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scratch on my screen

Hello everybody,
I know they are a lot of post about this scratches, but yesterday, I've made a scratch in my screen, and I don't know what I must do? Can I try with tooth Pasta, or is it too dangerous? Or there other efficient products, for screens like the desire?
Thanks,
Thomas

A good screen protector may effectively hide it

Hello,
Yes i've heared this, I will but a screen protector. But do you know if it's possible to make this scratch really "disippear"??

no. you cannot "compound" out the scrath using toothpaste. you will more than likley make the screen much worse trying this. just live with it and put on a protector. Did you find out how you scratched it? keys? sand? grit? dirt? The screen seems quite tough against everyday things, so it must have been a piece of salt/sand or some other cuboid.

yes, i was very surprised when i saw that scratch. I had nothing in my pocket when it happened. Just maybe sand.

I've tried all kind of household remedies on my old phone once I changed it: the only result was perhaps that it lost transparency on the whole screen, but the scratch remained mostly there. Yes, toothpaste is probably the only thing that will do something to it but you have to push so hard while using it that you will end up damaging the smooth screen around the scratch

If you really want to try, then Brasso, not toothpaste. But I would put a protector on. Some say a dab of vaseline on the scratch can "fill it"

I did hear t cut should do it. I scratched mine while waiting for my zag screen, luckily the phone was faulty and kept crashing so orange replaced it so getting a new phone repaired my scratch lol. Zag screen arrived same day as new phone, do they ever stop feeling tacky mines been on nearly a week?
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Do NOT use toothpaste or brasso on the screen. You can't repair scratches on glass without specialised equipment. The toothpaste/brasso buffing remedy only works on plastics.
Is there any dust under the screen? If there is, HTC will replace it for you as that was a known problem with the first few batches.

langers1 said:
I did hear t cut should do it. I scratched mine while waiting for my zag screen, luckily the phone was faulty and kept crashing so orange replaced it so getting a new phone repaired my scratch lol. Zag screen arrived same day as new phone, do they ever stop feeling tacky mines been on nearly a week?
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I'm doubtful they do, cant verify this. I got a refund from Zagg and just got a Martin Fields protector (same price as zagg for twin pack on mobilefun), and I can report a much better experience; the feel is so close to the original the difference will be easily forgotten (if noticed at all), it was a damn sight easier to fit (2-5mins, no bubbles and no dust (if you're careful)), v. clear, and is washable/reusable.
Can recommend!

ok, thank you for all those answers. I will to try change my Desire with an new one in the shop were I bought it. He's only 1 week old, it's not normal to have a scratch, with a normal use.
Thomas

Arc screen/digitizer replacement? Scratch removal tips? Canada

Hey guys,
I have a Xperia Arc that took a tumble out of my pocket yesterday evening while I was visiting a friend out in the country side. His drive way is all gravel and scratched up the screen with tiny hairline scratches. Is it possible to buff these out? If so what kind of tools or supplies would I need ? Possible to get a replacement digitizer? the screen functions perfectly and the scratches arn't deep but I'd like it to look good to keep up the resale value. I know I'm going to get lectured here about how "you should have had a screen protector on it", I did have one on until recently and even had a case still on the body.
If anyone is able to help me or knows where I can get it replaced near where I am, I live in Chateauguay, Quebec Canada
Thanks in advance!

did u remove the preapplied shattered proof sp? by default se put one on ur screen unless u already removed that also..

Id also like to know if theres any tip how to remove scratches.

There's a factory applied screen protector, just remove that you're scratch free.
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Yes, try removing the factory screen protector first, and if there are still some scratches, you can go to an automotive store and try looking for plastic polish products, but NOT scratch fillers. I use this (http://www.bestplasticcleaner.com/) on my car's headlights, it's a very fine plastic polish, and might buff out small scratches, but if you can feel it with your finger nail, it's probably too deep.
If that doesn't work, you'll have to just replace the whole digitizer / screen assembly , which isn't too hard, but might be a bit expensive.

check out this XDA post for removing your screen.... i think somebody in there posted a place to buy replacement parts if you do need it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086178

