How to polish a screen?

**virtual120** · 31st July 2009, 22:25

My ninja 250 screen is slightly scratched from poor polishing. Is there a product that will get it back like glass?

**98tls** · 31st July 2009, 22:30

It never was glass so i guess not,a plastic polish ie Mcguires (spelling) will however help,theres bound to be cheaper home grown options as i am sure someone will post up.

**short-circuit** · 31st July 2009, 22:32

You can't polish a turd.

**98tls** · 31st July 2009, 22:40

Originally Posted by short-circuit

You can't polish a turd.

My old man used to occasionally polish his Trident,so i guess you can.

Then again there was a few Nortons that got the same.

**LardEmbargo** · 1st August 2009, 10:30

Originally Posted by short-circuit

You can't polish a turd.

we used to say that about the software we were working on.

It turns out you can, but all you end up with is a slightly shinier turd and a shitty hand.

**cheesemethod** · 1st August 2009, 11:12

I saw something at cycletreads the other day that said it was specifically for polishing screens. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called tho.

**testastretta** · 1st August 2009, 13:34

I use good old fashioned cheap PLEDGE.

**jamiey** · 1st August 2009, 15:32

Try to get hold of some Plexus. Comes in a can, originally aviation stuff. Worked a treat on mine

**Pogo2** · 1st August 2009, 17:24

Really good stuff. Use it on my screen and my visor.

**Big Dave** · 1st August 2009, 18:41

Plexus is excellent for rejuvenating plastics that are looking a bit shabby.

Sounds like this screen has swirl marks from an abrasive polish. Black cars are prone to it too.

What removes them is a less abrasive polish. Meguiars do make a product called 'swirl remover'.

Then the Plexus.

Also consider if it needs both the cost of these products will be around 30-40% of the cost of a new screen from Godiva screens in the 'tron - google them.

**ckai** · 1st August 2009, 18:50

Yip Plexus is the shit. The guy from Godiva here in Hamilton gave a mate and me a can when I brought a screen off him. My mate didn't even ask for it. We both love it though.

I've heard about the Pledge thing also. If I didn't have plexus I would give it ago.

**vifferman** · 3rd August 2009, 21:39

Start with an abrasive polish with a grit suitable to get the scratch marks out (maybe even a very wet-and-dry fine sandpaper), then go finer and finer. Swirl Remover is pretty fine, so you may want something more abrasive first, then the Swirl Remover, then Plast-X, then Pledge (actually only a wax, so it will only filll very fine scratches, not remove them). Plexus is good, but 4 times the price of Pledge, but not four times as good, and once again won't remove scratches, as it too is a wax. Because Plexus is designed specifically for polycarbonate, it doesn't contain solvents that will compromise the integrity of the plastic. There is evidence you can't say the same about Pledge, which is designed to be a good furniture polish.
To get the best from the polishes like Swirl Remover, you really need to use an electric polisher.

Another method I've read about is potentially very effective, but needs great care and expertise: clean the screen thoroughly, then barely melt the surface of the screen with a hot air gun.

**rickstv** · 3rd August 2009, 22:03

Brasso has given me excellent results with quite bad scratches in perspex turntale covers when I was an electronics tech in another life.
Try it on a tiny area first, though be patient, it takes a while.
Rick.