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Scratches

Hey guys. About 5 minutes ago I scratched up my Droid incredible screen with my Longboard griptape cause my mom called as I was loading my board in the car. I'm extremely pissed off as I've been working so hard to keep this phone in new condition and that tomorrow I was getting a case and a screen protector for Xmas. Is there any way to get these scratches out that people have tried to make my phone look new again? I'm sick over it.
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If they are very shallow scratches maybe try a little bit of alcohol on a microfiber cloth but if they are deep I see no possible way to restore them. I've never seen this question asked before though so I really don't know and you may want to confirm with someone else about using alcohol on the screen. Alcohol + Microfiber polishes out CD's though so I figure if they are shallow enough it just might work.
best of luck to you man.

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If they are very shallow scratches maybe try a little bit of alcohol on a microfiber cloth but if they are deep I see no possible way to restore them. I've never seen this question asked before though so I really don't know and you may want to confirm with someone else about using alcohol on the screen. Alcohol + Microfiber polishes out CD's though so I figure if they are shallow enough it just might work.
best of luck to you man.
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Tried it before. No dice. Thanks for the support though man.
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Maybe a screen protector and hope it looks decent? Mine usually cover up a few scratched
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What about that stuff that you see on TV for clearcoat scratches on cars? Again, if they're shallow enough....

You could buy a new screen online and replace it, then put a protector on it.

Scratched my Inc Screen.. any fixes?

like i said i wanna get rid of the scratches but i dont know if its possible.
Any thoughts?
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Buy a replacement screen or a broken phone from Craig's list for parts.
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the scratches are tiny. and that would take to much effort. there is no glass repair solution?
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I found this post in the vibrant forum from a guy that polished some scratches out of his screen. It took him literally hours of wet sanding and polishing with a drill to get results. Based on the trouble he went through, I think replacing the screen would be less work. YMMV

Accidentally brick your phone and file a warranty claim.
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i dont have insurance.. ill just live with the minor imperfection i suppose
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I have the same prob. Tried the white toothpaste trick. It worked a little bit but its not worth the effort.

Rubbing compound is a little more aggressive than toothpaste. I like 3M Fine Cut. Any auto parts store will have it for about $6 per bottle.
Try it on a piece of sacrificial plastic first. An old CD jewel case or an ancient digital camera's screen. Hell, even your car's headlights (5 minutes each will de-glaze them nicely). Figure out how the stuff works. Then go to town on your phone.
Disclaimer: I've done auto detailing semi-professionally for years.

sharka9x said:
Rubbing compound is a little more aggressive than toothpaste. I like 3M Fine Cut. Any auto parts store will have it for about $6 per bottle.
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I have a few things I can try this out on. Thanks for the heads up.

Mine got scratched up the day after I bought it (my daughter drug it along my hardwood floors my the charging cord. lol) Finally, after staring at the imperfections every day for over a year, I bought a new digitizer on eBay for like $25. My DInc looks brand new now!!!

meh to much work
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sharka9x said:
Rubbing compound is a little more aggressive than toothpaste. I like 3M Fine Cut. Any auto parts store will have it for about $6 per bottle.
Try it on a piece of sacrificial plastic first. An old CD jewel case or an ancient digital camera's screen. Hell, even your car's headlights (5 minutes each will de-glaze them nicely). Figure out how the stuff works. Then go to town on your phone.
Disclaimer: I've done auto detailing semi-professionally for years.
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Ill second this... Headlights are super easy to do, I imagine a phone screen would take like 2 minutes. Maybe.
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Little off topic but Sacrificial Plastic is a great band name.

