Ask the Olive: Fix a Scratched LCD Screen
By Craig Lloyd on Apr 21st, 2010 at 3:29PM
Reader Patrick writes:
I recently let a friend borrow my LCD TV. When it was returned to me I was presented with new little scratches on the screen itself and one large deep scratch. How would I get these out? HELP ME OLIVE!!!
I’ve heard of a lot of ways to remove and fix scratches from an LCD screen, some myth and some actually true, but we think the fellas over at Hackosis have a couple of good ways to fix a dinged up screen. One is a quick-and-dirty method involving petroleum jelly and the other is a more thorough, permanent fix involving lacquer. Keep in mind that it’s extremely important that you use a microfiber, antistatic cloth when cleaning/fixing an LCD screen. Anything like paper towels with large fibers will scratch that sucker right up.
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Honestly, Windex+PaperTowels. Never had a scratch :D!
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Neither of the above methods work well, and Windex can dull a display. I discovered that you can remove or reduce scratches on an LCD display using cardboard. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtytAXQTGdA or http://www.cyber-reviews.com/fix-scratched-lcd-video-monitor-screen.html for the simple instructions.
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