How To Remove Glaze Coat

cre3d

How To Remove the Anti-Glare Coating from a Dell U2312HM Monitor
WARNING: THIS Volition VOID YOUR WARRANTY.

UPDATE (05-DEC-2013): Just want to check in and update that my screen is still 100% flaw free and working fine. Information technology has gone from Jersey to Tucson to Phoenix and sits on an articulating mount so it gets moved around quite a bit. I do non clean the screen with anything other than compressed air and a very soft microfiber cloth with warm water and another dry one after, minimal force per unit area. I take cleaned it perchance 5-6 times total since the original modernistic.

Information technology's really a lot easier than I thought it would exist. Having never taken a monitor autonomously before, I did a lot of research starting time and made sure I had the right tools instead of trying to improvise. Now that I know exactly how it's all assembled I could probably do it with nothing more than careful employ of a a couple screwdrivers. Looking back, I'thou glad I had some soft plastic pry bars to learn with.

Offset, remove the 4 screws on the back of the monitor.

Next, pry up on the front plastic bezel from the inside (the side where the bezel touches the actual lcd) until one of the clips releases. Advisedly go effectually and pry the rest of the clips out, it gets easier with each clip.

I chose to as well unscrew the little menu control lath from the bezel as it's only continued by a seemingly fragile ribbon cable.

This allows you to set the front end bezel completely aside.

Pull the screen out of the rear housing by gently lifting it out. In retrospect, it would have been easier to lay the panel downwardly on information technology's confront and just lift the housing off; Alas, hindsight is 20/20 and this was my showtime time No harm washed.

All that's left is to remove the metal servant bezel from around the panel which comes off easily by lightly prying the trivial pry-points up over their detents all around the housing.

The bottom volition accept a strip of foil tape that is lightly perforated;

Keep this intact and just carefully flip the metallic bezel up and lay it down higher up your panel on your workspace.

To remove the anti-glare coating, make sure the screen is facing up.

Identify wet (non damp, not drenched, merely wet) paper towels over the entire screen surface.

I used blue scott newspaper towels (available at all car stores) considering they hold quite a bit of liquid and are rather durable when wet. You want to encompass the entire screen surface with a couple layers of these wet paper towels. Get out them on for iv-5 hours, making sure they are e'er moisture throughout. If they brainstorm to dry, but take a single soaked newspaper towel and lay it on top of the existing layers, allowing the water to diffuse down.

After 4-5 hours, pull up a corner of the wet paper towels and using your smash or a blade, very carefully peel upwards on the AG blanket. Brand sure you don't skin upwardly the polarizer! Y'all'll be able to tell the departure if you lot expect at it for a moment as there are 2 different layers; The nighttime lesser-well-nigh layer is the polarizer which you lot desire to leave intact. The AG coating should come up very hands at this point, like a very very weak sticker. If y'all notice whatsoever residuum existence left behind or it's overly hard to pull up, you demand to let it sit under the wet newspaper towels a trivial longer. After 5 hours mine came upward completely effortlessly.

Reassembly is self explanatory with the exception of the front plastic bezel. On the USB port side of the monitor in that location are ii metal prongs that stick upwards from the USB controller housing which must get inside two respective female clips on the plastic bezel.

That's it! You now have a beautiful IPS console with crystal make clean whites, deep blacks and no more than sparkle!

I know a few other people who take washed this modification over a twelvemonth ago with no sick furnishings. 1 thing they all did in mutual was making sure they left the newspaper towels on long plenty to fairly release the agglutinative's bond to the polarizer. Those that reported bug usually admit that they didn't let information technology soak long plenty and had issues during the removal process which resulted in a weakening of the polarizer or residuum adhesive which led to damage when they attempted to remove it.

This is a niggling video showing how the coating should come up off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgKr4ofzWpY

Keep in mind that your screen is more fragile now without the blanket in place and cleaning it will require boosted care. Always let your monitor cool before cleaning the screen and utilize only distilled water with a very gentle microfiber fabric. Always use lite up/downwards and left/correct strokes, never circular.

With that said, for someone who is overly sensitive to the AG blanket, this mod is an absolute must for me to savour this panel. My main brandish is currently a 120hz Asus VG236HE with a glossy screen and going from that to a window on the U2312HM was simply painful; It made the "muddied" upshot from the coating obvious, particularly with white/light colors.

