iPhone 11 Pro Max Removing/Buffering Microsratches - Is it possible?

[mjschabow]

Hi all, a couple weeks ago, I somehow got a nice 1cm microscratch on my 11 Pro Max screen. It’s kind of a thinker scratch which is kind of odd. Thankfully I only can see it in certain light, so long term I can live with it. But I’m just wondering is there is a method that can actually work. I read that toothpaste works but that seems really weird. Lol.

Has anyone else found a method that has worked for them?

 

[Bstephens]

You can try diamond paste and a dremel tool but it will take the coating off so you would have to do the whole screen to make it match.

 

[tekchic]

Toothpaste is abrasive and will cause even more issues, definitely not recommended.

I had a microscratch on my iPad Pro 11" back when they had an annoying issue where screen protectors wouldn't register multi-touch taps so you couldn't use a screen protector (which was quietly fixed in a later iOS release). I was cleaning my screen and created a microscratch on the edge, which was frustrating. After they fixed the multi-touch bug I put a screen protector over it and I can no longer see the microscratches.

You could try a screen protector... but any kind of buffing outside of a microfiber cloth and screen-safe cleaner is probably not a good idea.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I would leave it be. You will probably do more damage trying to remove the scratch.

 

[mjschabow]

Thanks all. Yeah it’s not “awful” enough to do any more damage to the screen so yeah I’ll just leave it then.