Even though the phone is supposed to be scratch resistant and it has not really been anywhere where it would likely pick up scratches, I have noticed maybe 2 or 3 light scratches on the back.
I think I have some kind of OCD because annoyances like these drive me crazy!
Is there any tips or a way to get the scratches out?
Thanks
the back of this phone scratches super easy,
im not sure how to get them out either, but try using polish or a bannana
suposedly mushed banana is good for removing scratches from CDs n stuff alike but ive never tried it my self because i dont have either
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Firstly, a warm greeting to the xda community for all your wonderful contributions to the push for education about these amazing devices we've come to know as smart phones. Truly learned so much through this site. However, I came to this page not eagerly seeking new info on the latest phone or newfound wisdom on my own, but heartbroken. At only four days old, the beauty of my newly purchased Vibrant has been marred by a small but deep scratch in the middle of the amoled. The means by which the scratch came about are, well, surprising to me even still. Was using the phone night before last, pinched in to zoom on a link while browsing the net. Apparently I had a bit of a hangnail on my thumb which literally dug in and carved out a scratch in the screen in front of my eyes. Now, I've perused this site and others thoroughly looking for a solution & am well aware of the flag-wavers for Corner and their gorilla glass technology. I'm not here to start a war or debase the company, simply looking for a viable solution to a problem which has really impaired use of this new phone outside of replacing the entire screen, something I cannot afford. Thanks in advance to anyone who's taken to time to read this tangent and actually respond, regards
lol a hangnail scratched it? sounds crazy. anyways i read somewhere that it can be polished out. not sure how true that is.
If you have access to a dremel you might be able to polish it out using some sort of scratch remover. You may have to do some digging but a while back another member on here wrote a very detailed thread on removing a scratch. Good luck.
Damn man.. a buddy I work with and I have literally tried to scratch it with keys.. even a friggin razorblade, NO JOKE! A hangnail.. you must be kidding, right? If you aren't, and you bought it legit, make sure it is under warranty and break it in a way that should work. I would be able to break mine happily if a razorblade didn't scratch it, but a hangnail did, lol!
But seriously, this is the first phone I don't have a screenprotector on, and I leave it in my pocket with things that should have tore it up, yet it is still as new looking as the day I got it. Hell, you may be able to return it just because that sounds like a defect.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821129&highlight=scratch
Heres a link to the thread I was referring to!! Hope it helps!
I was gonna ask why you are posting at 2:30AM but then I saw your name....
Good luck with the scratch.
Can you feel the scratch?
Once I thought I had messed my screen up pretty bad. I saw several light "scratches" and tryed to rub them out thinking maybe they were streaks. Nothing worked, until I put a Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipe to it and they came right out.
I don't use screen protectors, I use my phone every day, it's scratch free. I'm also a guitar player with long nails... just sayin.
Do you have a screen protector?
It really seems unlikely that you scratched the glass with a fingernail.
Are you sure that there isn't a screen protector on, and you scratched that?
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It really seems unlikely that you scratched the glass with a fingernail.
Are you sure that there isn't a screen protector on, and you scratched that?
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Can understand why you'd assume I'm making some obvious misconception. Sadly, no, there was no screen protector on. The scratch is deep, the pixels inside it are reflected, giving a distracting warped look to them against any solid color other than black & it can be felt when running your finger across the screen. Though it seems unlikely, I saw it happen. If anything, hope this thread is another supporting opinion towards putting a screen protector on your phone asap. Gorilla Glass is Not impervious, my phone is physical proof. Thank very much for the suggestions and link, after further research it appears that a dremel, quality glass polish & some elbow grease is the only option I have. Hoping it works!
Please do not polish as someone else suggested.
You will make matters worse, and cause swirl marks, and a complete mess.
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
There was a thread somewhere with pics of someone polishing and repairing their scarted screen, it looked scarry. Don't even attempt it.
I have heard of using toothpaste and non abrasive cloth may work. I have lots of scratches on my camera lens, which is worse.
I also have scratches all over the screen (bought mine used on Craigs). This may sound stupid, but I put a screen protector on, and the scratches are harder to see.
Side note - most people with screen protectors on put up with much worse visibility as the protector gets used more. Most of the discomfort with the scratch is mental. Put on a protector and put in your mind it's the protector scratched up, and you will feel better. I know this from experience with the same phone.
TD
Who are you, Wolverine?
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I have heard of using toothpaste and non abrasive cloth may work. TD
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Do NOT use toothpaste on your screen. It will only cause more MICRO scratches which will annoy the heck out of you outside in the sun or in bright lighting.
Trust me, I tried that. (But I got a replacement due to a malfunctioning earpiece.)
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Hi All!!
I just got my phone, like today... and... low and behold I scratched the phone when it was in my purse when I was actually buying its accessories
Long story short... I was looking at other forums and such and they mentioned displex or idrops but... I was a bit hesistant to try these solutions on my phone since technologies are always changing and my touchscreen might be completely different than a iphone or what not... but basically, I just wanted to know what any of you would reccomend for scratch removal?
I can tell you the toothpaste trick didn't work...
My screen also got a scratch on it and i am extremely cautious. I have never had a phone screen scratch and I have only had this phone for like 2 weeks and it already has a noticeable scratch. I would love to find a way to buff out the scratch. Anyone know of a good method other than toothepaste that might help this screen type?
had my phone since launch and yet to have scratch, in and out of my pocket all day.
