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Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched

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"The Real Bev" <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On 11/23/2018 05:14 AM, SC Tom wrote:
>>
>>
>> "NY" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:LOSdnSWsB4FoeGrGnZ2dnUU78dXNnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...
>>> "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
>>> news:n3hvqxceu7gg.dlg@v.nguard.lh...
>>>> NY wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Like an idiot I never put an adhesive screen protective film on my
>>>>> phone.
>>>>> Even though I've been very careful about not putting it in the same
>>>>> pocket
>>>>> as anything hard (eg metal - coins, etc) it's somehow got a few little
>>>>> scratches and shallow chips in the glass.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are only visible in reflected light that strikes at a shallow
>>>>> angle,
>>>>> almost parallel to the glass, and are not visible in the transmitted
>>>>> light
>>>>> from the screen itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I fit an adhesive screen film now, is its adhesive surface likely 
>>>>> to
>>>>> make
>>>>> the chips more visible?
>>>>>
>>>>> These are chips, not full-thickness cracks :-) I realise that there is
>>>>> no
>>>>> hope for a crack.
>>>>
>>>> No idea what phone you are asking about since you didn't mention brand
>>>> and model.  Perhaps it has a plastic screen.  If glass has nicks, it
>>>> wasn't from whatever was in your pocket or a finger ring's metal band
>>>> (but not its diamond gem) but from drops or handling (putting face down
>>>> on a table to activate the screen lock, sliding it around a tabletop).
>>>
>>> It's a Samsung Galaxy S7 which as far as I can tell has a glass screen.
>>> I've got it in a rubberised case of the sort you describe which means 
>>> that
>>> if it is placed face-down on a table etc, the screen is held a few mm
>>> proud of the surface the phone is resting on. However I normally keep it
>>> in my trouser pocket, with the screen touching the inside of the pocket
>>> next to my thigh.
>>>
>>> I too wouldn't expect glass to be scratched by metal objects (coins, my
>>> gold wedding ring etc), and the only other thing I keep in that pocket 
>>> is
>>> a little diary with a cardboard cover and a pencil in the spine (the
>>> pencil has a plastic top on the non-lead end of it). And I always put 
>>> that
>>> against the back of the phone.
>>>
>>> Odd that over the year or so I've had the phone, the glass has got 
>>> several
>>> chips about 2 mm long despite being careful.
>>>
>>> At least a screen protector shouldn't *accentuate* the visibility of the
>>> scratches, which is what I was concerned about if the glue on the
>>> protector filled the crack.
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/6qJrYJkc/Img-1372.jpg is some of the scratches -
>>> ruler divisions are miliimetres. That's with the screen unlit and the
>>> camera not looking square-on to the screen, to show up the scratches.
>>
>> I used this brand for my S4:
>> <https://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Protector-Coverage-Anti-Glare-Bubble-Free/dp/B01FL4AYUK/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542975620&sr=1-4&keywords=galaxy+s7+screen+protector+matte>
>>
>> It's not glass, but it is anti-glare (matte finish) which is what I was
>> looking for (the glass protectors are too reflective for me). The 
>> adhesive
>> is an almost "flowing" substance that should fill in any slight
>> imperfections in the existing glass (it did on my wife's LG). Most 
>> important
>> step is clean, clean, and clean again the surface before installation, 
>> and
>> install it in a dust-free area.
>
> It's hard to find matte protectors, but I really hate the glare from the 
> glass surfaces.  I buy mine from ebay for considerably less. (3 for $2.00; 
> those aren't available any more, but I'm sure there are lots of others.) 
> I botched the first one, but the one I put on my Moto G last year was the 
> best application I've ever done -- only two dust blobs and lifted but 
> problemless areas around the bottom where I touched it.  I keep my phone 
> in my purse or hip pocket when I go out, and on a table the rest of the 
> time.  The protector itself seems to have sustained no scratches.  Given 
> my ham-fistedness, I'm reluctant to use the third one unless I absolutely 
> have to.  I don't even notice the little dust-bubbles any more unless the 
> phone is off.
>
> I do have a rubbery thin case on the phone, which protects the back and 
> edges.  Really gripes me that you can't find neon colors any more -- I 
> mostly want the cover so I can FIND the phone!
>
>> I had the protector on my phone for over two years, and never had it 
>> shift,
>> lift, or get any bubbles under it. The surface still looked good when I
>> finally retired it for a newer phone (the S4 was Android 5.x and my 
>> banking
>> and Pizza Hut <BG> apps now require 6.x or higher).
>>
>> Disclaimer: I rarely carried my phone in a pocket. Mostly it was carried 
>> in
>> a belt holster, or, in cooler weather, in my inside jacket pocket. When 
>> it
>> was carried in a pants pocket, it was usually in my tennis shorts with
>> nothing else in that pocket except my leather wallet :-)
>
Here are a few:
<https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=moto+g+neon+case>

<https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=moto+g+neon+case&_sacat=0>

Who knows, you might even find a glow-in-the-dark one :-)
-- 

SC Tom
 

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Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-22 20:57 +0000
  Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2018-11-22 19:34 -0600
    Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-22 23:43 -0400
      Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-23 15:39 +0000
        Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-23 11:55 -0500
    Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-23 11:35 +0000
      Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2018-11-23 08:14 -0500
        Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-23 09:40 -0800
          Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-23 11:47 -0700
            Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-23 11:25 -0800
              Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-23 14:27 -0500
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-23 20:15 +0000
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-23 15:41 -0500
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-23 14:52 -0700
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-23 23:20 -0800
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-25 04:15 -0500
              Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-23 20:10 +0000
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-23 15:41 -0500
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-25 04:21 -0500
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-25 17:27 +0000
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-27 04:19 -0500
                Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-25 04:46 -0500
          Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2018-11-23 23:11 -0500
      Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2018-11-24 07:33 -0600
        Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-24 15:03 +0000
          Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-24 10:27 -0500
          Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2018-11-24 15:33 -0600
            Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-24 16:46 -0400
        Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-25 04:26 -0500
          Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-25 17:32 +0000
            Re: Putting a screen protector on a screen that is already chipped/scratched micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-11-27 03:49 -0500

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