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Got rid of my 15" Ti screen marks!
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Jul 18, 2003, 09:47 PM
 
My 15" Ti had some really bad keyboard marks on the screen. I had tried getting rid of them with a lightly damp washcloth in the past and with screen cleaner with no real improvement. I broke down and ordered the RadTech ScreensavRz after reading about it in a news blurb. It came with an alcohol wipe and the ScreensavRz which is a screen protector and cleaning/polishing cloth. You use the alcohol wipe the first time to remove oils from the screen and then wet the cloth and wipe the screen until the keyboard marks are gone. My screen it 95% back to new condition! It won't fix more serious abrasions and just finding some alcohol wipes will probably help decently but I'm happy. The cloth doubles as a screen protector over the keyboard when you shut the laptop so you'll get more than one time use out of it. It's like $15 + shipping.

No affiliation with RadTech, just very happy with this product.

http://www.radtech.us/screensavrz-laptop.html
     
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Jul 18, 2003, 10:39 PM
 
Many people, like I was, are convinced the marks are too deep. Only when I read about how Apple personnel cleaned them when customers thought they were permanently damaged did I give my screen another thorough try. All marks came out eventually.
     
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Jul 19, 2003, 02:40 AM
 
Using alcohol wipes may eventually ruin your screen as the alcohol will cause the plastic screen to dry out and crack. They are only meant to be used on glass CRTs. Doing it once or twice probably won't hurt but its not a good idea.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60446
     
ulmer  (op)
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Jul 19, 2003, 01:17 PM
 
Thanks for the advice on the alcohol wipes. Once or twice might not be that big of a deal but I'll avoid their use in the future.
     
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Jul 28, 2003, 11:43 PM
 
Just wet the alcohol wipe with water to dilute it down enough to get the marks off while the screen kept unaffected by full strength alcohol.
     
   
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