MySHIELD screen protector

Hey there!
Searched the forums but found nothing about the MySHIELD screen protectors...
So, I've just got one and it's supposed to be from the same material and all in all really similar to the InvisibleShield protectors. Got it because it's the only one I can buy around here (would've probably went for InvisibleShield otherwise)
Anyone has any experience with it? I read that the corners can start come off if you are not careful, anything like that happened to anyone here (and how to prevent it)?
I installed it about 10 hours ago and I have loads (15-20ish) little air bubbles around the screen. They're about 1-2mm in diameter. Can I count on all of them disappearing? If they don't, what can I do? I wouldn't want to tear the protector off and try reapplying, and I've heard that if you use a credit card to push them out after it's all dried it can cause problems with touchscreens since you stretch the shield a bit (and then you mess up the shields touchscreen capabilities or something)...
So, any experience with them anyone?

I don't have any feedback on myshield but I would attempt to squeegee as many of the bubbles as possible out and maybe try a hair dryer.

[Q] Gorrila glass or not?

I have had DHD for a while now and I cant stop wondering about this. Now that my cheap screen protector is getting messed up and I know it is a pain in the ass for me to replace it properly on my own. So I thought if it had Gorrila Glass then I would just take the film off and be done with it.
After some googling, GSMarena says it does.
Corning says it does.
Some youtube videos likely proved it does.
But, HTC says it doesn't.
Some users had scratched screen so it probably doesn't
Well, I don't know who to believe, anyone has real info on this? Or know of any drop test videos of DHD? I can't find any on tube.

I don't think so I got some light scratches on it, but it has a god damn good screen. I dropped it a few times and it hasn't broken once, sometimes it even hitted directly the ground with the screen.
I only got 1 small very small scratch in the corner but that one isn't deep or something...

Yes, Gorilla Glass
Kellicros said:
I have had DHD for a while now and I cant stop wondering about this. Now that my cheap screen protector is getting messed up and I know it is a pain in the ass for me to replace it properly on my own. So I thought if it had Gorrila Glass then I would just take the film off and be done with it.
After some googling, GSMarena says it does.
Corning says it does.
Some youtube videos likely proved it does.
But, HTC says it doesn't.
Some users had scratched screen so it probably doesn't
Well, I don't know who to believe, anyone has real info on this? Or know of any drop test videos of DHD? I can't find any on tube.
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http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc

Gorilla glass does not mean the screen will not get scratched. Gorilla glass is a material which is hard to break and when it gets broken it does not split into pieces. So it does not harm your phone's board. Btw I believe in Corning cuz the answers from HTC mail service is funny all the time (they dont have information about everything but they should reply all the Qs
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I had a Otterbox commuter case for xmas which comes with a little tool (small bit of plastic) to aid installation of the screen cover/protector.
I took my old case of, took off the old screen cover/protector and the screen underneath of the actual phone screen was still in ABSOLUTELY PERFECT condition....not even a spec of dust on it.
Best investment ever is a screen protector....my old protector was in a hell of a state.....imagine if i didn't have it on.....phone screen would be scratched and marked to hell and back.
On went the new screen cover/protector then the awesome Otterbox case.
Get on Ebay and buy a screen protector...only £1-£2 each deslivered..maximum.
Pi$$ easy to fit...bubbles easy to get out with supplied tool or a credit card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6d9CAacH8&feature=player_embedded
Matt

Gorilla glass should protect the phone pretty well, but I would use a screen protector just in case.
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I'm using screen protector too. I have a decade of habit of dropping phones from all kinda places. N95 was chewed by my dog.
Anyway, screen protector is pain in the *## to install but worth it - but depends of a person.
Because they are so cheap I buy them in pairs usually and first try is almost every time a bust. I need them changing about every two months.

So I scratched my GNex...how can I get/pay for a new display panel?

So I took my shiny new toy on a family holiday and managed to get some scratches on the screen..
I'd be interested to know if anyone would have knowledge of how much a screen replacement would cost (I don't think it's covered by warranty.)
Thanks.

not a clue sorry fella , however if you was to use a screen protector you would not notice the scratchs, might be a cheap alternative to repair

if there light scratchs than i can assure you that once you put on a screen protector you will not see them (talking from experiance) as i scratched my first nexus before applying screen saver.