Removing Screen Protector • Gaming • DS • Eurogamer.net

caligari 20 Jan 2006 14:26:14 17,956 posts
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Any tips on removing the crappy Hori screen protector from the bottom screen on my DS?

I've been picking at it with both my finger and toe nails, but it still won't budge.

I will be OH SO GRATEFUL for any help...as long as the tips don't involve screwdrivers, knives or chisels.

Locky 20 Jan 2006 14:42:48 583 posts
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Have you tried immersing it in a bowl of water and washing up liquid? That might shift it! :-P

(PS Don't actually try that - it was a joke!)

Have never put any screen protectors on myself - I just stick with using a cotton wool bud stick!

terminalterror 20 Jan 2006 14:53:22 18,932 posts
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toothpick

Sly9 20 Jan 2006 14:59:40 412 posts
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Sellotape / masking tape? Stick some to the protector and lift....

Syrette 20 Jan 2006 15:00:30 51,181 posts
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Burn it off with a lighter ;D

terminalterror 20 Jan 2006 15:00:52 18,932 posts
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Sly9 wrote:
Sellotape / masking tape? Stick some to the protector and lift....

That too, if it doesn't work then a toothpick should do it. Sharp enough that it should work, but shouldn't damage the screen at all.

jonchoo 21 Jan 2006 15:27:02 80 posts
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Sly9 wrote:
Sellotape / masking tape? Stick some to the protector and lift....

But do it slowly. Pulling it up quick could damage your screen. I have seen PDA touchscreens which digitisers screwed up after people who used sellotapes to remove protectors too quickly.

caligari 21 Jan 2006 15:40:38 17,956 posts
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Thanks for the help guys!

The masking tape technique worked A-Okay.

Now I have a crap-free bottom screen...and hey, who wants a DS without scratches? I think I'll look like a HARDCORE GAMER if my screen is mutilated.

TR421 21 Jan 2006 16:15:16 380 posts
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What's the deal with these screen protectors? I'm a fairly heavy user and my DS (screen) has hardly any scratches.
I'd be more put off by the difficulty of preventing air bubbles forming under the protector when applying it than any light scratches.

caligari 21 Jan 2006 17:32:28 17,956 posts
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As I said in a different thread, I only really wanted the screen protector for Ouendan.

Everytime I spun that freaking disc I thought I was going to drill my stylus through the screen!

jonchoo 22 Jan 2006 02:01:13 80 posts
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TR421 wrote:
What's the deal with these screen protectors? I'm a fairly heavy user and my DS (screen) has hardly any scratches.
I'd be more put off by the difficulty of preventing air bubbles forming under the protector when applying it than any light scratches.

Get those washable screen protectors then, I used those on my PDAs and those are fantastic. Because they are thicker, it is easier to push bubbles out using a credit card. And you can remove them and reapply again.

There are two kinds - the matte version which gives a paper kind of feeling to the screen but washed out the colours or the glossy type that has almost no effect on the brightness and colours. Screen protectors are probably more popular on PDAs due to the expensive nature of those gadgets.

MeerkatMan 1 Feb 2011 16:19:30 1 posts
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Thank you so much toothpick guy!!! IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!! Although all that time under a crappy screen protector gave the screen a tough feel to it...
Ah well!! I never need a screen protector again!!!!

Now ; off to find a way to repair my top screen....

RyanDS 1 Feb 2011 16:21:07 14,074 posts
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TR421 wrote:
What's the deal with these screen protectors? I'm a fairly heavy user and my DS (screen) has hardly any scratches.
I'd be more put off by the difficulty of preventing air bubbles forming under the protector when applying it than any light scratches.

Because I'd rather have no scratches than hardly any scratches personally.

mal 1 Feb 2011 17:34:47 29,326 posts
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I've never had a problem removing washable types (e.g. the hori one I have on my DSL) using a fingernail.

It works well too. The cheap as shit one I got from Game for my phat DS is scratched to buggery now, although it's saved the screen from being touched at all. The Hori on my DSL isn't even scuffed yet, and I've had it on there for a year or so.

heyyo 1 Feb 2011 17:35:27 14,356 posts
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Because you're worth it.

/swishes hair