Screen Scratches

[insomnia9669]

Hey guys, i bought my touch pro GSM off of someone i found on kijiji. And the guy totally ****ed me. Didn't even notice it until he sold it to me and drove away. The screen had a bunch of scratches on it. So i've been trying to make due with it. But being the perfectionist that i am, its starting to really really bug me. Is there a way i can replace the screen?

Thanks :)

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I guess i was a bit naive, i trusted some random person who told me it was in "mint" condition. this guy pretty much waved the phone infront of me it look perfectly fine in the sunlight at the time. he told me the screen protector was on the entire time. Guess i was a bit mesmerized by the phone, and excited to finally get it to check it thoroughly. It was my fault, but damn this guy totally lied to me and screwed me outta a lot of cash. I really hope i can fix this somehow it really is starting to bug me.

(Sorry couldn't find how to edit post)

[V I P]

If I were you I would just wait it out for a month or so and then make an insurance claim....pay $50 and say that you lost it. Then you could use that one as a test phone or something. I think that replacing the screen would be much more of a hassel

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by insomnia9669

Hey guys, i bought my touch pro GSM off of someone i found on kijiji. And the guy totally ****ed me. Didn't even notice it until he sold it to me and drove away. The screen had a bunch of scratches on it. So i've been trying to make due with it. But being the perfectionist that i am, its starting to really really bug me. Is there a way i can replace the screen?

Thanks :)

--------- New Post Merged on 21/1/2009 at 11:30:38 --------

I guess i was a bit naive, i trusted some random person who told me it was in "mint" condition. this guy pretty much waved the phone infront of me it look perfectly fine in the sunlight at the time. he told me the screen protector was on the entire time. Guess i was a bit mesmerized by the phone, and excited to finally get it to check it thoroughly. It was my fault, but damn this guy totally lied to me and screwed me outta a lot of cash. I really hope i can fix this somehow it really is starting to bug me.

(Sorry couldn't find how to edit post)

are the scatches deep scratches or realy soft hairline scratches? also have you took a piece of good tape like the good scotch tape to the corner to make sure a screen protector wasnt on there?

[insomnia9669]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

are the scatches deep scratches or realy soft hairline scratches? also have you took a piece of good tape like the good scotch tape to the corner to make sure a screen protector wasnt on there?

theres a few, some are just hairline. theres this one mark that looks like someone like just pushed down on the screen like... if you've ever bent plastic the white you get... sorta like that but see thru.

:(

Thanks

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by insomnia9669

theres a few, some are just hairline. theres this one mark that looks like someone like just pushed down on the screen like... if you've ever bent plastic the white you get... sorta like that but see thru.

:(

Thanks

amy sound weird but i got 2 things that have fixed my buddies screens i nthe past..... one of the two has always worked :>

1. toothpaste and kleenex..... take the toothpaste and apply it with a cuetip and than once you do that take the kleenex and buff the screen where the scratches are with the toothpaste.... the toothpaste acts as a buffing compund to make the scratches on the screen even smaller (just like with paint on a vehicle.)(scratches in tha pint (fine) is what makes it shine)

2. go to your local autozone or car maintenance shop and you will find headlight repair solution... basically all this is used for is to take the scratches out of the headlight lenses..... just apply as the directions state and rub lightly on the screen since it is more sensative and prone too scratches... one of the two will work for ure and the only phone of mine that i scratched the screen on didnt work with the toothpaste but passed with flying colors when it came to this way :>

good luck and let me know how it works out for you :connie_mykilroy:

[Superman369]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

amy sound weird but i got 2 things that have fixed my buddies screens i nthe past..... one of the two has always worked :>

1. toothpaste and kleenex..... take the toothpaste and apply it with a cuetip and than once you do that take the kleenex and buff the screen where the scratches are with the toothpaste.... the toothpaste acts as a buffing compund to make the scratches on the screen even smaller (just like with paint on a vehicle.)(scratches in tha pint (fine) is what makes it shine)

2. go to your local autozone or car maintenance shop and you will find headlight repair solution... basically all this is used for is to take the scratches out of the headlight lenses..... just apply as the directions state and rub lightly on the screen since it is more sensative and prone too scratches... one of the two will work for ure and the only phone of mine that i scratched the screen on didnt work with the toothpaste but passed with flying colors when it came to this way :>

good luck and let me know how it works out for you :connie_mykilroy:

Dude, your a ****ing genius...how do you come up with these ideas? Your a plethora of useful info. Hope this works for that guy. And kaos, no brown nose or d*ck suckin comments. I know your brain is workin on one already.