[Q] Removing Scratches

Hey guys! I just got my nexus and, well it has a bad scratch on the screen... bad enough that I can feel it with my fingers. Its not HORRIBLE but its kind of annoying. How can I remove this? I've heard toothpaste works good. Thanks
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I would recommend buying some kind of display polish before experimenting with toothpaste, since the device is brandnew!
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is it on the display, side or back?

cade80 said:
is it on the display, side or back?
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On the display (screen) updated op with more info
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Honestly, you can't just remove the scratch. A screen protector will mask the scratch. Your going yo have to replace the screen. Samsung should have put certified gorilla glass instead of a different fortified glass on the gnex. Think about it. Your not going to go without a scratch in the 2-3 years you have the phone.. so deal with it!
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Okaay said:
Honestly, you can't just remove the scratch. A screen protector will mask the scratch. Your going yo have to replace the screen. Samsung should have put certified gorilla glass instead of a different fortified glass on the gnex. Think about it. Your not going to go without a scratch in the 2-3 years you have the phone.. so deal with it!
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My 5 months of going caseless and without a screen protector disagree =]

You're sorta out of luck here. The phone is coated with a special oleo-phobic coating, so if you try to buff-out the scratch there will be a weird patch that will be noticeable to the touch and eye of where you scratched off the coating, unless you buff out the entire screen, which will give you more scratches most likely. My advice, cover it with a nice screen protector or ignore it until your phone develops more scratches, and then replace the entire screen. It will run you about ~$250 for the display. Honestly, if it bothers you that much replace the screen. You may be able to sell your scratched screen for $100 on Ebay for those people who crack their digitizer.

You can try the XO skins actually really good covering scratches (my brother mess up his phone too ) and cheap too and good warranty even outside US
http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-...tectors/samsung-galaxy-nexus-screen-protector
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You can try the XO skins actually really good covering scratches (my brother mess up his phone too ) and cheap too and good warranty even outside US
http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-...tectors/samsung-galaxy-nexus-screen-protector
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Thanks for that suggestion. I just bought one. Hope it works.
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dw9906 said:
Thanks for that suggestion. I just bought one. Hope it works.
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Np man
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Love the screen protector, but it did absolutely nothing to hide my scratch.
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dw9906 said:
Love the screen protector, but it did absolutely nothing to hide my scratch.
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Really the sucks man well now you know where to get some good quality screen protector
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Hey guys im looking at buying the gnex soon. The only thing holding me back is i keep hearing it scratches very easily. Im not a big fan of big cases and usually use the phone naked. Has anybody that been using it without protector and notices it scratches easy? Ive had a sgs1 for two years and that thing is like a brick. Dropped it too many times and not one scratch. Thanks
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i've been using it without a screen protector, for about 4 months now. I generally keep my device very well, i dont over-protect it, but im not careless with it either, i.e. i dont put it in screen first with keys and loose change. so far it's absolutely pristine. It may not be gorilla glass, but it is something very similar. and judging form my experience with a samsung galaxy s 2 even gorilla glass isn't unscratchable, per se.
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BiteBlaze said:
Hey guys! I just got my nexus and, well it has a bad scratch on the screen... bad enough that I can feel it with my fingers. Its not HORRIBLE but its kind of annoying. How can I remove this? I've heard toothpaste works good. Thanks
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DO NOT USE TOOTHPASTE. EVER.
You will destroy your screen, toothpaste contains abrasive particle that kinda work like sandpaper on tooth enamel, which is very very hard.
get a zagg prtector or something similar, it comes with a gel foam applicant, which fills those scratches and when the screen protector goes onit creates a gapless layer, and you wont be able to see or feel the scratch. Well...at least the scratch wont be very obvious.

My two weeks old GNex, naked for only a week, then i had a scratch, very tiny scratch (between 'F' and 'G' portrait keyboard).
And it only noticeable under the light with a great focus of your eyes. It's okay, I don't like using case.

