uncoating Monitor - Anti glare removal, Dell U2711 (Matt to Glossy)

i am not responsible for any damage or risk. this video is only for demonstration purposes....
My experience:
1- use a broken monitor for testing and getting some experience.
2- learn the different layer types in monitors from technical videos so you don't lkift too much layers up.
3- the coating layer has no color. it is transparent!
4- Do the research on the specification manual about the coating type = H3 is OK mostly (thick, hard and water can solve it)!
-5 Older Monitors like these Dell U2711, W3007WFP, W3008WFP with H3 Anti-Glare coating are easy to uncoat. The U3014t has a H3 but thinner coating and it can break much easier.
Newer IPS types like LG38uc99 or others have thinner H3 layers of coating and the material is not so leaky enough for water.
6- Always make a test on the corners first and dissasembly the monitor with the help of some research on the net.
-7 You should wet the monitor for 30 minutes and take a test on the corner then.
when the coating can be lifted without any great effort you can continue, otherwise wait some 15 minutes more in sequences.

[@Savitarax]

For anybody wondering a reliable way to check if it’s a polarizer or an anti glare coating before fully committing to a peel. Peel like one TINY piece of the monitor off near a corner where the black bezel is still there and you should see 2 types of layers. Put. a piece of paper under said peel and you will see Dark grey OR light grey. Dark grey is the polarizer and it means you’ve gone too far down. Wait longer or aim your knife or tool slightly higher. I found a razor blade works best but your’s might not like it. The light grey is the coating and you should not see any dark patches on it. It should be perfectly clear with maybe a grainy texture. And for anybody wondering the dark grey is VERY dark. Just look up videos online about removing the polarizer. And look up anti glare coatings. They are night and day. So trust the piece of paper.

[@design_by_sunny]

Thank you! Just did my Dell S2721QS 4K monitor very carefully, the colors, the contrast, the sharpness are just outstanding now! Don’t understand why companies don’t have two options for at least some monitors, never going back to matte now 🤩 Edit/Update: 3 months in and still working excellent, no distortion or irregularities. Except for one thing, if you do this please don’t use anything to clean your screen (I wouldn’t even recommend water) besides a dry microfiber cloth gently. Reason being, I without thinking used cleaning spray and made a little stain on edge of the screen on the polarize layer since it had alcohol. Not very visible when screen is on, hate it but still worth it, just be careful 😅

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Nice to hear...i still use my uncoated U2711 Dell!

[@_Mario_PL_]

Did you have to take it apart? Seem like the film can be removed as is?

[@design_by_sunny]

@@_Mario_PL_ Yes, you have to take the frame apart to get the front plastic off (where the Dell logo is), because the film goes half way down the plastic portion. I would not recommend taking film off without taking the Monitor apart because water may not fully go down to the bottom edge of the film and of course water could get into areas where you might not want it to go, it’s tedious but worth it.

[@_Mario_PL_]

@@design_by_sunny Thank you for the reply. I have Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27 Inch 4K, which looks to have a different frame from the one you have. After next week I will have more time to mess around with it. Don't want to rush it and ruin it, but most definitely I want it done. (My Dell logo is on top of the film itself)

[@kandw15]

@@design_by_sunny How did you take apart the monitor? (I have the same one) Does the white back portion separate from the front? If so, what did you pry it open with? Anything else noteworthy you discovered that differed from this video? Thanks!!

[@boastyy]

Thanks for the video. I used to do this when I made projectors out of lcd monitors lol. The antiglare was removed to increase the brightness of the display. These were only 17" monitors at the time, they were fun projects. A word of warning to anyone attempting this is to be very careful with the ffc connectors. These are the connectors "ribbons" on the edge of the display. They are extremely fragile and can tear easily. I managed to tear one of these connectors because my microfibre cloth got caught on the edge when i was "carefully" wiping down the monitor. I had just removed the antiglare and everything was perfect then ripped the ribbon with the bloody cloth, could not believe it, still gives me nightmares. Just treat them as if they are made of paper and you will be alright lol. 😀

[@matejkovaclc]

This works! Just did this today. I was worried I would destroy my monitor however it turned out really well in the end.

[@anothernumber9753]

I've been trying to do this. I've done it on some of my other displays and it worked fine but for this current display that I"m trying I've soaked it with paper towels for hours and only some of the anti glare layer will come up. (the corners are basically all stuck Any ideas what I should do? Thanks.

[@Arjun-yw7sw]

@@anothernumber9753 same with me...what did you do then??

[@ArtioDactyL1991]

Very good tutorial removed antiglare coating from my 2 monitors :) you are awesome man !

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Which Monitors did you uncoat? The readers should know. Because not all coatings are the same. Thanks for sharing....

[@ArtioDactyL1991]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 HP 24F and LG Flatron 1940e Many thanks :)

[@sayedyounis3581]

Very promising. I will do it for my new s22f350fhm

[@drewlegend5639]

Can you do this on the "Samsung Odyssey G7 28 G70B?" Has anyone tried?

[@AJKecsk]

YES thank you for this. Always hated the matte look to screens, they leave a really nasty white backlighting effect IMO to the entire display. Gonna try this on an older monitor today!

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Ja, make sure it's H3 matt... Testbit before

[@TheRealJohnHooper]

It looks soo much better glossy..

[@jankof76]

I just done this to my 43" 4k monitor........its a night and day difference.....awesome.....text is way more sharper. it doesn't need 5 hrs. I let mine soak 30 min. and it peeled of very easy..

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

nice to hear...yeah sometimes 30 min can be enough. ill start always with 1 hour before i start my first attempt. if the foliage crumbles or wont get off ill wait another 30-60 min. ...enjoy the colors. :)

[@highlander05141985]

Yeah I took mine off and about a week later there I'd lines that developed across the whole screen. It's odd they feel like physical scratches horizontal all the way across and like 50 of them.

[@Bilal.BUTT22]

Is it the samsung monitor ?

[@rzrbenke92]

Did this on an Asus eeePC 701 (famous mod to remove the antiglare). I have several ones, but had one with a huge scratch on the screen, so I started with that. I made a mistake of not waiting long enough. Tried to pick up the antiglare after 15-20 minutes, and it started to peel, but took off little pieces from the polarizer as I tore it. I let it soak one more hour just to see if it gets better, and it actually did. After that, I managed to peel the antiglare without damaging the remaining polarizer area. For this one, at the end I decided to peel the polarizer film as well, which came off a bit harder, but totally manageable with some patience. I will either buy a replacement polarizer film, or keep this one as is (I have 4 others, I bought them for modding/experimenting), and make privacy googles from the polarizer film.

[@Amdfan900]

I finally cleaned my monitor for the first time and now the anti glare grain is killing me. I feel like I just got used to it for years but now I can't stop noticing the grain while scrolling web pages. Might try this lol.

[@jesserasanen7881]

Might first try this on an abandoned old monitor which we have plenty lying around at work before attempting it on my main monitor (Benq ew277hdr)

[@jigga1704]

I have another monitor larger then this but with the aluminium casing too. (The metal one behind the plastic bezel) But I can’t for the life of me get it off, no matter how much force I apply with a knife. You think it’s possible to get this layer off without removing the casing?

[@qnedim3200]

Pulling by lifting up is wrong! The safe way is to pull slowly, parallel to the ground.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Hi, you got a nice link to a good video or can you explain the move in detail? depends on the model also i guess...didnt realize that, but thanks bro 😊

[@qnedim3200]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 I say this as a rule of physics. What I'm saying is not just to to peel off the monitors. To pull a wheeled car, do you lift it up or do you pull it parallel to the ground? You are pulling with the monitor at an angle close to 90 degrees. However, if you pull it from as narrow an angle as possible with the monitor, it will be much easier to peel off and you will avoid the risk of damaging the monitor.

[@deimoskrijgsman]

Was pretty skeptical about this method at first but turned out to be working real good

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Yeah but depends on monitor and coating type... different models will get different results 😄👍

[@phreakii]

Does this work on all smonitors? New LG's Ultrafine 2021 for an example?

[@AlfonzWarThunder]

Works like a charm😇

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

You decoated yours? 👍

[@P1LL91]

Who else is going to try this on their LG 27GR95QE?

[@yosixxx]

Did you try it yet? I’m also considering it on this monitor

[@BoomBrush]

Hi, Im trying this with a small Philips display and because I live in Australia everytime I put paper towls out they evaporate really quickly. Even after 8 hours of soaking the antiglare doesn't seem to want to detatch from the polarizing layer. Apart from regularly checking every hour to make sure its still wet, do you have any advice on how to separate the layers? The polarizing layer is very clear but the antiglare hasn't peeled up yet. You just used a knife but is there anything else you would suggest?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

I would not go further then ill think....maybe the glue is too strong or it aint a regular coating?

[@gobin3777]

Yeah my philips also have this problem even after 5 hours my philips tv don't detach that antiglare Layer from the polarizer

[@vikas6648]

I have dell vostro 3480 antiglare screen laptop. I have clean screen with water many time. And dell refused to clean with water. Can you tell me how much lose has been till now in my laptip screen. Need your help.

[@cemsengul16]

I must try this on my Asus monitor. I can't stand matte displays.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Yeah i understand you fully

[@foxrootking5077]

Hey mate any update on your monitor

[@cemsengul16]

@@foxrootking5077 I haven't done it yet. I am just going to purchase the Eve Spectrum Glossy Monitor now.

[@jaybee0507]

@@cemsengul16 Did you ever get the eve spectrum? How long did it get for them to ship it for you?

[@cemsengul16]

@@jaybee0507 Well I did not end up buying it because I think they might be a scam now because of how many people are waiting for their orders.

[@Funny_Rare_Memes]

Can you please create a video to remove anti glare from hp m24f

[@sousuke7980]

the asus monitors have the same antiglare ? just like one folia??? or different?

[@GameFreakness]

Fyi this does work but mine took about 1 1/2 hours, also my soft touch buttons don’t work when I put it back together, don’t know why

[@coldcoffeeMK2]

Didn't work on a BenQ model xl2411z. Just removes the polarizing layer. Hoping to order a replacement film that's glossy.

[@alanraftel5033]

After more than 1 year, is the screen still working? I've read that the polarizer underneath the anti glare coating is very fragile and this operation considerably reduce the longevity of the screen.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Mine is still working...since 2 years or more. My experience is that if something went wrong, youll discover it within 1 month.

[@AiwaLover]

I can do it with the Dell Latitude E6440 screen?

[@PureFred]

doing this as we speak! what do you recommend to clean the screen with once the film is off? i dont want to stain/damage it! thank you

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

I used water...also glass cleaner because the value of my Monitor was very low. Did you succeed?

[@PureFred]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 haha no. I started ripping off the polarizer and said I’ll retry in a month 🤦😂

[@daemonvector46]

Hello,can i remove the matte coating from my ASUS VC239H monitor? The reason i'm asking is because despite turning vividpixel off,making sure that the resolution is set to 1080 and adjusting clear text,the screen still looks pixelated. I've read online that removing the anti glare coating fixes this problem.

[@saschakannen6350]

I would like to try this on my nano ips Dell S2721DGFA but im scared to damage the monitor. Is there someone who tried this already with a nano ips monitor and can share the experience?

[@user-kl3xl6st7p]

will a computer shop do this?

[@hamajangz9586]

Has anyone tried doing this on a HP X27q monitor? It has a matte layer that makes it look grainy and it's irritating af 😂 And nice background ya got there of Vegas where i live 🤙🏾

[@brett20000000009]

I think it's pretty much impossible to do this on some modern ips gaming monitors. my display only has what looks like 1 incredibly thin layer of material ontop of the lcd glass. could not get them to separate even 0.1mm on the corner so I gave up. Really does look like they are using a polarizer that has a matte finish and not separate layers. only option may be polishing the matte finish to a mirror finish, which I know someone who did that to an xg2431.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Is it H3 or some semi matt coating? But you did the right decision. If you realise your chances are low, break up. I'll try a Lg38uc99 IPS today with curved screen. For me it also looks like a new type of coating with thinner surface structure. Update on the LG38uc99: i began with the corners and realized that the coating is breaking and is too thin. I stopped right there to prevent the destruction. Seems to work only on older types of H3.

[@brett20000000009]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 yeah it was H3

[@Phoenix-Brah]

My Ultragear 27GR95QE matte coating was an remarkably thin layer like 0.1mm. So I couldn't get them to separate. I soaked it for 10 hours. Most of the water was not on the corners though. When realizing the polarizer was lifting on three out of four corners I aborted mission. Hopefully the monitor turns on again.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Yeah, newer coatings are different....too thin.

[@matthewrichardson8162]

Thanks I was looking to do the same thing but I won’t now.