[crazaytalent]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

amy sound weird but i got 2 things that have fixed my buddies screens i nthe past..... one of the two has always worked :>

1. toothpaste and kleenex..... take the toothpaste and apply it with a cuetip and than once you do that take the kleenex and buff the screen where the scratches are with the toothpaste.... the toothpaste acts as a buffing compund to make the scratches on the screen even smaller (just like with paint on a vehicle.)(scratches in tha pint (fine) is what makes it shine)

2. go to your local autozone or car maintenance shop and you will find headlight repair solution... basically all this is used for is to take the scratches out of the headlight lenses..... just apply as the directions state and rub lightly on the screen since it is more sensative and prone too scratches... one of the two will work for ure and the only phone of mine that i scratched the screen on didnt work with the toothpaste but passed with flying colors when it came to this way :>

good luck and let me know how it works out for you :connie_mykilroy:

oh wow, thats some good sh*t... you should make that into a quick tutorial or something for everyone..

Originally Posted by Superman369

Dude, your a ****ing genius...how do you come up with these ideas? Your a plethora of useful info. Hope this works for that guy. And kaos, no brown nose or d*ck suckin comments. I know your brain is workin on one already.

LMAO... yeah, I've noticed Kaos does have a tendency to go there on occasion....lol!

[insomnia9669]

Thanks Dash i'll be sure to try it soon Ty ty <3

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btw is this safe to try for touch screens? like it would continue to work the same?

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by Superman369

Dude, your a ****ing genius...how do you come up with these ideas? Your a plethora of useful info. Hope this works for that guy. And kaos, no brown nose or d*ck suckin comments. I know your brain is workin on one already.

hahahaha im aauto painter and mechanic on top of body work so i get my hands on a lot of nice chemicals and repair agents and get to see how they work :> i just judge off of that and try.... the two above are what have worked the best for me and my buddies.

Originally Posted by crazaytalent

oh wow, thats some good sh*t... you should make that into a quick tutorial or something for everyone..

LMAO... yeah, I've noticed Kaos does have a tendency to go there on occasion....lol!

if i had a phone with a scratch i would but unfortunately i dont

Originally Posted by insomnia9669

Thanks Dash i'll be sure to try it soon Ty ty <3

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btw is this safe to try for touch screens? like it would continue to work the same?

yes it is safe for touchscreens. on a touchscreen you have 2 major parts, the lens aka screen and the digitizer which is what recognizes where you touch the screen and that you have touched it.... so the screen is what is being repaired weh nyou do this so it will have no ill effects on the device or the responsiveness of using it.

[insomnia9669]

Thanks again :) ill be sure to try it soon

[insomnia9669]

K so, i tried toothpaste last night, did not really work, i think these scratches are quite deep for it to work. I'll give the headlight thing a try. Dunno if toothpaste type matters, but if anyone wants to try it themselves.. don't try with Colgate Cavity Protection :) Doesn't work. It doesn't ruin anything either, still as responsive as ever, like Dash said earlier.

Thanks :)

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by insomnia9669

K so, i tried toothpaste last night, did not really work, i think these scratches are quite deep for it to work. I'll give the headlight thing a try. Dunno if toothpaste type matters, but if anyone wants to try it themselves.. don't try with Colgate Cavity Protection :) Doesn't work. It doesn't ruin anything either, still as responsive as ever, like Dash said earlier.

Thanks :)

right its prolly too deep and thanks for keeping updated...... the headlight repair wont mess with the touchscreen at all and i actually just did it last night on my buddies mogul and he is loving not having the scratches anymore from when he dropped it on the road face down........ good luck in your venture and let us know how it works for you :>