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Material on the back of the Desire

Does anyone know what the material is which is used on the back of the desire. Mine's quite anti-slip so there's lots of grip, however, it seems that looking at it at different angles reveals 'patches' of different shades. Is this normal?

Prob just residue from your hands...mine's the same

EddyOS said:
Prob just residue from your hands...mine's the same
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Any ideas as to how to remove the aforementioned residue?

I use a substance called dihydrogen monoxide.
Quite effective when applied in small quantities.
Don't drop your whole phone into it!

Careful - hundreds of people die in dihydrymonoxide each year

I clean mine with slightly damp microfiber cloth.
You'd be surprised at how well plain old water and a micrfiber cloth can clean things.

Rub it on your tshirt.

Before you start messing around with Dihydrogen Monoxide its worth reading the following warnings http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

Wipe it with the same thing you use to wipe your screen.

windowlene window wipes. good for cleaning all areas of the desire.
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Would ArmorAll be safe? (Not screen)

al89nut said:
Would ArmorAll be safe? (Not screen)
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jeeezus no!
It will leave an even worse film

just use a damp cloth and wipe it. use another to dry it off.
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al89nut said:
Would ArmorAll be safe? (Not screen)
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Only if you combine it with bleach, then it will protect your device from kryptonite!

[Q] Possible to polish Gorilla Glass? (need to remove residue from candle wax)

Edit: Solved! Read below
My SGS2 was sitting on a counter next to a lit candle. Someone blew out the candle and managed to get wax on the screen. I was able to get the wax off pretty easily but it left behind this residue that I cannot seem to get off, no matter how hard I try. When the screen is 100% clean you cannot see it. But after one wipe of your finger the smudges are blatantly noticeable and even have a texture to them.
I have tried everything from Windex to Goo-Gone and nothing works. At this point I'm thinking about treating it as a scratch and polishing the screen in an effort to remove the residue. I have looked at a few different techniques and I'm not sure which one to try.
I saw a thread on another forum mentioning using toothpaste and a paper towel to scrub the screen and polish it. I'd like to give this a try but I'm nervous about permanently damaging the glass by making it foggy.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks for any info!
SOLVED
Well after trying just about everything to get the wax residue off I finally resorted to what I feared the most, a razor blade. And much to my surprise it worked flawlessly. I held the razor blade at a 45 degree angle and just went to town scraping the screen. It was able to get underneath all the residue and any remnants of the wax. After scraping with the razor blade then wiping the screen with an alcohol wipe a few times my screen now looks and feels like it just came out of the packaging. And the razor blade didn't leave a single scratch on the screen.
What didn't work:
- Toothpaste and paper towel
- Alcohol wipes
- Dish soap and paper towel
- Damp paper towel heated in the microwave for up to 2 minutes
- 50/50 mixture of distilled white vinegar and water applied with paper towel

Tooth paste wont fog up your screen trust me i do it all the time. But what i do is use this spray you can buy at your local best buy called Monster
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Interesting.
I'll give it a try. Thanks!

sn0warmy said:
Interesting.
I'll give it a try. Thanks!
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Let us know if Monster or the toothpaste works. This will be pretty interesting.
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sn0warmy said:
Interesting.
I'll give it a try. Thanks!
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If that don't work, get a wet paper towel/shammy cloth. Wet and microwave it for about a minute, then vigorously rub the screen with the heated cloth. This will remove the wax residue.

How about using a hair dryer to melt it first, or at least make it pliable enough to remove?

I think I'm going to try the wet/heated paper towel trick first. If that doesn't work I will resort to the toothpaste/paper towel.
If neither of these tactics work I will just drink beer.
I'm going to give this a shot when I get home from work in 45 minutes. I'll keep yuo guys posted.
sixfoot7 - I'm hesitant to take extreme heat to my phone. Especially since I do not want to melt the glue holding the screen to the bezel.
Thanks for the input.

Microfiber cloth usually one that comes with a screen protector. 90 % isopropyl alcohol and distilled water mixture. Should give the screen a good cleaning. I think you can use and tv screen cleaner as well. Monster brand cleaner.

You needed 90% iso alcohol
just try
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Most degreasers like dishwashing soap should remove it. Strips car wax like magic
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UPDATE
I gave the hot/wet paper towel trick a shot but it did nothing. I tried this like 5 times with no positive results.
So I wiped the hell out of the screen with toothpaste and paper towel. At first I thought it solved the problem but after I cleaned it all off and dried the screen it was clear that all I did was smear this crap onto a bigger portion of the screen. Now the entire bottom half of the screen feels like it has one of those glare-free screen protectors on it.
It's strange because you can't see it at all. It looks 100% fine. But it's almost sticky to the touch.
Tonight I will try using 90% iso alcohol, distilled water, and a microfiber towel.
We have some dish soap here in the office so I will give that a try right now.

