Scratched Wells Gardner screen

[coliveira]

Hey all

So I thought the monitor had a smudge beneath the glass, but I finally got around to trying to clean it today and it appears to be a scratch.  Now, I don't want you guys to think I haven't googled this situation looking for a fix, but I haven't really come up with one (if there is one) that seems to directly apply to arcade monitors (not sure if it matters if it's an arcade monitor...).  Should I just leave it alone (it's not horrible), try toothpaste, some other solution?  I can't really figure out if this has an anti-glare coating or if I'll make it worse trying different methods.

Please let me know what you would do.

Thanks
Chris

[lilshawn]

no. just leave it.

some people say petroleum jelly to fill it in.

whatever. live with it, or get a new one.

the glass is too hard to polish it out.

[coliveira]

Bummer.  That's what I figured.  Thank you very much for the answer.  Looks like we're gonna live with it...

[boardjunkie]

Several layers of clear nail polish (actually a type of lacquer). Keep applying layers until the void is filled then polish that down to be flush with the glass. Did that trick to a tube I was cutting a cardboard bezel for and slipped with the knife. Scratched it good......but the nail polish trick saved it.

[coliveira]

Huh.  That's funny that in all of the looking I did, I didn't come across anything about nail polish.  Then I google it and get tons of results...  I'll have to give it a shot.  Hopefully I won't make it any worse than it currently is as it's not that bad.  Thanks a bunch.  I'll let you know if I have any luck.

Chris

[lilshawn]

That actually sound pretty good... Better than using petroleum jelly ...lol

[SirPeale]

Did that trick to a tube I was cutting a cardboard bezel for and slipped with the knife. Scratched it good......but the nail polish trick saved it.

What kind of knife was it?  Steel is softer than glass, and generally won't scratch it.

[boardjunkie]

Just a box cutter with an old type razor blade in it. You'd be surprised how easy it is to scratch glass with a sharp knife.....or just about anything. The top glass on my Gorf cocktail is all scratched to hell.....

[mgb]

I have a 25" tube with a scratch right in the middle. I think I'll try the nail polish trick.
Thanks

[JoeB]

I have a tube that looks like it has a scratch, but it looks more like air bubble between CRT and front glass.. No way to remove it.  What is it, and how can I get rid of it?

[boardjunkie]

Flaw in the glass sounds like. I've never seen anything like that....maybe it slipped by QC? Musta been a Monday or a Friday tube.....