Wage

Ane of the improve guides for AG removal out in that location. Thank you very much for the neat photos, and I hope this stays upwardly for a long time so people a year or two from at present will be able to utilize it fully.

the_real_7

definitely a prissy guide , i always wanted to try on the u2311 , think im option 1 of these upward to endeavour , maybe tin can figure a way to protect the polarizer

NCX

Overnice work. I beloved this Prototype: http://i.imgur.com/T3OJbl.jpg

And people say information technology isn't noticeable and doesn't affect epitome quality or it only affects white backgrounds, which defies logic

cre3d

Nice work. I love this Image: http://i.imgur.com/T3OJbl.jpg
And people say information technology isn't noticeable and doesn't affect epitome quality or information technology just affects white backgrounds, which defies logic

Hah, the picture is mostly troll bait since the coating's outcome isn't well-nigh as exaggerated when pressed directly against a surface. Yet, I too have a hard fourth dimension assertive people who claim they can't tell or aren't bothered by the coating. To me it'southward then glaringly (heh) obvious that it'south worth voiding the warranty then I tin actually enjoy the monitor. Would be nice if manufacturers started producing panels with and without AG coat options simply I don't see pigs flying just however

Edit: Thanks for the compliments, took a piffling while to throw it all together but I hope it gives those of yous who are on the debate almost doing this the know-how to take the plunge!

Ashok0

definitely a nice guide , i always wanted to endeavour on the u2311 , retrieve im pick i of these up to try , maybe can figure a manner to protect the polarizer

Actually nice guide OP, thanks for posting! And for anyone concerned nigh the polarizer, some other poster who did an AG removal had a custom drinking glass cover made by Islington Glass. They did a custom bevel and so the drinking glass would sit prissy and snug inside the bezel. Perhaps there is a custom drinking glass visitor in your area that could cut a protective cover for your U2311?

Mr.Pixel

OP: Have you noticed any reduction in the IPS white-glow result later on removing the AG blanket? I noticed this seemed to exist true of another modernistic, but was unable to verify it. I'm thinking the AG blanket may affect this since information technology scatters light coming from both directions?

Oh, and squeamish guide BTW!

cre3d

OP: Accept you lot noticed any reduction in the IPS white-glow effect afterward removing the AG coating? I noticed this seemed to be true of some other mod, but was unable to verify it. I'chiliad thinking the AG blanket may bear upon this since information technology scatters calorie-free coming from both directions?
Oh, and prissy guide BTW!

I'll be completely honest, I take never heard of this white glow outcome until I read your postal service simply now. I had not noticed it before I did the mod and so I guess information technology's not something that is obtrusive to my feel similar the coating was. Pitiful

And thanks btw!

cre3d

Really nice guide OP, thanks for posting! And for anyone concerned about the polarizer, another affiche who did an AG removal had a custom glass embrace made by Islington Glass. They did a custom bevel then the glass would sit nice and snug inside the bezel. Perhaps in that location is a custom glass company in your expanse that could cutting a protective cover for your U2311?

My just concern with this solution is the possibility of dust getting trapped betwixt the glass and console. Nearly as infuriating as the original coating itself

hammerforged

Awesome guide. Very interesting. I had no idea this is how the anti glare coatings went on.

OP: This is off topic but how do you like your 120hz Asus VG236HE? I really want 1 and just want to make sure its the right one for my money. Thanks.

cre3d

Awesome guide. Very interesting. I had no idea this is how the anti glare coatings went on.
OP: This is off topic but how practise you like your 120hz Asus VG236HE? I actually desire i and just want to make sure its the right one for my money. Thanks.

Absolutely love it! After calibration the colors are fantastic for a TN panel and I will never go back to 60hz on my primary monitor again. I spent a long fourth dimension researching the 120hz market and there really wasn't a unmarried console that had every feature I wanted. This came shut without breaking the bank ($240 AR) and I'm definitely glad I picked information technology up. The twenty-four hours a ~27", 120hz 1920x1200 glossy sparse-bezel (recollect samsung thin) VESA compatible display comes out though... At that place, I just fabricated myself drool.

hammerforged

I hear ya on the 120hz selection, simply wish at that place were more options. Should first opening up more with the recent increase in popularity. $240 AR is a heck of a deal, newegg has it for 289 AR right now. Ill keep my eyes open for a really good bargain and I'll probably snatch it up then. Thanks

Fr33t

Bully guide! Wish I had seen this sooner, was actually contemplating getting a refurb 2312 but backed out considering of the AG coating. This totally changes that. Thanks!

Geglamash

Awesome guide! Very interesting.

Tarball

Because what people will get through to get rid of the AG, I'g surprised Dell doesn't release non-AG versions of their monitors. Information technology tin't be that hard to non put on AG coating, right?

