Help Repairing / hiding tiny scratch on screen

Quboid · May 28, 2011

I have a tiny scratch on my Samsung Galaxy S II's nice new AMOLED screen. Is there any way to repair this?

The scratch is quite near the middle, it is a vertical line about 4mm long and a hair's width wide. I get a rainbow effect when the screen is on. Can diluted rubbing alcohol help?

Gorilla Glass is not scratch proof, it is scratch resistant

Screen protectors and a case as in the post (bolting the door after a horse as bolted!)

ninja_reject · May 28, 2011

Take it to a cell phone repair place. That sucks btw, I feel for you.

salimundo · May 28, 2011

You could try using that eyeglasses scratch repair stuff. I usually see it in grocery store check out lines in a little tube. I've never used it but it might help.

wayrad · May 28, 2011

Does a screen protector help conceal it?

Quboid · May 28, 2011

I was wondering that wayrad, I've ordered these SGP protectors (and this SGP case). Can this help?

Vihzel · May 29, 2011

Quboid said:
I was wondering that wayrad, I've ordered these SGP protectors (and this SGP case). Can this help?

Something that bothers me about antifingerprint films is that it'll be perfectly fine for a while but then start showing fingerprints. From what I understand, the coating only lasts for a while.

I believe it will help conceal it. It looks to be somewhat of a hazy film and not ultraclear.

Quboid · May 29, 2011

I'll try the protector when it arrives, if that doesn't help I'll look at the eye glass repair stuff.

Why was this moved? I figured the advice applies to all phones, or at least all Gorilla Glass phones.

stevehy · May 29, 2011

This is what you use to remove scratches on cell phone screens.

Amazon.com: Displex Display Scratch Remover: Cell Phones & Accessories

Quboid · May 29, 2011

I was wondering about that, it hasn't got great reviews but some people have had some success. I might try that. Hopefully my protector will be here on Tuesday so I can see how that works out.

nomnompie · May 29, 2011

That screen protector says it has an adhesive so it would probably conceal the scratch pretty well I would think. I would say that the ones that are just "static adhesive" wouldn't work because there's no substance to actually "fill" the scratch.

AndroidSPCS · May 29, 2011

Sorry to hear about the scratch. Yet more evidence that screen protectors can be invaluable even with gorilla screens.

GalaxyS2 · May 30, 2011

I also have a small scratch on my screen, it was online noticeable at certain angles and light. I now have a screen protector on it and you can't see it anymore.

KDR7 · Feb 6, 2012

I have a crack in my screen from dropping the phone. anybody UK based had the same issue and had it repaired? looking for a rough idea on costs

thanks

Gearu · Feb 7, 2012

Well a new screen you can get for under AU$185 delivered (maybe less, but that's how much I paid on ebay). And I'm not sure you can fix a crack for half that price?

MattGodders · Feb 7, 2012

KDR7 said:
I have a crack in my screen from dropping the phone. anybody UK based had the same issue and had it repaired? looking for a rough idea on costs

thanks

I dropped my phone on Saturday and the screen smashed. It cost me

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