How to "fix" a scratched rear monitor screen - Pentax K7 ??

**jpzk** · 06-18-2012, 01:06 PM

I have sctratched the rear (screen) monitor of my K7 a while back.
Of course it doesn't affect the pictuate wuality but I find it a real bummer when reviewing the images in the field.

I am wondering if, aside from having it replaced by Pentax (and spending an arm-and-a-leg) if something can be done about it.

I tried a little "buffering" but it ididn't work ... didn't make it worse either.

Any suggestion(s)?

Cheers.

JP

Last edited by jpzk; 06-19-2012 at 07:35 AM.

**jatrax** · 06-18-2012, 01:45 PM

I did a quick search and got this as a result. Not sure any of those ideas would be effective or safe.

amoringello · 06-18-2012, 02:04 PM

Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens.
I just put a piece of old PalmPilot screen protector over mine and its lasted for years. Stronger and better stuff can be purchased of course.

Sadly, buffing results will vary on the scratch and your patience.

Just be VERY careful what you read on the Internet and verify if others have had success.
I've seen people recommend using solvents that utterly destroy your equipment.
I cannot understand what joy that brings since they probably never see or hear of the results, but some sick people are out there.

As far as I can tell, at least the techniques on the link above may be "relatively safe" (when compared to a solvent), and I also agree they probably not very effective as well.

Paleo Pete · 06-18-2012, 03:37 PM

A friend uses a piece of newspaper to buff his reading glasses, I've tried it on the screen of my point & shoot and it works fairly well, but takes a while.

**jatrax** · 06-18-2012, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by Paleo Pete

uses a piece of newspaper to buff his reading glasses

Not sure I will do that on my prescription glasses but I also turn wood besides spending too much money on camera stuff. On really nice turned items the last finish/buff is often a piece of paper. It is abrasive enough to work quite nicely though you can start it smoking if you are not careful. But that's spinning at 3,000 rpm so yeah it might take awhile by hand.

**jpzk** · 06-18-2012, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by jatrax

I did a quick search and got this as a result. Not sure any of those ideas would be effective or safe.

Thanks Jatrax !

Those methods look quite safe, maybe except for the alcohol one !? but I will give a go at a couple ... no harm to be done.

Cheers!

JP

**jpzk** · 06-18-2012, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by amoringello

Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens.
I just put a piece of old PalmPilot screen protector over mine and its lasted for years. Stronger and better stuff can be purchased of course.

Sadly, buffing results will vary on the scratch and your patience.

Just be VERY careful what you read on the Internet and verify if others have had success.
I've seen people recommend using solvents that utterly destroy your equipment.
I cannot understand what joy that brings since they probably never see or hear of the results, but some sick people are out there.

As far as I can tell, at least the techniques on the link above may be "relatively safe" (when compared to a solvent), and I also agree they probably not very effective as well.

As you said: "Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens." which is something I have corrected with my K5 camera.

I will of course be very careful with any methods described in the link provided by Jatrax but there are at least two of them which will do no harm.

JP

magkelly · 06-18-2012, 04:58 PM

A friend of mine used a CD scratch kit on his and it worked okay. It made sense to me. I mean what is a viewing screen but probably a similar plastic to what they make CD's from? He put the liquid in the scratch I guess and then buffed it down with the buffer they give you. I can't really even tell that there's a scratch now and it doesn't seem to have affected the camera any. I guess it would depend upon how deep the scratch is. If it goes all the way through I might not try that but if it's just a surface scratch probably would work.

**jpzk** · 06-19-2012, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by magkelly

A friend of mine used a CD scratch kit on his and it worked okay. It made sense to me. I mean what is a viewing screen but probably a similar plastic to what they make CD's from? He put the liquid in the scratch I guess and then buffed it down with the buffer they give you. I can't really even tell that there's a scratch now and it doesn't seem to have affected the camera any. I guess it would depend upon how deep the scratch is. If it goes all the way through I might not try that but if it's just a surface scratch probably would work.

Thanks Mag.

There are tons of such products from what I have seen on the Web.
Do you know what it is your friend used.

JP

nosliwmit · 06-19-2012, 11:20 AM

Check out this thread for do-it-yourself screen replacement info:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/140200-lcd-screen-...ment-part.html

**jpzk** · 06-19-2012, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by nosliwmit

Check out this thread for do-it-yourself screen replacement info:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/140200-lcd-screen-...ment-part.html

Great !!

