Possible to replace laptop screen "film"?

[Berra_la]

I have an Asus Zenbbok UX503C laptop. For a while now the screen has had a rather visible wear&tear/scratch mark across the middle. It almost look like smudge, but is not cleanable. I believe it's scratch marks from the hand rest (and to a lesser degree even the keys) It's mostly visible when the screen is black (or off), but still bothering me.

 

I'm trying to find a way to fix this that does not include replacing the entire LCD screen lid (if that's the only reasonable fix, I'll live with the marks). I don't really know what to search for, or if what I'm looking for even exists. I'm not just looking for a protective film (which might have been a good idea when it was new, but the damage is done), at least I don't think I am. What is the screen outer layer usually made of? It it even removable?

 

Thanks for any input,

- Per-Arvid Land

 

Edited October 6, 2017 by Berra_la

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

i think u have a better chance bringing it to a professional polish guy or smt

[Ashiella]

Yeah the other way is, cut and peel the film off which could break or damage the panel and taping or gluing a new film on.

[Hiitchy]

There are videos on YouTube on how to replace this, but you're better off bringing it to a professional. Most of the time they're placed on heated tables, or they have heat guns that separate the glue between the LCD screen and the filter. I would never recommend doing this by yourself unless you want to do it to learn and don't really care about your laptop which I'm sure you do.

[Berra_la]

I like fixing stuff, but not more than I currently like my laptop.

I can live with the marks for now, and if it gets much worse I'll look up some polish guy in the yellow pages.

 

Thanks for the insight!