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Where are your scratches/blimishes on your G2?

Just out of curiousity of course. But where do you see the oh so painful marks of daily use on your phone? I've only dropped my phone one time, in a case, and it survived without a mark actually. But I do have a slight chip in the rubberized matte coating on the edge of the phone, simply from taking off and on the case. And also on my battery door, the metal finish on the actual metal door is chipping slighty too. also on the keyboard part, where it is solid black on the ends of the kb, small scratches are showing up. :/. Sort of off topic, but how could I just completely wipe clean my battery door and "unfinish" it?
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I too have the tiny chips/scuffs from where the clips on my hybrid solid case fitted, I also thought it was from removing it too much but infact it was just wear from when I shut my keyboard and the clips scrapped the edge slightly,.... hence, my phone is now naked.
.... also have two tiny scuffs on the battery door cover where the plastic is peeling,... have you seen the "polished G 2 door ",... I might do that myself.
That's it,.... need to get around to trying one of the gel two piece cases ASAP to prevent further damage.
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I got a dent on my battery door that happened when I was frantically grasping at my phone trying to turn off the alarm in the morning...
it fell onto a chair leg or something like that lol

I got a gnarly scratch on the right side about an inch above the camera button. I don't know where it came from either =( there's also a small scratch on the left top that really only made the metal shiny. Do I even have to mention the battery door? I have a new one lined up for when I sell my DZ...the Atrix will be my next phone =)
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I haver none after three months of working at a restarunt, with a case I bout at the mall for ten dollars
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My battery door has a few lite scracths but other then that I'm good.
I don't use a case (G1 pouch FTW) & I have a screen protector on since day 1
Delivered by Western Union in the rain after 70 Years

2 really minuscule pieces of dust under the screen. Doesn't bother me at all, can't even notice them unless your looking for them.
The body of the phone is in pristine condition, thanks to the Otterbox case. Screen is scratch free even without a screen protector.
Its funny how much I baby this phone. It only goes in my jacket pockets. If I put it in a coat pocket that has a zipper I wrap it in a microfiber cloth for LCD TV's so the screen doesnt get scratched placing it in or removing it from the pocket. All the other coat pockets are "safe," where I dont need to use the microfiber cloth.

Ive had my phone since the beginning of October and not one scratch , blemish ,
discoloration , etc . I baby my phones as much as possible though , Probably a
little excessively haha

AZ2ENVY said:
Ive had my phone since the beginning of October and not one scratch , blemish ,
discoloration , etc . I baby my phones as much as possible though , Probably a
little excessively haha
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Same here! Haha
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Battery door, metal surrounding the screen, some bumps here and there, discoloration around the keyboard, some gray rubber parts are already black (seems there's black plastic underneath). But that's not the worse part: screen is cracked like Pangaea is now the modern Earth. Yeah, I've misused (and abused of) the phone. Still the best phone I've ever had.
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I have a dent on the metal ring, on the upper right corner (charge light side) from when my g2 was dropped on the tile floor at jc penney.

Mainly on the back
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Yea my scratches are mainly with the battery cover.
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I managed to chip the metal around the screen on my G2... never dropped it, so not sure how the heck this happened lol.
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That's what happened to mine! I don't even know how the scratch got there...but there it is, taunting me...
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Well my phone has seen some abuse. I try to baby it, but I work on a dairy farm.lol. been dropped a half a dozen times. Mostly on concrete. But it's looking good still. Two big dings on each top corner. A few small ones on the right beside the screen. My battery cover has some slight scratches. It's a dusty machine tho, I really aught to get some compressed air on it. Oh yeah, and my gf threw it on a hair dressers floor... screen down... no screen protector, only a tiny half millimeter scratch on the screen.
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How to keep standard xoom portfolio clean?

Im using the standard portfolio case for the xoom (with the two notches for different angular viewing) and lately I've been noticing that when I open my zoom there are significant dust and smudge marks on the screen from where it was touching the inside of the case.
Anyone else experience this? How do you clean the inside of this case?
Thanks so much in advance!
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I have the same case. Although it does not make my screen dirty, I've been noticing the case itself is pretty disgusting. I'll try embedding some cloth with alcohol (it's time to clean the Xoom too) to clean the case and let you know how it goes.
By the way, how satisfied are you with the case? I've had my Xoom for a year or so, bought the case a month after. It sucks. Both angles are pretty much useless and if you press too hard on the top of the device it just drops. It also makes the tablet really thick and uncomfortable to hold... but well, guess that's what we have.
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I've cleaned the case with one of these window/glass cleaning products. It looks a lot like it did when it was new, so I consider it a success! Hehe

I cleaned it with orange glo hahah....definitely did the trick, my screen is staying a bit more pristine now....
As for the case....I like it....I definitely don't dislike it...I use the tiltmost angle alot and i like how fast and easy and durable the case is. That being said, it could use some fashion luster, as could the xoom as a whole. Holding it widescreen with or without the case isnt the most enjoyable experience....my gf has the Asus eee pad tf201 and that thing is so comfortable to the touch.
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I use dish detergent once in a while and I soak it - but I still get smudges sadly.
I do have a wipe cloth that I just keep in between the screen and xoom while the case is closed...its also a handy way to always keep the cloth around!

