Scratches and cracks on the Imac G5 front screen exterior corners?

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Scratches and cracks on the Imac G5 front screen exterior corners?

Hello folks.

New to the forum here. I have a 5 year old imac g5 which is working fine and great but I am starting to see some wear on the edge of the screen monitor like crack or scratches on the surface of the exterior of monitor. I have pics that I can show you from my mobile camera but I am not sure how to post it on this forum?

Any ideas on how to repair the scratches/cracks?

Thanks,

Boaby

imac-g5 & macbook (late 2009), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 2, 2010 4:30 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 2, 2010 7:45 AM in response to Boabyboy

There is no way to repair them. They're either in the plastic shield that goes over the screen which would be a giant PITA to replace, or the display, which would also be a giant PITA to replace and expensive to boot. Live with it as long as you can, then retire the system.

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Sep 2, 2010 10:02 AM in response to Scott Billings

Thanks for your reply, Scott. Glad that you understood my question. I realize that i kind of made of a bit of mumbo jumbo trying to explain my problem when i reread the question. I saw/read somewhere on the internet that you can get scratch polishers to clean the affected area like idrops for example. But if you say it would be too expensive to repair the monitor outer white shell then I am not going to bother it. It is just that the cracks/scratches seem to enlarge over time, it should not affect the entire function of the machine. It is probably more cosmetic than functionality.

By the way, what does PITA stands for?

Thanks,

Boaby

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Boabyboy Author

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Sep 3, 2010 2:29 AM in response to Boabyboy

PITA, got it.

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Boabyboy Author

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Sep 3, 2010 2:31 AM in response to Boabyboy

If you have a scratch or a small crack on the iMac white outer shell on the 4 edges of the display screen. Too expensive to repair and it is hardly noticeable.

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