I can debunk two myths in this and numerous threads: 1. Toothpaste does not work in 'removing' or even masking scratches on the GNex. 2. Toothpaste does not otherwise 'mess up' your screen in trying to fix a scratch (at least using plain, mint Colgate paste )
Like others, I was curious to see if it'd work. I read in numerous sources that kept pointing to toothpaste as a home remedy, however oddly no success stories, but at the same time no stories of ruining your screen either. I tested a tiny spot first, in the corner of the display for 'abrasive' damge. Nothing. I then moved on to the scratch itself - a scratch that's about 3/4" in lenght (I got the phone used at a nice price due to the scratch). I used a tiny bit of plain white toothpaste, a q-tip that was barely damp, and a micro-fiber cloth. I applied the toothpaste ALONG the scratch and not just apply it in swirls, and waited for it to dry. I then buffed the paste off with the micro-fiber cloth. I did this twice. Nothing fixed, yet nothing ruined. So there you have it. That's my story.
I also tried Ghost Armor to mask it. Didn't help at all, if anything you could see it more than just when the light hits it just right 'naked.'
Additionally it looks like the long-term test of that one poster replacing just the GLASS on his GNex was not successful as he recently updated his post saying that various debris has found its way under the screen since his successful replacing of it. Due to this, he specifically says that due to the risk and debris, it's not worth it.
SO.... you either have to deal with the scratch(es), or replace the screen, digitizer, etc or just purchase a new/used device. Currently Gnex's are going for about $260-285 on Ebay auctions (cheaper on CL), while making a few calls to replace my screen fully runs anywhere from $200-250 locally.
However, I've heard stories where folks send their devices into Samsung to get just the glass replaced. If you start a ticket with them, they'll quote you around $163 including shipping both ways. However, there are stories of credit cards not being charged at all and covered under warranty if all they do is replace the glass.
Hope this helps.

remove hairline scratches

This may seem like a dumb question and i have seen mixed results and various methods. I just bought a used GNex and didn't look at the screen close enough (deal was at night). The scratches are very thin and can only be seen in direct light, you have to look for the scratch most of the scratches expect one. Not noticeable with the screen on, they are very very thin.
Since its very minor it not to bad, but wondering if there is a way to "fill" it in with something. I have heard of Displex, Brasso, toothpaste, Banana and Banana Skin etc all claim to work on touchscreens. But this is an AMOLED screen and is made of glass as we all know.
I know toothpaste can be used on cars, headlights and CD's and actually have used it in the past. But never on a glass touchscreen.
Do you think any method would work?
I'm inclined to try toothpaste, but i heard the screen has a protective coding that will be removed from the screen if toothpaste is used.
The other idea I had which seems dumb is to use Zagg's solution and see many it will fill it in?
PS Yes I know the screen protect will work, but don't want to hide the scratches but rather fix them.

just live with them, end of story

There is no way to "fix" a scratch. It's an actual piece of glass missing. All that could be done would be to wear the entire screen down to that level, which is what the so called repair kits do. For obvious reasons you don't want to wear down the GNex screen.

Yea,there's nothing to do to fix it.you can hide it,but not fix it. You can on non touch screen gadgets,but not on SAMOLED.toothpaste wouldnt work,banana would just make your screen mute,and you for shure cannot brush it out with sandpaper then polish it. Live with it,believe me,99% of us in the Gnex forum have them,i wanted to cry when i noticed it,but its just not worthy. You will forget about it in a few days.

Mine has a tiny one on the lower left hand side of the screen, and it rarely bugs me anymore. You can only see it from certain angles. And trust me, I'm a freak about this stuff.

I have some of these. Because you actually have to look for them to see them I don't mind at all. If I could see them with the screen on then I'd be *****ing.

I'm just mad i didn't check the phone enough when I bought it, trusted the guy when he said it has no scratches. Well I'm not going to be using it. Its for my momma, paid $200 CAD which was alright.
The scratches are noticeable with the screen off in regular light, but not with the screen on.

If you want to use a screen protector, the wet apply ones fill in the scratch and make it harder to see.
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How did you guys scratch the screen? I don't have scratches at all...well after reading this thread I want to say I probably do and will find a few if I look closely enough...
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msavic6 said:
If you want to use a screen protector, the wet apply ones fill in the scratch and make it harder to see.
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Yeah thinking of getting a Zagg, hate the rubbery feel though. Any recommendations?

jebise101 said:
Yeah thinking of getting a Zagg, hate the rubbery feel though. Any recommendations?
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I've heard that GhostArmour is less rubbery and there's another brand called *exoskin*(not 100% sure of the name) I think which also makes a wet apply screen protector that's better then zagg.
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I recently purchased xoskin and it works quite well. Can't see the scratch on my screen at all. Watch their YouTube video.
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BrianKLV said:
I recently purchased xoskin and it works quite well. Can't see the scratch on my screen at all. Watch their YouTube video.
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Yeah generally the Wet screen protectors will "fill" in micro scratches. If im not mistaken xoskin gives a lifetime warranty as well right?

[Q] Gunk in between cracks

Ok first of all....I didn't think it through and therefore was being stupid on that day but anyways, down to the question. Ok, so I pulled off my screen protector, I noticed I had a few micro scratches (OCD is crazy and I was the few that could acutally notice it). I decided to wax the scratches off. Sadly, it didn't work and the worst part is that I got it into the cracks of my phones. Such as the edges of the bezel, around the earpiece, and home button. Now I see the a white line (wax) from where it and stayed there. I have attempted to remove it with cleaning alchohol and tooth brushes but to no avail. Does anyone know of a way to get this stuff out?
Thanks, yo

Screen scratches can't never leave unless you actually replace the screen lol. Maybe 10 years they will be a magic potion to heal the cracks but nothing yet, maybe that should be my invention!!
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I have the same dirt looking things between the glass and plastic but I couldn't get it off.. what really helps to keep it clean is a good case that covers the cracks.
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daxecutioner24 said:
Screen scratches can't never leave unless you actually replace the screen lol. Maybe 10 years they will be a magic potion to heal the cracks but nothing yet, maybe that should be my invention!!
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I'm not talking about scratches but about the gunk that gets in between the cracks and crevices of the screen such as the space around the home button and bezel/screen edge.

I got some of it out with Goo Gone
I was in my school's library (office aid) and I saw some of that and decided to give it a go. It worked pretty good. However, I'll see how well it works after it dries and stays for a day. Crossing fingers right now.

Gurashieruro said:
I'm not talking about scratches but about the gunk that gets in between the cracks and crevices of the screen such as the space around the home button and bezel/screen edge.
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I'm talking about how you should of just let the scratches be which led to This predicament, it's all good hope it works out.
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daxecutioner24 said:
I'm talking about how you should of just let the scratches be which led to This predicament, it's all good hope it works out.
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Ah my bad. Well I am, I mean there is nothing really that you can do to the screen to the the scratches off (unless you want to replace the screen or sand it out, which is a waste for just a few scratches). Luckily the Goo Gone is working. But there are a few bits of leftover white wax that is left on the edge of the screen and around the earpiece. Still annoys the heck out of me (hard core OCD with it) so I'll continue working on it but glad it works. Well, at least it is better then it was.

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Ah my bad. Well I am, I mean there is nothing really that you can do to the screen to the the scratches off (unless you want to replace the screen or sand it out, which is a waste for just a few scratches). Luckily the Goo Gone is working. But there are a few bits of leftover white wax that is left on the edge of the screen and around the earpiece. Still annoys the heck out of me (hard core OCD with it) so I'll continue working on it but glad it works. Well, at least it is better then it was.
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Yeah I wouldn't call myself OCD but I understand how it is. I think a scratch would really bothered me but eventually ill get over it, hopefully that remaining wax is gets off keep trying lol
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My daughter splashed some milk on my phone and never told me (her brother turned her in a couple of days later). It dried much the same way in little cracks and spaces. A wooden toothpick did wonders.