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    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Kaelang, May 22, 2010.

  1. Kaelang

    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    Hey folks.

    Well, I'm sure I'm not the only one, but my screen bezel has sooo many fine scratches in it from all these years. So does the glossy part of the speaker bar above my keyboard, for some reason.
    I've tried to remove or hide them with the Pledge (furniture polish) trick, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. Am I supposed to wait like 10 minutes for the applied polish to dry, wipe off gently, then do it again until the scratches are gone?
    Also, are there any other budget methods? And if all else fails, where can I find a replacement bezel (with the screw hole covers) and a replacement speaker bar? The speaker bar might be easy to find, but I've looked everywhere and can't seem to find a new bezel. I need one- the current one I have has cracks near the screws, so the fine scratches aren't the only eyesore on the machine.

    Any help is appreciated. (Acer Aspire 6920)
     
  2. Puddleduck

    Puddleduck Notebook Geek

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    I've been looking for screen parts for my 9920G and I've noticed there are a lot of Acer bits on eBay. It's looks like they're selling of non working machines bit by bit. Especially plastic case parts, you might be lucky.
     
  3. BruBoo

    BruBoo Notebook Evangelist

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    The best way to cover up micro scratches is to use the plastic restorer cream sold for car plastic dashboards. Thick, dries quite quickly, picks up the colour of the plastic underneath, polishes ok when dry.

    Take care not to get it on the screen, keyboard innards or down the speaker holes :)
     
  4. Kaelang

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    Well, I picked up some Plastx from Autozone, but didn't appear to make a difference on the laptop. Is there a specific way I should use the Plastx on it?

    On an unrelated note, the Plastx worked wonders on my car. XD