This I could do I am sure.
I will contact Pentax regarding that.

Thanks.

JP

magkelly · 06-20-2012, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by jpzk

Thanks Mag.

There are tons of such products from what I have seen on the Web.
Do you know what it is your friend used.

JP

It was a name brand kit, like Maxell or maybe Memorex, I think. Hang on and I'll send him an email and ask. Likely he'll answer me by the end of the day. He's good about that.

I'm pretty sure it was something like this one. It was two bottles of liquid et all, like this plus a buffer of some kind.

http://www.amazon.com/Maxell-CD-ROM-Scratch-Repair-Kit/dp/B00000J1E6/ref=sr_...=cd+repair+kit

Note it was this kit he says but he used a white block nail buffer like for acrylic nails to finish it. Fine side.

**jpzk** · 06-20-2012, 10:50 AM

Thanks again Mag.

I'll take a look at this link/product and looking forward to more info.

JP

GibbyTheMole · 06-20-2012, 05:01 PM

I've used Meguiar's Plast-X Clear Plastic Cleaner and Polish on a scratched digital camcorder screen with good success. It didn't polish them out absolutely perfect, but pretty close. You have to know where to look to find where it was scratched. It also works great to polish scratches out of CDs & DVDs. It's $6 for a big bottle & goes a looooooong way.

It's a white paste, similar to car polish. Just be aware that if you don't seal the crack around the screen well before you buff, it can get in the crack & show up white.

Good luck,
Bobbo :-)

**jpzk** · 06-21-2012, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by GibbyTheMole

I've used Meguiar's Plast-X Clear Plastic Cleaner and Polish on a scratched digital camcorder screen with good success. It didn't polish them out absolutely perfect, but pretty close. You have to know where to look to find where it was scratched. It also works great to polish scratches out of CDs & DVDs. It's $6 for a big bottle & goes a looooooong way.

It's a white paste, similar to car polish. Just be aware that if you don't seal the crack around the screen well before you buff, it can get in the crack & show up white.

Good luck,
Bobbo :-)

Checking this out, Gibby,

Thanks

06-18-2012, 01:06 PM	#1
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	How to "fix" a scratched rear monitor screen - Pentax K7 ?? I have sctratched the rear (screen) monitor of my K7 a while back. Of course it doesn't affect the pictuate wuality but I find it a real bummer when reviewing the images in the field. I am wondering if, aside from having it replaced by Pentax (and spending an arm-and-a-leg) if something can be done about it. I tried a little "buffering" but it ididn't work ... didn't make it worse either. Any suggestion(s)? Cheers. JP Last edited by jpzk; 06-19-2012 at 07:35 AM.

06-19-2012, 07:32 AM	#9
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by magkelly A friend of mine used a CD scratch kit on his and it worked okay. It made sense to me. I mean what is a viewing screen but probably a similar plastic to what they make CD's from? He put the liquid in the scratch I guess and then buffed it down with the buffer they give you. I can't really even tell that there's a scratch now and it doesn't seem to have affected the camera any. I guess it would depend upon how deep the scratch is. If it goes all the way through I might not try that but if it's just a surface scratch probably would work. Thanks Mag. There are tons of such products from what I have seen on the Web. Do you know what it is your friend used. JP Last edited by jpzk; 06-19-2012 at 07:38 AM.

06-20-2012, 05:14 AM	#12
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Originally posted by jpzk Thanks Mag. There are tons of such products from what I have seen on the Web. Do you know what it is your friend used. JP It was a name brand kit, like Maxell or maybe Memorex, I think. Hang on and I'll send him an email and ask. Likely he'll answer me by the end of the day. He's good about that. I'm pretty sure it was something like this one. It was two bottles of liquid et all, like this plus a buffer of some kind. http://www.amazon.com/Maxell-CD-ROM-Scratch-Repair-Kit/dp/B00000J1E6/ref=sr_...=cd+repair+kit Note it was this kit he says but he used a white block nail buffer like for acrylic nails to finish it. Fine side. Last edited by magkelly; 06-20-2012 at 07:44 PM.

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06-18-2012, 01:45 PM	#2
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	I did a quick search and got this as a result. Not sure any of those ideas would be effective or safe.