I hae the same case and it sucks for viewing, however at verizon stores (at least here in my are of Atlanta) you can buy the dock for 9.00 I just bought 2 Sunday for 15 from my Verizon store, my friend bought one Monday at the same store for 9.00, took ,y receipt up and the refunded me the difference
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Ha, my case is still new and it actually cleans the smudged screen, leaving marks.

I have had success with some warm water and an old dish cloth and rubbing lightly in circles and let dry over night. I can see the dirt transfer to the cloth and no smudges when used after cleaning.
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I actually had 3 dark band running across my Zagg screen protector that I could not get off.. like when watching a white background it was nasty. Zagg actually warrantied my protector and I got a new one on there. I just put a paper towel between the lid and screen when closing it now.
The sliding out thing is a pain but I like the overall protection of this case.
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Anyone tried to paint over the scratch marks???

Getting a few black scruff marks on the phone now - Anyone tried putting a bit of white paint over them? Thinking even some tipex could cover them up okay? HMMMM

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Getting a few black scruff marks on the phone now - Anyone tried putting a bit of white paint over them? Thinking even some tipex could cover them up okay? HMMMM
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i'd rather have the scratches.

Use a vert fine grain nail file or somthing similar , gently rub the scratched areas and as if by magic they dissapear!

I did my bezel with the car touch up paint and it was ok. But I dropped it and got chips all over bezel so am thinking to sand all the silver off like I did with my s2. Only thing is the S2 was black so it looked good, I'm not sure it would look as good on white s3
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Have you tried White Out yet? Seriously.
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chrisredmayne said:
Getting a few black scruff marks on the phone now - Anyone tried putting a bit of white paint over them? Thinking even some tipex could cover them up okay? HMMMM
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Dip it in a tin of emulsion; you can have any colour you want.
The plastic is white all the way through, yeah? The scuffs are other material added to the phone. Remove that material with a fine abrasive like toothpaste on a soft cloth.

Use a fine grit emery paper then buff with some polishing compound out cutting compound.
Works a treat.
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omnianick said:
Use a fine grit emery paper then buff with some polishing compound out cutting compound.
Works a treat.
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AND THEN buy a case...
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Mmmm. I'd use nail varnish remover for scuffs and a fine emery board for knocks. Tipex... not so much.
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Update! 21/7 nothing! Not a bean. Starting to lose hope.
Update! Still nothing 23/7.

I dont think you can fix Gorilla glass

Might as well get a hammer, throw phone as hard as you can at the floor and then finish it by swinging hammer towards it....
Why would you even think of that ?

Hey this may sound crazy but a little bit of petrol on a rag will remove it instantly then have another rag with bit water I have not done this on my phone yet but used it on my motorbike when some silly cow reversed into it then drove of right in front off me it left sereval black scuff marks and to take the biscuit I only picked up my brand new bike that day I'm Lucky someone showed me this tip
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I think you should be careful with solvents and plastic. If you don't know what you're dealing with, you can easily melt the case with the wrong solvent.

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AND THEN buy a case...
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Ha.
I bought two.
Never used a case before but had to after a few scrapes.
Tourmate scrub tpu case in black and grey
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Tip: Use a magic eraser to clean white battery cover

A trick I learned with the old white macbooks. Use a mr. clean magic eraser to clean the back of the white galaxy s3 if it is starting to discolor. This works on pretty much any white plastic and will take the dirt right off with little effort without damaging the gloss.
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Just be careful with any unprotected and dyed surfaces. It'll strip the dye right off.
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Yeah, you should take the cover off the phone before cleaning the cover with it. But I've never stripped paint off plastic using them. Worst case scenario, you buy a new battery cover lol, but you won't need to. The magic erasers really are the best thing ever, literally just lifts the dirt up and nothing else.
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Scratches on faux metal frame

I got the device a week ago. Put on a spigen case and now I see micro scratches all around the frame. What a terrible design (I'm talking aBout the phone). Better off not having a case! Anyone know of a thin case that won't scratch?
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Possibly small pieces of dust/sand. Nothing you can do about it.

I intend to let it go and periodically sand it to a billet like finish rather than obsess over keeping it polished.

Sand the phone. ... The user has to sand the phone to keep it looking good. Great design Samsung.
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Nobody said that, smh.

Me too. I think it's the tpu that's scratching the frame. My scratches mirrored the way the case was pulled off, not in a variety of directions what dust particles would move in. I think dust would move laterally and vertically, my scratches only run perpendicular to the top line... It looks like rake marks from pulling the case off. So I think it's the tpu.
It is aluminum and super soft.
Nothing to do but live with it and move on. It sucks. Oh well. Still a dope phone.

using a cheap plastic case and it doesn't seem to scratch it though the phone is breaking the case at the corners where samsung decided it needed to put protrusions.

I got the flip case ND it doesn't scratch any more
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