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[G2 General] Steamer86:
Dollar store cheap white seems to be extremely fine. I'd like to know as well. The cheap crappy non bonded film on a sapphire is ridiculouson on this superb phone... should of left it without... Cutting corners with stupid gimmicks for profit is stupid when it wasn't needed in the first place. Loss is loss. I don't see the gain or smarts in this. Brilliant engineering... sigh...
[G2 General] woof123:
Its a big phone if some of you are putting this phone in your tight pockets,do you really expect it to last?The lens are fine the problem is with the user...All the pictures i have seen so far points to that...The cracked lens is not something that can be done easily without abuse...Except if the particular phone was a defect from the start,but even that is kind hard to beliave,especialy after i heard some of the users comments.Im talking about the cracks and not the light scratces that can be done with wiping..
[G2 General] Heliosync:
incontinence

I find your incontinence vile and annoying.

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If you say that the damage cannot be done easily then my (not tight) jeans must be too abrasive for the lens. My original manufacturer warranty is not even up, and I'm shy a few days from the 15 day return policy. Ironically, I am lucky enough to also have software malfunctions, and I am having the phone replaced. I am unsure if the damage is cracks or scratches, but I am certain I have never had a phone look like I scrapped it across cement after little over half a month. The phone size is not a good reason for this to happen to the lens. The entire screen would be affected not the smallest point on the phone. Please, step back and consider physics before you say things like that.
[G2 General] carecoin:
Latin America D805 here.

I bought a used G2 to a friend, but i've noticed too late that the camera class was scratched. Googling for information brought me here. I've read Gurck's solution to his camera lens, described as SAME problem that I had. "Well, the polarizer is heavily damaged" I said. So, I took my NOVUS Plastic Polish (toothpaste also works, but slower) and some cotton swabs, I polished gently the camera lens until I completely removed the violet film in the sensor area. Later I took a few photos to compare the result. I'm very satisfied with the result, so I polished the whole glass.
[G2 General] mrchad97z:
Those "scratches" will polish out

Believe it or not, those "scratches" will polish out. There is a coating on the glass and the coating starts to look like scratches. Get some of this Mcguairs #3 cut mirror glaze and rub on it for a while with a terry cloth towel. Mine used to look like yours.

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #9 Professional Swirl Remover 2.0 (Cut #3)

ebay com/itm/like/370958410276
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
Tooth paste didn't work i want to remove that coating some one help
[G2 General] foxracer89:
Mine is luckily scratch-free, but I guess it's all gimmick. Like this gorilla glass BS. I put my phone always in front-right pocket which was for years my "Phone pocket only" and I still got ****load of micro-scrathes all over the screen.... ;/
[G2 General] Kristi-Tech:
I can see some scratches on my phone :(
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
Tooth paste didn't work i want to remove that coating some one help :crying:
[G2 General] iRet:
Try GOI polishing paste. It should be suitable for glass and even optics.
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
Where do I get goi paste
[G2 General] iRet:
In my country it sold in every household shop.

I can find it in ebay but for cosmic price.

I think it's better to look for any analog polishing compound for glass.

May be Peek paste.
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
K thanks I will try and come back here
[G2 General] Ace42:
Does this work on the front side?

Sent from my LG-D800
[G2 General] iRet:
Theoretically it should.

I've never tried it myself, used only for metals, for example on iPod back.

Guys from Russian forums used this well. You also need felt or flannel to apply.

Someone use solvent kerosine to make it consistency like yogurt. I could be in different conditions.

I newer used solvent just put small amount to felt or using felt polishing disc for drill.

It could be 4 different depths, you probably need smallest. It's long process.

Be careful, avoid any rude particles. Practice on something old.

If it's not present on your country market, I think it's better to get special tools.

We using this one just because it is easy to get and many people already has it.

For example first that I can find: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Displex-Touch-Screen-Polish-For-iPhone-iPad-Mobile-Phones-Tablet-/251479266158?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item3a8d55136e

Also 3M car polishing paste is mentioned in Russian forum.

Try to search for special topic about polishing in this forum. I believe it exists.
[G2 General] Ffbf:
I cant understand how LG advertise about sapphire when this coat/film is so sensitive.

