I don't know what kind of buffing equipment the guy used, but if it is like the stuff I have seen used to take scratches out of our fire trucks... I wouldn't be too worried about buffing a tube. The last one I TRIED to break, took a good dozen swings with the frame of a heavy rolling chair before it cracked... and even then, it just cracked. It took a few more hits before it actually gave out and collapsed. Next time I will whack one with a sledge hammer and see how many hits it takes to get to the center. (I am still a little leary to toss a monitor off the top of my office building... I'm afraid I'll damage the asphalt... the landlord would kick my ass if I did that. But it is only 2 stories so I am thinking about it... I don't think a 14" monitor could build up enough energy to damage the parking lot on a 30 foot drop... I just haven't gotten the guts up to try it and find out) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>