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[Advice] Don't use alcohol-based wipes too often.

Hi folks,
Just a word of advice.....if you want your oleophobic coating to last as long as possible, try to not clean your screen too often with alcohol-based wipes such as those lens wipes (blue/white packs) you can buy in Walmart.
I now have a tiny spot (5mm) on my screen that on initial glance looks like a scratch, but then you realize and wipe with your fingers, is just oil smudging when the rest of the screen is fine. If you rub and clean it out with your fingers, there is no scratch underneath.
It doesn't bother me, but it's something those of you with bare screens should keep in mind.
Cheers.

Good advice... Ask that is needed is a damp cloth like the ones you get for cleaning glasses. I don't use any type of cleaners y screen..
Maybe you can get warranty coverage on that..
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PoisonWolf said:
Hi folks,
Just a word of advice.....if you want your oleophobic coating to last as long as possible, try to not clean your screen too often with alcohol-based wipes such as those lens wipes (blue/white packs) you can buy in Walmart.
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Do you know about any long term effects that Rain X might have on the screen? I've seen comments indicating that it can provide some fingerprint protection, but a friend also said that it can damage the screen.

Lokitez said:
Do you know about any long term effects that Rain X might have on the screen? I've seen comments indicating that it can provide some fingerprint protection, but a friend also said that it can damage the screen.
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Rain x should be alright all it is is wax for glass. A straight carnauba wax should do wonders though, with no abrasive cleaner polishes in it. I've actually seen a video, can't remember where of someone applying wax to a screen. If you do use wax make sure its just wax, not an all in one which has polishing abrasives in it.

davwman said:
Rain x should be alright all it is is wax for glass. A straight carnauba wax should do wonders though, with no abrasive cleaner polishes in it. I've actually seen a video, can't remember where of someone applying wax to a screen. If you do use wax make sure its just wax, not an all in one which has polishing abrasives in it.
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Polishing your phone?
Now I've heard everything!
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Hi
davwman said:
Rain x should be alright all it is is wax for glass. A straight carnauba wax should do wonders though, with no abrasive cleaner polishes in it. I've actually seen a video, can't remember where of someone applying wax to a screen. If you do use wax make sure its just wax, not an all in one which has polishing abrasives in it.
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Rain X isn't a wax, it is a polymer that binds with the windscreen, the polymer hates water and loves glass. The polymer will also repel oils.
The problem with Rain X and things like it is the polymer is carried in alcohol. The alcohols job is mainly to clean the glass of oil and dirt allowing the polymer to bind better. The action of apply it to a phone is it can damage the existing coating, or what remains of it. Of course if this coating has already worn away that doesn't matter and it should give a similar feel when applied.
If only a small part of the screen is damaged the best way to apply Rain X is to wet the corner of a cloth with it and let the alcohol evaporate until the cloth is dry. The polymer will still be on the cloth, and provided the screen is clean (mild soap then polished clean with a microfibre cloth), the polymer should still transfer from the cloth to the glass.
Carnauba wax will not bind chemically to the glass screen and will just rub off and smudge.
Regards
Phil

You can always buy more oleophobic coating compound and apply it yourself, just saying!
If anyone's interested:
amazon.com/API-Fingerprint-Oleophobic-Coating-SmartPhone/dp/B008H2GFUW

MrDarkKV said:
You can always buy more oleophobic coating compound and apply it yourself, just saying!
If anyone's interested:
amazon.com/API-Fingerprint-Oleophobic-Coating-SmartPhone/dp/B008H2GFUW
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This looks interesting. I'll go this route a year later once all of it has come off.

I occasionally use a chlorox wipe, but I keep a xoskin on it. I know windex is bad for it too. The skin came with a spray bottle of water and soap, I just refill it when it's empty with a drop of dish soap and water, then use paper towels to wipe it clean. Stuff like windex or alcohol can be acidic and leave behind stuff.

Best thing to use is an anti static cloth.. They're cheap and last forever.

Been using that Zeiss wipe. Absolutely no problem.
Are you sure that is caused by the wipe??????
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richteralan said:
Been using that Zeiss wipe. Absolutely no problem.
Are you sure that is caused by the wipe??????
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I've used more than 20 wipes on it. Lol. How about you ?

PoisonWolf said:
I've used more than 20 wipes on it. Lol. How about you ?
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I've used 2 boxes.
And nothing happened to the screen.
How about that?
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richteralan said:
I've used 2 boxes.
And nothing happened to the screen.
How about that?
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That's odd. When I first got it, the spot was definitely not there. I don't do any type of jobs that expose my hands to strong chemicals. It's something I noticed in the past week alone. It is very evident when you "softly" wipe over the screen with the Zeiss as the part where the coating has worn off stays wet and smudges whereas the rest is sort of streak free.
I can't think of anything else that i did that would have caused this to be honest.
Like others have said, it may have been a defect such that too little coating was applied to begin with?
*shrugs*

What's wrong with a cloth and some good-old-fashioned water? I mean its not like it could get any cleaner than that.

styckx said:
Best thing to use is an anti static cloth.. They're cheap and last forever.
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Yeah this.
Not sure why anyone needs any cleaning products apart from a cloth/tshirt and some condensation from your breath.
OCD?
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I am a bit of a germaphobe and use alcohol wipes on my phone every time I leave the house and come back with it. So I clean it 2-5 times a day. I have been doing this for years and never had a problem. Maybe I removed the coating a long time ago and don't know the difference? lol

frigidazzi said:
I am a bit of a germaphobe and use alcohol wipes on my phone every time I leave the house and come back with it. So I clean it 2-5 times a day. I have been doing this for years and never had a problem. Maybe I removed the coating a long time ago and don't know the difference? lol
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Wash your hands after you beat it and this won't be an issue.

PoisonWolf said:
That's odd. When I first got it, the spot was definitely not there. I don't do any type of jobs that expose my hands to strong chemicals. It's something I noticed in the past week alone. It is very evident when you "softly" wipe over the screen with the Zeiss as the part where the coating has worn off stays wet and smudges whereas the rest is sort of streak free.
I can't think of anything else that i did that would have caused this to be honest.
Like others have said, it may have been a defect such that too little coating was applied to begin with?
*shrugs*
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Just wiped with Zeiss again. Didnt notice anything like you said.
First of all, alcohol is water based. The coating is definitely not water based, so there is no way that alcohol affects the coating.
If its just a small patch, it is highly possible that your finger touched some other solvent and then touched the screen. The patch should be bigger if its caused by the wipes, right?
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drpepe said:
Yeah this.
Not sure why anyone needs any cleaning products apart from a cloth/tshirt and some condensation from your breath.
OCD?
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Water cannot remove germs.
You know, those things you cannot see.
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I haven't even removed the protective plastic on the front and back and use Glass Plus to remove fingerprints and food accumulation.

[Q] dirty white band

Anyone else who goes caseless have their white plastic bands on the back get dirty? If so what did you use to clean it?
Thanks

Ive used LCD cleaning wipes for both the One & the One X I used to have with pretty good success.

goHUSKIES said:
Anyone else who goes caseless have their white plastic bands on the back get dirty? If so what did you use to clean it?
Thanks
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Another person said rubbing alcohol for tough spot haven't tried it but it's generally safe for plastic as it comes in a plastic bottle!

I used a q-tip and pulled all the cotton off so I just had the hard stick, then dipped the tip of that in rubbing alcohol and that let my apply pressure and get it looking perfect again.
But my job gets a lot of oil on my hands so it could depend on what you think is building up on it, for instance that wouldn't work as well for an architect who got a lot of graphite on it...

A small amount of 409 cleaner on a rag works amazingly.
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nullkill said:
Another person said rubbing alcohol for tough spot haven't tried it but it's generally safe for plastic as it comes in a plastic bottle!
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That logic is seriously flawed.

