Hey everyone -
This is a fix which worked for me to hide some big scratches I made on the screen of my S10e using windshield repair resin and a glass screen protector.
I'm posting this in the hopes that it helps the next *****
Context
I scratched my screen up pretty good. I bought a used s10e which had a slightly damaged screen protector glued on. In trying to remove it hastily, the protector started to shatter into a thousand pieces, some of which got between my fingers and the screen. Needless to say, that made some pretty solid gashes in the glass. I figured I could just ignore it once I put on my screen protector, but even a few days in, it was still glaringly obvious.
The scratches were more than just light scuffs. They were deep and wide enough for air to be trapped under the glass screen protector, making them even more noticeable. Thankfully nothing was cracked though.
Fix: Windshield resin + screen protector
My hare-brained ideas rarely work. I was shocked that this one did.
I bought a basic windshield repair resin. I tried using it according to the instructions to no avail - once I shaved off the excess resin, the scratches were still there.
I still had some in the tube though, so I gave something a try: I applied a very thin coating even-ish-ly to the screen before putting on the tempered glass screen protector. With some difficulty, I pressed the air bubbles and excess resin out - it took a few minutes and quite a bit of pressure. Once it was done, I left the phone out in the sun for 15 minutes for the resin to solidify.
And to my eternal surprise, it worked. It's like the scratches were never there, both when the screen is on and off. I'm as thrilled as I am surprised that it worked as well as it does. I suspect that the same result could be accomplished with a screen protector that has a resin or glue.
Anyhow, I hope that this can help someone else googling for the same problem. I sure wish I'd known about this sooner!
This is a fix which worked for me to hide some big scratches I made on the screen of my S10e using windshield repair resin and a glass screen protector.
I'm posting this in the hopes that it helps the next *****
Context
I scratched my screen up pretty good. I bought a used s10e which had a slightly damaged screen protector glued on. In trying to remove it hastily, the protector started to shatter into a thousand pieces, some of which got between my fingers and the screen. Needless to say, that made some pretty solid gashes in the glass. I figured I could just ignore it once I put on my screen protector, but even a few days in, it was still glaringly obvious.
The scratches were more than just light scuffs. They were deep and wide enough for air to be trapped under the glass screen protector, making them even more noticeable. Thankfully nothing was cracked though.
Fix: Windshield resin + screen protector
My hare-brained ideas rarely work. I was shocked that this one did.
I bought a basic windshield repair resin. I tried using it according to the instructions to no avail - once I shaved off the excess resin, the scratches were still there.
I still had some in the tube though, so I gave something a try: I applied a very thin coating even-ish-ly to the screen before putting on the tempered glass screen protector. With some difficulty, I pressed the air bubbles and excess resin out - it took a few minutes and quite a bit of pressure. Once it was done, I left the phone out in the sun for 15 minutes for the resin to solidify.
And to my eternal surprise, it worked. It's like the scratches were never there, both when the screen is on and off. I'm as thrilled as I am surprised that it worked as well as it does. I suspect that the same result could be accomplished with a screen protector that has a resin or glue.
Anyhow, I hope that this can help someone else googling for the same problem. I sure wish I'd known about this sooner!
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