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Pocketbrain · 05-24-06, 10:36 AM

Crystal from glare-reducing?

I have been using the screen protectors from my old PDA, a set of WriteRight screen protectors. I think they're vinyl. Anyway, I recently used my multi-tip pen to fill out my timesheet form and forgot to retract and extrude the stulus tip, so I got a little line of black ink across my screen. No problem, just apply a pencil-eraser, and it goes away. But, lo and behold, not only did the ink disappear, but so did the cloudiness that comes with the screen protector. Since I had already started, I applied the pencil eraser to the remainder of the screen, and now I am using my PDA in all its high-contrast, colorful glory! Naturally, the glare-reducing properties were removed, and reflections show up with almost mirror-like clarity, but I now know that I can convert the remainder of my old protectors (after cutting them down and applying them) to my Ax.
The pencil I used was a wooden pencil:
USA Paper Mate American HB 2
note, use the eraser, not the pencil. I tried other erasers, but one of them was scratchy and another was ineffective. It's up to you to experiment and determine what will work with you. And yes, that tiny bit of fiber under the protector is still there.

Disclaimer: No, I don't know if this will work with your screen protectors. And no, I don't owe you a new PDA if you destroy your screen or digitizer. As a matter of fact, I remain un-culpable if you are distracted by its beauty and drive off of a cliff.

05-24-06, 10:36 AM	#31 (permalink)
Pocketbrain Aximsite Hall of Fame Addicted Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,025 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crystal from glare-reducing? I have been using the screen protectors from my old PDA, a set of WriteRight screen protectors. I think they're vinyl. Anyway, I recently used my multi-tip pen to fill out my timesheet form and forgot to retract and extrude the stulus tip, so I got a little line of black ink across my screen. No problem, just apply a pencil-eraser, and it goes away. But, lo and behold, not only did the ink disappear, but so did the cloudiness that comes with the screen protector. Since I had already started, I applied the pencil eraser to the remainder of the screen, and now I am using my PDA in all its high-contrast, colorful glory! Naturally, the glare-reducing properties were removed, and reflections show up with almost mirror-like clarity, but I now know that I can convert the remainder of my old protectors (after cutting them down and applying them) to my Ax. The pencil I used was a wooden pencil: USA Paper Mate American HB 2 note, use the eraser, not the pencil. I tried other erasers, but one of them was scratchy and another was ineffective. It's up to you to experiment and determine what will work with you. And yes, that tiny bit of fiber under the protector is still there. Disclaimer: No, I don't know if this will work with your screen protectors. And no, I don't owe you a new PDA if you destroy your screen or digitizer. As a matter of fact, I remain un-culpable if you are distracted by its beauty and drive off of a cliff. Last edited by PocketBrain; 06-06-06 at 01:33 PM.