Remove Dust from Your Mobile Device Screen Protector
Aug 4, 2010 at 04:35PM 
With smartphones, iPads, and other electronic devices costing hundreds of dollars, many people buy screen protectors to keep their new gadgets clean and scratch-free. If dust gets trapped in between the screen and the protector, however, it can be a big distraction. You may find yourself looking at all the dust particles instead of the screen!
This happened to me with my iPhone. After carefully applying a new Lenntek screen protector, I noticed a couple dust particles lodged between the screen and the protector, causing the protector to bubble up. How unsightly! After trying unsuccessfully to resolve the problem on my own (and making the problem much worse in the process), I emailed Lenntek’s support department to see if they had any suggestions. Here’s what they said:
- Thoroughly clean the surface of the iPhone before applying the screen in a non-dusty environment (don’t apply it onto the phone outdoors). There are usually a few bubbles caused by airborne dust particles no matter how careful you are.
- Use scotch tape to remove the dust particles by slowly peeling back the corner of the screen that is closest to the air bubble.
- Dab the area of the phone where the air bubble is with the sticky side of the scotch tape.
- Do the same with the scotch tape to the phone side of the screen protector in case the dust particle is stuck to the bottom of the protector and not to the phone itself.
- If you need to start over, you may remove the screen from the phone, clean it with soapy water, then dry it thoroughly. Be careful not to leave lint on the bottom (phone side) of the screen protector as you dry it off.
Luckily for me, the scotch tape trick worked like a charm! I’m not sure how I could have dried the screen protector without collecting even more dust. The scotch tape idea is gold, though, so I’m posting here in the hopes that others can enjoy a dust-free screen!
Reader Comments (2)
You should also review xoskins screen protector They are military grade without the orange peel look or rubbery feel
One of the best tricks we have found to putting on screen protectors and keeping them dust free is to install them in a very steamy bathroom. The steam keeps the dust down and in turn off your screen while your installing the screen protector.