Depending on the age of your product and its options, you are either watching the viewing screen directly, or watching through a screen protector. The actual viewing screen will be grooved for CRT rear projection or flat textured for micro-display rear projection (such as DLP, LCD, etc.). Screen protectors are perfectly smooth and shiny like a piece of glass. Indeed it is a Plexiglas product that may also have an optical coating to reduce glare. Behind the protector...

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Hi, I have a question for Richard Fisher about our HDTV screen...our 3-year old applied nail polish to the screen and I don't know what to do to get it off. I thought about using non-acetone nail polish remover, but don't want to use any harsh chemicals, as Mr. Fisher advises in his recent article. We have a projection-type screen with the grooved surface. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Wow.

I can't offer any help, but I saw your post and wanted to wish you luck, and patience. My daughter once spilled a bottle of nail polish remover on a two week old, fine wood dining room table - basically ruining the finish. I was fairly ok with it, but I think I would have had a heart attack if she had killed my RPTV screen.

I can't even think of anything that would release the nail polish from the plastic screen without either leaving a residue or else taking some of the screen with it.

Wow.

Good luck!

our 3-year old applied nail polish to the screen and I don't know what to do to get it off. I thought about using non-acetone nail polish remover, but don't want to use any harsh chemicals

Wow... It doesn't look like you have any choice...

The only other thing I can think of is the possiblity that it can be peeled or chipped off.

I think since it is right in the middle of the screen, I will try chipping it off first. This was a Christmas gift for my husband in 2005 so it's not very old; I would hate to ruin it on him! (Thankfully this happened AFTER the Super Bowl)

Also thanks so much for your quick responses; this TV has already survived chocolate pudding and pink crayon, but this time we are at a total loss! Thanks again!