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abeato6
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 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject: iPod scratches! PLZ HELP!!!!!!!! |
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ok.. my iPod is so scratched i can't take it anymore... i dont know what to use to take the scratches away.. can anyone help me on this one? plz this is so frustrating..... below i posted some images... the look fuzzy... but it was almost impossible not to look fuzzy at that distance from the ipod
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| A can of Brasso and a lint-free cotton pad. |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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hey TyPod...is that good for overall polishing up your iPod? I've been looking to regularly give it a good wipedown to keep it lookin good. Personally, I take my iPod safety to a paranoid level...no scratches on the front at all (Though smudges on the lower end from use and scratches on the back...screen is always relatively clean)....
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| FritzQ wrote: | | hey TyPod...is that good for overall polishing up your iPod? I've been looking to regularly give it a good wipedown to keep it lookin good. Personally, I take my iPod safety to a paranoid level...no scratches on the front at all (Though smudges on the lower end from use and scratches on the back...screen is always relatively clean).... |
Dont let it get in the clickwheel or the hold button and headphone port. Other than that should be all good. |
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TyPod
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| FritzQ wrote: | | hey TyPod...is that good for overall polishing up your iPod? I've been looking to regularly give it a good wipedown to keep it lookin good. Personally, I take my iPod safety to a paranoid level...no scratches on the front at all (Though smudges on the lower end from use and scratches on the back...screen is always relatively clean).... |
To tell you the truth, Brasso has saved my iPod from looking beat up. I use Brasso all around the click-wheel, and by the headphone port with no problems at all. Though you should try to avoid it, I haven't encountered any problems polishing the iPod with Brasso in those areas.
If you decide to use Brasso on your click-wheel, it does make your click wheel shiney and smooth feeling. Though this sounds good, it makes a whole different texture than what you're use to.
As far as the back, it's been quite hard for me to get all the scratches out from the back. My main focus is on the front, since the back of an iPod will get scratched no matter what.
I searched google for how to remove scratches from an iPod, and I found Brasso was the cheapest, and most affective way of accomplishing this task. If anyone is looking for an affordable, quick, and simple way to remove scratches from their iPod, a little can of Brasso will definately do the trick. |
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abeato6
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: |
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wow... that was quick:P.. ok.. i guess brasso is the best thing to use right.. now.. which brasso do i have to buy?..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_k/104-1057738-4367919?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=brasso&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
cause i dont live in the US and i dont think i have that in my country...s o please tell me which one of those i have to buy
thanks guys!!!!!.. really appreciated 
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abeato6
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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and also.... what is the procedure?... how you guys take the scratches away with brasso?
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TyPod
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I got my information here. This should show some pictures of what kind of Brasso to use (I think there is only one kind), and the procedure you should go through.
Good luck and I hope your Brasso experiment turns out the way mine did! |
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abeato6
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thanks man! i'll go check it out... and i found out they sell Brasso here so i'll go buy it whenever i can...! thanks!
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abeato6
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well guys.. no results  this is what i did...
1. Took a piece of cotton and let some drops of Brasso fall to it.
2. then i took the piece of cotton and cleaned it...
3. then i took one lint free cloth and cleaned the ipod with it...
4.. nothing happened... maybe the scratches are too bad..
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TyPod
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| abeato6 wrote: | well guys.. no results this is what i did...
1. Took a piece of cotton and let some drops of Brasso fall to it.
2. then i took the piece of cotton and cleaned it...
3. then i took one lint free cloth and cleaned the ipod with it...
4.. nothing happened... maybe the scratches are too bad..
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Can't be. I had scratches so deep I could feel them with my finger nail. Brasso even smoothed and cleared out those scratches, so i'm sure you're not using enough Brasso or are not cleaning it long enough.
Try it again with a different method. |
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abeato6
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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the thing is about my scratches.. is that the scratches are like too deep.. i mean that the scratches are not like lines.. just look at the pictures that i posted above and look closely.. i'm sure i used A LOT of brasso and i let it dry for 10 mins.. so..
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TyPod
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| abeato6 wrote: | | the thing is about my scratches.. is that the scratches are like too deep.. i mean that the scratches are not like lines.. just look at the pictures that i posted above and look closely.. i'm sure i used A LOT of brasso and i let it dry for 10 mins.. so.. |
How long did you apply Brasso to the iPod? This is the most important part of the whole process.
I had the same kind of scratches like you, so it should work. |
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abeato6
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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hhmm.. for a while.. like 20 seconds or so...
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and I let it dry for 10 minutes ...
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