CRT Hairline Scratches

[Concorde1993]

In another Mac conquest, I noticed that one of the Plus computers (this is an authentic 1986 Plus; the other one is what I believe to be a 128/early 512 upgraded to a Plus; it does not have a serial number, only a generic one...more on that later) has several hairline scratches on the CRT monitor. Overall, the unit is in pretty decent condition. No pry marks, no burn-in, and it's the only compact I have purchased where the analogue board didn't crap out after a couple of hours of use.

My question is- is there a way to remove these scratches? Should I be concerned about it? Or is a display swap necessary?

Pictures will be posted if required.

 

[Bunsen]

They may not be scratches in the glass, but in the surface coating. IMHO, not really a problem. Pics would help, sure.

 

[Concorde1993]

Here are some pics. Hopefully it's just the surface coating, and nothing more.

 

[noidentity]

How does this affect the viewed image? Since this is monochrome, it shouldn't be nearly as bad as color, where you get rainbow effects (tip for cleaning color screens of any type: wipe diagonally, so any accidental scratches aren't parallel to sub-pixels. For Trinitron CRTs, you can wipe horizontally, as it's just vertical that's the problem).

 

[Concorde1993]

How does this affect the viewed image? Since this is monochrome, it shouldn't be nearly as bad as color, where you get rainbow effects (tip for cleaning color screens of any type: wipe diagonally, so any accidental scratches aren't parallel to sub-pixels.

No problems with the image...very bright & crisp. Analogue board is in very good shape, floppy, etc. Cosmetically, the unit is fine, too. It even has a programmer's switch on the side!

It's just these scratches on the screen that turns it away from being a "perfect compact Mac."

 

[Bunsen]

Ehh, I'd let it go. It certainly doesn't warrant a CRT swap.