Spent 4 hours trying to get an Etch A Sketch screen clean again

I found an old Etch A Sketch at my parents' attic last weekend. The screen was all cloudy and had these weird streaks from sitting in a damp box for like 15 years. I tried rubbing it with a microfiber cloth, then glass cleaner, then my sister said to use toothpaste and that actually worked after like 4 tries. Anyone else ever try to restore a beat up toy and find a random fix that works?

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elizabeth_ramirez8d ago

Oh man, my buddy Dave used a mix of baking soda and vinegar to fix an old Game Boy screen that looked like it had been through a flood. He said he just wiped it gently and it came out looking way better than he expected.

matthewgonzalez9d ago

Toothpaste is the official fix for everything from scratched DVDs to cloudy Etch A Sketches apparently. I'm surprised you didn't try Windex and a prayer first lmao.

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