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[Bill_SoCal]

Help! :censored:

I did a search prior to this post and suprisingly had no luck...I just got back from the UK and my daughter was nice enough to wash and clean my '06 Cayenne. Well...it looks like the towel she used on the display created some marks that will drive me nuts. I normally use cheese cloth and a LCD monitor cleaner...I had no luck trying to restore the look today.

I took this picture at night so the flash has distorted it a little...but nevertheless, you can see what I'm dealing with.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

All the best,

Bill :beer:

[bigbuzuki]

Try using a Microfibre cloth.

I keep one in a protective satchel in the centre console compartment for such occasions.

I have found them to be the best. ;)

Edited October 11, 2009 by bigbuzuki

[SA321]

Try using a Microfibre cloth.

I keep one in a protective satchel in the centre console compartment for such occasions.

I have found them to be the best. ;)

hm, i only tried to get rid of ipod scratches with silver polish paste 9took a while but worked), this is not glossy but matt so most likely you are stuck. unless you figure out other way I would try to find one of those protective plastic stickers (ipod, laptops etc) and try sticking one over - may make it better. alternative - buy new screen on e-bay. any computer repair shop should be able to swap them

[scarneva]

Help! :censored:

I did a search prior to this post and suprisingly had no luck...I just got back from the UK and my daughter was nice enough to wash and clean my '06 Cayenne. Well...it looks like the towel she used on the display created some marks that will drive me nuts. I normally use cheese cloth and a LCD monitor cleaner...I had no luck trying to restore the look today.

I took this picture at night so the flash has distorted it a little...but nevertheless, you can see what I'm dealing with.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

All the best,

Bill :beer:

Probably not what you want to hear but I had the same problem with mine and what you're seeing is the factory blackish-bluish coating scratched/peeling off of the screen. There is no way to restore it short of removing the whole radio unit from your dash and sending the unit to Becker USA for screen replacement (I was quoted an estimated $350-400 by them worst case to do this). The alternative (which is what I did) is to remove the rest of the blue coating so that at least the whole screen looks unmarked and a consistent color. I used a Viva paper towel dampened with plain water to do this. It needs to be held over the coating for 10-15 seconds to soften it as I believe it is water-soluble. But then wiping across the screen with the same paper towel removed it and restored the screen look (albeit lighter in color like the part you have showing thru). I have noticed no ill effect to having it this way; it is still perfectly legible in all lighting conditions so I'm not sure what the purpose of the coating is other than maybe to match the color of the gauges?? The difference is most noticeable when the unit is turned off as the screen is no longer as black looking as it was. But I prefer this to the scratched-up look.

Hope this helps,

Sal

[Bill_SoCal]

Help! :censored:

I did a search prior to this post and suprisingly had no luck...I just got back from the UK and my daughter was nice enough to wash and clean my '06 Cayenne. Well...it looks like the towel she used on the display created some marks that will drive me nuts. I normally use cheese cloth and a LCD monitor cleaner...I had no luck trying to restore the look today.

I took this picture at night so the flash has distorted it a little...but nevertheless, you can see what I'm dealing with.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!

All the best,

Bill :beer:

Probably not what you want to hear but I had the same problem with mine and what you're seeing is the factory blackish-bluish coating scratched/peeling off of the screen. There is no way to restore it short of removing the whole radio unit from your dash and sending the unit to Becker USA for screen replacement (I was quoted an estimated $350-400 by them worst case to do this). The alternative (which is what I did) is to remove the rest of the blue coating so that at least the whole screen looks unmarked and a consistent color. I used a Viva paper towel dampened with plain water to do this. It needs to be held over the coating for 10-15 seconds to soften it as I believe it is water-soluble. But then wiping across the screen with the same paper towel removed it and restored the screen look (albeit lighter in color like the part you have showing thru). I have noticed no ill effect to having it this way; it is still perfectly legible in all lighting conditions so I'm not sure what the purpose of the coating is other than maybe to match the color of the gauges?? The difference is most noticeable when the unit is turned off as the screen is no longer as black looking as it was. But I prefer this to the scratched-up look.

Hope this helps,

Sal

Sal - Thanks very much! :clapping: Not what I wanted to hear, but exactly what I did. This is much better than the alternative...the scratched look. While I liked the look previously, at least it is one color now. It actually looks good...but it is lighter looking and the dark look does add to the interior aesthetics. It is odd the coating is truly this susceptible to damage without a protector of some kind.

:cheers:

All the best,

Bill

[2modfast]

Any after pics?

[Bill_SoCal]

Not the best pic...but the screen really cleaned up nice once the bluish/black film is removed. Much easier to clean now as well...not that I recommend messing up the OEM coating by any means.

All the best,

Bill :beer: