How resistant is the oleophobic coating?

[Vidd]

I'd been using windolene screen wipes for my iPad (which contains vinegar) and I've just found out that using products on the glass can actually remove the oleophobic coating.
I'm just wondering: how resistant is the coating on the iPad's screen?

I'd hate to think I've only just got it and have damaged it.

 

[saving107]

here's an article that was posted last year on iLounge. as far as I know, this has never been verified to be true.

Raising questions regarding the durability of the oleophobic coating on the glass screen of the iPhone 3GS, a user from Germany has posted pictures of the coating coming off less than three weeks after the product’s release. In separate postings to the apfeltalk.de forums, 3GS user “Samsas Traum” has shared pictures of his problematic screen, which appears to have ghost-like circles around the area where the coating has come off. Traum claims that the localized nature of the damage is likely due to repeat playings of Flick Fishing. While we have yet to see a second report of such extreme wear in such a short time, iLounge editors have found previous products with oleophobic coating—such as sunglasses—to be problematic, with the coating coming off with as little as contact with certain types of water.

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ne...s-oleophobic-coating-wearing-off-prematurely/

 

[SchneiderMan]

The iPad has an oleophobic coating??

 

[xSPRINTERx]

I'd been using windolene screen wipes for my iPad (which contains vinegar) and I've just found out that using products on the glass can actually remove the oleophobic coating.
I'm just wondering: how resistant is the coating on the iPad's screen?

I'd hate to think I've only just got it and have damaged it.

Don't think you should be using any chemicals on it. Slightly damp microfiber cloth brings it up a treat.

 

[Vidd]

here's an article that was posted last year on iLounge. as far as I know, this has never been verified to be true.

Wow, thanks for posting that.
I haven't noticed anything that bad and it's the first time I've seen a story like that.

The iPad has an oleophobic coating??

 

[Rhalliwell1]

I find the 3GS far less scratch resistant than my first generation iPhone. I don't know weather this is to do with the oleophobic coating or just bad luck on my part. I have also found that wearing polarised sunglasses whilst using my 3GS distorts the colours and can give me headaches, i presume this is down to the oleophobic coating too.

 

[Macmangulpgulp]

I noticed on my iPhone that, over time, the screen got more oily - with much less usage. I'm guessing the oleophobic polymers they used become degraded over time, which led me to think maybe I shouldn't use those screen cleaners so much anymore. Just some water and microfiber cloth would do.

 

[Piggie]

I'd like to know if there is a product you can put ON the screen perhaps once a week, as a clean/maintenance kind of thing, to make things last, and also keep things shiny and slippery.

If only I had enough money to experiment with

I'm thinking like you put quality wax's with Carnauba Wax onto car bodywork to add a really hard coating on top of the paintwork.

There must be some products that are safe to use and put ON a protective film rather than wear anything away.

I'd like to try Rain-X as I used to use this on my Palm PDA and Pocket PC (although they were different screens and used a stylus) but they made the surface super slippery and got rid of loads of friction.

Fingers can wear metal away over time, so anything we can use to protect would be good.

 

[alecgold]

Wow, thanks for posting that.
I haven't noticed anything that bad and it's the first time I've seen a story like that.

Using acid solutions on coatings is never a good idea according to my optician. Almost all coatings are sensitive to acids. But, he thought that if I used it twice every day my glasses might show damage after a year or two. If I used it weekly it might never show.

 

[Vidd]

Using acid solutions on coatings is never a good idea according to my optician. Almost all coatings are sensitive to acids. But, he thought that if I used it twice every day my glasses might show damage after a year or two. If I used it weekly it might never show.

Ah thanks.
Hopefully I haven't done too much damage.