How Do You Get Marks Scratches and Finger Prints off a TV Screen?

Mikeyy888 on 28/10/2021 - 00:37
Last edited 28/10/2021 - 08:26 by 1 other user

This may be silly but I've tried numerous things I need your help from those with skills…

How on earth do you get marks scratches and finger prints off your TV screen? It's so frustrating…

Is there a special product or a special technique?

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  Melb69 on 28/10/2021 - 02:38

  For fingerprints just some glass cleaner should do the trick. Scratches won't come off

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  Mechz on 28/10/2021 - 07:55

  +1

  Why are you letting anything touch your TV?

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    hentabara on 28/10/2021 - 08:35

    Kids probably

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      Mechz on 28/10/2021 - 08:44

      Like I said…

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  Muzeeb on 28/10/2021 - 08:27

  Microfibre cloth lightly dampened with clean water.

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  [Deactivated] on 28/10/2021 - 08:46

  Finger prints are easy enough to deal with. A moist microfibre cloth and the smallest amount of soap will do nicely. Just dry it with another microfibre cloth when you're done. Then break the fingers of whoever keeps touching the screen.

  scratches….special technique

  Assuming it is not a coated screen - YES, scratches can be removed.

  It's not for the impatient or the faint of heart, but a Micro-Mesh kit (down to 12,000 grade) will do the trick. The last time I had to tackle this sort of situation was to repair the head-unit display in a relative's Golf R32 (she'd dragged the metal buckle of her handbag across the screen leaving a nasty horizontal scratch). After almost two hours of work, I was done and it came-up near-perfect.

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    CrispyChrispy on 28/10/2021 - 11:09

    Shouldn't really need soap to clean off fingerprints, a dry or slightly moist microfiber cloth will do just fine.

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      [Deactivated] on 28/10/2021 - 13:24

      Depends on what the fingerprint is made of, really. Some oils, in particular, need a surfactant to break the bond with the glass or plastic - otherwise you're just smearing it around.

      Before I forget, OP, whatever you end up doing….DON'T go spraying liquids directly onto the screen/frame.

      Thanks for visiting OzBetterHomesAndGardens

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  NewbiefromVic on 28/10/2021 - 10:40

  For fingerprints, use a microfibre cloth as mentioned above. For light scratches, try Vaseline? At least, if it doesn't work, it's cheap and reversible :-D

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  ShannonN on 28/10/2021 - 10:58

  If the screen isn't coated get some eyeglass cleaner in small spray bottle for 5 bucks from optometrist its safe for glasses etc, Or get some Isocol and put on a soft cloth

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  Mikeyy888 on 28/10/2021 - 14:05

  Thanks guys much appreciated