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Restoring Oleophobic Coatings
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Screen protectors are pretty cheap. Maybe just get a new one?
Seeing how there is no consumer data on your question, there is no way to answer the question. In addition, I have never read on this forum (in 12 years) of someone wanting to put new coating on a screen protector.
The coating usually lasts a couple months for me, but my screen gets dirty/dusty a lot and I'm not careful about wiping it. I use whatever is handy at the moment - a t-shirt, dish towel, napkin, shop rag, golf towel, etc.
As flippant as the first reply may have sounded to you, I do put a new screen protector on every few months or so just for the new feel and to have the oleophobic coating again.
As flippant as the first reply may have sounded to you, I do put a new screen protector on every few months or so just for the new feel and to have the oleophobic coating again.
If consumer data was available, through a large enough sample size, then I wouldn’t have asked the question. And just because you haven’t been doing enough reading, that doesn’t mean that other people don’t have any idea about the topic either. In fact, someone has already posted…
Ok noted. I have never replaced the screen protector historically on my devices unless they crack or a severely scratched. Once a protector is installed, and aligned perfectly without any bubbles or dust underneath, I leave it at that. It’s not a financial constraint / issue for me, just to be clear.
I used to be that way, but the Spigen EZ Fit are so quick and easy to install that I don't mind slapping a new one on every once in a while. A fresh one feels so slick and smooth after you've been using an old one for a while!
Two months to 2 years, if it is a quality film.Depends on thickness - from 0.5 micron to 0.25 micron. If applied in laboratory conditions, it will last from 5 years, provided that it is not rubbed with alcohol wipes. That's if you make it in a lab.
There's no way to do it at home. In a chemical laboratory you can restore in 30 minutes, if you have a centrifuge. Vials with so-called oleophobic coating will last half a year and are a temporary solution. Try Samsung liquid glass, you will need to bake it with a UV lamp.Restored not only oleophobic coating, but also optical luminescence on the lens iphone
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I just ordered this in the end: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LKYW6M0?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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There are other equivalents out there, just need to find out who sells them. The one I ordered is coming from Japan, but it's still cheap overall.This product doesn't exist in Europe
I remember years ago that one could by some liquid and restore it. Sorry I don’t have the information at hand.
I'm going to do this on an old business phone, which has a screen protector on, as a test.
I just replace my screen protectors every once in a while for a fresh coating. The Glas.TR protectors are inexpensive and so easy to apply that it's well worth it.