Anyone ever fix scratches on their screens?

[88junior]

I have a Fisher F-70 that has scratches on the screen and was wondering if anyone ever used scratch remover on their screen? And if so tell me what kind it was if it worked its either this or I am going to have to send it in, if anyone knows what the cost is to send it in to Fisher to have the screen replaced let me know. Thanks

 

[trueblue]

I know ifs off little help now , but prevention use a cover from day 1 keeps its loookin as new

 

[88junior]

yeah I know but when you buy something used it's out of your control.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I don't think there's any "repair" for a scratched plastic screen on a detector I "feel your pain", because I had a healthy scratch on my explorer screen, that was right frickin over where a part of the screen I perpetually wanted to look at. Eventually, the machine had to be sent in to the factory for something un-related. And fortunately, they replaced the screen while it was there for the other repair.

If someone knows a way to repair a plastic scratch to the point where it can be seen through, I'd be curious to know too.

 

[Woodchuck]

If its a LCD type of screen there is nothing you can do about it except have a new scrreen put on.Even a real fine scratch remover will do more harm than good.

 

[osgood]

Wasnt there some type of gel you could put on eye glasses that while it didnt literally "repair" the lenses it minimized the appearance and distortion caused by the scratches? Wonder if that would help? any one else remember that stuff? CO

 

[Andrew Kalinowski]

Universal screen protectors (the type used for cell phones and such) mask most of the scratches and protect from making new ones. Cost just few bucks and may be enough to make you happy. Few GPS screens I just buffed small scratches using tooth paste and linen cloth. Go slow. Do NOT over-heat from friction. The downside is; if the screen was good quality than it had anti-reflective coating and any buffing removes it so... here comes the screen protector I mentioned first. It worked wonders on some scratched GPS screens so, (I think) it should work on an MD as well.

 

[Andrew Kalinowski]

Wasnt there some type of gel you could put on eye glasses that while it didnt literally "repair" the lenses it minimized the appearance and distortion caused by the scratches? Wonder if that would help? any one else remember that stuff? CO

Hmm, that was on the shopping channel and most of the stuff there works as advertised only there BUT maybe the stuff that can be bought at automotive stores to be used on acrylic headlights? Wait, that was also sold on the shopping channel so...

 

[Sailorman]

There are some plastic scratch removers used in some of the plastic Fab shops I know of BUT these are being used by pro's who do it for a living and they tell me it's only really worth it on light scratches. The most common brand is Novus and comes in three steps. It will remove any coatings and if the scratches run deep remember you are removing the plastic around it until you get to the bottom of the scratch so you can create a ripple in the face with aggressive work. You can find it in several places on the internet.

 

[osgood]

The stuff Im talking about doesnt repair the damage. I might be off on this but the type of polishes etc for headlights I think work by actually microscopically grinding the lens (and hence removing some the scratches), which would probably make the plastic screen surface worse . The stuff Im taking about doesnt do that, I think it fills the scratches, altering the way they deflect and reflect light- thats the effect you're usually seeing. On my glasses it didnt fix everything but cleared up some of the random and irritating light deflection (hence the view and distortion is improved)