Namelessme

I too am amazed that Dell (or some manufacturer) won't sell whatever IPS screens without the blanket. If they ever read user reviews (or sites similar this), they must know the AG bothers a lot of people. Even if they feel business users prefer the AG coating, in that location is a market for glossy/semi-glossy IPS screens. Unless information technology's some weird mandatory affair from LG?

Strangely I believe only Apple sells the non-AG version. Makes no sense to me at all.

Commencement company that comes out with affordable non-AG IPS 24" (xvi:x) and 27" screens (ie U2412 prices for 24"er) would do very well, in my opinion. They'd exist the only company selling those types of monitors at that toll range... entire marketplace to them. Beats me why nobody hasn't done information technology all the same.

Ashok0

I too am amazed that Dell (or some manufacturer) won't sell whatsoever IPS screens without the blanket.

Former DELL U3011 owner here... I asked the Exact aforementioned question in the official [H]forum U3011 thread and virtually got killed with a pitchfork.

Namelessme

Sometime DELL U3011 owner here... I asked the EXACT same question in the official [H]forum U3011 thread and nigh got killed with a pitchfork.

I'g not certain why having variety would be a bad matter. Or fifty-fifty become anyone riled upwardly.

I have noticed some people say the AG doesn't bother them, or say something like it's non great, but qualify it with -- well, it's amend than the apple movie theater display glare.

And for some, that is probably true. If I was using a monitor in an office side by side to a window, the AG may be the lesser of two evils. But sometimes I retrieve it's more a matter of people only not knowing the difference, and if they could run across the same monitor without the coating all over it, they'd honey it.

For myself, using that corporeality of AG is actually bothersome. When I saw my U2412, I thought at first that there was a plastic coating over the screen, or something similar... I couldn't believe any manufacturer would purposely exercise that to such a squeamish screen.

BanDeodorant

This is awesome. Anyone tried this on a U2412M by any chance?

jaypeezee

Hmm, I got an extra 2209 lying effectually that I was trying to sell, UNTIL At present !

Very overnice, detailed, write upward... awesome work.

-Sn1PeR-

This is the [H]ardest mail service I've seen in a while. Very nice pics/guide.

e2g

Has dell used the aforementioned anti-glare coating over the years or has it been more aggressive? The reason I ask is I take a Dell 2208 at school that obviously has antiglare blanket on it (i accept a gateway FHD2400 at home) and wanted to know if it would be very similar to a u2412m or a u3011

cre3d

Has dell used the aforementioned anti-glare blanket over the years or has it been more than aggressive? The reason I ask is I accept a Dell 2208 at schoolhouse that plainly has antiglare coating on it (i have a gateway FHD2400 at home) and wanted to know if it would exist very similar to a u2412m or a u3011

People claim that unlike models have come up with different coatings. I believe the 3007wfp's had some of the most aggressive blanket. Some people claim it's notwithstanding blanket merely with varying levels of perceived appearance due to pixel sizes/backlight differences. Regardless, it'southward annoying and I wish I didn't take to deal with it in a manner that voided my warranty.

Llama[Style]

O_O cute man... brings tears to my eyes. ;_; definitely [H]

Pixel Eater · Feb 20, 2022

I got super sketched past this modernistic later on people experienced "graining" wherein some of the now exposed polarizing layer came abroad in fine strips. I'm afraid it hasn't been limited to soak time problems or management following. Ii things. First, manifestly in some cases an initially invisible layer of adhesive remains, and the way you remove it is critical (such equally while information technology'southward even so wet, freshly exposed, no time to waste product?) If yous leave information technology without realizing, you may not be able to clean the monitor without having information technology smear or catch. Eventually dust tin stick to it. I feel like cleaning whatsoever screen (with isopropyl and distilled h2o, microfiber) is a necessity, yet would always exist afraid to in this instance, knowing past nature polarizer wasn't intended for this. Swirl marks may likewise be a realistic business organisation.

2d, the direction y'all pull the flick seems to matter. I believe if you pull the picture with the grain y'all're more than liable to cause damage. The grain can actually run diagonal, horizontal or vertical depending on the panel. Another condition that can happen is sort of ripples, besides inherently directional, where the polarizer itself wrinkles. This mostly seems like an result in 2nd attempts to soak and scrub glue, but aught's guaranteed.

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=878149

I call back the fun starts on page v or so. It is an interesting mod, but please be conscientious everyone.

Deusch User · Feb 20, 2022

oh aye, this is a actually serious user.
IPS coating is an abominium.