06-18-2012, 02:04 PM	#3
amoringello Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,562	Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens. I just put a piece of old PalmPilot screen protector over mine and its lasted for years. Stronger and better stuff can be purchased of course. Sadly, buffing results will vary on the scratch and your patience. Just be VERY careful what you read on the Internet and verify if others have had success. I've seen people recommend using solvents that utterly destroy your equipment. I cannot understand what joy that brings since they probably never see or hear of the results, but some sick people are out there. As far as I can tell, at least the techniques on the link above may be "relatively safe" (when compared to a solvent), and I also agree they probably not very effective as well.

06-18-2012, 03:37 PM	#4
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	A friend uses a piece of newspaper to buff his reading glasses, I've tried it on the screen of my point & shoot and it works fairly well, but takes a while.

06-18-2012, 03:42 PM	#5
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	Originally posted by Paleo Pete uses a piece of newspaper to buff his reading glasses Not sure I will do that on my prescription glasses but I also turn wood besides spending too much money on camera stuff. On really nice turned items the last finish/buff is often a piece of paper. It is abrasive enough to work quite nicely though you can start it smoking if you are not careful. But that's spinning at 3,000 rpm so yeah it might take awhile by hand.

06-18-2012, 04:50 PM	#6
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by jatrax I did a quick search and got this as a result. Not sure any of those ideas would be effective or safe. Thanks Jatrax ! Those methods look quite safe, maybe except for the alcohol one !? but I will give a go at a couple ... no harm to be done. Cheers! JP

06-18-2012, 04:52 PM	#7
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by amoringello Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens. I just put a piece of old PalmPilot screen protector over mine and its lasted for years. Stronger and better stuff can be purchased of course. Sadly, buffing results will vary on the scratch and your patience. Just be VERY careful what you read on the Internet and verify if others have had success. I've seen people recommend using solvents that utterly destroy your equipment. I cannot understand what joy that brings since they probably never see or hear of the results, but some sick people are out there. As far as I can tell, at least the techniques on the link above may be "relatively safe" (when compared to a solvent), and I also agree they probably not very effective as well. As you said: "Sadly, the best defense is a good offense. i.e. protect your screen before anything happens." which is something I have corrected with my K5 camera. I will of course be very careful with any methods described in the link provided by Jatrax but there are at least two of them which will do no harm. JP

06-18-2012, 04:58 PM	#8
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	A friend of mine used a CD scratch kit on his and it worked okay. It made sense to me. I mean what is a viewing screen but probably a similar plastic to what they make CD's from? He put the liquid in the scratch I guess and then buffed it down with the buffer they give you. I can't really even tell that there's a scratch now and it doesn't seem to have affected the camera any. I guess it would depend upon how deep the scratch is. If it goes all the way through I might not try that but if it's just a surface scratch probably would work.

06-19-2012, 11:20 AM	#10
nosliwmit Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 913	Check out this thread for do-it-yourself screen replacement info: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/140200-lcd-screen-...ment-part.html

06-19-2012, 08:26 PM	#11
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by nosliwmit Check out this thread for do-it-yourself screen replacement info: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/140200-lcd-screen-...ment-part.html Great !! This I could do I am sure. I will contact Pentax regarding that. Thanks. JP

06-20-2012, 10:50 AM	#13
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Thanks again Mag. I'll take a look at this link/product and looking forward to more info. JP

06-20-2012, 05:01 PM	#14
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275	I've used Meguiar's Plast-X Clear Plastic Cleaner and Polish on a scratched digital camcorder screen with good success. It didn't polish them out absolutely perfect, but pretty close. You have to know where to look to find where it was scratched. It also works great to polish scratches out of CDs & DVDs. It's $6 for a big bottle & goes a looooooong way. It's a white paste, similar to car polish. Just be aware that if you don't seal the crack around the screen well before you buff, it can get in the crack & show up white. Good luck, Bobbo :-)

06-21-2012, 08:13 PM	#15
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by GibbyTheMole I've used Meguiar's Plast-X Clear Plastic Cleaner and Polish on a scratched digital camcorder screen with good success. It didn't polish them out absolutely perfect, but pretty close. You have to know where to look to find where it was scratched. It also works great to polish scratches out of CDs & DVDs. It's $6 for a big bottle & goes a looooooong way. It's a white paste, similar to car polish. Just be aware that if you don't seal the crack around the screen well before you buff, it can get in the crack & show up white. Good luck, Bobbo :-) Checking this out, Gibby, Thanks