After spending about 5 minutes rubbing dish soap on the screen with paper towel, I'm happy to post that this has been the best solution so far. It appears to have gotten rid of a lot of the residue left from the candle wax. However, here is still a little bit caked onto the screen.
Tonight I am going to give the alcohol/distilled water/micro fiber cloth a shot to remove the rest. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.
It really is crazy to me how difficult this process has been.
But one key takeaway that I think everyone should know is that after using the streak free dish soap, I'm finding it nearly impossible to leave any fingerprints or marks on the screen after using it. So for those plagued with finger prints and smudges on your screen, I recommend giving it a good scrub with some dish soap and you'll find that the screen will look spotless even after heavy use.

sn0warmy said:
After spending about 5 minutes rubbing dish soap on the screen with paper towel, I'm happy to post that this has been the best solution so far. It appears to have gotten rid of a lot of the residue left from the candle wax. However, here is still a little bit caked onto the screen.
Tonight I am going to give the alcohol/distilled water/micro fiber cloth a shot to remove the rest. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.
It really is crazy to me how difficult this process has been.
But one key takeaway that I think everyone should know is that after using the streak free dish soap, I'm finding it nearly impossible to leave any fingerprints or marks on the screen after using it. So for those plagued with finger prints and smudges on your screen, I recommend giving it a good scrub with some dish soap and you'll find that the screen will look spotless even after heavy use.
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make sure you get a screen protector as well it could of been worse than what you had and actually damaged the screen.

I actually found some 80% iso alcohol wipes in the first aid kit here in the office. I wiped the screen with 3 of them until each of them were completely dry. This appears to have finally solved the problem.
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make sure you get a screen protector as well it could of been worse than what you had and actually damaged the screen.
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Yeah, I've never been a fan of screen protectors but after this nightmare I'll be picking one up tonight.

Just thought I'd add that it's standard practice to remove things from glass with a razor blade. One of those standard flat ones. Razor blades work for removing stickers from windows or mirrors and any other crud or buildup. They work quick and very well. Also, they don't scrach the glass unless you hold them at 90 degrees and scrape.

AdamOutler said:
Just thought I'd add that it's standard practice to remove things from glass with a razor blade. One of those standard flat ones. Razor blades work for removing stickers from windows or mirrors and any other crud or buildup. They work quick and very well. Also, they don't scrach the glass unless you hold them at 90 degrees and scrape.
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I know this is true for standard glass. I used a razor blade to remove the tint from the windows of one of my cars and it worked well without showing any scratches.
But is the Gorilla Glass true "glass"?

UPDATE
Well now that the phone has been sitting for a bit, I went to use it again and the screen is back to having a sticky feel to it! Now the texture is just more spread out across the screen. I am truly stumped at this point. I am close to shelling out for a damn screen replacement.

Final update: the razor blade did the trick. I have updated the OP with the solution and the tactics that failed in hopes that it might help someone with similar issues down the road.

Learned. Thanks.

Not sure if we have an oleophobic coating on our screens, but any alcohol solution would remove that coating. I would avoid putting alcohol on the screen as well as ammonia based solutions such as Windex. Just a heads up.
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Bezel lost it's gloss out of nowhere....

I was checking my phone today when I got home and noticed that the bezel at the top was all murky, greasy, like dirty.
So I grabbed the alcohol and pour some on a clean hankie, rubbed all around.... screen is clean...bezel is clean....wtf...the top still fuzzy....if i pass the wet alcohol it becomes glossy again but as soon as the alcohol evaporates the surface becomes fuzzy again....
Tried several times to no avail....I wonder if anybody has any ideas on what could be done to fix the problem....

Try nail polish remover.

Do not use solvents on plastic. It will etch the finish.

djy said:
Do not use solvents on plastic. It will etch the finish.
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This...
Your ruining your phone using alcohol on it
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Could try damping a cloth (corner) in viniger and wiping wit it, don't go crazy just c if it helps
That ****s awesome, I use it for everythkng from cleanin my microwave to cleanin glass/counters etc, n just a fyi, its the best for microwaves, put just a lil bit in a bowl n microwave it for bout min n a half to 2min n wipe out the remains it lifts everything off, shouldn't harm the bezel n should help wit a lil bit of a shine

Try a little car wax. Not polish!

Honestly if you have used alcohol or other similar solvents in the past then thats your problem.
I have never used anything more than a screen wipe and my bezel is shiny..

