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- superalamar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21i think the reason so many people are big on brasso is that it is usually just hanging around the house....toothpaste seems like a bad idea to me (as does brasso really, but lots of people seem to make it work) because...well...its tooth paste.
OH, if you want really white teeth though, you can't go wrong with Brasso. - PirateJaxx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14that sounded awfully dirty.
- netburnr, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Ummmm.....
http://www.applesaucepolish.com/
Works like a charm - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Brasso? wtf.
Novus Plastic Polish or a buffing compound like 3M FinesseIt II. Works great. I wouldn't touch anything with brasso.
Never use any really harsh stuff like goo-gone, thinner, etc. If it smells really strong, dont use it. Seriously if you want to keep your precious ipods in shape, use the right stuff. Don't go rummaging through the house looking for random polishes. - mindsnare, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14don't use toothpaste kids,
I used it on my ipod when had a minor scratch. turns out the toothpaste was much too abrasive, and now my ipod looks like it's been dragged over find sandpaper. - blapierre, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9All you need is toothpaste. Put some on a moist q-tip, rub it around on the scratch then let the toothpaste dry. Once the toothpaste is dry polish it bit with a tissue. Scratch gone. It works on CDs as well. I used it on an inch long scratch on my laptop lcd and you can't tell there was ever a scratch now.
- superalamar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8maybe put the ipod in a gym sock or pillow case and beat yourself upside the head with it for an hour or two....and get into the habit of reading labels on cleaning products.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Here's a link to the novus stuff. Use #2 the fine scratch remover. I don't trust brasso simply because it's one of those "all in one" fixers.
http://www.baromedical.com/equipment/Novus_Polish.jpg - bradleyland, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"i think the reason so many people are big on brasso is that it is usually just hanging around the house...."
Translation: People are lazy, cheap, and don't care about their $200+ toys.
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing right. If you need to polish plastic, use plastic polish. Most pet shops that have a decent sized aquarium department carry some type of plastic polish, because large aquariums are frequently made from acrylic, which gets scratched, and thus needs polishing.
So head down to the pet shop and get the right stuff. - lozaning, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8many people will doubt me when i say this but it works 90 percent of the time if your getting the unhappy ipod face on the screen. smack your ipod against your mouse pad 3-4 times and try it. sounds stupid i know, and i was sceptical at first until i tried and it worked
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Well if you want it fixed right, the novus plastic polish that tap plastics sells is only $4. I'd say it's worth it. If you're too cheap to spend money on fixing it, you deserve having a scratch :D
- volatileacid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Just to add balance to the argument. I tried using toothpaste on a CD, and I ended up making things worse - the scratch didn't dissapear, and I introduced tens of other little ones! Besides there are too many toothpastes out there all with different properties - how can we judge them all to be the same. At least if someone mentions Brasso, there is only one kind.
- nogoodreason, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The sleeve that is supplied with it cuts off all access to the control wheel (and constantly pulling it in and out to change songs is a real pain as it's *not* a snug fit). It's just a cheap piece of cloth in substitute for the decent leather cases any other product would supply free of charge.
- bikeham, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Why do the screens scratch anyway? My crappy Nokia phone hangs out in my pocket with my keys and coins yet is pristine in its visage.
- Settra, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Maybe because anyone who has a horror story was too horrorfied to go back to any source of technology..
- pearson67, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I left my ipod in a jar of brasso overnight and now it doesn't work. Fortunately it is still under warranty so I have sent it back to Apple for repair. Next I will try toothpaste.
- sorayasha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3After reading this I thought 'Hey I got a JML disk cleaning kit'.
But this is actually a cleaning spray on a CD buffer unit.
So using the solution and a soft tissue, I cleared a lot of the scratches. Not all, but still substancial results
+Dugg - loganz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This is great.. today while i was looking at my ipod i said to myself "I wish i could fix the scratches".. oddly enough, i come home tonight and check out digg, and heres the solution!
- Dakana, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3So we're "spanking the pod to fix the hard drive"...
No, mom, don't open the door! - dree, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3smacking your ipod works.
I was about to send the ipod in and then I found out about that trick. My ipod has been working fine since then (about 5 months ago) and I haven't needed to do any re-smackings.
http://www.google.com/search?q=spank+your+ipod - borninda818, on 10/12/2007, -13/+14I use Brasso. It works but it takes about 30 minutes of pollishing. don't know about the tooth paste though.
- netburnr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Ohh yeah, http://www.shieldzone.com/
A *MUST* buy for any iPod owner. I love the product so much, I got a kit for my GF's $400 phone to protect it as well. - nogoodreason, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Who is it that goes around digging down helpful comments like this?
- PvtJenkins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Smacking works because the contact to the HD has dislodged itself. By slamming it, your basically trying to jostle it back in place and apparently it works a lot of the time. I'm sure you could harm your iPod as well, but I've heard nothing but success stories with this.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Ooo ya goof off not a good idea at all. You can use a fine grit sanpaper then try a buffing compound but you'll never get it perfect.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1A sledge-hammer works every time. Ask Patrick Norton.
- smoyerjx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Yeah, I actually used the CD restore wipes on my pod before there was an Applesauce on the market. Beyond that, CD wipes can be had for $4 as opposed to $20 for the sauce.
The tip is really just something to put with others in the mental toolbox, nothing more. - whalesalad, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This got me in the mood to polish my iPod. I remember when I was just like the guy who wrote that article, freaking out over every little scratch. My iPod now is pretty scratched up, and it has 4 dents in the back, but it still works great.
