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Water under screen in HD2 (update and question)

So I posted about a week ago about my hd2 getting water in it and drying it out with silica gel. It's been a week and the water has dried out about 95% and looks pretty good. I do have a question though (if anybody has any ideas or insights, that would be awesome)...
The screen is looking good but when I load Opera or YouTube (any screen really that is mostly white) I can see light brown striations in the bottom right corner. Could this be water residue? The "water" was actually solution from Invisible Shield so there are probably other things in the solution besides water. Is it some sort of dried out residue that is causing the striations, or is my screen just partially damaged/discolored?
I read that soaking the phone in alcohol will clear out water/residue from water and was wondering if it will work? Anybody who has done it before? Does anybody know if it will "wash out" the residue causing the striations? Thanks in advance. I'd really appreciate any insight!

a4_h23 said:
So I posted about a week ago about my hd2 getting water in it and drying it out with silica gel. It's been a week and the water has dried out about 95% and looks pretty good. I do have a question though (if anybody has any ideas or insights, that would be awesome)...
The screen is looking good but when I load Opera or YouTube (any screen really that is mostly white) I can see light brown striations in the bottom right corner. Could this be water residue? The "water" was actually solution from Invisible Shield so there are probably other things in the solution besides water. Is it some sort of dried out residue that is causing the striations, or is my screen just partially damaged/discolored?
I read that soaking the phone in alcohol will clear out water/residue from water and was wondering if it will work? Anybody who has done it before? Does anybody know if it will "wash out" the residue causing the striations? Thanks in advance. I'd really appreciate any insight!
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I'm gonna dare say it is residue...

egzthunder1 said:
I'm gonna dare say it is residue...
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Yep. Alcohol got it off but now there's more residue elsewhere -.-
I'm going to open it up in a few days when the repair kit comes thru the mail. Oh my...hopefully I won't kill the phone completely.

a4_h23 said:
I read that soaking the phone in alcohol will clear out water/residue from water and was wondering if it will work? Anybody who has done it before? Does anybody know if it will "wash out" the residue causing the striations? Thanks in advance. I'd really appreciate any insight!
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I dropped my Kaiser in the bathtub (thanks to my overzealous 2yo tossing it at me when it rang) and immediately pulled the battery. I let it sit out overnight in a bed of rice, but the keyboard still had some moisture in it the next day.
I have some dielectric fluid for various projects and decided to give that a shot, since water will float to the surface of any mineral oil-based fluid. It sat there for about an hour.
When I finally got the nerve to turn it on, the screen was very dark and didn't make it past the first bootscreen. I pulled out the keyboard to find that the fluid had stripped the adhesive from the keyboard lining. Now the phone is another toy for my child
Just Curious: How did the fluid get inside the phone? Did you not follow Zagg's directions?

Snarksneeze said:
I dropped my Kaiser in the bathtub (thanks to my overzealous 2yo tossing it at me when it rang) and immediately pulled the battery. I let it sit out overnight in a bed of rice, but the keyboard still had some moisture in it the next day.
I have some dielectric fluid for various projects and decided to give that a shot, since water will float to the surface of any mineral oil-based fluid. It sat there for about an hour.
When I finally got the nerve to turn it on, the screen was very dark and didn't make it past the first bootscreen. I pulled out the keyboard to find that the fluid had stripped the adhesive from the keyboard lining. Now the phone is another toy for my child
Just Curious: How did the fluid get inside the phone? Did you not follow Zagg's directions?
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there was fluid on the counter and I didn't realize it. It seeped in from the back where there were gaps. I used to have an iPhone and that never happened cuz there were no gaps for water to get in especially in such little amounts. I've put 3 zaggs on 3 different iDevices in the exact same manner and they never got water inside.

hello people.
i'm a little late for an answer but the same happened to me just today. i removed the first protector and installed the second one and the glass cleaner (i didnt use water, just a glass cleaner that is self drying) got under the screen. i see a big shade that is getting bigger by the hour and i dont know why. i see it very clearly when the screen is showing something white. I' m hopping for now that it will go away.
Also i would like to say that there are some spray canister for that job. to remove the moister from electronic devices. the local dealer of nch corporation demonstrated me once a product like that and i was very sattisfied. So if the moister persist i will try that.

