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Almost looks like an aggressive cleaner was used and has dissolved the outer layer.
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12-03-2024, 03:33 PM | #4 |
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my thought too. looks bad. can't imagine trying to polish that either.
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12-03-2024, 04:24 PM | #5 |
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Someone sprayed a cleaner or chemical on it and damaged the plastic. I really don't think you can clean that off. Since there isn't much hope, you can try to polish it with a multi-step process. Is it touch screen? That may lead to bigger issues if you polish?
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12-03-2024, 07:42 PM | #7 |
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it looks to me that previous owner really screwed it up. i have no experience with this particular scenario but you could try a very fine polish on a small area and see if you can make any progress, if you do then polish the whole thing. what year is the vehicle? i wonder if that part is replaceable???
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Looks toast, those screens have coatings on them to reduce reflections and it looks like whatever chemical has been used on it has damaged that coated.
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12-04-2024, 09:35 AM | #10 |
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Reminds me of the damage caused on plasma TVs would get when people use any chemicals on the the screen. Plasmas have an anti-reflective coating on them and are only cleaned with distilled water and a microfiber towel.
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12-05-2024, 01:43 PM | #11 |
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I would would try to polish a small area (maybe top corner) by hand (mf towel) using a weak liquid polish like a plastic polish (mothers/meguiar's) or final polish type product. If no improvement at all, I wouldn't go further. Leave it as-is or replace.
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Alchol will make it worse, that screen is already damaged, you need to replace it.
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If you are going to try polishing the screen I would look at NOVUS Plastic Polish. https://novuspolish.com/
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