[@luiznetto2143]

Is it possible to remove the anti-glare from the monitor LG 24MK430H ips I really like the shiny screen?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

It is anti glare matte 3H on yours too. I bet it is possible but i wouldn't guarantee it.

[@abdullahlaptopstore743]

Its polarizer film?

[@mrzazzaable]

Just tried it on my Lenovo.. prying open from the front is a big no no I got a small crack on the top screen. It comes apart from the sides. Still got that damn AG layer off.

[@Brenzle]

what do you mean from the sides, did you pry it from the outside? are you saying i shouldnt pry from the display area, only from around the monitor?

[@criminal6296]

i have the msi g27 series 165hz curved gaming monitor 1ms 2650x1440 do i have anti glare screen or somthing else?

[@g3r4rd09]

You can notice when its antiglare and when its not, just look at the monitor and see if it looks like glass or of it looks like plastic

[@aniruddhvalsangkar4749]

Matte like text blurry, image blurry, to the eyes , but Glossy looks very better than matte i love glossy..

[@raipramana8549]

Try on Lenovo L24i-30 please

Someone tried to “paint” with Epoxy resin instead remove the AG? Think to try and Old damaged display!

[@aniruddhvalsangkar4749]

I have Asus VG248QE model, i want a glossy this model having AG coating but I am afraid of this process if it's break ? 😢 But I love Glossy 😍

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Looks like someone did this already: www.avsforum.com/threads/fs-asus-vg248qe-with-vegas-anti-glare-removal.1498724/ If you do it carefully and realize it wont get off, you can stop the process maybe? Is the coating matte or semi-matte?

[@derekdauzat]

EIZO FlexScan S2133 ?

[@tech3236]

is there any one in onlline that can do this

[@JC-XL]

This was the most precise toilet paper moisturising in history - of course done by a German 😂 😂

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Hehehe

[@isitsandeep]

i have lg22mk600 just brought on 5thj may and it got a minor scratch but in white screen i camn see a blackmark what to do???

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

yours has a Surface Treatment: Anti glare ,3H

[@isitsandeep]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 I didn't get that?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

@@isitsandeep it is the same style of coating like this in my video. Also it depends in how deep the scratch is. I would use my garantee and bill to contact the seller....that would work maybe?

[@isitsandeep]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 o asked them but they said that this scratch is not fault of them so is tarted using this and now the scratch is negligible

[@gytispranskunas4984]

I'm kinda confused now. After 6 hours of soaking, nothing happened. I tried to lift up one corner. And the film is not like the ones I see on KZbin. It's really stiff. It cracks when trying to peel it of. It's AOC 24 inch monitor. At first I thought it's polarization filter coming off. But no... It's the film so stiff.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Which Monitor model? I bet it is not h3 coating. I guess it's a semi glossy with a thick glue. Before you break it....stop it.

[@adithyaar9122]

My monitor is a LG monitor, Model number is 22MP68VQ-p. On the specs page of this monitor it is written Surface Treatment Anti-Glare,3H. Is this process possible with this monitor ?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

I haven't tried that model so far.

[@adithyaar9122]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 ok

[@irun2sanaxox]

my dumb display has ground cables im assuming on the inside & literally was wrapped around the cables like a ziptie.. i cut thru it so i doubt i can use my screen now

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Thats sad to hear bro....

[@irun2sanaxox]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 it wasn’t a monitor, it was a old 768p 32 inch tv but im supposed to get a new monitor

[@raulramosariste7817]

I have an lenovo g27q-20, and dont ask me how but i spilled superglue on it, can this be a solution for the stain that is on my monitor? changing the polarized sheet is an option? idk if it has an anti reflective sheet but all i know is that it has a matte finish, thank you for the video!

[@HDJess]

Changing the polarizer sheet is a very difficult operation. Just removing it is the simple part. You'd have to find a proper sized one, probably on ebay/aliexpress and you'd want to use screen protective fluid (the one they use to apply silicone screen protectors on smartphones displays) and have some experience with it. Maybe some technicians who do this daily to smartphones could help you out with it but if you've never done it, I'd say don't try it as it's quite difficult to pull off well.

[@mr.whatzittooya9371]

Is it possible to do this without disassembling the monitor? Would the water pose a risk to the internals? Edit: I’m asking because my monitor already has the panel corners exposed and an external power supply, so I don’t think it would be an issue, but I’m not too knowledgeable on how monitors are laid out internally.

