Lets just say it happened.

Anyone find a product that could work to at least minimize the look?

It is a very light rub burn, more than a deep scratch. I was thinking maybe some of the compound for cleaning headlight lens on cars would maybe do the trick.

Possibly just a little toothpaste and a really soft cloth?

I’m not keen on the headlight compound. The compounds that I’ve seen are designed to remove oxides or deposit a heavy coating.

I don’t know how large your flaw is now. There is risk of making it larger or removing a screen coating as you work with the flaw.

I’d be tempted to work with a very fine jewelers rouge, but I’d first want to try it in an inconspicuous spot — virtually impossible with a TV screen.

Coatings in general will probably age over time and have a different “sheen” than the screen.

Looked around on YT and saw a lot of different ideas. Most sounded a little too crazy.

What I found that did work: Turtle Wax polishing compound. A small dab on a microfiber cloth. Working it lightly going with the scratch multiple times, and wiping off the residue with a clean microfiber cloth almost immediately after each "polishing".

After maybe 10 times, you cannot see the scratch at all.

Thanks for the follow up.

Nice, those don't always work out.

I wrecked a Fluke screen trying to polish a leetle scratch.

I will say that if you get really close, you can see where the scratch "was", but from back three or four feet, and at a normal viewing distance I cannot tell it is there.

Before I used the compound it was very obvious, even after using the "Vaseline" trick so many show on YT. Honestly, Vaseline did nothing at all.

One other recommended using some mixture of rubbing alcohol/water, but that one seemed like a bad idea.

And one last one recommended using a Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser" pad, but that too didn't seem like a good idea.

If I get a hold of a non working flat screen, I think I'll mess around with some different methods. Maybe put up a YT video and see if I can make a buck or two....

You might try Polywatch, it takes light scratches out of plexiglass watch crystals with no trace left behind