Clean speaker grill

Any way to get crap out of the speaker grill I'm kinda ocd about it...
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a very light suction tool.
no vaccuum.. maybe a handheld bulb pump, squeeze and allow it to suck the debris out.

TorxT3D said:
a very light suction tool.
no vaccuum.. maybe a handheld bulb pump, squeeze and allow it to suck the debris out.
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I just used a toothpick with extreme care, because there is no soft grill, worked good.

You should try one of those baby noise cleaners, great suction and they're cheap.

I've had good luck with a dry toothbrush and light, quick strokes.

you run the risk of forcing it deeper into the holes.
i'd only use a fine bristle art brush for the edges.
suction bulb for holes.
or just put your mouth on it and suck dry and fast.

ive been using those hand held blow thingys used for cleaning debris out of dslr's

The best way is with a toothbrush damped
In alcohol.
Soak the toothbrush in alcohol and dry it about 90% with towel(semi wet, not too dry, not too wet) Brush the grills, The remaining alcohol will clean the gunk on the speaker grills.
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Use a magnet
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i forget what it's called, but i like to use the tacky putty material that is meant to be rolled into a ball to hold posters/photos on a wall.

No magnets are bad...
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I've had mine at least 5 days before most people on here, and I haven't seen anything stuck in the grills of my phone. Does anyone have any pictures they can show? I'd be interested to see how big of a problem this is.

Some tips from reading this post and having this issue
I have a three week old HTC One and untill my recent trip abroad i had not noticed anything slipping into the grills of the phone on my return from spainI put it in my bag along with a bottle of Liquer and a My babys left over fomula powder... Then i dropped the BAG!
Needless to say the combination of the powder and some of the Liquer made for a horrible thick mess which covered my Phone including filling the speaker grills.
I used a toothbrush and this actually did a brilliant Job, its not 100% but i know if I do it a few more times over the next few days it will clear it.
The trick is as stated above careful strokes in one direction across the grill to drag the dirt out using a brush with fine bristles.
Do not put a Magnet anywhere near the speakers on your phone this can cause internal damage which may void your warrenty. Also the suggestion for using some form of blue tac to do this could also go very very wrong, If the tack is too warm it will stick itself into the grill and that will be indredibly difficult to get out if not impossible dependent on how hard you press down trying to remove the dirt, this can also just force the dirt futhur into your device.
The alchol based methord is also very good but be careful too much moisture and you could damage your speaker if it seeps in so its best to dry a dry toothbrush at first and only resort to some cleaning based alchols if you have dirt which simply cannot be lifted. (I will say formula when turned to a paste is incredibnly hard to remove but as with most things does dry after a few hours.)
I used a simple baby wipe on the phone afterwards to remove excess dirt from the grill once the toothbrush had done the job.

A magnet isn't going to harm your phone...

akrod2as said:
A magnet isn't going to harm your phone...
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A strong moving magnet might.
And I've gotten some... I dunno... stuff stuck in my grill, but it hasn't bothered me, usually, it disappears after a while.

Tape?
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Cleaning your Moto X

So, I'm an automotive Technician and have a White Verizon Moto X. As you could imagine, I get random oil residue and grim on my hands all the time which makes it's way to my beautiful X. Unfortunately, I've found it to be quite difficult to get it off my X. It kinda stains it. I've tried a towel dampened with Windex to no avail. I'm sort of scared to try anything stronger. Has anyone found a good cleaner or concoction that cleans it well without damaging it?

I'd try a good spray polish. If you're around a Honda motorcycle dealer, pick up a can of Honda polish or the equivalent. I use it for everything and it degreases as well without damaging paint/plastic etc. I won't hurt the screen either.

An automotive technician probably shouldn't have a white phone and expect to keep it white. The design of the back of the phone is such it is going to be very hard to keep clean if grease or oils get on it.

