Comments on: How to remove scratches from an iPhone

By: Does an iPad Need Scratch Protection?

Does an iPad Need Scratch Protection? — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:48:22 +0000

[...] a sidenote, the old plastic iPhone 3G/3GS cases were actually easier to maintain because you could buff out the scratches with toothpaste), though I don’t have any direct experience with their products for iPad and other aluminum [...]

By: abdulrahim

abdulrahim — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:05:50 +0000

hahahahahaahahah

By: matthew

matthew — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:10:04 +0000

yea, it works if the phone is not too far gone…most people who want a scratch remover try it when their phone looks like that picture to the left, and think it will shine like the one on the right. it dont work that great. it will however remove scratches if they are light ones. like mine at the time only had a few little scuffs on the bottom where it says “iphone 32 gb” fron sitting on a wooden table. not deep gashes in the paint. but i lost that iphone and went back to my 2g16gb. the silver aluminum back plate is wayyy better than the 3gs i had. it dsoe not get scratched up an has a better feel to it too.

By: Zac

Zac — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:03:24 +0000

This removes the apple logo? I have a small scratch on the apple. I’d really be mad if it removes the logo. -____-

By: paula

paula — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:16:43 +0000

Google is your friend. Many people have made things worse using toothpaste.

Apple says damp lint-free cloth is the only recommended way to go and I believe them! Of course, that doesn’t get scratches out.

By: ManDu

ManDu — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:11:32 +0000

One true thing abt toothpaste is it really works for teeths…

By: gibbz

gibbz — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:25:14 +0000

what a load of b**l sh** the tooth paste is. i rubbed for an hour and it did’nt even look any cleaner never mind getting rid of scratches my phone looked like the pic on the left when i started and now it looks like the pic on the left dont waste your time i’m just gonna buy a new back housing

By: Paulo

Paulo — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:11:58 +0000

I just took some rubbing compound and toothpaste to my iPhone last weekend. It got most of the scratches off but I do have som deep ones left, I bought my 3gs used from my friend that’s a freshman. She dropped it a lot -__-. I used a drill and a foam pad. I still don’t likerhe idea using sand paper on it -__- I’m going to go over this again with more toothpaste and compound, it does make it shiny again though

By: Raiyan

Raiyan — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:07:54 +0000

does the toothpaste thing really work bcoz i will try it on my iphone

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:43:32 +0000

OK so you used the toothpaste but did you like rub it for an hour or somthing, because with me it didn’t really work much better than a damp cloth wipedown…
I am prolly gonna just get an old 2g iphone so that the alluminum backing will not become so quickly damaged. MUCHCHEEEEPER;)

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:40:18 +0000

I have an iphone 3gs and i have quite a few light, hairline scratches on the back and now on the front screen. They drive me up the wall, I have tried everything that I have read online and nothing really works all that well. The jewlry cleaner that I wrote about in my last comment dose work well but I just wish that I could get that out of the box luster back. I only have had the phone for like 3 months now as I bought it refurbished. so buing a new iphone is just not an option at all! i have also checked my local craigslist and i found that i can have my back housing replaced for like $60 and my front glass for $35. they only do white and black but if I am gonna pay that much to shine up a phone that is not that bad looking I would much rather do the red back housing that I have seen people with. I would just be very discouraged if I paid almost $100 to have an iphone restored just to drop it and mess it up again even worse…:O

By: Greg Zeng

Greg Zeng — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:18:57 +0000

Prevention is better than cure. All my hand gadgets are non-slip, thief-proofed, reversible-engineered to new condition, just after I purchase each one: camera, phones, netbooks, notebooks, tablets, etc. EITHER/ OR / AND … the following.

1) Put making tape on everything except the screen(s), buttons, inlets & outlets. This tape comes in different colors, different degrees of stickiness. Reverse engineer with methylated spirit soaked rags.

2) Silicon rubber, as above. Wide color choices. For disguising or making glaringly obvious. Clean before applying. Use thin layers, except corners, near important buttons, sockets.

3) Hot-melt (plastic) glue. As above in (2). Easier to remove than Si-rubber. Not as suitable to large flat surfaces, but workable. Tedious but quickly reverse engineer to mint condition.

Retired (medical) IT Consultant, Australian Capital Territory

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:17:54 +0000

BTW…My jewlry cleaner trick is not a mirical worker, my iphone is 3 years old and in immaculant condition it just had a few light scratches from it rubbing on tables and carpet. Remember to be patient, it will take a few minuets to REALLLLLY shine it up. for best results do it about ten to twenty min. depending on the severity. u spent at least 200 for your iphone so take a few minuets to restore its out of the box luster…

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:12:53 +0000

I tried the toothpaste and the bananna trick. i will not sand away my apple logo becuz the fake iPhone 3gs clone is a plain black phone just like that one on the picture but the jewlry cleaner that u can buy in the little jars works perfectly! (just think, if it cleans diamonds and gold so well, why not an iphone;)
it dose with just a little drop of the wax, let it set and buff in round motions with a micro-fiber cloth. do it a few times for about 20 minuets and your iphone will be flawless. unless it was already very scratched up badly then it may not take away deep scratches. just the light ones that u get from laying it on a table or something.

By: shakir

shakir — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:02:04 +0000

haha
it works
toothpaste