Greetings everyone,

I have a refurbished Dell UltraScan P1110 monitor that I had recently bought from a local dealer. Just a couple of days back, I was cleaning the screen with usual mild washing detergent to rid some oil particles, some newspaper (great material to wipe surface of glass), and a piece of car wash cloth .... have been doing this for years.... but after the recent cleaning session, I noticed a really fine scratch at the lower right side of my P1110 screen. The scratch is only noticeable when viewed from a top angle in a brightly lid room. I went over the scratch gently using my fingernail but did not feel anything at all.... so i presume it's a very thin scratch mark on the anti-glare coating.

That scratch isn't a serious matter as it never hindered my vision when doing my daily stuff on the PC, but being the perfectionist I am (not to mention I'm really a proud owner of this magnificent 21 inch beauty from Dell that I bought with my hard earned money), I was feeling rather sore about this incident.

I just want to know what is the most feasible method to rid this scratch without having me to buy a screen filter (which I will never ever use), and without having to use some some hardcore chemicals that might damage the rest of my anti-glare coating and even the inner layer of the screen. And obviously my dealer won't entertain me for such an issue.

I've read some other forums that people recommend stuff like using a CD-scratch removal liquid, or a pexiglass polish (used for cleaning bike helmets) and etc. Is this true? Is it safe, effective against the scratch i'm having, and won't have any side effects? And what kind of cloth is the best bet for cleaning monitor screens?

I think I'm being kinda paranoid here... but please advise... thank you.

 

Nick

Message Edited by nickcwj on 12-15-2003 02:25 PM