I noticed that my screen (without protector) seems to not be perfectly smooth, it almost looks like it has a really good protector on it. It looks like a layer of something like a plastic protectant maybe? I think i have scratched whatever that is.
not much you can do
I've tried all sorts of things when I was trying to get rid of a scratch on my lcd. You may have some luck with displex, but I would recommend extreme caution (from my understanding, its actually an abrasive paste that smooths down the lcd until the it is at the same level as the scratch).
Personally, I would recommend a screen protector. Not only will it protect your tb from further scratches, but it will also make it harder to see. Don't cheap out either. I personally use Invisible Shield but I have heard good things about Stenheil??? or something similar.
Anyone have a surefire repair for a scratched screen?
Has anyone had success with the watch repair guys that fix the watch faces in the mall?
I'm depressed that my 2 day old Note has a scratch and I'd like to be happy again.
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wow ...never heard of anyone getting a scratch repaired or buffed out...I don't believe you can....its not a tv where the glass could possibly get smooth out or buffed.....under that light film is many electroids that make current for the touch....the ditigizer.....do u have insurance on it?.....and have that film that came on the phone stock?.....say it don't charge or ssomething...put the film back on and send it out.. lol....that's what I try...what's the worst it happen....say it got damaged in shipping....lol....it will get placed on a self till a tech gets a work order to fix it by then..it will be forgotton and you'll have a replacement....these screens have issues anyways I look at it that way......lol blacks are grey....
Im wondering if one of the scratch removing liquids would work.? I think they sell it at hardware stores, its sold as a car windshield scratch remover...
depending how deep and big the scratch is filling it with liquid glass fixer...would he loose touch in that area?...how big is the scratch anyways and how deep you think?
edit...there is a liquid filler and scratch fixer for acrylics we used to at work...it goes on liquid and dries clear...for minor cracks but that depends how bad it is,then we would buff the scratch out..but I don't know if that work on these screens..might cause more harm then good..
I've got the Best Buy Black Tie coverage but as silly as it seems, they will only take it back if the screen is completely cracked. Plus, I just got done modding the heck out of this thing so I'd like to keep it. The scratch is deep enough to feel with your finger nail and can be easily seen in the right angles. It's annoying enough that I stare at it. Ive already tried polishing compound for car paint and seen no improvement. Someone told me there are kiosks at the mall where watch repair people fix watch faces. It sounds like a good idea but after reading a post by a guy who redid his Captivate screen, I'm not so hopeful.
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I read a post on here somewhere where a guy sanded and polished his own screen to remove a lot of scratches. It was a very detailed post. Actually I think the thread was a link to a post in the Vibrant forum or something. I don't remember which subforum it was in though. I'll try to look and find it again.
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I read a post on here somewhere where a guy sanded and polished his own screen to remove a lot of scratches. It was a very detailed post. Actually I think the thread was a link to a post in the Vibrant forum or something. I don't remember which subforum it was in though. I'll try to look and find it again.
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Thanks. I saw that post and thats what I was eluding to. VERY detailed and way too indepth for me to handle.
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Try going back to AT&T store and see if they'll swap it for you since you're still in the first 30 days. I traded my black Note for a white one, just had to pay $35.
A cotton cloth and toothpaste or metal polish will get it out after many hours of rubbing.
Almost any screen protector over top should instantly improve the look and feel.
The Touch Digitizer Screen cover is hard to get now at a good price, but they will most likely drop to $50 before too long.
Hello!
Got two quite big scratches on the screen. It's big enough that I will notice them while using the phone with highest lightsetting.
I was wondering if someone could recommend me a solution! Do I buy a scratch remover from Ebay? Which one? Does it work?
Thanks!
Try reading the recent scratched screens posts see if their is a fix .
jje
My Nexus S had a few really bad scratches.
I used optical grade cerium oxide (glass polish) to get rid of them. The screen was flawless in the end.
However it did take hours by hand.
It comes as a powder and you mix it into a paste.
I was extremely skeptical to begin with but it really did do what it was supposed to unlike most so called "scratch removers".
I tried cleaning the dust from in between my I9300's screen and bezel with a paper and got 2 bits of paper stuck in there. I've tried everything but can't seem to get them out for the life of it. It actually looks like they've gone under the screen? Is that even possible? I'm dreading the sight of my phone now because I'm very OCD about such stuff. Also, the dust doesn't seem to want to go with paper or a tooth brush? What's up with that?
ANY help would be highly appreciated.
Thank you!
My first suggestion is don't listen to anyone that suggests using sticky tape, this will leave sticky residue.
You could try cutting the bits of paper away with razor blade, but really I think a measure of perspective is needed here.
Have you tried a blast of compressed air to try clearing dust?
Also I suspect that the bonding between screen layers doesn't extent to the very edges, and so it may be possible that the dust has got between the layers at the very edges.
Most important though is to try and focus on something else more joyous and appreciate your luck in simple being able to afford to own such a device.
Indeed. I am thankful. However, I would really want this fixed.
Doesn't blowing air send the dust under the screen?
Thanks.
If your not happy and can live without your phone for a week send it off to be repaired.
My suffers from the same bad dust problem around the edges, I intend after the New Year to get it sent off to be sorted, not because the dust actually bother me much, more because of it resale value when it comes to the time to sell it on.
S1 & the S2 never suffered this problem, but there seems to be a few S3's that do.
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Also if you do manage get shut of it it will only return again.