Nail polish streak on screen - how to remove?

I accidentally scraped a finger with red nail polish across the corner of my MacBook Pro's screen. There is now a small red scrape across it and it's really bugging me. I know nail polish remover would get rid of it but would it also damage the screen? what is the best way to clean it?
any help would be amazing!! thank you!

Is your Macbook Pro one of the newer unibody models with the glossy screens? If so, you may try some rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab to try and remove it. Not sure about nail polish remover -- that's basically acetone, which will eat through pretty much anything. It's safe on glass or metal, but I definitely wouldn't use it on a matte display, and would be hesitant to use it on even a glossy LCD panel since there may be a surface coating that isn't evident.
If you have a matte screen I would try something like iKlear, or a cleaning agent specifically designed for LCD screens. I would be very wary or using rubbing alcohol or any other solvent on a matte screen.

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WARNING: DO NOT USE nail polish remover--Even Non-Acetone! (on macbook).

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The discoloration arrived, seemingly all at once, after 2.5 weeks. I tried my usual, a gentle part-alcohol Staples Screen Cleaning Fluid (coincidentally, I asked them at my local Apple Store what they used and they produced the exact same bottle). That did nothing. I tried alcohol, peroxide, still no luck. Following some poor advice on this forum, I tried a bottle of clear "Cutex Advanced" Non-Acetone nail polish remover (hereafter, "NPR"). Rubbing a little in with a Q-Tip or paper towel, I tried to remove the horrible discoloration. There was no change. I put it aside for a few days... Today, after reading a very impassioned post by someone who claimed it really worked, I figured I hadn't tried hard enough. I resumed my struggles with the NPR. After more rubbing, I noticed that an area where I'd dripped the NPR directly on the accursed plastic, and left it for about 30 seconds while rubbing the other palmrest, was discernably lighter than the surrounding stain. Encouraged, I dripped a thin layer over the whole left-side discoloration, which is the worst side on mine. After letting it sit 30 seconds or so, I rubbed the area with a paper towel until dry and inspected the results. Some areas were definitely better, however, I noticed what appeared to my eyes to be a subtle change in texture. Intrigued, I scratched at it lightly with my fingernail to feel whether the texture had indeed changed...
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This cheap paint stuff is what's responsible for the discoloration. It's clearly perfectly white underneath--why Apple chose to paint this plastic with this crap is beyond me.
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could it possibly be not paint that dissolved but a layer of the plastic itself that dissolved after the prolonged exposure to the NPR?
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http://www.chemistryislife.com/the-chemistry-of-nail-polish-remover
" Acetone (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen) C3H6O
Ethyl Acetate- colorless, flammable liquid
Butyl Acetate- production of lacquers
Aloe Vera- protects and conditions the nails
Glycerin- helps nails and skin from drying out
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Petroleum- chemical compound with 5 membered lactam
Phthalic Anhydride- made from crystalline "
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Aloe Vera, Cetyl Acetate and Phthalic Anhydride, long term - possible hydroscopic action which would lead to eventual corrosion of keyboard and logic board.
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