So I had to resolder my micro usb port, and hot glue it, I did it successfully
However, I touched the lense, and there is this rubber thing on it, and when I clean it, that rubber thing kind of smudges onto the lense.
It's kind of clean atm, but not perfect. Also my outer glass cover lense(the outermost glass) is scratched up.
Anyone know what would happen if I removed that rubber piece covering the the lense?
jigglywiggly said:
So I had to resolder my micro usb port, and hot glue it, I did it successfully
However, I touched the lense, and there is this rubber thing on it, and when I clean it, that rubber thing kind of smudges onto the lense.
It's kind of clean atm, but not perfect. Also my outer glass cover lense(the outermost glass) is scratched up.
Anyone know what would happen if I removed that rubber piece covering the the lense?
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Might get crude or dust in it. You could use rubbing alcohol on a rag and wipe lens. Or paint thinner lol just don't get it on the plastic.
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I've just removed my screen protector and phone cover and there's a bunch of crud around the edges of the screen. I'm afraid to slide anything under the frame for fear of damagning something. How are you all cleaning yours?
cotton buds
I use cotten buds and Razzle Dazzle spray used to clean your specs, glasses
does a great job
comes up like new
hope that helps
i just cleaned mine when i had it apart put a new screen protector on afterwards
I use the thin plastic toothpicks that have a 45 degree on one side. They're bendable and flex with slightest resistance. Great for cleaning between screen and case. There is a pretty big gap between the screen and faceplate so alot of debris can get trapped in there. As long as the spongy black insulation foam is in good shape I dont see putting anything in edges to be a harmful to it.
The see-through (plastic?) lens cover appears to have a thin layer on it, a layer that comes off easily? i can remove it with my finger nail with repeated rubbing so it can't be an anti scratch layer
It's not really like scratches it looks more like it's just being rubbed off and the surface below looks not as shiny.
Do others have this or have had this?
Anyway on mine this layer is mostly off in the middle, bit of a pisser it probably effects the photo quality..
yes, this happened to me. I got a scratch on the lens cover and the "coating" started to rub off around the scratch then. Once it's broken it will all eventually chip or rub off. I was left with a dull not so transparent lens cover. crap photos.
I got a new back cover for 30euro! (argh!!). Now I do not rub my lens and am very careful. The initial scratch was caused by a tiny piece of salt or sand on the lens when I rubbed it clean with a microfibre cloth. Once it was scratched the protective film just flaked off really easy when I rubbed it even lightly.
Get a new back cover and be very careful when rubbing the lens cover in future. In fact DON'T rub it is best. If you do get a finger print on it very very lightly use a microfibre cloth to remove it. no hard rubbing.
bummer.. i'll just leave mine i think, maybe some one will bring out a better version, or i could maybe maybe stick a plane glass disc in.
yeah, it sucks doesn't it! I would not mind paying an extra 20euro for a desire if HTC would coat the lens cover with mineral glass or something so its much less likely to scuff. plastic with a coating is useless.
anyway, good luck if you replace it with a glass disc, that would be cool too. I splashed out for the battery cover, but it was expensive and wouldn't do it again if it happens.
Thats why I loved my Nokia N82. It had an actual lens cover that kept out dust, fingerprints, grit etc.
well, HTCs next big handset release will only be improved I imagine.
Same here
I've had the same problem, bad engineering on HTC's part in my opinion as the lens(cover) is a very much exposed part of this particular phone because of its 'bulgy' design. Never had this kind of problem on my Cybershotphones.
Too bad though as I'm otherwise very happy with my Desire (although it would have been nice if the screen were a bit less prone to scratching, gief Gorillaglass).
I ended up rubbing the lenscover until the entire coating was actually rubbed off in the hope pictures would be less blurry because of the partly chipped off coating.
Anyone know what the coating is for in the first place?
if this happens to mine I will drill the clear lens out
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if this happens to mine I will drill the clear lens out
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I think you can just bash it out - there's a post on the forum somewhere about it
I have a few small scratches on the side of my evo and near the bottom where the capacitive buttons are. Is there any way that I can fix or buff these out? I also have a rather large gash on the bottom that I can feel when i run my fingernail over it. I have no scratches on my screen, as I have a screen protector. I just want to fix the scratches on the side of my evo. Thanks
Im sure there is some kit on ebay for it. If all else fails you could always take it to sprint and get it swapped out if you lets say broke the power button and volume buttons lol.
I just want to know if sanding with grit sandpaper and polishing would be effective on the housing of the phone and where the capacitive buttons are. I have small scratches around that area. It wouldn't mess up the buttons or the housing right?
i was thinking about using this http://stagingurl.com/product_info.php?products_id=156&cPath=1_3
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I just want to know if sanding with grit sandpaper and polishing would be effective on the housing of the phone and where the capacitive buttons are. I have small scratches around that area. It wouldn't mess up the buttons or the housing right?
i was thinking about using this http://stagingurl.com/product_info.php?products_id=156&cPath=1_3
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The trick is going to be bringing the polish back to the same gloss. You could remove the scratches only to end up with a dull spot. Also be careful not to generate heat during the process. Plastic, unlike metal and stone, becomes soft and pliable under heat caused by friction. Good luck, Rick
Scratches are a total bummer.. I dropped my white evo within the first week I owned it. It has scuffs and scratches all over and then make me sad everythime I pick it up
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The trick is going to be bringing the polish back to the same gloss. You could remove the scratches only to end up with a dull spot. Also be careful not to generate heat during the process. Plastic, unlike metal and stone, becomes soft and pliable under heat caused by friction. Good luck, Rick
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use car wax or a scratch remover, it will put a shine but of course not as shiny as the original shine.
try clear plastic polish? I know its not clear plastic but seeing as how even the slightest friction can scuff it, polish meant for clearcoats might not be a fine enough grit to get the shine back.
Will pretty much any soft cloth do? What about some rubbing alcohol too?
The lens has a protective piece of glass over it, so do your worst!
Well obviously that's what I meant. The lens glass lol
lens cloth should do the trick you could pop into your local opticians and ask them for one..
I just use the microfiber cloth that came with my Oakley sunglasses. If I need to do some deep cleaning, then I bust out my lens tissue and lens cleaner solution that I use on my SLR. The lens cleaner solution is alcohol I'm presuming.
My front facing camera is FILTHY. I can't clean it with a cloth because it's tiny and the plastic kind of blocks the lens. How do you guys clean it? I tried a cue-tip and it didn't really do it.
Hi, try putting a few drops of water to a cotton bud and clean it. That works for me.
used a paper clip with a tiny bit of a wet tissue on the end. just jam it in and move it around a bit
I was afraid of scratching it. What I ended up doing was wrapping a regular cleaning cloth (like the ones you get with screen protectors) around an old plastic stylus I had lying around (which has a really soft edge, so it wouldn't have scratched it too much) and it worked relatively well. Thanks for the tips