So about polishing, I just finished polishing the front and back with my Radtech kit, and it looks great!
Check it out -- http://www.radtech.us/Products/IceCreme.aspx
And stop freaking about little scratches... and... don't waste money on another case, the sleeve it comes with protects it just fine! I ordered mine the day it came out and using the sleeve and radtech ice cream it looks and works just fine!
BTW Radtech makes a ton of other cool stuff too, look around on their site. - knaps, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4I wonder if this could revive the melted plastic that I got as a result of using Goof-Off on my ipod. I made the mistake of considering it the same thing as Goo-Gone, and little did I know that Goof-Off has an affinity for melting plastic and ruining screens. The unit still works, it just looks really bad now. Anyone out there have any suggestions?
- smoyerjx, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6This process took less than five minutes. It took more time to find the kit in my junk than it did to polish up the pod.
- dig1x, on 08/27/2008, -0/+1This is very good discussion for me today.
I went for a great single-track mountain-bike ride, and took my 10-mos-ish Pantech Duo (http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=pantech+duo) with me.
I put the unit in my under-seat pack, screen-side down (thinking i could protect it from the keys i needed to also carry there) and didnt notice the hex-bit loose in the bottom.
As a result, I scratched the heck out of the screen (SHIAT FCUK!). So, now I'm looking at this scratch, thinking "WTF am I going to do to fix this" -- I just *hate* scratched screens (i normally keep tape or a clear plastic of some kind to protect these things, but thought "nah, i'll skip it with this phone, live a little (i thought to myself)".
So, the question I have here, is -- which method shoudl I try? Im seeing "Toothpaste", "Brasso", "CD Scratch cleaner kit" and others -- but how can I figure out what material the Duo is using?
Any advice? - DaveMode, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I used Brasso on mine with good results. It does take a lot of buffing though. I remember using it for a few seconds and stopping, only to notice what looked like tiny little scratches everyehere. After giving it a good 15 min buff treatment it looked as good as new.
In any case, I had the sad icon face on that ipod a while later and ended up returning my ipod for a new one. (This was like a week before anyone reccommended smaking it around to get it working again). I keep my new one in a case to prevent scratches alltogether. - jdb252, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I'm gonna check this out... The Brasso didn't really work for me, but then again, I never follow directions.
- frickindeal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Exactly. What kind of super-soft plastic do they use on these things? A month-old nano is scratched to hell, while my year-old razr has an outside screen that bangs against keys, change, the odd paperclip etc. hanging out in my pocket and has not a single scratch. I'm sure it has to have something to do with the "feel" of the plastic that they chose it, but hell, if the thing looks like crap who cares really how it feels in the hand?
I also have a Sony Cybershot that has a huge 3" lcd on the back that sees a lot of pocket carrying, and has not a single scratch after heavy use. Apple really need to reconsider their choice of plastics. - bigkm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2my dad showed me that trick with toothpaste on the paint under the doorhandles of a car it made them look like new.
- dig1x, on 08/27/2008, -0/+1I tried to get the scratch out of my ipod with an industrial grinder. now it doesnt work!1! WTF!
- gio92, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2on the TDK disc topic, I was reading a tech magazine here in Australia (Netguide) and they tested the TDK discs by using them as frisbees, spilling oils on them and driving over them and braking in a car. In then end, the disks were still readable and writeable.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you were like me and skepticle about trying this let me testify. This works GREAT!! Highly recomended.
- efisher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here's a trick I learned when machining polycarbonate. It's recommended you do this under a fume hood and use gloves. Machining leaves marks akin to scratchs in plastic and this will remove them. Obtain Methylene Chloride (careful here, absorbs through skin, will damage liver and cause cancer). Place a beaker of methylene chloride on a hot plate set to lowest setting. Hold object surface over beaker to catch fumes. You may want to mask off the controls and try a light touch at first or experiment with scrap plastic first.
- marioluigi123, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Maybe it was the $400 phone. People are jealous.
- SniperCS, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is great man, thanks! I used it and it works great, my iPod has gone through hell and now it looks like it's a million bux.
- pHr34kY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've always used car polish. Tested and proven with Nero DriveSpeed on CD-Rs. Works a treat on the 'ol gameboy too.
Hell, car polish even makes water bead off my car's windscreen when it rains.
It's a damnsite cheaper than those scratch repair kits too! - livestradamus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Well only said that because I gave it away to my little sister and she doesn't have a job and I'm like a gazillion miles away.
but doing some googling on what you suggested looks good. came up with: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2005/9/28/1376
thanks! - portos12, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1I really hate those iPod scratches
http://www.bestipodtips.info/ - inc0herent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I tried applesauce and have to say it worked really well on my black 2 gig nano and black 60gig video. Took a little bit of work, like 1/2 hour for each iPod, but they both look new now. Worth every penny. The thing that sold me was their eBay feedback was 100% positive:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=team_applesauce
and
http://www.applesaucepolish.com - monhi, on 01/28/2008, -0/+0dude that was almost as stupid as using goof off on an ipod but i cant talk i used acetone on my screen almost disentigrating/melting it somehow i fixed it with more acetone and a rag
- mikelcal, on 11/15/2007, -1/+1wow
- yensed, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7Now if only someone could tell me how to fix the hard drive...
- BenFrantzDale, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In general, I like Apple's industrial design, but they really chose a softer plastic than necessary. I took a photo comparing my iPod's screen with my old cell phone's ( http://flickr.com/photos/benfrantzdale/169192581/ ). How did Apple screw up like this? Is it not possible to (cheaply) get the desired shape out of a harder material, or what?
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