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    Hello! Is there any way to restore or change the LCD from and old model Game Boy?
    It is a GB from "play it loud" period, a Manchester United LE.
    It hasn't the screen protector (easy fix, I'll replace it with an official one) so the display (not the screen cover) has been scratched.

    I know that the LCD is strongly attached to the PCB. Changing all the LCD apparatus would mean desoldering. I may change the whole PCB, but this would mean changing also the serial number of it. From a collector point of view...I don't like it.
    So, is there a way to remove scratches or to change just the upper glass of the LCD?

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    How would changing one of the boards change the serial number? It's been a while, is it printed on a board?

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    The 2 PCBs and the screen have matching serial numbers on them.
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    Maybe I can try to use some solvent to melt a little bit the top of the display to clear the scratches.
    Anyone has ever tried it?
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    Now thid is funny.

    I've tried with a little bit of nitro solvent.

    Nothing.

    I've let a lot of solvent on the screen.

    Nothing.

    I've used thoothpaste with abrhasive powder.

    Nothing.

    The screen is always with all the scratches.
    What should I use next? Fire?

    That's not plastic. Can't be so strong.
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