Low Tech Solution……

Some time ago I lent my iPod to a friend….won’t do that again. When it was returned the screen was completely covered in scratches. It looked as if it had been sanded with a coarse sand paper. I did some searching on the web for replacement screens and what I found was that they weren’t too expensive, but a hassle to replace. Or if you wanted someone else to replace it you had the expense of shipping and cost of the shop time.

Being of Scottish ancestry, I began to look for an alternative. What I found were several concoctions that didn’t seem like they were worth the time to mix. Then I found a very interesting article that suggested that you could use a jewelers rouge. Well one thing led to another and I came up with this product that is available from your local hardware store. It’s called Brasso. It’s a brass polish and cost less than four dollars. With this and a little elbow grease I soon had an iPod screen that looked as good as new.

But wait…..there’s more. This evening I was working on some images using my Wacom Intuous 3 tablet. I have had this ongoing little niggle about the surface of the tablet. It seems to have developed some scratches that when the nib of the pen ran across them it resulted in this annoying little “tick” almost a hesitation. I really like a smooth surface for the pen to work on. Well, I gave the surface a thorough cleaning and could still feel the “ticks”. Out came the Brasso and within a few minutes I had eliminated the problem. Great product. Some day I might try it on what it was designed for…..brass.

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