I scratched my screen! Argh.

[DerekS]

@DerekS - I was trying a magnetic phone holder that mounted to the left side of the screen, but periodically my hand or knee would dislodge it and the iPhone would slide across the screen, and each time made slight scratches. I didn't notice the scratches right away, but when I saw them my heart sank and I took the phone holder off and because researching how to remove scratches from glass.

I found something that worked incredibly well. In fact so well that all my scratches are gone. Here is what I posted at this link and repeated below.

UPDATE #2 -- So I researched how to remove "fine line" scratches from glass, and found this approach --

Toothpaste Method

• Use plain white toothpaste, preferably one with baking soda or formulated for whitening (avoid gel types).
• Clean and dry the scratched area.
• Apply a small amount of toothpaste to a soft, damp cloth.
• Rub the toothpaste into the scratch using small, circular motions with gentle pressure for about 30 seconds.
• Wipe away the excess with a clean cloth and check the scratch. Repeat as needed until the scratch diminishes or disappears.

Works like a charm. Here is what I used as toothpaste, and for follow-on cleaning. Also, I worked on the screen from the passenger's seat so as not to cause the screen/car to turn on.

Now here is an interesting new fact. I was driving on the I-405 and the truck in front of me hit a bump dislodging some very fine stone fragments. One of them hit my windshield near the center of my vision and made a very small pit. When I had a chance I tried to clear it off but it was still visible. Then I remembered the toothpaste. I applied it in a circular pattern and rubbed with medium pressure. After a while the distinct nature of the pit sort of faded away. Now I can drive without being distracted by that.

Wow this is a good tip!

I'm not sure if it would take out my scratch or not; it's deep enough to catch your fingernail. I've also got a protector on it now, so removing that would be a mess of adhesive removal too.

For now I'm just going to live with it, and hope Porsche doesn't delay the E-Boxster too much longer.

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[whitex]

@DerekS - I was trying a magnetic phone holder that mounted to the left side of the screen, but periodically my hand or knee would dislodge it and the iPhone would slide across the screen, and each time made slight scratches. I didn't notice the scratches right away, but when I saw them my heart sank and I took the phone holder off and because researching how to remove scratches from glass.

I found something that worked incredibly well. In fact so well that all my scratches are gone. Here is what I posted at this link and repeated below.

UPDATE #2 -- So I researched how to remove "fine line" scratches from glass, and found this approach --

Toothpaste Method

• Use plain white toothpaste, preferably one with baking soda or formulated for whitening (avoid gel types).
• Clean and dry the scratched area.
• Apply a small amount of toothpaste to a soft, damp cloth.
• Rub the toothpaste into the scratch using small, circular motions with gentle pressure for about 30 seconds.
• Wipe away the excess with a clean cloth and check the scratch. Repeat as needed until the scratch diminishes or disappears.

Works like a charm. Here is what I used as toothpaste, and for follow-on cleaning. Also, I worked on the screen from the passenger's seat so as not to cause the screen/car to turn on.

Now here is an interesting new fact. I was driving on the I-405 and the truck in front of me hit a bump dislodging some very fine stone fragments. One of them hit my windshield near the center of my vision and made a very small pit. When I had a chance I tried to clear it off but it was still visible. Then I remembered the toothpaste. I applied it in a circular pattern and rubbed with medium pressure. After a while the distinct nature of the pit sort of faded away. Now I can drive without being distracted by that.

This works as the toothpaste is a mild abrasive. You can also buy polishing pastes (or powder you mix with water) with specific grit sizes, kid of like sand paper. It is possible to take out even larger scratches, but you have to use different grit sized in succession (first courser grit to level the deeper gauges, then smaller to polish it). I did it once on a windshield, quite messy and requires a bunch of work (and some strength), but does work. After doing the windshield once though, I decided next time I'll probably just get a new windshield

 

[aekdb1564]

There is one layer of film on each side of the screen protector. They are slightly smaller than the actual screen, so you can be off a slight bit and still be okay. They are easily removable as in the video if you need to reposition or clean lint from the underside.

I got this protector https://screenprotech.com/products/porsche-taycan-screen-protech-kit and got the antiglare/matte. Got rid of the scratch and crushes it with fingerprints.

 

[Raphie]

The problem with polishing it, is that the factory coating will be removed as well and you’ll have a big shiny stain glaring at you, so you need to do the whole screen.

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