This is really weird, i never had any scratches in any phone i owned, and never used any screen protectors. As usual, no scratchs in screen (no protectors) as im really carefull, bus i have some scratches in the purple coat/film. D805 variant
[G2 General] iRet:
I've owned SE xperia neo v for few years, no scratches at all. But G2 screen looks softer. I never used any film before G2, so this is is my first experience one i've get with case included for free and second bought to get matte screen. When replacing found little scratch under film. Never used it without film. Anyway, matte film is amazing I can highly recommend it.

4 month camera glass is ok. Just not put phone in one pocket with keys and change and all will be ok!
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
At last removed that film by rubbing it with calcium powder which is some wat rough now photos comes superb
[G2 General] BackDaws:
My photos are fine unless there's direct light and then from the strong light source I get light splitting so a bulb now looks like a star ? it's ****, I'm going to try the toothpastes method as this worked on my girlfriends HTC one x+
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
After removeing polarizing flim
[G2 General] BackDaws:
How did you get the film off? The toothpaste didn't work grrrrrr

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So once the coating is off the paste won't scratch the crystal?
[G2 General] JEEVADON92:
no it does not scratch the crystal
[G2 General] BackDaws:
I've contacted LG and they have fobbed me off with as it's general wear and tear the warranty doesn't cover it....... Fobbing me off basically.

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I'm try to scratch it off but nothing seems to be coming off
[G2 General] BackDaws:
You're a life saver, I've used some cooker cleaning paste and it's now scratch free, thank you so much, lg customer service can suck my fat one
[G2 General] dgaa1991:
Could you give us a more detailed guide? I am not completely sure what you did, but mine is getting scratches too and what you did is awesome!!
[G2 General] BackDaws:
Is really simple, get some cleaning paste the one I've got is called Astonish you can buy it from the super market it's for cleaning metals, pans and plastics etc, all I did was get a q tip (those cotton buds to clean inside your ears)

get a small amount of the paste on the tip of the q tip and rub in circles for a min or 2, you have to move the paste back to the middle sometimes as it spreads out, but that's it,

wipe off with a damp cloth, make sure all the paste is off your phone before cleaning your phone like you would usually as you don't want to rub any excess paste on your phone as it might scratch it.

Because you did it in circles you'll see that the lens is clear and you'll notice in the corners the film/coating they use that's not very scratch resistant.
[G2 General] edinlah:
sccratch

so this violet coating on every g2 variants? mine is d802 hkg version. a few scratches noticed . hate it tho haha
[G2 General] danieldp1990:
i dont understant that violet coating.... is that was scratch? and can be removed or the real glass scratch
[G2 General] hanielserrato:
I got 2 g2 from verizon about a month ago, one for me and one for wife. We had them for a day and me wife was taking picture of me with the kids and I noticed there was a scratch. I thought it was the protective plastic they put on there and told her to take it off. Well we could find how to peel it off and I lightly ran my nail on it and noticed it was actually cracked. Verizon said that we could of dropped it even though it had no signs of it ever being dropped.
[G2 General] danieldp1990:
I was planning to buy the middle frame replace , cause my camera lens was scratched, but then I tried polishing with toothpaste and now its cristal clear.
[G2 General] leonclement:
Me too, i tried Toothpaste & Meguiars ScratchX and it didnt do much, so i ordered a replacement middle frame and it has nearly arrived, so i thought id try it with something a bit more harsh (Autosol metal polish) nothing to lose at that stage, and now its perfect!! I was sure the scratch was in the glass because i could feel it with my nail. So just keep trying to polish it, it works!!
[G2 General] leonclement:
Here's some photos before and after for my post above..
[G2 General] danieldp1990:
After polishing, I can really see that the glass is saphire, Not even a scratch on it and cleans so easy. :good:
[G2 General] TJ446:
Just an FYI for those planning this "mod." Beware that when taking photos, your pictures will end up being more susceptible to lens flare and halos in brightly lit conditions. That coating was placed there for a reason.
[G2 General] dadme:
Subscibe to this. We need some sort of polarizated filter applied after polish. Photos are for sure affected in direct light. If this coating is on camera lens.....but LG think is better to treat external glass not camera lens. Shame!
[G2 General] :
even diamonds get scratches, storm in a glass this I think.
[G2 General] dadme:
I make photos after removing filter. In direct light i got sensible stong halo and burning even in middle light sources. I got some good photos with g2 when was new, but now my s4 active took better photos. That is about your storm in the glass. I think to try one of this http://tinyurl.com/mn77sqy. Might help.
[G2 General] :
wow it makes an lg in a phone for riddick ( chronicles for riddick) or a minion if you have a yellow case lol
[G2 General] dadme:
Yes. Just for that think i browse xda. To read all this funy and deep intelligent comments. And you never lose opportunity to spread your ideeas. Thank for kindness. But i posted to find solution not else.
[G2 General] BackDaws:
Mines perfect now, I can take pictures at direct sunlight and they come out exactly as I expect, before it was a huge light explosions due to the scratches, that tinted lens doesn't make a difference apart from when it's scratched, to the people claiming it ruins the camera show me some evidence because like I said mines perfect without it now.
[G2 General] Clementk:
I got my one clean and it (T-Mobile) LG G2

