Scratched TV screen

whufc_3

I've been given a TV but in transporting it to me it has become scratched. The scratchs are not deep but when the tv is in use they are very visible.
Is there a way to repair this? I presume I need an abrasive but which one?

Thanks in advance.

grumbler

I think it is more difficult than you think:

http://www.glassonweb.com/articles/article/162/

whufc_3

I should have guessed that as a google search brought up nothing before I posted this.

weekendwarrior

Hi,

If the tv screen is glass it may be possible to polish the scratch out, please see here- removing scratches from glass

Rex_Mundi

Using cerium oxide or jewellers rouge can take out a scratch from glass. As long as it's not too deep. The only drawback with this is it will leave a shiny patch where you've polished out the scratch. This may end up looking worse on a TV screen than the scratch itself.

whufc_3

Rex_Mundi wrote:

Using cerium oxide or jewellers rouge can take out a scratch from glass. As long as it's not too deep. The only drawback with this is it will leave a shiny patch where you've polished out the scratch. This may end up looking worse on a TV screen than the scratch itself.

I may try the resin route then. As this is used in car windsceens it should hopefully give a clear finish.

moneysaver

I Don't know if it will work on TV screens but I used to use Brasso on watch faces to remove scratches. Just be careful to only do it on the scratch, rub in a circular motion very lightly, keep checking until scratch disappears.


Good Luck.

Moneysaver

Rex_Mundi

If brasso has even a slight abrasive effect to polish out the scratch. It will also leave a shiny bit. Jewellers rouge and cerium work by polishing off a small layer off the top of the glass. This reduces its thickness and takes the scratch out, but also polishes it (cerium is used to give the final polish when you bevel glass). On a watch face, being a small area, you could polish all of it. This will mean you don't notice the new shine. On a big area like a sheet of glass, or a TV screen if it leaves a shine, you will notice because it will be different to the rest of the screen.

Before trying brasso on the TV. I would try on an old mirror or bit of glass to see if this leaves a shiny spot. My guess is that it will.