12 Apr
2004
12 Apr
'04
9:17 p.m.
Does the monitor have an anti-glare coating? The various suggestions
posted for buffing out the damage would seem applicable to an ordinary
glass screen such as I have seen on older/cheaper small-screen monitors,
but most newer and large screen monitors have some kind of anti-glare
coating. The best ones use a metallic coating that is easily damaged and
looks bad when it is scratched off. You should conside whether removing
it will make matters worse. Some cheaper anti-glare treatments just put a
matte finish on the glass, and might not suffer quite so badly.
--Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com>
To: "Classic Computers Mailing List" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: Removing physical blemishes from CRT?
Although the CRT in question is off-topic, the question is fairly topical:
Is there any way to remove physical blemishes from the face of a CRT?
I've got a very nice 19" SVGA display that has some scratches on the face.
They are somewhat invisible unless you happen to be looking at something
at that part of the screen (lower third, right of center).
Can this be buffed out or ... ?
I hope there's a way to do this because I've been wanting to fix the face
of my 35" ProScan TV that has the same problem. You barely notice it, but
it is slightly distracting when you do.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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