This was my lens before i did anything

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And this is my lens now after cleaning it.

I first tried toothpast and acetone did not work tried for about 45min+ ans could not clean it then i used this

and it worked within 20 seconds. . . was soo fast.

here are 2 before and after pics.

After
[G2 General] edinlah:
..

can anyone show more pictures in direct sunlight please?
[G2 General] edinlah:
more pictures

more pictures on direct sunlight please
[G2 General] username4this:
My camera lens is badly scratched but I don't see any problem while taking photos.
[G2 General] BackDaws:
Take a picture of a street lamp
[G2 General] Kiwi_Dude:
Mine also had pretty bad scratches that seemed to be getting worse. After reading this thread I polished the glass with some non-abrasive ceramic cook top cleaner and a cigarette filter and all the scratches are gone! I took a photo of a street lamp outside and had none of the flaring of earlier night photos I had taken. Great result. Thanks to all those who contributed suggestions. :cool:
[G2 General] MrJyrks:
Just inspected mine :/ Found one big scratch, i think it's on the coating, but it's not on the camera sensor, phewh. Thought about removing the coating, but I won't do it because it's there for a reason.

Anyway, now that I've discovered it's scratched, can I get the lens replaced by lg (I don't care if I have to pay) or replace it myself with a sapphire crystal one or no? Searched on ebay for a replacement, but all they have are standard glass lenses from what i've understood. I want this phone to look perfect. I have no idea how it got scratched, I have a case on, regularly change screen protectors and I always try to put it in a dedicated pocket. Once in a while I've put it in the same pocket with my stylus that's a solid piece of aluminium with a rubber tip, aluminium has a hardness of 2-3 and i bet fingernails shouldn't scratch it aswell. So what's the point of the "scratch resistant" sapphire crystal if the coating chips/scratches so easily. I don't know but those scratches are just unbearable for me :P
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
You've answered your own question. The coating is there for a reason and nobody could possibly make this antireflective coating scratchproof and scratchresistant. You can sweep all the coating and get you a clear sapphire glass without scratches, I'm sure that the glass covering your camera now is indeed sapphire and it is srcatchproof
[G2 General] xtrustkillx:
afaik the coating is antifingerprint.
[G2 General] dcaples002:
Dang. Im heated right now.. I wish i would've found this thread 2 days ago. The scratches on the lens were so bad i ended up just breaking the lens off my phone completely because it made photos look foggy (especially at night.) I'll find a way to get a warranty exchange though.
[G2 General] in_dmand:
That video was mine w/ the usb microscope... I actually had that one replaced w/ a new g2. Since them my new g2 got it's lens all scratched up and I had read somewhere where if you rub some magular's cut no 3 compound on it then it would take this purple coating off of the lens... well that was a no go, as that scratched it even more. I discovered first hand what happens when your lens is scratched this badly... It begins to wash things out and causes a lot of light refraction. I ended up having a local phone repair shop replacing my lens w/ an actual glass one custom fit from another phone (it's too hard to find a replacement lens for the vs980). Now my pics are crisp and clean again! I am really enjoying it.

