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    Polish for the bezel?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by un4tural, Feb 19, 2012.

  1. un4tural

    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    has anyone done this? basically i got a few scratches on the screen, i am clueless as to how it happened... :confused: :eek: anyways was wondering if anyone remedied it with some polish to fill the scratch? i am aware of sand paper way of doing things, as in sandpapering a layer of it then polishing it, but really, it would just mess up the bezel. Don't suggest that :)

    So anyways, anyone can suggest any well working plastic polishers or something similar?

    edit: Bezel covering the LCD that is :d
     
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    Doesn't that CD stuff simply remove the plastic down to the level of the scratch?
     
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    Hmm... the one I used a while ago filled in the scratches, that was a few years ago (back when people regularly used CDs). The linked one was just a random example, but I think you are right most will probably be buffers and not fillers today. You should examine the product carefully before you use it to make certain its the right kind, and don't buy the cheapest one.
     
  5. un4tural

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    That was my concern as well, but most of products don't say if they fill the scratches or eat off surface around them... anyone used some recently and could recommend some of them?

    I remember using some on my old phone's screen to fill some scratches, though they didn't work at all.
     
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    Fill only is a tough way to get results with something that has light hitting it from both sides. I suggest getting either an old dead used panel for cheap and experimenting or some other material you know to be similar.

    There are specific polishes for glass that might help. I expect the technique to be at least similar. Eastwood sells the car stuff if you want to read about it.
     
  7. un4tural

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    well ill check them out, probably ignoring the little scratch will be easier. Sounds too unreliable lol.