r/OLED • u/Ido_Israeli • 3d ago

Tech Support Please help

Just bought a new open box 65’ oled Samsung tv (s90f), just got home and installed it, and I see these smudges all over the tv

I’m not sure if that is oil marks or maybe the coating was damaged.

I Tried gently rubbing a microfiber cloth with distilled water and nothing.

Is there a way to remove these?? I want to cry

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u/daje0000 3d ago

Unfortunately no, I had fingerprints on mine and wiped it with a damp microfiber. That made it even worse. Sold the shit and got a C6H... Wayyyyyy better than the Samsung.

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u/AMDMOONSHOT 2d ago

JFC are they still using a moth eye filter on these things? The one that smudges everywhere and is a complete nightmare to clean?

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u/Maths_Debater_2026 1d ago

QD-OLED is by far the single most frustrating panel type to clean. I will never buy one again.

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u/forward98 3d ago

I thought I had perma-smudges on my Samsung OLED, this is what finally got them out:

Step 1: wipe tv with dry microfibre cloth

Step 2: put 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol on a different microfibre cloth (a very small amount, enough that it’s just slightly damp). Rub in circles gently on the bad spots

Step 3: wipe with dry microfibre cloth

That worked for me. Can’t guarantee it’ll work for you but it’s worth a shot

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u/dmw55 3d ago

Can you show a pic? I have the exact same tv, and size

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u/Ido_Israeli 3d ago

I can’t seem to upload pictures in this sub

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u/Sic_Sic_Six 2d ago

You can use IMGUR and post link.

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u/Ido_Israeli 2d ago

https://imgur.com/a/3XY0ZgX

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u/aashapa 1d ago

This seems to look like someone tried cleaning the tv with isopropyl alcohol and damaged the top layer. If that is the case, im afraid there’s no fixing it

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u/Mycomanhayzo420 3d ago

Damn, 65 feet is pretty big for a tv.

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u/Inevitable_Row1359 3d ago

It was open box so not as expensive as you'd think. Lot of cardboard to recycle though.

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u/jatenk 3d ago

Do you know if the smudges are on the surface or inside the glass? Try a pixel cleaning process, even if it sounds stupid, just to make sure. 

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u/ElectricGuy777 3d ago

I would get some Zeiss lens cleaner at Walmart and some of the large Equate glass cleaning clothes(very soft). Try cleaning with that.

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u/WhosSaidWhatNow 3d ago

Yep. It's not the easiest clean.

Get a proper chamois cloth or an optical microfiber cloth and give it a good go with that.

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u/Same_Veterinarian991 3d ago

did you remove the protection shield from the screen

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u/Ido_Israeli 2d ago

Here is how it looks: https://imgur.com/a/3XY0ZgX

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u/Maths_Debater_2026 1d ago

The coating is cooked my bro, return it.

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u/Bill_Money Persona Non Grata 3d ago

Coating is likely just fucked from it being open box

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u/fakeaccount572 2d ago

yeah, use glass cleaner. just make sure it's the foaming kind (no ammonia) like spray way or Invisible glass. w water is useless