Scratched my Oregon 300 screen, how to fix?
Zeppo Marx
Oregon away. It slipped out of the satchel and something in my rucksack
made a few very ugly scratches on the screen. Well, everything is
working fine but those scratches just annoy me big time. I would like to
fix this but I am not sure how to do it. I have this paste for removing
the scratches from the cell phone but I don’t know it this will hurt the
touch screen. Is it something I could do? Any other ideas?
Does Garmin offer repair or replacement for the damaged screens?
Many thanks!
PS
I know I should have protected the screen in the first place. I even
have this nifty protection foil over my Etrex Vista screen. But, since I
never had a scratch on it during all those years using the device, I
kinda became overly confident. Now I know better. :(
Chez
Put a thin coat of a floor wax called Future (or Kleer) on it. It is
great for filling scratches on plastic or glass.
ps56k
"Zeppo Marx" <Zeppo...@gmx.net> wrote in message
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I know it's after the fact - but for future readers....
My son found this shield and has used it for years on various items...
http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/gps/garmin
and
http://www.zagg.com/company/about_us.php
Mike Russell
> After my last hiking tour I was apparently not careful enough packing my
> Oregon away. It slipped out of the satchel and something in my rucksack
> made a few very ugly scratches on the screen. Well, everything is
> working fine but those scratches just annoy me big time. I would like to
> fix this but I am not sure how to do it. I have this paste for removing
> the scratches from the cell phone but I donοΏ½t know it this will hurt the
> touch screen. Is it something I could do? Any other ideas?
> Does Garmin offer repair or replacement for the damaged screens?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> PS
> I know I should have protected the screen in the first place. I even
> have this nifty protection foil over my Etrex Vista screen. But, since I
> never had a scratch on it during all those years using the device, I
> kinda became overly confident. Now I know better. :(
The paste actually removes plastic material. If there is a TAP Plastics
sells several grades of plastic polish, intended to be used sequentially to
get a glass-like surface.
Suggestions about Kleer and Future are spot on, so to speak, particularly
for scuffs rather than deep scratches. Turtle Wax liquid polish is also
worth a try. If it doesn't work for
The other way to go would be a change of philosophy. Perhaps you can see
wear and tear as a signature of proud use, instead of a defect. As much as
we might like life's artifacts cannot be used, and preserved intact.
--
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com