need advice on packaging

[kevinf]

i am about to move soon, and i need advice on how to pack an LCD screen, i have lost the original packaging and the protecting film in front of the screen.

i also need to know where i can buy the protective film

[HAL9000]

Toss it in a sturdy box with a thick pillow on each side.

[Spartan]

The film should not be necessary and the pillows Hal recommended should work fine.

-Spartan

[roomwithamoose]

I'm a paranoid freak. Before putting it in the box with pillows, I would take plastic wrap and packing bubbles. Go around the monitor once with bubble wrap, then just run in a circle about 10 times with the plastic wrap. Then put it in a solid box with pillows, or even better get packing nuts. That's how I would do it, but like I said, I'm a paranoid freak.

[thorlo6]

Originally Posted by kevinf i am about to move soon, and i need advice on how to pack an LCD screen, i have lost the original packaging and the protecting film in front of the screen. i also need to know where i can buy the protective film

Like Hal9000 said, toss it in a box with a pillow on either side. Of course you can follow the advice of roomwithamoose, also. Either suggestion is equally okay. But, then you don't need the plastic film either. thorlo6

[HAL9000]

Originally Posted by roomwithamoose ...... or even better get packing nuts. That's how I would do it, but like I said, I'm a paranoid freak.

Packing nuts are actually some of the WORST packing material you can get... they fill space, but allow the item to shift too easily.

[glc]

Stick it in a trash bag, wrap it in some bubble wrap, and find a properly sized box - and fill the box with something to keep it from shifting.

[doubledragon5]

I would also suggest when moving the monitor to put it in the seat next to you

[Spartan]

Yeah if you are just moving in town just stick it on the seat next to you and go slow. That's what I always do.

-Spartan