The problem with LCD screens is all the layers of material inside them, once you get moisture, residue, dirt inside an LCD its likely wrecked forever. I mean the LCD will still work but you'll probably never get the discolorations to go away. I have pulled apart a few backlit LCDs myself. Typically you have the LCD panel on top, 2 light diffusing layers, a "lightpipe" that takes the light from LEDs or CCFL tube at the edge of the screen and evenly distributes, and then a silver or white layer backing the whole thing.
Your only true chance to restore the LCD to original, would be to completely disassemble it, separating all the layers and then cleaning each layer back and front with a good cleaner, lint free microfiber cloth, and then try to reassemble the whole thing without getting fingerprints and dust from the air inside. It can be done. but its really not worth it when you can just pickup a LCD module off ebay.

[Q] Think this comes off?

Sorry if there's already a "purple stains on my HD2" but I just ordered this one on ebay and apparently the guy's daughter kept a purple case on it.. this is the result.
I don't wanna screw it up trying to clean it with alcohol but does it look like this could come out? or has anyone else used cases that have caused this?

Just get yourself a nice black case and with time the purple might wear down. I would much rather do that than ruin the rubbery finish it has!? But then again..i guess the choice is yours..my guess would be that it was a case with a custom paint job because there is no reason why the finish should have been coming off.

toreone said:
Just get yourself a nice black case and with time the purple might wear down. I would much rather do that than ruin the rubbery finish it has!? But then again..i guess the choice is yours..my guess would be that it was a case with a custom paint job because there is no reason why the finish should have been coming off.
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Yeah, I suspect that color is probably actually "Beijing Pink"...classic mark (no pun intended) of a cheap paint job on a cheap case.
I haven't tried alcohol on this phone so I don't know if it'll affect the finish or not. Sometimes you can get that stuff to come up with a pencil eraser, but only in certain situations. Might be worth a try though.

If you can't take it off with an eraser you'll end up buying a cover. If you use alcohol and can't remove it or damage the finish you're still going to end up putting a cover.
I say you just try the alcohol route. If it doesn't come off then that's fine cuz you were going to slap cover on it anyways. I'd try a mr. clean magic eraser sponge, orange citrus cleaner stuff, goo-gone and alcohol being my last resort. Use Q Tips.

Looks like a bit of moisture got trapped between the phone and the case.
Knowing how tough red stains are to get out, in just about any environment, good luck is all I can say.

i had this same problem with a old nokia i had a blue case on it and it somehow stained the battery cover blue . i tried everything to get it off but i was desperate and said hey let me try some black magic spray on tire shine .left it on there for about five min and it wiped off like butter lol also works good for stickers on car bumpers let me know if this helps .

toreone said:
Just get yourself a nice black case and with time the purple might wear down. I would much rather do that than ruin the rubbery finish it has!? But then again..i guess the choice is yours..my guess would be that it was a case with a custom paint job because there is no reason why the finish should have been coming off.
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Yes it was :/ the seller sent it with the pink/purple case, looks like it was spray painted (very poorly too). I do have a black rubber case that came with my first one, but i can't see it helping anytime soon..
Yeah, I suspect that color is probably actually "Beijing Pink"...classic mark (no pun intended) of a cheap paint job on a cheap case.
I haven't tried alcohol on this phone so I don't know if it'll affect the finish or not. Sometimes you can get that stuff to come up with a pencil eraser, but only in certain situations. Might be worth a try though.
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yeah ill give that a try lol seems safe enough. (and the purple seems to be "soaked' into the finish ..at least thats what it looks like..) thanks!
Looks like a bit of moisture got trapped between the phone and the case.
Knowing how tough red stains are to get out, in just about any environment, good luck is all I can say.
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If you can't take it off with an eraser you'll end up buying a cover. If you use alcohol and can't remove it or damage the finish you're still going to end up putting a cover.
I say you just try the alcohol route. If it doesn't come off then that's fine cuz you were going to slap cover on it anyways. I'd try a mr. clean magic eraser sponge, orange citrus cleaner stuff, goo-gone and alcohol being my last resort. Use Q Tips.
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Thanks alot guys
The eraser didn't seem to work :/ , haven't tried the alcohol yet but I was wonderin if any of you knew about using acetone, nail polish remover, or gunkOff as far as embeded spray paint removal? (like which route is the safest)

[Q] Trackball Issue

For about a week my trackball has been clicking on it's own. I'm under the assumption that it is due to it being dirty but I can't seem to clean it out. Honestly, I don't use it for anything so if there's a way to disable it I'd be totally open to doing that. Any ideas? Thanks.