PJcastaldo said:
Honestly if you have used alcohol or other similar solvents in the past then thats your problem.
I have never used anything more than a screen wipe and my bezel is shiny..
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Yup, using the alcohol wipes probably evaporated the clear/shiny varnish on top of the plastic bezel, maybe even the actual paint.

Let is all take a moment of silence as another SGSII gets it's polish tarnished.
I would be careful too for the screen.. I wonder how much the glass can take

For HTC One X White users

Hi,
For all those use HTC One X - White, how do u clean your device especially the back part?
Can one ordinarily use some cotton buds and your normal alcohol? If not, what are the recommended cleaning solutions we can use?
Thanks!

Mine doesn't get dirty as it has a case but if it does I just lick my finger and wipe it off...

a bit water to wet a soft cloth would do

hahaha! same here! just wanted to know what are 'safe' solutions to use or not to use..

holyblood said:
Hi,
For all those use HTC One X - White, how do u clean your device especially the back part?
Can one ordinarily use some cotton buds and your normal alcohol? If not, what are the recommended cleaning solutions we can use?
Thanks!
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i'm using a normal eraser and it works like with pencil! simply and fast!

I just wipe it with a moisturized cloth...and it's clean as new!

I take a wizz in a small glass and use that the amonia rocks for cleaning white plastic.

Use a case so I don't have to worry about cleaning the back but any exposed part of the body can be clean very easily by wipe it with my shirt,clean as new

I spilled spicy honey, soy & garlic marinade on mine and didn't realise til after I finished cooking and it wiped right off with a lightly moistened tissue lol

Have an awesome cover on so never need to clean

i usually just am able to wipe the back cover, recently i had some blue ink on it from a leaking pen.
it didnt wipe off....after a week though it eventually seemed to fade off (I still tried to wipe daily just with my finger)

Baby wipe or my leg usually lol!

I lick mine like a little kitten, on a regular basis.

Try Brasso Gadget Cleaner. Been using since my DHD and its wonderful stuff. Works well on the white
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brasso-New-Gadget-Care-50ml/dp/B005QOXWSW/ref=pd_cp_ce_0
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I work on the underground in London. I use the phone completely without a case and it gets extremely dirty. I use a multi surface kitchen spray. First applied to a soft kitchen tissue then onto the phone. C comes out like new every time.
Getting a case though as I dropped it in the changing rooms and scuffed the corners. But sorted that it with some emery paper and cutting compound.
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What works for me is Glasses/Screen Wipes, comes up like new!

thanks for all the suggestions! guess the simpler way of cleaning it, the better!

Why not make it dirtier instead? Would stand out from all the clean ones

holyblood said:
Hi,
For all those use HTC One X - White, how do u clean your device especially the back part?
Can one ordinarily use some cotton buds and your normal alcohol? If not, what are the recommended cleaning solutions we can use?
Thanks!
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It shouldn't need cleaning! I haven't cleaned mine once! Its only in my pocket or on a clean surface? But I guess fairy liquid or similar will clean it ok.

I tooke out my white one x from the case to clean it with a new glasses cloth cleaner, it was like new not a single mark on it. I cleaned it just be sure and now the hole mobile is two colured white and dirty white, it looks like the color has droped.
From a new looking one x to this.

cleaning white HOX?

Hey guys!
I'm wondering if there is a safe cleaning material to clean the white HOX, I mean the back side to return it to original pure white...maybe windex..Jeff..clorex..etc

Ok, I provides my method but I never recommeding you to do the same with me..
This is how I cleaned it: rinse my hands with water, pour out a bit, hold my HOX, mop around with hands, wipe it off. (while water is most effective medium to clean thing, please make sure the quantity of the water will are not enough to spills in microUSB and ear jack holes)

ahmed4never said:
Hey guys!
I'm wondering if there is a safe cleaning material to clean the white HOX, I mean the back side to return it to original pure white...maybe windex..Jeff..clorex..etc
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Ive used windex on mine before, put a little bit on the screen too, makes it all lovely again

Thanks guys I will try windex

ahmed4never said:
Thanks guys I will try windex
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I wouldn't use windex, if you must, then make sure its at least ammonia free. I'm not quite sure about the One X, but some phones have very thin layers of anti-glare/anti-fingerprint coatings applied on the screen, use of strong window cleaners can damage those layers.
I mostly use a wet micro fiber cloth and that does the job well, rarely even use soap. I suggest you start with just water and if it doesn't work, try with soap and finally move into special purpose cleaners if you must.

Rubbing alcohol will work. Wet a microfiber cloth and squeeze out excess fluid, then wipe down the device.

Fussy with your phones..........I wonder if you guys are just as fussy with your cars/houses??? :laugh:

I tried Windex ...it did the job thanks a lot guys

Haha my house is a tip. My phone is perfect!!
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