Is your car’s touchscreen covered in scratches? Here’s how to clear it up for FREE using easy-to-find household products
A CAR expert has revealed how to repair a touchscreen covered in scratches for free using products you have at home.
Drivers will often touch their car’s infotainment screen with dirty hands, leaving fingerprints or scratches on the display – something which can be expensive to sort.
Handily, car experts at Howstereo have listed four easy steps to make your touchscreen look brand new – and it won’t cost you a penny.
1. Toothpaste
Before applying toothpaste, you must unplug the battery of the car.
The toothpaste is to clean the screen and you shouldn’t wash with water.
After that, take a soft piece of cloth or cotton and dip it in a small quantity of toothpaste.
Then, rub the soft piece of cloth in a spinning motion, not in a random motion.
The experts warned: “Please don’t use toothpaste in an excess quantity; there should be a minimal quantity of toothpaste.
“Please use actual toothpaste, and don’t use toothpaste in gel form.”
After this, clean your touch screen with a clean, dry, and soft piece of cloth and remove the toothpaste from the screen.
2. Baking soda
The next step to remove scratches is to apply baking soda to the touch screen.
Take a small amount of water and baking powder and then mix them well in a bowl.
After this, take a soft piece of cloth and dip it in the paste.
Then rub the cloth on the touch screen of the car in a circular motion.
3. Baby powder
A mixture of baby powder and water will help to remove minor scratches and imperfections.
Don’t use too much water because it could harm your touch screen.
After applying, take another piece of fabric and remove the paste gently.
4. Vegetable oil
The next step for removing the invisible and small scratches is to apply vegetable oil to the screen.
You have to take a soft cloth and dip it slightly in the vegetable oil – then rubbing it on the car’s touch screen for a few minutes.
After this, take a clean piece of cloth and clean the vegetable oil from the screen that you have applied before.
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