Gorilla Glass DOES Scratch... But I Know How To Repair it.
I was cleaning my screen yesterday and I noticed 2 small, light scratches on my glass. I was pretty pissed about it because I am very careful with my phone. As a matter of fact, there isn't a single scratch anywhere else on it. As careful as I am with my Droid, I couldn't believe it was scratched. I used to paint cars, so I have several polishing compounds on hand. I decided, what the hell... I'll try a fine polish and see what happens. I have some *3M Perfect-It III-Trizact* machine glaze (n.051131-05930). It looks like this: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...26tbs%3Disch:1
I applied a small amount to a microfiber cloth and polished the whole screen. Low and behold, the scratches were gone after just one application and about 10 seconds of polishing. I was amazed! It didn't even leave swirls in the glass. The main ingredients in the polish are aluminum oxide and aluminum silicate. The compound can be found at NAPA, but it is rather expensive. I think I paid $60 for a quart of it (looks like it's cheaper online from somewhere else, like $39). It is intended for professional detailers for buffing/polishing/finishing painted surfaces, but I use it for several things. If you have a nice vehicle and have some surface scratches, this stuff is the $hit. So it's worth the high price tag. I even polished the scratches out of my watch crystal! \\:D/ |
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After reading up on Gorilla Glass, I learned that it is composed of alkali-aluminosilicate. So no wonder the machine glaze that I used works so well for taking scratches out. I was practically polishing it with a material of the same or very similar composition of AL silicate. Keep in mind that this is a "glaze and is very very fine (can't feel any grit)". If you use a more coarse compound, it will definitely swirl your glass if the abrasive is strong enough to cut.
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Why not use a screen protector to prevent scratches in the first place? That's what I've done since day one.
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My $.02. I dont use a screen protector because if you dont do it perfect, you get bubbles. It creates glare or a strange rainbow effect. Makes the screen grippy. Every single screen protector I have ever used, always ends up snagging on my clothes and ends up ruining it so then I have to do the process over again. Not to mention you can see it.
OP, thanks for the tip. Ill remember that if I ever get a scratch. |
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I just got my Droid a few days ago and the screen is scratched. I came across the this message board while looking for an soulation. And now I have a question. The product that you used 3m 05930 has been replaced. It's replacement is 3m 06070. I have included a link to the product below. I want to know if you thought that the replacement product would work just as well as the original that you suggested.
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Thanks for the quick response. It is just a light scratch on the screen.
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Hi. Sorry to bring up an old thread but I was wondering if something like this would work on the Samsung Captivate. Thanks.
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Sorry for bringing this post back up, but I have a Nexus 4 which has Gorilla Glass 2 and it has a light scratch but you can run your finger over it. Would you recommend trying this method, or going with a scratch filling protector like xoskins?
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As i know the gorilla glass is scratch proof glass. For better safety you can use screen protector.
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