Just be careful of any mod that you do that is supposed to remove the purple coating... I don't believe it matters if you remove it or not (my new lens doesn't have it and it takes great photos! ) but if what you use has ANY abrasives in it at all then you will scratch it up bad.
[G2 General] xtrustkillx:
i have done comparison between g2 with that purple **** polished away and htc one,sammy i9505, sony z1 compact and z and panasonic lumix fs22 sammy st150f and the result is that it definitely does nothing. the closest performance was of panasonic lumix fs22 maybe slightly better for g2 yay:) all devices pointed on dark tree with bright sky.
[G2 General] lrn2swim:
Dude, thanks for this. I've had the same problem for a while now and just decided to finally try and figure out what the problem was. I picked up the same stuff that you used and it worked great!! :victory:
[G2 General] vio2k:
Is the coating anti fingerprint or polarized? Or both?
[G2 General] xtrustkillx:
no way its polarizing filter. if it was it you would have different results when shooting in landscape and portrait.
[G2 General] vio2k:
That coating is terrible lol. Removed in 30 seconds. I used cloth that is used for cleaning glasses. No applying pressure at all. No wonder it got scratched in pocket.
[G2 General] XxDizxX:
So where did you find the NOVUS polish? Can't seem to find a retailer that has it.
[G2 General] createben:
Did u guys having any halo or lens flare problem after removing the coating?please post few more captured pictures in direct sunlight and incandescent light.just want to find a conclusion.
[G2 General] vitualcai:
Here we go. Pics maybe made with fingerprints on the lens.
[G2 General] createben:
can u post one small video clip also?
[G2 General] vitualcai:
The zip contains a video with extreme light conditions; facing a 50W halogen bulb in a dim room. Don't know if a lens with coating would show less artifacts.

Anyway before you exchange the camera part you could give Bar Keepers Friend or Henkel a try.
[G2 General] createben:
nice, what u think is that an anti reflective and anti fingerprint coating?.
[G2 General] vitualcai:
OK, i put together a little tutorial:

The lens protection on the lg g2 is made of very hard saphir glass. But there is a vulnerable anti reflex / anti fingerprint coating on it. The coating is comparable to what is used on glasses, lenses for cameras etc. Sometimes it is used on expensive wrist watches.

If you scratched that coating fotos will be milky/foggy. But you can easily remove the coating:

I used Bref because there won't be remains (someone used silver polish, guess that is less good). You can use scotch tape to protect the rest of your phone. No need to remove the whole coating, just the middle spot is important. Tip the first Q-Tip into the water then into the abrasive - they just need to be a little wet, so the abrasive will stick on them. Then rub gently - the coating will be off in seconds. The second Q-Tip is for cleaning, if you are on tight budget you could get along with only one of them. ;)
[G2 General] Mati0807:
g2

Plase Help me!

I try to repair my scrathes on camera, and now it looks like this (attachments)

what now i must to do?:(
[G2 General] xtrustkillx:
Just keep rubbing it with toothpaste until its scratch free..
[G2 General] robocopvn:
It took me 20 minutes of hard-working rubbing this coating off. And it makes me wonder if this coating is that hard to remove, how it can be so easily scratched ?
[G2 General] vitualcai:
Don't use toothpaste it takes less than 5 seconds with the right abrasive.
[G2 General] BackDaws:
I used astonish cleaning paste and it took about 2 min's
[G2 General] buski:
i tried tooth past and it didnt work .i just put transparent tape and its better
[G2 General] TheImmortal1983:
I wonder if anyone tried any kitchen cleaning products (professional polishers - i.e. Cif and the likes)?

My worry is that, being products that are abrasive...these can also scratch the class behind the film as well, so I'm kind of reluctant to try. After all, that's their purpose - to scratch...and I don't really want to scratch the camera GLASS. But on the other hand, my camera did got a few scratches that cause the pictures to reflect weirdly the light :(
[G2 General] vitualcai:
I did, just read my last posting.
[G2 General] TheImmortal1983:
Thanks, I did, just that the name didn't sound like anything (not an imported product around my place). I reckon is the same as all those households polishing products, and I believe a nail polisher should work as well - just quite afraid to try it since I can end up breaking up a pretty expensive phone (I have the G3) and the camera was my topmost factor when going for it :/

Uha.

