5100 acer

**speedster123** · 08-17-2008, 06:54 AM

my kid has a 5100 acer aspire laptop-
i put some wd40 on the locking tabs [which holds the screen closed]
unfortunately i must have got some on the back of the screen, upper right hand on the lcd which appears dis colored now. damn petroleum product. any ideas?

**TriggerFinger** · 08-17-2008, 09:23 AM

The WD40 must have penetrated thru the LCD. I believe it is too strong a product and should not be used on LCDs. The problem is I do not know of any product that could wipe it out clean off the LCD and if ever there is one, I am not aware of the effects on the LCD either.

Most locking/latches I have encountered are plastic and are just sliding between two metal thin metal posts/rails. No rollers or bearings involved. So WD40 is an overkill I guess.

**speedster123** · 08-25-2008, 05:12 AM

it fixed the latches, but the over spray was an accident. it was not my intention to shoot the screen, i actually had paper towels covering it. i believe it ran down from the top.

08-17-2008, 06:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,184 OS: xp pro SP3 My System	5100 acer my kid has a 5100 acer aspire laptop- i put some wd40 on the locking tabs [which holds the screen closed] unfortunately i must have got some on the back of the screen, upper right hand on the lcd which appears dis colored now. damn petroleum product. any ideas? __________________

08-17-2008, 09:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,823 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: 5100 acer The WD40 must have penetrated thru the LCD. I believe it is too strong a product and should not be used on LCDs. The problem is I do not know of any product that could wipe it out clean off the LCD and if ever there is one, I am not aware of the effects on the LCD either. Most locking/latches I have encountered are plastic and are just sliding between two metal thin metal posts/rails. No rollers or bearings involved. So WD40 is an overkill I guess. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

08-25-2008, 05:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,184 OS: xp pro SP3 My System	Re: 5100 acer it fixed the latches, but the over spray was an accident. it was not my intention to shoot the screen, i actually had paper towels covering it. i believe it ran down from the top. __________________