yeah.. i wouldn't go recommending dremel usage to the inexperienced.. if you crank it up too fast, use it dirty, use the wrong attachment, or apply too much pressure, you'll have a burnt, opaque screen..that requires some serious caution.
Dupe. I'm sick of reading about effing IPod screens scratching. And its not like I'm asking for it by checking the MacWorld forums, I'm just trying to read about tech news. If you don't like the screens, then buy a different MP3 player.
Those iPods come with a layer of plastic covering them on the front. What I do is I lift it up halfway, then cut it off just below the LCD monitor. After, just get a good skin for it, and then you have no worries!
okay so i have a brand new black video ipod. tried brasso. didnt work. i was skeptical about using toothpaste and hairspray was rumored to remove scratches. so i took my keys and scratched a useless cd to about the intensity of the scratch on my ipod. rubbed and rubbed and rubbed for about 20 minutes. nothing happened. so i tried brasso on the screen (the scratches are actual scratches, not scuff marks) rubbed for a long time and nothing happened. it looks really good! its shiny as it will ever be, but thats not what i want. the scratches arent that big theyre just enough to piss you off. didnt work. so whatever, im taking it to watch repair shop and have it professionally done. maybe im doing something wrong with the brasso.
Did a followup with Brasso, slightly (not much) better pics than the first round (above). However , the results were near flawless. Anything on the final photo screen is an artifact of lighting and a cheap camera. <a class="user" href="http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=177">http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=177</a>I wonder though, how often this can be done before reaching a point of diminishing returns.
Brasso is a VERY BAD idea. I tried in on both an Ipod Photo and two PSPs. The problem is, Brasso contains petroleum distiliates, which not only make your gadgets smell real bad after you've applied and then cleaned them (and from what I can tell there is no way to get rid of this smell- they are permanently tainted), but you end up touching these petro chemicals and inhaling them every time you handle your gadget. They make your hands tingle or burn (for lack of a better word) the same way getting gas on your hands does.. it gets under your skin and no amount of washing with remove this feeling. I have tried cleaning the gadgets with liquid soap, and glass cleaner, to no avail... they continue to smell. Considering the high petroleum content of this chemical, I would not even recommend it for polishing metal, such as sinks or faucets, or anything that humans come into contact with.If you buy a can of brasso, open it up and smell what it smells like. That is what your gadgets will smell like after you use it on them. If that smell doesn't bother you, then ok, but if it stinks to you, seriously consider definatly not applying it to your gadgets. Because that is what they will smell like after you use it on them.
nukethewhalesDec 12, 2005
Anyone know a good product that willl protect the ipod nano screen?
darthdaddyDec 12, 2005
Spiderland---haha
lukas88Dec 12, 2005
do you think this would work on, say, the screen of a flip phone?
snarkyfishDec 12, 2005
yeah.. i wouldn't go recommending dremel usage to the inexperienced.. if you crank it up too fast, use it dirty, use the wrong attachment, or apply too much pressure, you'll have a burnt, opaque screen..that requires some serious caution.
Closed AccountDec 12, 2005
Dupe. I'm sick of reading about effing IPod screens scratching. And its not like I'm asking for it by checking the MacWorld forums, I'm just trying to read about tech news. If you don't like the screens, then buy a different MP3 player.
shiftlessDec 13, 2005
Those iPods come with a layer of plastic covering them on the front. What I do is I lift it up halfway, then cut it off just below the LCD monitor. After, just get a good skin for it, and then you have no worries!
jimohaganDec 17, 2005
Dude, Exodus... G5 is a processor. Apple people know that. 5G is a fifth generation iPod.
lochenjonsMay 10, 2006
okay so i have a brand new black video ipod. tried brasso. didnt work. i was skeptical about using toothpaste and hairspray was rumored to remove scratches. so i took my keys and scratched a useless cd to about the intensity of the scratch on my ipod. rubbed and rubbed and rubbed for about 20 minutes. nothing happened. so i tried brasso on the screen (the scratches are actual scratches, not scuff marks) rubbed for a long time and nothing happened. it looks really good! its shiny as it will ever be, but thats not what i want. the scratches arent that big theyre just enough to piss you off. didnt work. so whatever, im taking it to watch repair shop and have it professionally done. maybe im doing something wrong with the brasso.
bobx86Jun 4, 2006
I had great success with Brasso on my white 5G iPod. <a class="user" href="http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=124">http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=124</a> I used Brasso Plus and a microfiber cloth. 20-30 minutes later, voila! My video iPod screen is useable again! Thanks all!
bobx86Aug 9, 2006
Did a followup with Brasso, slightly (not much) better pics than the first round (above). However , the results were near flawless. Anything on the final photo screen is an artifact of lighting and a cheap camera. <a class="user" href="http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=177">http://andy-cooper.com/blog/?p=177</a>I wonder though, how often this can be done before reaching a point of diminishing returns.
dan1freesOct 8, 2006
I have used iCleaner on my ipods' and it works really well. Got rid of all the scratches and the back of my ipod is like a mirror once again. <a class="user" href="http://icleaner.com">http://icleaner.com</a>
starguyNov 30, 2006
Brasso is a VERY BAD idea. I tried in on both an Ipod Photo and two PSPs. The problem is, Brasso contains petroleum distiliates, which not only make your gadgets smell real bad after you've applied and then cleaned them (and from what I can tell there is no way to get rid of this smell- they are permanently tainted), but you end up touching these petro chemicals and inhaling them every time you handle your gadget. They make your hands tingle or burn (for lack of a better word) the same way getting gas on your hands does.. it gets under your skin and no amount of washing with remove this feeling. I have tried cleaning the gadgets with liquid soap, and glass cleaner, to no avail... they continue to smell. Considering the high petroleum content of this chemical, I would not even recommend it for polishing metal, such as sinks or faucets, or anything that humans come into contact with.If you buy a can of brasso, open it up and smell what it smells like. That is what your gadgets will smell like after you use it on them. If that smell doesn't bother you, then ok, but if it stinks to you, seriously consider definatly not applying it to your gadgets. Because that is what they will smell like after you use it on them.