Have you ever got it wet? that was the problem for mine

Never gotten wet. You ever find a solution for yours?

Try this if you have a screen protector.
Take a blank sheet of paper and rub the trackball while holding it clicked down over the paper, This should get the dirt out, But i repeat make sure you got a screen protector.

mhoulmont said:
Never gotten wet. You ever find a solution for yours?
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like the poster below yours said, after time to dry it just worked fine again but I also wiped my trackball with a cloth to try and dry it. it's strange that yours has been about a week, maybe dust or something dirty then

[Q] Not fair at all

Hey guys im new and i had a question about keeping my nexus 4 clean. So when i got my nexus 4 i kept it naked without a screen protector or case for a bit, but i decided to buy a full body xtremeguard screen protector, which was actually only 6 dollars. It arrived and i tried putting them on the next day. They were wet installation which i didnt really like. I had to use a bowl of handsoap and water. So I installed them and tried to accelerate the drying process a little by using a blow dryer, but guess what, it really made the beautiful screen look all ugly and disoriented so i took them off and decided to keep it the way. I applied a little more water to the glass to get all the soapy residue off and dried it off a little more. The next day I noticed that when i held it in sunlight I noticed this white stuff inside the crevices in between the glass and the edges of the phone. SO whats bothering me is that i think its dried soap in there from the installation and blow drying it only made it worse. But wheat really gets me ticked off is that i wanted to keep my phone perfect and clean but that stuff is still in there and i dont know how to get it out. Its just killing me. Ive tried water, q tips, even scraping it out with printer paper but no luck. Can anyone give me ideas or help plz?? thx. Im sorry if this a long post

isaac99 said:
Hey guys im new and i had a question about keeping my nexus 4 clean. So when i got my nexus 4 i kept it naked without a screen protector or case for a bit, but i decided to buy a full body xtremeguard screen protector, which was actually only 6 dollars. It arrived and i tried putting them on the next day. They were wet installation which i didnt really like. I had to use a bowl of handsoap and water. So I installed them and tried to accelerate the drying process a little by using a blow dryer, but guess what, it really made the beautiful screen look all ugly and disoriented so i took them off and decided to keep it the way. I applied a little more water to the glass to get all the soapy residue off and dried it off a little more. The next day I noticed that when i held it in sunlight I noticed this white stuff inside the crevices in between the glass and the edges of the phone. SO whats bothering me is that i think its dried soap in there from the installation and blow drying it only made it worse. But wheat really gets me ticked off is that i wanted to keep my phone perfect and clean but that stuff is still in there and i dont know how to get it out. Its just killing me. Ive tried water, q tips, even scraping it out with printer paper but no luck. Can anyone give me ideas or help plz?? thx. Im sorry if this a long post
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Guessing you didn't find the threads on xtremeguard accessories sections. There are 70-80%off coupons. There you would have found out they are wet install.. And would have known that they get better if left alone to dry thoroughly in 24-48hours.
I guess it's lucky you didn't over do the hair dryer and ended up with a physically damaged unit. Mainly the mic and ear piece stop working right.
You obviously used too much soap in your solution. You can take your time and get it cleaned up again. I'd be careful not to reallly scratch up the screen wiping with a cloth that collected silica dust..

a q-tip and a little rubbing alcohol should help.

Yeah I know I probably shouldn't have used too much soap or the hair dryer. And simms22 I already tried the qtip with rubbing alcohol but thanks anyway. Anyone have anymore ideas?? Its really stuck on there
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Scratch it out with a needle. Just be very careful when you are doing it.

isaac99 said:
Yeah I know I probably shouldn't have used too much soap or the hair dryer. And simms22 I already tried the qtip with rubbing alcohol but thanks anyway. Anyone have anymore ideas?? Its really stuck on there
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snapper.fishes said:
Scratch it out with a needle. Just be very careful when you are doing it.
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Use a toothpick and a vacuum. BUT I would recommend you just leave it be. Than risk making it worse I.e. your exp with the protector..

