Reader call: toddler vandalism

Chip writes:

"Our two-year-old took a ball point pen to our 6-month-old flat screen, HDTV.  We got the ink off but it left a few scratches.

Any ideas?"

Yowza. Maybe dock the kid's college fund to pay for the repairs to the screen? I wonder if there's a way to fill the scratches in the screen somehow, or if that would make it worse. In your situation I'd probably call up the local TV repair store (the local guy, not the big box retailer) and see if he laughs when you explain the problem or not.

My friend's husband was totally anal about his TV and stereo equipment and put one of those play-yard gates encircling the entertainment center so his daughter couldn't get within 3 feet of it. At the time I thought he was a little nutty, but now I'm wondering if he wasn't crazy like a fox.

Someone else out there must have had this problem. Any suggestions?

Comments

[CArrie]

I suggest clicking on my name and going to that website. It is a Q&A on how to clean your flat screen TV. It talks a lot about avoiding scratches. But people have posted questions about different TV screen-related topics. It's worth a shot.
You could try gizmodo too.

[Alex]

I live in constant fear of this very situation. I haven't enacted the gate idea, but I'm very close.

[lisa]

First I'd try some Pledge and a good microfibre cloth or chamois. Pledge fills in small scratches. If that doesn't work, then the scratches will probably have to be buffed out (plastic polish like Mcguires or Novus) but I'd do more research or consult a professional first.

If you want to prevent such things from happening, you can get a thin piece of clear or non-glare plexi cut to the size of your tv, and velcro it to the front. I used to work in a plastic shop and we sold tons of these. Less drastic than the babygate route, IMO.

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In your situation I'd probably call up the local TV repair store (the local guy, not the big box retailer) and see if he laughs when you explain the problem or not.