Thursday, January 22, 2009

Fixing Minor Scratches on E71

There comes a time in the ownership of your phone that you will get some minor scratches. When that happens, you might be cursing on that decision to invest in a casing for your phone. :)
If the severity of the scratches are like the phone below, you don't need a polish product, you need a new housing.


So long as the scratches are minor, they can be fixed. There are plenty of products out there that can do this. For me, I normally use a soft micro-fiber cloth available at most supermarkets or car care centres and a high gloss polish such as the Autoglym Super Resin Polish.


First, make sure that you phone is cleaned of any dust. Then apply a little of the polish and work on the affected areas. Since the polish is water based, make sure not to apply too much and to avoid it from getting into the phone itself. I find the super resin polish pretty good, and removes fine scratches with ease. Check out my phone below after a good polish.


6 comments:

  1. Good post. Autoglym polish are top stuff. Work on many things other than cars.:)

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  2. Do you have any suggestions for minor scratches on the screen?

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  3. For scratches on screens, you can try Displex Display Polish. I used it on my Nokia N95 before, and it can remove minor scratches.

    http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/3298.htm

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  4. Thanks, Midas. It's available on Amazon, so I can get it in the US.

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  5. did you really remove the scratch with that solution? i tried using several other methods and mine are minor scratches and yet it still is there.
    Yours is the worst of them all yet it came out squeaky clean.
    Hard to believe. Trickery maybe

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  6. What if we use any normal car ploish that has slight 'cutting' ability? Will that be safe to use on the e71?

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