Remove Screen Scratches with Toothpaste

Do you have a scratch on your iphone screen? Just dab a bit of toothpaste at the end of a cotton swab or a soft cloth. Gently rub it in to your screen’s scratches in a circular motion, being careful not to rub too hard and remove any surface coating. Then wipe the whole thing down with a soft, barely-damp cloth. You really need to find toothpaste, so if you’re a tooth gel family you’ll need to grab an extra tube at the store. And the trick is to just use a tiny bit of toothpaste—not like the picture above!

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6 Comments leave a comment below

  1. Thanks! Great tip!! Tried it and it worked!

  2. Unbelievable, fortunately I have no scratches on my iPhone screen.

    But does it work for watch glasses?

  3. haha. i remember this was the tip i got back in the ’80s when swatch watchees were popular! my friends and i always used toothpaste to get the scratches out of the faces of our swatch watches.

  4. Thank you so much! It worked perfectly! (Really surprised how well it actually worked!)

  5. used it on my swatch watch and it worked perfectly!

  6. didnt see the difference its like cleaning your phone with a cloth not so remarkable