Guest scopes64 Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 you know how it goes. you keep your e200 in top condition for months and then .. bang ... a scratch on the screen. Now it could be me but even though it was a small scratch I could see it and I had to get rid. So began my problems. 1) attacked screen with Braso (sounded good at the time). Lots of rubbing and it made the thing worse. Now had a screen worse than when it had a small scratch. Must have pressed on too hard ..... now had lots of scratches .. Arrgghhhh ;) 2)Atacked screen with silver cleaner, look don't ask me why I was desperate! This just made matters even more horrific! :shock: 3) Bought a CD repair kit to resurface screen. Watch these. Looked promising, set to work only to find this was way too abrasive and made matters worse. Better still I read the contents of the "so called" resurfacing fluid and guess what, distilled water :? But the process did add a nice frosted effect to my E200 screen! 4) Did I mention I tried tooth paste, probably not as this would be very embarassing! Well i did :roll: Oh well after three stupid attempts to remove scratches, they all seemed ok at the time, I was left with a knackered screen on my E200 :evil: Lots of scratches, fog patches etc, but I must admit a rather sureal effect when looking at text .... anyway. As all good "Think they know best" techies would do, i then decided to panic and do some reading up on the subject. A bit of digging around I found reference to a "miracle" product called Displex (I was hoping for a miracle at the time) It seemed to have generally positive reviews, some bad experiences, but what the hell I bought some. It arrived today. needless to say I squirted the miracle substance on my screen and started polishing. Here are the steps I went through. 1) Spent 10 minutes masking screen 2) Polish 1, 5 minutes, made matters worse, but more consistent over the screen! 2) Polish 2, 5 minutes, center of screen became clear (looking good) but the rest remained frosted. probably looked worse around the edges than when I started. 3) Polish 3, 5 minutes, central clear area started to grow and the fogged borders where reducing ... by now my wrist was aching (no cheap jokes here please) 4,5,6) yup more 5 minute polishing sessions .. and all was clear. yup clear as a bell and restored to as close on new as I could have hoped. So what the hell have I been rambling on for so long about. Well just another plug of Displex, it does what it says on the box and will restore your screen to its former glory, but it will take some effort. Also i suggest that the whole screen is polished regardless of how small the scratch being removed is to ensure you are not left with clear patches and borders on your screen. oh, just an aside in all my frantic looking for solutions I managed to purchase a replacement front cover for my E200, with screen and keys, on ebay which should arrive in the next few days. I think I will be putting this away for a rainy day. Don't fancy all that polishing again :D Here endeth the ramblings of a happy owner of a restored E200.
Guest squall Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 glad to here everything worked out. Ive heard alot of different methods for removing scratches, in general this seems to be the best.
Guest Palindrome Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 A tale fit for the feasting halls of Valhalla! Thankfully I haven't had any scatches due to my fantastic Krussell case, but it is always worth keeping in mind in case the next time I have to remove the battery I drop the my phone into a tub of braso (and considering I'm a brass player that isn't so far-fetched).
Guest MECX Posted April 15, 2004 Report Posted April 15, 2004 hehe what a wicked tale :D,, ahh well you have to try all the stuff before you can say it doesnt work. But toothpaste ;) hehehe
Guest mcwarre Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 Next time don't forget to try a brillo pad. Works wonders apparantly. A knackered, but very clean, screen. :D ;)
Guest kalinte Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 i had my screen cover repalced, saved me a lot trouble. and a painful wrist.
Guest squall Posted April 16, 2004 Report Posted April 16, 2004 I would suggest you get some pda screen protectors, cut one up and stick it to your smartphone - save any further mishaps
Guest Neil Clark Posted April 17, 2004 Report Posted April 17, 2004 The new E200 cover was probably from me on ebay! :D More coming soon so if anyone wants one then let me know! Neil
Guest mofo Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 I wonder how is possible ti remove scratches from plastic arround screen? Don't ask me how I succeded to get some arround dispaly but not on the display... :roll:
Guest Vector Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 You could buy another case? or maybe respray the one you got, do so at your own risk though :D as it's paintwork around the screen isn't it?
Guest mofo Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 Thanx Davidrm for quikiest answer I've ever got :D Where I can buy front for Qtek 8080? I don't want to respray, it is a big risk to destroy even more :wink:
Guest Vector Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 have a look in the For sale forum for people selling dummy cases, or ebay :D
Guest squall Posted April 21, 2004 Report Posted April 21, 2004 im in the process of respraying my e100, i stripped it. shouldnt have handled it before the paint had properly set, and im struggling to get the case to close properly, but it looks ok!
Guest zabirp Posted April 22, 2004 Report Posted April 22, 2004 All that time reading your tale and you don't even tell us where you brought "Displex" from :roll: [-(
Guest fozzie Posted April 22, 2004 Report Posted April 22, 2004 All that time reading your tale and you don't even tell us where you brought "Displex" from :roll: [-( You are jesting? Is Google down ATM? :roll: ](*,)
Guest Belgarath Krall Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 hey i always used to use sticky back plastic, not so great for clamshell phones (my mpx200) but it saved the screen of my old sony j5e and my minidisc player, when it gets too knackered, take it off and put fresh on!
Guest MPXtricky Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 hehe what a wicked tale :D,, ahh well you have to try all the stuff before you can say it doesnt work. But toothpaste ;) hehehe Hey, I used toothpaste on a scratched crystal watch face and it was ACE
Guest MECX Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 Paul - try HERE It wasnt paul who posted that squall some hoodlum stole his avatar :P :D and MPXtricky i think we all know using tooth paste on a crystal watch face works a treat phone screens tho :? :D ;) :lol: :D
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