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How to remove thin scratch from Sport screen?

Julien said:
....but the oleophobic coating is NOT more scratch resistant on the SS than on the Sport. Scratching of the oleophobic coating will be the same.
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I didn't say that it was. It doesn't impact any of my replies in the thread to the OP.

That said, I don't know that the oleophobic coating is or isn't more scratch resistant on the two watch display surfaces, and aren't going to draw a conclusion based on a forum post. The fact that Apple has a patent specifically for oleophobic coating on sapphire would imply that it is different, and therefore could be more or less scratch resistant.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14...-displays-with-patent-for-oleophobic-coatings So unless you are an Apple engineer that knows the facts here, this is all speculation. Apple advertises the sapphire watch crystal as being more scratch resistant, so I will take them at their word for that.

But as I said, it doesn't matter one way or the other for the point I was trying to make to the OP.
 
convergent said:
That said, I don't know that the oleophobic coating is or isn't more scratch resistant on the two watch display surfaces, and aren't going to draw a conclusion based on a forum post. The fact that Apple has a patent specifically for oleophobic coating on sapphire would imply that it is different, and therefore could be more or less scratch resistant.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14...-displays-with-patent-for-oleophobic-coatings So unless you are an Apple engineer that knows the facts here, this is all speculation. Apple advertises the sapphire watch crystal as being more scratch resistant, so I will take them at their word for that.
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The fact that a number of SS owners have reported getting scratches within the oleophobic coating on the sapphire crystal disputes that it might be more scratch resistant.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
The fact that a number of SS owners have reported getting scratches within the oleophobic coating on the sapphire crystal disputes that it might be more scratch resistant.
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The report from a few forum members doesn't constitute a qualitative assessment that one is better or worse than the other any more than you or I proclaiming it does. Who knows how much force and what materials resulted in any of these scratches. Both materials can be scratched. I really don't want to debate with you on oleophobic coatings. I am not an iPhone design engineer, and I presume you aren't either.

My point was simply that if the OP is this concerned about a single scratch, he might have wanted to buy the more scratch resistant watch. Can we just leave it at that and get back to suggestions on how to remove the scratch, which is the main thing the OP asked for help on?
 
convergent said:
My point was simply that if the OP is this concerned about a single scratch, he might have wanted to buy the more scratch resistant watch.
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And my point is it may not matter anyway if the oleophobic coatings on the SS and the Sport models are equally susceptible to scratching, and the scratch the OP has induced is in fact within this coating. Wanting to buy the more scratch resistant watch could be moot if the OP is also preoccupied about scratches within this coating and doesn't want to remove them.
 
Julien said:
Have you ever used an iPhone or iPad that was a year or more old? If so it's oleophobic coating would be most likely worn off.

Also you can use isopropyl alcohol to remove it.
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Awesome, I'll give it a shot then. Thanks man
 
felixen said:
Awesome, I'll give it a shot then. Thanks man
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I would suggest googling that a bit before doing it. There is benefit to the coating or they wouldn't have put it on there. Introducing a harsh cleaning agent that will remove it entirely will have a lasting impact on use of the device. I have never used anything but a damp soft cloth to clean any of my smartphone displays, so I HIGHLY doubt that just because they are a few years old, the coating is gone. Not sure you are getting the best advise here on that one.
 
convergent said:
I would suggest googling that a bit before doing it. There is benefit to the coating or they wouldn't have put it on there. Introducing a harsh cleaning agent that will remove it entirely will have a lasting impact on use of the device. I have never used anything but a damp soft cloth to clean any of my smartphone displays, so I HIGHLY doubt that just because they are a few years old, the coating is gone. Not sure you are getting the best advise here on that one.
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Yeah, it's a risk the OP needs to decide on. The OP may find that it's actually a deeper scratch (in the glass) and will have lost the beneficial coating in the process and still have the scratch showing.

Unlike the situation with a scratch on an AW sapphire screen where you can safely decide whether you want to live with the scratch or a scratch-free screen that's more likely to smear (like the original iPhone and 3G, which lacked this coating).
 
felixen said:
Awesome, I'll give it a shot then. Thanks man
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I usually remove it from my iDevices. While it does make cleaning easer I find it can be too reflective in sunlight and fingerprints tend to bead up and show more. However I have left it on my current iPhone and :apple:Watch. It is removed from my iPad Air. I run a lot and sunlight is a problem on my :apple:Watch so I will probably remove it before summer. The best way is to use a clean microfiber soaked with isopropyl. Just don't wet it so much it runs off the sides. You may need to leave the crystal damp with the isopropyl alcohol to dissolve it. Also you can easily add it back. Here is a good article that explains the oleophobic coating well and an Amazon site to buy.

http://www.droidnerdz.com/2015/03/oleophobic-solution-to-a-greasy-screen.html

http://www.amazon.com/Anti-fingerpr...TF8&qid=1449158558&sr=8-4&keywords=oleophobic
 
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JayLenochiniMac said:
If the scratch is within the oleophobic coating then that's not indicative of a weaker quality. Traditional watches do not have this coating as there's no reason to touch their screens. As someone mentioned, this coating (along with any scratches) can be removed entirely and a number of members have done this. The SS models also have it so it'd be no different.
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