HOW TO FIX SCRATCHED/SPOTTED NAV SCREEN
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HOW TO FIX SCRATCHED/SPOTTED NAV SCREEN
I'll cut to the chase...2009 E350 4-matic AMG Sport, Iridium Gray/Cashmere. Love the car, passionately. Idiot detailer sprayed something that completely spotted and messed the nav screen up...it ate right through parts of the anti-rflective coating on the screen. I have conducted more research than I care to get into. This is the definative way to get your screen looking brand new:
First, if scratched, worn or marked up from chemicals, there is only one way to fix, that is to remove the rest of the AR coating.
1. spray Novus plastic spray cleaner #1 on cotton or microfiber cloth. Give the screen a quick cleaning to remove dust/debris. Dry off with soft cloth.
2. squeeze a tiny amount of Novus fine scratch remover #2 on cotton cloth and work into entire screen in circular motion (good to do small areas at a time)
3. Buff dry with soft cloth
4. Repeat 2 and 3 until all coating off and you have a even, brand new looking screen.
5. Do #1 again to clean off to a great showroom shine.
6. Done - PS no need for AR coating...your windows and sunroof have it and the interior cabin glare is minimal. If you want protective barrier, you can opt for a NuShield product. Dont need it in my opinion...
First, if scratched, worn or marked up from chemicals, there is only one way to fix, that is to remove the rest of the AR coating.
1. spray Novus plastic spray cleaner #1 on cotton or microfiber cloth. Give the screen a quick cleaning to remove dust/debris. Dry off with soft cloth.
2. squeeze a tiny amount of Novus fine scratch remover #2 on cotton cloth and work into entire screen in circular motion (good to do small areas at a time)
3. Buff dry with soft cloth
4. Repeat 2 and 3 until all coating off and you have a even, brand new looking screen.
5. Do #1 again to clean off to a great showroom shine.
6. Done - PS no need for AR coating...your windows and sunroof have it and the interior cabin glare is minimal. If you want protective barrier, you can opt for a NuShield product. Dont need it in my opinion...
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Happened to me also. I used blue magic metal polish on a microfiber to take the rest of the coating off. Put some on a qtip for the edges.
Came out fantastic
Came out fantastic
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After you remove the coating then purchase the Mercedes Comand screen protector from zagg.com, $15, but search online for zagg coupon codes and you can usually get 20-40% off. I did this and it looks fantastic and is truly protected from anything with this on it and it looks 100% better than the original factory coating even did. Just my 2 cents.
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Thanks for the heads up on this. I've had a scratch on mine that I've wanted to sort out for quite some time. I just bought one of the from Zagg and used coupon code ZAGG20 and the total came to $15 shipped. Here's the link if anyone is interested; http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/...ns-shields.php
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while this may work, try to stick with the novus 2 poduct. there have been many posts about windex not working or taking much longer to be effective. in some instances, depenidng on the extend of degradation, windex may not work at all. the idea is to get the film off quick and easy - and keep prolonged rubbing to a minimum.
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After you remove the coating then purchase the Mercedes Comand screen protector from zagg.com, $15, but search online for zagg coupon codes and you can usually get 20-40% off. I did this and it looks fantastic and is truly protected from anything with this on it and it looks 100% better than the original factory coating even did. Just my 2 cents.
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Thanks for the heads up on this. I've had a scratch on mine that I've wanted to sort out for quite some time. I just bought one of the from Zagg and used coupon code ZAGG20 and the total came to $15 shipped. Here's the link if anyone is interested; http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/...ns-shields.php
1) if you are going for anti reflective, it has no AR properties, it is just a shield
2) it has adhesion, which has been reported to destroy the glass screen in some veichles when removed. do a web search and you will see what I mean...a BMW nav screen was ruined by this product.
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Also, i cannot recommend this product because:
1) if you are going for anti reflective, it has no AR properties, it is just a shield
2) it has adhesion, which has been reported to destroy the glass screen in some veichles when removed. do a web search and you will see what I mean...a BMW nav screen was ruined by this product.
1) if you are going for anti reflective, it has no AR properties, it is just a shield
2) it has adhesion, which has been reported to destroy the glass screen in some veichles when removed. do a web search and you will see what I mean...a BMW nav screen was ruined by this product.
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Why would you need to remove it? If someone had problems removing it, they probably did not do it correctly. People don't seem to understand being gentle and seem to think things need to be beat into submission. This is the same type of material that is used for cell phone screen protectors and comes off very easily and can be reapplied...easily. If you don't have the screen protector on it, your screen can still get scratched, especially if some knuckle head at the car wash is using a rag that has something on it. I will take my chances with the zagg protector on it rather than not. Each to his own.
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Also, i cannot recommend this product because:
1) if you are going for anti reflective, it has no AR properties, it is just a shield
2) it has adhesion, which has been reported to destroy the glass screen in some veichles when removed. do a web search and you will see what I mean...a BMW nav screen was ruined by this product.
1) if you are going for anti reflective, it has no AR properties, it is just a shield
2) it has adhesion, which has been reported to destroy the glass screen in some veichles when removed. do a web search and you will see what I mean...a BMW nav screen was ruined by this product.
The orange peel has an affect on resolution. And the COMAND graphics screen doesn't a very high resolution in the first place.
I used one of these on an iPod Touch and it reduced the resolution with the 'orange peel.' I took it off and it's much better 'naked' (the iPhone and iPods have durable enough screens anyway.) To me this kind of product is just 'insurance' sort of stuff. It mostly gets people worried that they'll get damaged screens and so they buy the product.
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Unfortunately, I recently received my E350 back from my local detailer with terrible scratches on the nav screen. It's a real mess, and especially noticeable with the screen off. I'm awaiting a response from the business, but am not optimistic.
I'm curious if anyone else has actually followed the instructions laid out in the initial post and, if so, what kind of results did you get. Was glare a problem after removal of the anti glare coating? Any advice would be appreciated.
I'm curious if anyone else has actually followed the instructions laid out in the initial post and, if so, what kind of results did you get. Was glare a problem after removal of the anti glare coating? Any advice would be appreciated.
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I did a DIY on this in the E55 AMG forum (with photos)
$10 in polish and the results have been great... Search on my username or DIY Nav Scratch and you should be able to find it.
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$10 in polish and the results have been great... Search on my username or DIY Nav Scratch and you should be able to find it.
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hey all my screen shield the plastic is starting to delaminate and i tried pulling it off by hand it was pretty thick and just ripped and it looks like rubbish now, whats the best solution to use to ease that screen off, i was thinking rubbing alcohol with a q-tip but im leery of damaging anything else. do you fellas have a suggestion for me. thanks for your time. i tried searching this but have not yielded any results.
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NOVUS product on NAV screen
I used the NOVUS product on my NAV screen today. WOW! I could barely see the screen on this bright day due to scratches on the anti-glare coating. I taped the screen off, used the cleaner first and then the #2 polish. It looks like a brand new screen now! With back lit sunshine, I can see the screen clearly with polorized sunglasses or with the naked eye.
Try this, you will like it!
Try this, you will like it!
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I followed the advice offered by GregMB and srosenman for repair of a badly scratched nav screen. The repair worked as promised. I achieved a beautiful cosmetic result. My car has an ash interior, so glare can be an issue at times. I notice a mild loss of screen legibility in certain light conditions, but not often. Definitely worth this minor trade off for the huge improvement in appearance. Thanks for the advice.
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I also used the polish for my nav screen. My screen was almost at the point of no return. Bubbled up bad. I removed the covering and to my surprise, I now have a white screen that can only be viewed with polarized glasses. Did I totally screw up or is there a remedy?
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I also used the polish for my nav screen. My screen was almost at the point of no return. Bubbled up bad. I removed the covering and to my surprise, I now have a white screen that can only be viewed with polarized glasses. Did I totally screw up or is there a remedy?