Isopropyl alcohol is pretty good for most plastics, and most surfaces in general. Note that I haven't tried it on my Moto X, but it's my go-to cleaner on most items where I don't want to clean without leaving any residue behind. Certainly better than Windex, which has a huge amount of blue dye in it (unless you're using one of the clear versions), and ammonia reacts with some plastics moreso than isopropanol.

Rubbing Alcohol and Microfiber towel.

Yeah, maybe white wasn't the best choice to keep it clean but I got it for free with a deal and didn't want the typical black phone. I'll try rubbing alcohol when I get home.
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I would like to add my 2 cents. Use what works for the body of the phone....but do not clean the glass with anything other than a cloth...it has a oleophobic coating that will be removed if you clean it with alcohol or other cleaner.
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I wipe mine down with alcohol pads and a microfiber cloth every night.
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Let me know if it work out, I've got a white one, and although I'm not a technician it's already getting dirty

TransX2 said:
So, I'm an automotive Technician and have a White Verizon Moto X. As you could imagine, I get random oil residue and grim on my hands all the time which makes it's way to my beautiful X. Unfortunately, I've found it to be quite difficult to get it off my X. It kinda stains it. I've tried a towel dampened with Windex to no avail. I'm sort of scared to try anything stronger. Has anyone found a good cleaner or concoction that cleans it well without damaging it?
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Hello fellow auto tech, I'd suggest a full body cover. Honestly the otterbox defender for the moto x is AMAZING and is well, perfect in my opinion. I don't get any drip through and it'd be quite difficult to actually damage it with my/our profession unless I drop it in an oil drip pan. However, get yourself a bottle of goo-gone and spray it on a towel, then coat the device in a SMALL film/layer of it and let sit for a minute or so, then get a slightly damp paper towel and wipe it down, followed up with a good drying towel to capture all the moisture. Maybe even wrap it up in a drying towel/microfiber towel and let it sit in it so it's all absorbed.

I'd say alcohol and microfiber cloth. Noticed screen is little harder to keep clean on Moto X.
Also noticed screen doesn't seem to be very scratch resistant.
Have some fine scratches on it, either from pocket use or from cleaning.

Cleaning the Nexus 6

Hey guys and gals, I've got a midnight blue nexus 6 and I've noticed that the back of it is really bad for holding oily residue and finger prints. Does anyone know what we can use to clean it?? I want to keep my device as good as new, I was thinking about getting a clear skin BUT I wasn't sure if the adhesive could ruin the back!? HELP!

i use an alcohol pad and a bounty paper towel

I just use the back of my shirt. Device looks brand new lol
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Before my phone came in, I heard the back was prone to fingerprints and oil. So as soon as my phone came, the first thing I did was put my dbrand skin on the back. No fingerprints, no oil.
The adhesive from the skin will not ruin the device, I looked into this a lot before my purchase. When you take the skin off, there will be zero trace of any adhesive. Its a special thing used, I forgot what's its called.

simms22 said:
i use an alcohol pad and a bounty paper towel
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Just a bit worried that the alcohol swab may discolour it. How have u found it??

vikramjatt11 said:
Before my phone came in, I heard the back was prone to fingerprints and oil. So as soon as my phone came, the first thing I did was put my dbrand skin on the back. No fingerprints, no oil.
The adhesive from the skin will not ruin the device, I looked into this a lot before my purchase. When you take the skin off, there will be zero trace of any adhesive. Its a special thing used, I forgot what's its called.
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What type of dbrand skin did you decide to use?? Do you have any pics.

jaimeletelierhay said:
Just a bit worried that the alcohol swab may discolour it. How have u found it??
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It shouldn't...
As long as you use the alcohol you can buy at the pharmacy... Its been slightly diluted to keep from burning your skin...
Do not use acetone, lacquer thinner, or nail polish remover

I search the forums and realize there already is a thread on this so I wouldn't create a second thread.