I've seen numerous people asking for a guide on how to apply a screen protector on your ds. And that's why I decided to write one on GBAtemp, and hopefully those annoying air bubbles and dust
under your film screen will be gone after reading this guide.
THIS GUIDE ONLY COVERS THE BOTTOM SCREEN, I belive it's a waste of time and money to protect the top screen ,since you never "touch" it.
I also don't belive in buying "cheap" or fake screen protectors, this guide is based on my HORI experience
Here's what you need:
1 Screen Protector (o rly?) I'm a Hori fan my self..
THIS GUIDE ONLY COVERS THE BOTTOM SCREEN, I belive it's a waste of time and money to protect the top screen ,since you never "touch" it.
I also don't belive in buying "cheap" or fake screen protectors, this guide is based on my HORI experience
Here's what you need:
1 Screen Protector (o rly?) I'm a Hori fan my self..
QUOTE said:Read this before you decide on buying a Hori package: Counterfeit Hori Screen Protectors
Some Retailers - EB Games/DealExtreme (Choose Genuine Hori NDS Lite Screen Protector (Japan Imported))/Play-Asia
1 Plastic card, maybe your VISA?
1 microfiber cloth
Some scotch tape
1 bottle of canned air (optional)
QUOTE said:Picture is just for clarification
1 LCD cleaning solution (read further down for something better and hopefully cheaper)
Now... I don't belive in buying expensive/fancy stuff.. so I found the perfect recipe for the best cleaning solution out there in my own opinion, shared by thousands of users. In case you haven't noticed.. most of the expensive solutions are basically just water (distilled) and Isopropyl mixed with various other things you don't really need and of course a FLASHY name.
QUOTE said:70-100% Isopropyl alcohol (I use 100% my self)
Distilled Water (boil the water)
The recipe is easy: Mix the Isopropyl alcohol and distilled water in equal parts (50/50) inside an empty Windex-like bottle. Do not use tap water! Doing so will leave white smears on your screen after cleaning it up because of the dissolved minerals inside the water. When finished mixing, just close the bottle using the "spray" adaptor that comes attached to it.
Now that we have everything we need, start by turning off your screen. Dampen your piece of soft cloth with your cleaning mixture and then wipe the display gently from top to bottom. Never spray liquid directly onto the LCD. When you're done, wait a few minutes to let your screen dry, and then turn it back on. Voila, you're done! Your screen should now be sparkling clean.
You can use water as well of course, but always make sure its boiled.. cold water is a killer for LCD screens, and for the love of god do NOT USE toilet paper to clean your LCD
QUOTE said:QUOTE said:QUOTE said:Enviroment: OPTIONAL
Best suitable location to fix your film would be just about after you or someone else have taken a hot shower.. or you could simple just have the room filled with mist after a few minutes of hot water. Every and I do mean EVERY dust particle will "swim" towards the heat source instead of your precious ds screen, the heat will terminate the dust particles
I'm assuming you already know at least how to remove the plastic protection from your screen protector, so it's ready to be applied to your ds.
Let's Begin!
QUOTE said:EDIT: Will post pictures I took on my own for clarityQUOTE said:QUOTE said:Code:Apply the LCD cleaning solution on your microfiber cloth and gently try to remove all the dust/hair particles on your NDS lcd screen When you belive the screen is clean enough (don't worry you can fix it later), remove the plastic protection and gently apply the screen protector using your thumbs, try to cover as much space as you can the first time. Unless you're a pro, you might want to use that plastic card of yours to smear out all those annoying air bubbles - TAKE YOUR TIME In most cases the LCD screen should already look great with that new screen protector, and no air bubbles. But for most people that's not really the case.. there's usually tons of air bubbles and dust particles under the screen Â:angry:
There's 2 ways you can fix this:
CODE(If you buy Hori protectors ,you can re-apply the film without worrying about it not to-stick)
First of all use scotch tape on the film to lift it slowly.. just arch it enough so you can find the tangos (dust particles, air bubbles) under your film, no need to remove the entire film... unless it's a mess .. which is usually because the user didn't use a good LCD solution or didn't smear out all the air bubbles.
Now you have 2 ways to remove the tangos, either you use a bottle of canned air to "blow" away the foes or simply use more scotch tape under the screen.. the tangos will be "sucked" to your tape, and voila a clean surface Â
Finally press down on the film once more..and all the air bubbles should be gone, since you removed all the dust particles.
LOOK AT MY CLEAN NDS SCREEN
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EDIT: I appreciate some user input if you have any ideas on howto improve my guide, spelling, construction, ideas etc