I'm not sure about rubbing out the scratch but if you take it and have that piece replaced, you might want to check out 'da protector. When I purchased my Canon RBL XT I knew that the LCD would eventually get scratched up so I invested in 'da protector XT which is made of a hard material that covers both screens on the back of my camera! They also make one that covers the screen on your camera as well and it's fairly cheap so you might want to check them out once you get the screen repaired! they are daproducts.com and if you use their product selector option you can go to Sony as the vendor and select the correct model camera and check the measurements that they have listed for the options. They cost around $6.00 + shipping and handling which isn't bad and the one they have for the REBEL XT is again made of a hard material that is sturdy unlike the other sticker solutions that are out there!