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I know this has probably been asked dozens of times before, and the answer is probably no, but somehow my phone’s Apple logo got a giant scratch while inside a case. This thing is only a week old, so it’s a really annoying for me especially because I wanted to keep this phone for two years. (This is a 6S, but the body is the same as the 6 which has more activity.) I tried Mothers metal polish on it which I know is good for the Apple Watch, but I had no luck, seems to have done nothing. I don’t feel comfortable taking the phone apart and I really don’t want to exchange it for a potentially worse defect model over cosmetic damage. I thought it was stainless steel, so I’m surprised the polish didn’t do anything. Is there another product I can try that I might have better luck with? In the same vein, what about the aluminum logo on the 5S?
Autosol worked well on mine
The problem you face here is how deep is the scratch. A very fine scratch might be something a polish could hide. But the issue you face here is the polish needs to remove a fine layer of the surface so if the surface is anodized aluminum you will in effect be taking off the thin layer of the anodized finish. Think of it this way you’re sanding off the paint! If the surface is solid like the Apple silver logo then you can go heavier as there is nothing to show through (BTW: this is a liquid metal stamping). But, the more you polish you could end up with a imperfection in the way the metal reflects as it will have a slight bending in the light from the reflection. If this was the glass surface you would remove the coatings which would be very noticeable! Bottom line here: if you have this in a case then it’s hidden. I would leave it alone.
