MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rdfcpete on February 12, 2011, 07:39:49 pm
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Ended up using my HTC Wildfire just after I'd been writing on the white board at work in a meeting, where I'd got marker ink on my thumb/fingers.
I stupidly and unfortunately added a calendar event on the phone shortly after and got ink on the screen. No issue I thought, so got home and tried a Johnson + Johnson wet wipe on it, but the mark didn't come out. It looks like it's quite deep into the screen.
I turned it all off, got a soft old dish towel and tried rubbing it out with some neat alcohol (the domestic stuff) but this hasn't worked either.
It looks like its pixel damage now, a bit like when you get those very small thunder fly things in picture frames and similar. It doesn't show up on black/dark backgrounds too well, but very evident on lighter contrast and colours.
The marks are as below;
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv394%2Frdfcpete%2FSAM_0100.jpg&hash=34ecc24ee60d1b86b5d7d9b539a24c16ce8d7086)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv394%2Frdfcpete%2FSAM_0097.jpg&hash=1fd6129a431fe0f3e53ccfcf6dd05af4a6c20486)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv394%2Frdfcpete%2FSAM_0096.jpg&hash=1735176c846140f3cf0dec5ea4466132822dda22)
Do I need a new screen now?
Any other 'removal' or drying techniques that might work, perhaps the boiler room for a night with the fascia off or is it beyond that?
Thanks.
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Have you got a warranty?
Plead ignorance and say its just gone like that. Not sure what else you could do apart from replace the screen.
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Thats screen damage. Pleading ignorance may work for warranty, but HTC are very hot on things like that
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Eep, alcohol on a capacitive touchscreen :scared:
Best to go to HTC with that one...
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Never seen anything like that before :scared: I don't know how ink would penetrate the coating though.....still its better than having a resistive touch screen. Best claim it on insurance if you have it :fighting2:
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Have you got a warranty?
Plead ignorance and say its just gone like that. Not sure what else you could do apart from replace the screen.
I don't, that'd be wise in hindsight! :grin:
Thats screen damage. Pleading ignorance may work for warranty, but HTC are very hot on things like that
Would HTC support me in a replacement without warranty or insurance though?
Eep, alcohol on a capacitive touchscreen :scared:
Best to go to HTC with that one...
I know, I know... :scared: But a new screen is around £30 from eBay so it was worth a shot although the alcohol failed miserably.
Never seen anything like that before :scared: I don't know how ink would penetrate the coating though.....still its better than having a resistive touch screen. Best claim it on insurance if you have it :fighting2:
It's bizarre, I know. I've a contact at Vodafone so it shouldn't be an issue at all replacing tbh. Just thought I'd seek advice from you lot to see if you've had a similar thing and if there was a get out of jail free card with it :happy2:
Cheers all.
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Thanks for all the little pointers :happy2:
Happy ending: Got the phone back today with a nice brand new screen courtesy of HTC, courtesy of Voda :jumpmove: