How to Repair Scratches on a Flatscreen TV

There may be nothing more annoying then sitting down to watch your favorite sitcom in front of your expensive LCD flat screen and noticing a scratch right in the middle of the screen. Add on top of that, your warranty has expired and you are left with a great LCD TV that has a distracting crack in the screen. Before tossing the TV out and shelling out big bucks to replace it, try to fill in the scratch with Vaseline.

Things You'll Need

• Isopropyl alcohol
• Luke warm water
• Micro fiber cloth
• Vaseline
• Q-tip

Instructions

1. Dilute isopropyl alcohol with luke warm water using a 50/50 ratio. Isopropyl alcohol can be found at most department or drug stores.

2. Clean your flat screen. With the TV turned off, clean the surface of the LCD using a micro fiber cloth and the diluted isopropyl alcohol. Wet the micro fiber cloth with the diluted isopropyl alcohol and gently wipe the LCD screen.

3. Fill the scratches with Vaseline. Using a q-tip, gently push the Vaseline into the scratches filling them completely.

4. Wipe off excess Vaseline. Using a dry micro fiber cloth, gently wipe off the Vaseline that is outside the scratch.

Tips & Warnings

• Check your warranty before using any products not specifically designed for your television.

• Never use paper towels to clean your LCD TV. The will scratch the screen.

References

• Web Trickz: Fix LCD Monitor
• PC Extreme: Scratch on LCD Screen