Getting rid of tiny scratches on radio ?

@Number 215 Want to clarify. Are your scratches on the screen itself? or on the piano finish surrounding?[/QUOTE]

It's only visible with the right angle of sunshine coming in. Otherwise I do t even see it luckily.
Drove 16 hrs South to Tampa on Wednesday and didn't even notice it once.
Still, I'd like to get rid of it if possible. I'll look into everyone's suggestions.

Here is my finished install. I'd give a product, with a combination of my effort, a total score of 95/100. Both sides of the protector is covered with a temporary film. Measurement is pretty close to perfect, with only millimeter differences. For my install, I use the volume knob as my focus for alignment and as you can probably tell, it does not mean the buttons will align as well. If you want to use the very thin bottom bezel as a guide, I think that would vertically align well enough with the volume knob at the very least.

I used painters tape to line things up and have them stick in place as I slowly peel from right to left (the white peel strip is on the right side for me, so that's where I had to begin). I have a few small bubbles on the top right, 1 by the button cutout and on the lower left. Nothing that would cause me great annoyance I think, but that's mostly a personal thing (life lesson is nothing can be perfect, but it's your full effort that counts). I tried my best to keep the screen as dust free as possible prior to installation, but it could possible be cleaner if I didn't peel the factory saran wrap waiting for my replacement (see previous replies). I used a card as a squeegee, covered in MF cloth, tissue, and direct; slowly peeling the temporary film so I have a manageable surface to work with at a time. You'll see scratches when you squeegee, but please do not panic as the temporary film seems very strong. At the same time, don't be aggressive.

Here are some shots from the finish install in natural and interior LEDs. A couple of shots are from the driver side, in case someone wanna know how much the imperfections would bother them.




Touch functions still behaves normally. As a reminder, there is a toggle in the infotainment if you prefer low or high sensitivity touch (TBH, I couldn't tell the difference even before I am using a screen protector. The screen protector also seems fingerprint resistant, though I'm going to see over time. My hand was only naturally oily after the install, so I don't think I was trying to make that big of an impact to give a proper statement.

The product comes with 2 sheets. I don't feel like I botched my first install, so I will save it and test the longevity of the screen protector. It doesn't cover the piano finish surroundings, so I would be careful. I can't imagine that area being impacted for any reasons other than children or annoying passengers.

Jeebus that was a long write up for a screen protector, and I'm not even on a smartphone forum. I hope to be able to write in useful, lengthy detail when I do performance mods lol.

Number 215 said:

@Number 215 Want to clarify. Are your scratches on the screen itself? or on the piano finish surrounding?

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I think a screen protector could give you some peace of mind with masking those micro scratches. Perhaps an anti-glare variant would basically be a 100% repair for you.

Maybe I'm an idiot, but my screen protector doesnt fully adhere at the top so it looksl ike there's a huge bubble on the top border.

better than nothing though and I'm only OCD about things for about 2 days.

I learn a technique from my PPF installer to use a very fine needle to pop bubbling wraps; like a syringe. In this case, I would need a super fine syringe. I wouldn't consider myself OCD, but I do get pet peeved about minor/unimportant things; get depressed and then get over it after some time.

Does the protector mask the hairline scratches in your screen? Or did you need to first polish it with some sort of compound?

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Does the protector mask the hairline scratches in your screen? Or did you need to first polish it with some sort of compound?

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I don't know for sure. My screen surface was still mint. I had the factory plastic wrap still attached a couple of days prior to installing.