I've managed to put a bunch of light scratches on the screen of my iStick 20, probably mostly due to all the other stuff I carry around with me in my pockets. It's gotten bad enough that it's sometimes hard for my older eyes to read the ohm display. It's particularly bad outdoors or in a well-lighted room.
Just wondering whether anyone knows of a relatively quick and simple fix for this problem?
DON'T SAND IT
CALL OR GO TO A PLACE that sells or installs Glass, Automotive might be easiest to find this
They use a rubbing compound or a motorized polishing compound I think it is alumina silica or something similar
its a white or grey or other color fine metal powder you add a very small amount of water too so it becomes a concentrated liquid mixture
Ask the guys in the shop to give you are sell you cheaply a very small amount like a few pinches or so; you dont need very much
you get a clean cloth like a cloth shop towel
take your finger and put it on the cloth and put it momentarily in water getting the cloth were your finger is wet
sprinkle the powder on the cloth where you just got it wet with your finger so now the cloth and water are slightly wet
you are making a concentrated powder and water mixture on a cloth a little bigger then your finger
rub gently the plastic where the scratches are with your finger as a backing to the cloth with the power and water mixure on the outside of the clother where you touch it to the plastic
you may have to do this several times
after you rub it with the cloth water and powder mixture
take your plastic part away from the cloth and rinse it with fresh water
with another cloth that is dry gently wipe dry your plastic piece and look at it carefully
you should see some of the scratch or mare removed each time you do this
Think of the Karate Kid Mr. Meagi WAX ON WAX OFF WAX ON WAX OFF
FLUSH PLASTIC WITH WATER AND LOOK CAREFULLY
WAX ON WAX OFF WAX ON WAX OFF
excetera excetera excetera
each time you do this plastic layers will come off until you get it where you are happy with it
I have used this method to clean scratches and mares on plastic reading classes and sun glasses many times
Note: this goes faster then you think it will
Note using hard glass polishing compounds polish clear lens plastic very well and fairly fast by hand
sanding with sand paper adds scratches ouch
OH i FORGOT
YOU could use toothpast but its very slow
better is car paint rubbing compond its faster than toothpast
But the stuff they have at glass places is courser then tooth past or rubbing compond
But still fine enough to not leave noticable scratches
Just glad I have back ups