An High brume surface dont should be used in a high quality monitor, its the epic fail of LG, that dont understand the user's issues and continue to utilize this quality destroyer component in all your panels.

cre3d

Swell mail Pixel Eater, there are clearly some risks involved in this mod. The pictures you bear witness are a pretty extreme case simply honestly, the way this monitor was, I was not happy using information technology. The risk was worth information technology to me as information technology's not my simply monitor and I was prepared to buy a replacement regardless. I'm glad that everything worked out every bit that's a couple hundred bucks which gets to stay in my pocket just if you're planning on doing this to your only monitor and lack the funds to supersede information technology then I'd definitely be a little wary.

Bergkamp

Proficient guide

I have done this with 3 monitors.

The first 1, a viewsonic vx2025wm that developed grain lines after cleaning the glue layer aggresively with h2o, i dont care, nevertheless looks tons better.

The other, a samsung 2233rz, the AG in this one come up out in pieces because i didint left enought fourth dimension soaking. This was more resistant to cleaning and years afterwards no sings of grain.

The last one and the one im using right now, a dell U2412M, I dont remember when i purchased, but was just after the release and 3 days after using i proceed to remove the AG . Again information technology come out in pieces for the aforementioned reason, not enough soaking. No grain yet.

To resume, all 3 take some fails but i dont intendance because those fails are like invisible when using it, these are visible only with the monitor off.

So, if anybody tries this modernistic, simply clean it with something dry and live with some marks left.

Liggywuh

Was just going to ask the OP if the screen is notwithstanding fine after this? The U2711's seemed to get issues a while afterward the mod was done (were the users cleaning the monitor surface with a hammer???)

I was too wondering, you lot can purchase a wide range of screen protectors that are glossy, would information technology not be worth applying one of these on top of the naked removed AG screen? Just to brand that get dirty, and non the polarizer surface?

And, some pics with the screen on without AG would be groovy

cre3d

Screen is still fine, information technology developed a couple very small vertical grain lines in the middle of the screen that are completely invisible (and I really mean this, I've tried to look for them) while the screen is on. They do non have whatsoever kind of texture detectable when running a fingernail over them gently. I will take a few pictures with the screen on and post them in a niggling bit.

Edit (pictures):

Liggywuh

I will say that it is hard to tell how much of a divergence it has fabricated, merely information technology looks good in your pictures.

I am looking at the 2412M (funds won't allow a 2711, and if information technology did I would be far less tempted to remove the AG blanket bearing in listen replacement toll) so I was wondering how yours was holding upwardly. Seems there are more potential problems to be caused than I would like, but if it bothers me and then much it isn't so bad.

The not AG version of a 2412M seems to exist the S24A850, simply at near twice the cost and with no QC to speak of, I could theoretically get a pair of U2412M

Many thanks!

cre3d

I really should take taken some close ups of the grainy advent earlier I did the mod, really didn't think to and regret information technology now. If anyone wants to take some pictures of the grain event on their u2312hm or similar for comparison sake I'grand sure it would be appreciated in this thread. I remember seeing such pictures in other threads, though it was a long time ago and I tin't be bothered to runway them downwards once again correct now.

NCX

cre3d what image are you using in your latest u2312 pictures? I want

sprak74

Merely finished taking the AG off of my Dell 2408wfp. What I like about it is that now the monitor screen looks like glass instead of a plasticky look. My side by side project to take off the AG of Dell 3007wfp.

Liggywuh

I actually should have taken some close ups of the grainy appearance before I did the mod, really didn't think to and regret it now. If anyone wants to accept some pictures of the grain effect on their u2312hm or like for comparing sake I'm certain information technology would exist appreciated in this thread. I remember seeing such pictures in other threads, though it was a long fourth dimension agone and I tin can't be bothered to track them down again correct now.

My Mrs has her U2211 next to my NEC screen, so I know how it looks with the AG. I meant like a before and after pic or something. Simply I know it is better in person

cre3d

Simply finished taking the AG off of my Dell 2408wfp. What I like about it is that now the monitor screen looks like glass instead of a plasticky look. My next project to have off the AG of Dell 3007wfp.

If you really end upwards doing the 3007wfp, delight permit me know how it goes! I have 1 back in AZ that I am because doing this to when I get dorsum there in a few months.

sprak74

How hard is information technology to take off the polarizer or what'southward the proper mode to take it off? Information technology this only a sail of plastic like the AG and glass is underneath?

the_real_7

Its a plastic merely water based , if you moisture long enough comes off pretty easy but fourth dimension is a must , if your a rushed person skip this mod , I'm do to my 2412 this weekend , tested screen for gaming just amazing

the_real_7

How difficult is it to take off the polarizer or what'south the proper way to have information technology off? Information technology this merely a canvass of plastic like the AG and glass is underneath?

Juse read back upwards . . Don't think you tin can take. The polizer out . .
Why would yous want to ?