Fixing Chips, Pits, Scratches, and Cracks on a Sony Trinitron CRT with RainX windshield repair

 

So, a while back, I got a lovely Sony Trinitron TV with SVideo inputs.  Exactly the gaming machine I wanted.  Brought it home from FB marketplace only to find it had all these little black dots on it.   Looked into it, and my god, it looked like someone had dropped it on gravel or shot it with a BB gun.

Anyway, I just used RainX windshield repair on it and it fixed it right up.   

The video attached is long and boring.  And I'm just doing a photo dump here of how I did it.  Mostly posting to give people the courage that this is an easy afternoon fix.

Can you see the dots?

I circled them with a dry erase marker.

Cut up the sheets in the kit into tiny squares.  You just need to cover the actual damage, not a 2x2" square.

With the pieces cut, and the spots circled, I recommend cleaning with them high % Isopropyl Alcohol so the resin can get the best contact possible.

You really don't need the whole suction cup thing that comes in the kit.

Instead, just use this little push in thing to push the liquid in the cracks as far as possible.

That's it.  Just push the plastic onto the resin so there's a thin layer and you don't need to scrap as much off.

You can see in the video, I had like 20-30 of these spots to fix!

When I took it outside, I found some extra spots I missed in the sunlight.  The shadow really exposes them.

After filling in those extras, it was time for a cure!  Cure baby Cure!

Use the razor blade to clean it off OUTSIDE.  You get tons of little shavings everywhere.  You don't want that in the house.

The spots are still slightly visible... but don't fear!

With the power on in the house....

They are practically unnoticeable!  Certainly not anything you see while you're playing the game.

Success!  My CRT has been restored to glory.