Fine Scratches on screen

[TatDroid]

If the screen was bare glass a polish might work. But most Gorilla Glass screens have an anti-glare coating. It's actually this coating that gets the hairline scratches - NOT the Gorilla Glass itself, which is VERY tough. I'm not sure what effect polishing would have on the coating - but I can't imagine it would be good.

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[Insidious]

...... yes.

Lol you don't say!

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[inyrules]

If the screen was bare glass a polish might work. But most Gorilla Glass screens have an anti-glare coating. It's actually this coating that gets the hairline scratches - NOT the Gorilla Glass itself, which is VERY tough. I'm not sure what effect polishing would have on the coating - but I can't imagine it would be good.

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I'm sure the scratch I have on mine is actually on the coating too, that's why I wanted to see how the OP actually went about applying the polish to get rid of his scratches. When I pass my finger over it I can't feel anything. I want to make sure I don't make things worse with the polish.

 

[xDMONEYx]

This is very interesting, I'll keep this in mind next time I am without a screen protector.

A lot of people are saying they want to do this before applying a protector to get rid of fine scratches. I don't think it necessary, as most screen protectors will cover up fine scratches, and you will not see them. That is the case for me, at least.

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[inyrules]

This is very interesting, I'll keep this in mind next time I am without a screen protector.

A lot of people are saying they want to do this before applying a protector to get rid of fine scratches. I don't think it necessary, as most screen protectors will cover up fine scratches, and you will not see them. That is the case for me, at least.

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I wanna make sure it's gone and the screen is in great condition before I put the screen protector on so I don't have to worry about it later. I ordered the polish, it should be here in 2 days.

 

[Chukee]

The old lick and wipe using shirt to wipe your screen always put the fine scratches on screens. Dont lie. Everybody does it. Lol. Thats why i always put a protector on mine.

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[Laur3nNewm4n]

If the screen was bare glass a polish might work. But most Gorilla Glass screens have an anti-glare coating. It's actually this coating that gets the hairline scratches - NOT the Gorilla Glass itself, which is VERY tough. I'm not sure what effect polishing would have on the coating - but I can't imagine it would be good.

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The Galaxy Nexus does not have Gorilla Glass. Just, FYI.

 

[inyrules]

The old lick and wipe using shirt to wipe your screen always put the fine scratches on screens. Dont lie. Everybody does it. Lol. Thats why i always put a protector on mine.

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I've never had a problem with cleaning my phone screens on my shirt, but one time my girlfriend tried wiping my old EVO with a coarse napkin at the Cheesecake Factory, and that was almost the end of her

My polish should be arriving tonight, so I'll post my experience here.

 

[altspeed]

I'm not sure of it's even still made, but "simichrome" aluminum polish will definitely take scratches out of watch crystals, as will white jeweler's rouge on a soft buffing wheel. No idea about the coatings.

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[TatDroid]

The Galaxy Nexus does not have Gorilla Glass. Just, FYI.

Oops, sorry! I keep forgetting to think about those types of things whenever I venture outside of the Bionic forum and post comments...

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[inyrules]

Didn't work for me

So, tried the fix just now, and it didn't work. If anything, I see really tiny new scratches on the screen. Oh well. Slapped a screen protector for the time being until the my replacement Otterbox gets in. On the bright side, can't see them through the screen protector. Still think it's a scratch on the coating and not the actual screen since I can't feel them. Don't know what I did wrong with this method. I dabbed some of the polish on the micro fiber case and rubbed it on the area. I tried it a couple of times and it didn't get any better.