small scratch, where did it come from?

[nynvolt]

Well, I had been poo pooing all the claims of the glass being delicate. I hate screen protectors and ripped off my Verizon screen protector after a couple weeks due to scratches and have gone without ever since. I keep the phone in a leather HTC pouch, and use it naked. It's almost never pocketed without being in the pouch. Never dropped or abused. Was cleaning it today and I'll be darned, there is a relatively deep scratch on the back arrow. Glad it's not in the viewing area but disappointing. Guess I'll go buy some protectors.

 

[TheGoatLantern]

Keys or pants rivet near the pocket is the usual culprit.

 

[TxGoat]

I keep my Rezound naked at home (that's not the only thing I keep naked at home

NAKED JUICE YOU PERVS! ) but when I'm out and about, I throw on the otterbox. Sometimes the screen just finds an object that's more than happy to skitter across it leaving a nice little scar. Have you tried buffing out the scratch with a very mild abrasive, like those headlight restore kits?

How to Get Rid of Scratches on Phone Screens | eHow.com

 

[Blacklight82]

The screen is more prone to scratches. Just keep a screen protector on it. Better to have the scratches on the protector than the actual screen.
Also, I heard that the method for removing scratches aren't meant for touch screens.

 

[nynvolt]

Tried some metal polish, flitz, didn't work. Have used it on sunglasses with glass lenses and it minimized the scratches but not on this. I don't think keys, which would be the most likely metal objects to come in contact with the screen are a hard enough material to scratch the glass. Must have been a small grain of sand or something that found it's way into the case.

 

[MysteryEmotion]

EU sans with 3000grit sand paper. Buff with rubbing compound.

 

[kierandill]

Well, the mommy scratch and the daddy scratch fall in love, and...

 

[TxGoat]

Well, the mommy scratch and the daddy scratch fall in love, and...

But if the mommy scratch and the daddy scratch are not legally married then it's a bastard scratch....