LE: I wonder if the G3 was supposed to be having some coating, because after one hour of nail polish, toothpaste, household decreasing/whitening products I indeed no longer have 3 large scratches, that can be felt with the nail - but...this :| A bonanza of scratches.
[G2 General] JAsko_san:
I've used toothpaste :D and my camera is working like a new one :) so proud of myself xD haha, and thanks OP for the this thread :) You guys are awesome
[G2 General] TheImmortal1983:
mine is going to be replaced - on my money, at the LG Service. the scratches were too deep and they've gotten to the glass from the first month :/

IDK how...

I'll keep this updated.
[G2 General] cahiatt:
I had the same issue with mine. Seed to have these micro scratches or fractures in the outer glass. They wouldn't polish out. I ended up buying a replacement outer lens housing on eBay and swapping it out myself. Turned out to be super easy as long as you use a good quality pry tool. About 5 mins to swap.
[G2 General] TheImmortal1983:
any chance you could link to the replacement part you have purchased?
[G2 General] Nafon:
Did you buy something like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Bl...678?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462fe6f056

or this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ca...Domain_0&var=660429588893&hash=item5b0c2504e3

The former looks pretty hard to replace on my VS980, as my version has two pieces, at least one attached with adhesive.

The latter is easily replaced, but again, the VS980 has a different part that is very hard to find. I found one from alibaba/aliexpress (i don't remember) but it didn't have the volume/power buttons attatched, and I don't think I could reuse my existing buttons because the rubber seems to be fused to the plastic, so it would tear when removed.

Has anyone replaced the lens itself or the entire rear part successfully on a VS980? if so, where did you buy the parts?
[G2 General] cahiatt:
I used the second but will probably just do the lenses next time. Once I got the original lens housing out I discovered the actual lens crystal pops out very easily.

With care and precision can probably just dig out the lenses cover in a few seconds and stick in another.
[G2 General] Nafon:
Was your lens crystal attached with any glue/adhesive?
[G2 General] cahiatt:
Yes. Just glued on. Appeared to be a very thin, opaque, doubled sided adhesive film.
[G2 General] myhoB:
try using transparent tape before destroying your coating

Hello.

I read almost whole thread about people scratching off their coating using toothpaste and abrasives. I highly recommend sticking a tape over the the camera. it is in no way perfect solution, but it does wonder and you may actually improve the pictures you take :)

album with comparison pictures:

imgur.com/a/0Mfnt
[G2 General] Toucanman:
I found this thread from google and for anyone still considering doing this, I say, JUST DO IT. cause it works.

I used brasso, toothpaste and nail polish remover and rubbed pretty hard using a qtip. Took some time but the coating is gone and the camera takes much better pictures now.

You can notice the remaining coating near the edges.

imgur.com/GoX7JHv

And here are some before & after photos (The better ones are 'after' obviously) and a direct photo of a light bulb.

imgur.com/zKbQudI,Xp2vqH8

imgur.com/GoELCSx,sNlXNiu

imgur.com/rdlI8Ay,i9WcZ9f

imgur.com/XzvmMNd

Just put tape around the camera so the toothpaste won't go inside from those little spaces.
[G2 General] jkbane:
This method helped remove scratches on an HTC M8

https://youtu.be/xhhOcIRMfWc
[G2 General] tiguy99:
This part is cheap now.

Why not just replace it with a new one?
[G2 General] migueldbr:
because some of us want to keep the warranty? you do know that opening your phone voids warranty right?

btw i did this and my camera is much better. Before it couldnt even focus anymore because of the scratches, now it works perfectly. You just have to use the right polisher. It took me less than 5 minutes
[G2 General] T.E.C.H.N.O:
[IMG="http://www0.xup.in/exec/ximg.php?fid=14652933"]http://www0.xup.in/exec/ximg.php?fid=14652933[/IMG]

Scratch resistant. yeah, right. I hope my G4's lens will be more scratch resistent.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Well put it this way....opening up the phone if done with care, preparation and tact will not void your warranty.

There's no warning stickers or labels unlike other phones. The only way to trip the warranty is if you're not careful or physically tell someone you opened your phone before you drop it off for warranty repair

Just watch a YouTube video to see how easy it is to open your cover and unscrew a few screws to remove the inner cover which has the camera lense intact.

If you can't do that perhaps you should also consider the cleaning method described in this thread?!