.

 

Unless it is really affecting the way you read the screen, mark it off as a battle wound. The yellow is cheap to replace or at least cheap enough to buy a new one rather than have the bezel fixed on an old one.

 

Kar

[+Tahoe Skier5000]

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Originally posted by Team Shibby:

How deep are the scratches? If it is a semi deep scratch, don't even bother. You will do more damage than good. If it is more like a scuff may be possible to buff it out.

 

Deep scratches would call for grinding the screen with a few different grits of abrasive polish and the more you sand off the screen the less protection it will have from another fall. Also your chances of getting it clear is going to take a lot of elbow grease, if it ever comes clear again.

 

Unless it is really affecting the way you read the screen, mark it off as a battle wound. The yellow is cheap to replace or at least cheap enough to buy a new one rather than have the bezel fixed on an old one.

 

Kar

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Yeah thats exactly what I'm thinking. I'm not even going to bother with it. It's a pretty significant scratch, but it doesn't affect reading the screen at all.

 

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[STREETSEAL & G.I. Jane]

A good cheap investment is PDA screen protectors, basicly a transparent plastic film that covers the screen. Just like what was on the screen when you bought it. I was a scratch too late in buying them. Any computer store or radio shack will have them.

[dave and jaime]

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Originally posted by volks_ev71:

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Originally posted by dave and jaime:

if you want a more cost effective solution try http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=7116058331&m=90660665&r=21660665#21660665. even though i got shot down it does work. the particular abrasive i used was 2500 grit and i finished up with my dremel tool and polishing wheel.

 

'Get to the point---speak English!!!!'

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What if I don't have a dremel. How much polishing needs to be done?? How long do you sit and rub the screen with polish?

 

thanks

 

Using http://www.opera.com/

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the dremel tool is is just a bonus that i had. as for how long, depends on the scratches but the abrasive is in a paste like rubbing compound so simply rub with a lint free cloth (i use dvd/cd wipes) and reapply as needed. i use this on my gps, 2-way a/v remote etc. these compounds are for dvd/cd touch-ups and do a good job.

 

as got how long, that depends on the scratches but i just give 5-10 minutes every now and then and it works to remove most of the wear and tear you get from normal use, as mentioned deeps gouges require a polishing tool---dremel and some patience but is possible.

 

'Get to the point---speak English!!!!'

[+Katetrex]

Try one of those polishing kits for CD's. They work fairly well on CD's and I imagine they would do the same for the screen without too much chance of damaging it. If it doesn't work, save it for your CD's and try something of greater strength. Those kits work great on data or music CD's.