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From: The Medway Handyman on 27 Mar 2010 06:25
Nick wrote:
> "Andy Dingley" <dingbat(a)codesmiths.com> wrote in message
> news:97192e54-ac4a-4609-94bd-979674d2384d(a)r1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
>> On 26 Mar, 14:10, "Tim" <timdownie2...(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> What's the easiest was of restoring a mobile phone screen that has
>>> just gone
>>> very dull with lots of very fine scratches?
>>
>> Micromesh abrasives. Axminster do a sampler pack.
>>
>> Toothpaste doesn't work any more (for most brands), unless you find a
>> really old-school smoker's toothpaste.
>
> Do you mean the likes of Euthymol and Eucryl?
> I use both but am now struggling to find Euthymol locally.
>
> Amway used to make some stuff specifically for the op's purpose but I
> don't know if the product is still available.
>
> Nick.
> (Unashamed smoker)

I meant this stuff http://www.armandhammer.co.uk/


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman - (Another Unashamed smoker)
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk


From: Dave on 27 Mar 2010 12:07
Mr. Benn wrote:
> "Dave" <davenpat(a)btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:C_adnecM-pXV4TDWnZ2dnUVZ8jOdnZ2d(a)bt.com...
>> Mr Benn wrote:
>>> "David" <readthisbot(a)mailinator.com> wrote in message
>>> news:74958f0a-2ef6-4714-b88e-7dbab6f80209(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Mar 26, 2:10 pm, "Tim" <timdownie2...(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> What's the easiest was of restoring a mobile phone screen that has just
>>>> gone
>>>> very dull with lots of very fine scratches?
>>> If it's plastic - I had a map measurer with an almost illegible
>>> plastic dial (owing to sctrtches etc) and I polished it out with
>>> Brasso and a soft cloth. I'd normally say "try it in an inconspicuous
>>> area first, but there probably isn't one...
>>> ========================
>>>
>>> It may be possible to do this but when I tried this with my Samsung
>>> mobile, it wore off some kind of coating on the plastic lense and it
>>> looked worse than before I tried polishing it with the Brasso. I ended
>>> up having to replace the lense which required complete disassembly of the
>>> phone.
>>>
>>> However, I still routinely remove scratches from CDs and DVDs using
>>> Brasso with great success.
>> What sort of success rate do you have with this method? Do you ever fail?
>>
>> Dave
>
> If the scratches are not too deep on DVDs, I can normally remove them
> completely. Deeper scratches may be impossible to remove totally.
>
> However my warning still stands with mobile phone display lenses regarding
> the lense coating.

Thanks

Dave
From: jasee on 29 Mar 2010 16:23

"JimK" <jk989898(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:c4d4bbc6-900b-4d05-85a7-52c0a35771e4(a)l25g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 27, 1:17 am, "Graham." <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>> "Andy Dingley" <ding...(a)codesmiths.com> wrote in
>> messagenews:97192e54-ac4a-4609-94bd-979674d2384d(a)r1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
>> > On 26 Mar, 14:10, "Tim" <timdownie2...(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >> What's the easiest was of restoring a mobile phone screen that has
>> >> just gone
>> >> very dull with lots of very fine scratches?
>>
>> > Micromesh abrasives. Axminster do a sampler pack.
>>
>> > Toothpaste doesn't work any more (for most brands), unless you find a
>> > really old-school smoker's toothpaste.
>>
>> Proper toothpaste contains china clay as an abrasive doesn't it?
>>
>
> silica

sand? surely not (too abrasive)


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From: David on 29 Mar 2010 16:32
On 26 Mar, 15:10, "Tim" <timdownie2...(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> What's the easiest was of restoring a mobile phone screen that has just gone
> very dull with lots of very fine scratches?
>
> It's a Samsung Steel and I don't think you can get the screen cover on its
> own.
>
> TIA
>
> Tim

Meguiars PlastX, works a treat on faded/cloudy headlights too.
From: Dave Higton on 30 Mar 2010 17:31
In message <FMadnbl9UMLFkSzWnZ2dnUVZ7qudnZ2d(a)bt.com>
"jasee" <jasee(a)btinternet.com> wrote:

>
> "JimK" <jk989898(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:c4d4bbc6-900b-4d05-85a7-52c0a35771e4(a)l25g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> > On Mar 27, 1:17 am, "Graham." <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote:
> >> "Andy Dingley" <ding...(a)codesmiths.com> wrote in
> >> messagenews:97192e54-ac4a-4609-94bd-979674d2384d(a)r1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
> >> > On 26 Mar, 14:10, "Tim" <timdownie2...(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >> What's the easiest was of restoring a mobile phone screen that has
> >> >> just gone
> >> >> very dull with lots of very fine scratches?
> >>
> >> > Micromesh abrasives. Axminster do a sampler pack.
> >>
> >> > Toothpaste doesn't work any more (for most brands), unless you find a
> >> > really old-school smoker's toothpaste.
> >>
> >> Proper toothpaste contains china clay as an abrasive doesn't it?
> >>
> >
> > silica
>
> sand? surely not (too abrasive)

Depends on the particle size. Brasso, for example, is quite good
in general terms because its abrasive particles are small. (I
have no idea whether it's good enough for this job.)

All surfaces, even mirrors, are entirely composed of scratches,
just small ones.

Dave
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