Scratched plastic screen

From: Sue & Francois <fauradon_at_mn.mediaone.net>
Date: Sun Dec 10 00:51:13 2000

Thanks for the tip, I'll try to find some of that compound.
I was also thinking about toothpaste but as you said in another post it's
probably better for metals and teeth.
Francois


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Erlacher" <edick_at_idcomm.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: Scratched plastic screen


> There's a material, basically a buffing rouge, available at crafts shops
and
> some plastic retailers, that works better than the baking soda. The
problem
> with baking soda is that it's not aggressive enough and therefore requires
a
> lot of rubbing that works out badly for other plastic parts. The somewhat
> more abrasive rouge, which is mixed with a lubricant of some sort, takes
off
> more of the plastic but doesn't require as much effort. That's the same
> thing I use for cleaning CD's, so it seems to work OK.
>
> I'd advise you to avoid the Dremel tool, since it gets the plastic hot and
> thereby risks permanently distoring the optical properties of the lens.
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue & Francois" <fauradon_at_mn.mediaone.net>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 11:54 AM
> Subject: Scratched plastic screen
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > I have a Sega Gamegear with a badly scratched screen. THe scratches are
> > sobad that they distord the display.
> > Is there an easy way to polish it?
> > A hard way?
> > I tried baking soda and dremel all morning but it's still bad and I've
> done
> > some damage to the case with the dremel (yeah I should be more carful
with
> > power tools)
> > Thanks
> > Francois
> >
> >
> >
>
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