I have tried to be careful not to get my AR screen dirty but despite my efforts it is in need of a cleaning.
I made the mistake of cleaning my OLD screen with paper towel and Windex, and ended up scratching the hell out of it.

So any thoughts as to how to care for the AR screens?

I've use one of those laptop cleaning wipes. They look like (and come in the same type of container) babywipes, but are non-abrasive. Worked fine on both my notebook and my empeg.

32GB (JUST UPGRADED!) Mk. II BLUE
Detroit, MI USA
www.PfeifferBeer.com

The non-AR screen had no scratch protection - the AR version has a hard coat which greatly improves the situation.

Rob

do player ship with the "non-AR" screen?

32GB (JUST UPGRADED!) Mk. II BLUE
Detroit, MI USA
www.PfeifferBeer.com

No, only some early Mk.1 empeg branded players did - and free replacement screens were offered to those who wanted them.

Rob

I use a micro-fibre camera lense cleaner for my facia panel. These I buy locally at the camera shop. There is also a much larger version which has just appeared for cleaning windows which are actually cheaper and work just as well. These are 80% Polyester/20% Polyamid and both work very well.

If you have scratched your facia, the best solution I have found to date is (don't laugh) - children's toothpaste! If you use a small amount with a moist COTTON cloth, you can polish out surface scratches. Be warned, it can take some effort, and it won't do much with really deep scratches. I would advise you test a small area of the screen FIRST before diving in head first, just to be sure. I use this to polish my motorcycle helmet visors, where scratches generate glare, and it helps a lot. YMMV.

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Use a soft cloth that isn't abrasive. Paper towels are notoriously abrasive. If you're gentle, a soft kleenex will work. Windex probably is overkill, instead use isopropyl alcohol.

I used to work at a jewelry store, and we used something called a "Selvyt" to wipe fingerprints off of the jewelry. I kept one, and I keep it in the car to clean my sunglasses with. I also use it to wipe fingerprints off the face of the empeg when I'm in the car.

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Tony Fabris

err. have to ask......
how did you come by this startling fact???

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Murray 06000047

I used to be a big plastic model kit maker; if you got the canopies scratched, toothpaste was the only way to sort it out. I just extended it a bit when I started playing with "Boys Toys" (Motorbikes) and found it was still relevant.

I am even using smoker's toothpaste to get scratches out of my windscreens and remove road film from paintwork. Works a treat, and it's a lot cheaper than proprietary rubbing compounds.

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Thanks for the excellent advice!!!


Now I just have to figure out what flavor of toothpaste to use on my car!

This actually makes me worry about the abrasion that the toothpaste is doing to the tooth enamel of me and my family members.

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Tony Fabris

Well, if you get over to the Amersfoort meet (coming soon to a European location near YOU! ) you can smell my minty TR 6!

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

Don't (worry, that is!) - the oxide powders they use in toothpastes are the same as in rubbing compounds, and they rely on the powders being a lot harder than (say) paintwork. I am talking about applying x kg weight behind a polish pad for a few minutes; if you apply toothpaste to your teeth, you have a nice bendy brush and you only brush for a relatively short time.

Tooth enamel is incredibly hard (this is why archeologists aim for the jaw when they're looking for DNA fragments - enamel encapsulates it like a safe and doesn't rot even after thousands of years). And don't forget, the guys who mix toothpaste do know what they're doing - they choose very fine grade powders and they are very uniformly graded. The stuff in rubbing compound is uneven in grade (all the rubbish) and large grade to boot. Hmmmm - you pay 5 time as much for rubbing compund than for toothpaste, and toothpaste is generally a superior polishing product! Duhhhhh.

I also used to use it on my cornet when I played in a brass band (blimey, 25 years ago...) and it used to polish up a treat. I got nicknamed "Minty" for obvious reasons

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015