[@tandaseru-dl3wq]

@@rotvaldi why listerine?

[@resinate]

This does not work on ultragear moniters, this does however work 100% very easy with AORUS screens.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

I used cold

[@P1LL91]

can you elaborate? I have the LG 27GR95QE and I'm considering doing this. I took a piece off the corner to examine it further and I see the anti glare layer and polarizer together. Did you attempt this? How did it go

[@jaybee0507]

@@P1LL91 Did you go through pealing the matt coat? I'm considering getting the 35 inch ultrawide oled and the matt coating is the only thing stopping me.

[@rohitsunariya8469]

Very Urgent: i tried doing this on my laptop with lcd display but in my case along with antiglare i got the colour film with it in pieces when i apply it back, like physically put it against my screen comes back else it is all white and the removed antiglare and film polyethene is kinda of no use is there any other way to fix it please reply brother🥺

[@maclethal666]

my guy just ruined his laptop

[@rohitsunariya8469]

@@maclethal666 yeah brother🥺

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

@@rohitsunariya8469 haha sorry to hear that. Can you order a replacement LCD for it? Ive read about some glue to paste it back but this must be done from an expert - worth it? This happened at my first monitor too....i made agent-glasses from the polarfilter. Spy notebook. :)

[@rohitsunariya8469]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 i have read and watched a lot about it and like i came to a conclusion that i have damaged polarizer film only so now i have orderd a new polarizer film and now i will apply it any further suggestions??

[@sneedtube]

Once the coating is removed, what's the procedure for everyday cleaning of the display?

[@anothernumber9753]

You can use a microfiber cloth with a small amount of rubbing alcohol

[@bren.r]

@@anothernumber9753 Yep my go to is exactly the same - microfiber cloth and isopropyl alcohol.

[@hamajangz9586]

I would ditch the ipa and just use a clean micro fiber cloth. Just be gentle don't go HAM while wiping it

[@sneedtube]

@@hamajangz9586 you're right, the alcohol would only damage the layer in the long run

[@virtualtools_3021]

Lint free cloth, slightly damp with distilled water

[@z_x_s_g8516]

Should I risk it with an oled monitor?

[@sadixv]

probably not

[@newlizer.oficial]

Hello, can I have your monitor Monitor Alienware Gamer FreeSync 27 AW2720HF? Anti-glare 3H hardness ?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

I've read H3 hardness with a regular haze level of 25% which is a typical value (in the manual pdf of the monitor). But i admit i never tried a newer monitor model. The glue under some screens could be stronger....

[@kasraeskandari2183]

why does thr screw at 2:10 look so sad :(

[@turolretar]

it's all alone......

[@jaybee0507]

@@turolretar So, she is just happy when you go poking her with your big and long tool?

[@redemption7704]

I dit it first try on my monitor goddamn it was scary but i managed it

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Was worth it? Good result?

[@redemption7704]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 yes man, it looks sooooo much better, thank you for the video!

[@_francisco_]

@@redemption7704 how is the monitor holding up?

[@MdSiam-kw5ox]

Does it works with all monitors?

[@mobarakjama5570]

I believe.

[@switterbeet]

Whos watching in 2022 ?

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Me 😁😍

[@johnarigi6274]

@@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311 btw is it a must I fully dis assembly the monitor?

[@chronicbackpain233]

Me

[@josegdumbniglet_1]

i want to send my monitor to somebody to do this for me

[@RasoGOVI]

This is OLED.

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

😁😁😁

[@adesheddie1]

Anyone here tried it on Acer Predator XB271HU ?

[@foxrootking5077]

Someone did on youtube

[@frdsg8350]

I have XB271YU TN version, wondering the same. I love my 24inch size, so rare

[@inkiurekira6618]

Se me puso la pantalla toda blanca, ya no se puede usar!! D:! Dislaik no lo agan me kede sin monitor!! :((

[@tsk-meteakabruceleekills1311]

Maybe you removed the polarizer too?

[@Alexpowrs]

lo mas probable es que removiste el polarizado tambien

[@adolfoneves6091]

I almost removed my polarizer too, by accident. Gladly, I realized I was removing both layers in time, to cancel it. Unfortunately on my screen there's no distinction between the anti-glare layer and the polarizer, as they're both glued with same measurements.