Physically cleaning your phone

G'day all,
I just recently received my G2 and noticed that it gets very finger printy. I have the iloome screen protector and diztronic case but I want to be able to wipe the screen down every day or so just to keep it clean. What cleaning solutions or products do you guys use that won't take off the oleophobic coating on the screen protector or anything that is gentle but will degrease the phone? Mods please move if in the wrong section.
TIA!

I use the
Eyeglasses cleaner I got from my eye doctor and the soft cloth that came with it.

I used all that up lol. What about stuff that can be used to clean laptop monitors and other tablets/phone? The eye glass cleaner that we get only comes in tiny bottles and don't last long.

SwissCheeseHead said:
I used all that up lol. What about stuff that can be used to clean laptop monitors and other tablets/phone? The eye glass cleaner that we get only comes in tiny bottles and don't last long.
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If you have a screen protector, then monitor cleaner will mess it up over time. You can get the glasses cleaner at a drug store. It's pretty cheap and you can buy it in bigger bottles then the sample you get from the eye doctor.

SwissCheeseHead said:
G'day all,
I just recently received my G2 and noticed that it gets very finger printy. I have the iloome screen protector and diztronic case but I want to be able to wipe the screen down every day or so just to keep it clean. What cleaning solutions or products do you guys use that won't take off the oleophobic coating on the screen protector or anything that is gentle but will degrease the phone? Mods please move if in the wrong section.
TIA!
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sham u got black ,.. i have white so and am not worried bout some prints ..

GalaxySIIII said:
sham u got black ,.. i have white so and am not worried bout some prints ..
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Your screen is white? :laugh:

I didn't want white. White is associated with Apple...and I'm sure we all feel the same way about apple. I quite like the black finish on my phone. It's almost like a black chrome and looks very classy imo.

SwissCheeseHead said:
White is associated with Apple...
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gonk24 said:
Your screen is white? :laugh:
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:good:

SwissCheeseHead said:
What about stuff that can be used to clean laptop monitors and other tablets/phone?
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This is what I do, but I don't use a screen protector.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.

I finally decided to get these things:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050R67U0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051PMEOY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use lotion a lot and there's always some kind of grease or file left on my phone. Plus my face is extra greasy which doesn't really help either.

Put it in the small container mixed with warm water and detergent. Soak it up for about 10'. Take it out, shake the water off, wipe clean with lint-free cloth.
Look good after all.

votinh said:
Put it in the small container mixed with warm water and detergent. Soak it up for about 10'. Take it out, shake the water off, wipe clean with lint-free cloth.
Look good after all.
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Are you actually talking about submerging the phone in warm water?

mikefeFe said:
Are you actually talking about submerging the phone in warm water?
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YES, completely submerge in the solution.
Come on, you know what I meant, m8

votinh said:
YES, completely submerge in the solution.
Come on, you know what I meant, m8
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I got it now. Sorry I'm slow....

Cleaning minimal as possible. Too much cleaning on screen without screen protector just causes the screen to worn faster.
Also I don't suggest micro cloth unless you clean the cloth
Experience by using damn glasses over 10 yrs
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this is the way to use a smartphone. don't care this too much, usually u can upgrade the phone each two years, why care it so much?

Am I supposed to take you guys seriously? I wouldn't use that stuff for just my phone. I have TVs, computers and other items I would use it on too, including my glasses (from having glasses for the last 20 yrs...). And if you read the thread, I do have a screen protector.

Just use a microfiber cloth...
If there is anything sticky that doesn't come off with the cloth, I just rub it with my finger until it comes off and then use the cloth to clean the fingerprints off. Oil from your skin does wonders.

geoff5093 said:
Just use a microfiber cloth...
If there is anything sticky that doesn't come off with the cloth, I just rub it with my finger until it comes off and then use the cloth to clean the fingerprints off. Oil from your skin does wonders.
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It's the oil from my skin that i want to get rid of lol

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It's the oil from my skin that i want to get rid of lol
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Microfiber cloths work perfectly fine for me on the regular display, but now that I think about it whenever I use screen protectors it never comes off.