M17 Screen
 

does anyone know where or if its possible to get a new top screen for the m17? Mine has some weird like little bubbles on it would like to replace it. There's no issues with it just my ocd with screens

I would contact sanwa directly and ask them..

This might be a silly reminder, but the screen doesn't still have a protective plastic layer on does it?

it does not im not totally sure what happen to it

I updated a picture its got alot of scratches but if you look close enough you can see the little dots its almost like pitting

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...4cd5998169.jpg

If you don’t mind me asking, what the heck happened to it? Do you just throw it in your pit bag and then toss the bag into the back of a truck bed bouncing around? Isn’t this unit almost $600?

I actually bought it like this I got a really good deal on it so I couldn't say no to some scratches on a screen when I get the radio 3 receivers and the protek case for 350 bucks...the radio works great just wanna get this fixed

Smoking deal

yup all 491 receivers so I couldn't complain but now its bothering me so I wanna try to fix or replace it

You can open the transmitter and read the labels on the backside of the screen and google arround. It is not that Sanwa has made an own screen....

You got a deal with Recvrs and case, the tx was a bonus. It was treated like a RTR TX. Repost Photo with the M17 turned on

novus makes a liquid polish from heavy scratch to fine scratch. you can polish that out with novus. its made for acrylic fish tanks. do it by hand. a power tool will creat too much heat to do it properly unless you are experienced.

would it take care of the little like pin holes in it

looks pretty bad. I would try with some headlight lens restorer kit. Tape off the radio. Just work on the screen gently.


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Loli have same mine i posted in M17 thread drop small glue then it works fine no more bubbles

I cant really answer that but maybe you can. it shaves microscopic layers off with every pass. can you polish it long enough to round the pinholes out so they arent an issue or even longer so that the rounded out pinholes are just as flat as the rest of the plastic? it will be perfect if you put the time in.

its the same thing as most of the high quality headlight repair kits. you can use a power tool. However you have to minimize heat from friction otherwise you wont get the clarity you want. all plastic polish works this way. Ive personally never used a headlight restore kit that has you apply a clear coat or filler that creates the clarity that you get from polishing the plastic and then sealing the plastic. filling the holes and building up the surface to polish it back down works and is quicker but the potential for clarity is higher if you polish first.

most plastics will allow you to use sand paper. this is how i restored headlights and fish tanks that are full in the past. you rip the surface down with something that doesnt leave grooves until you are at the same level as the scratches or pits. then you use progressively higher grit wet dry paper to remove the scratches from the previous grit of paper. you can skip as many grits as you want. just remember it takes twice as long to sand if you skip stages of the grit progression.

On my older radio, the screen was part of the motherboard. Too much of a pita to change out.

yeah I've looked everywhere for a replacement even on sanwa website and I dont see it anywhere..I dont trust myself to take it apart so im gonna try the buffing it out method and see what happens

Thanks for sharing that with us. I'll be sure to get/buy a screen protector for it when I get my M17 in a month or so, waiting on Black Friday deal at Amain.

Hello Dear, As I see the condition of your screen, it's better to replace the screen.

Any updates on your screen. Mine is in the same condition? I got a really good deal on mine aswell and was thinking about a screen replacement