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Old 01-17-2012, 07:28 PM   #1
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GoPro Lens Scratched
I scratched the lens on the actual GoPro camera (not the protective case). I saw people fixing it on Youtube with headlight restorer. Has anyone tried this before? Should I attempt this?
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Old 01-17-2012, 07:39 PM   #2
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it depends how deep the scratch is.
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Old 01-17-2012, 08:11 PM   #3
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It's just deep enough that you can feel it with your nail.
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ouch... Not a clue how to fix it as I havnt really looked into replacing it other then the lens cover on the case itself. interested in what you find out for fixing it as a new one would suck money wise
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you can buy a new lens and replace it ur self
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Old 02-25-2012, 12:37 AM   #7
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Where? The only replacement lens I've seen is for the protective casing.
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Headlight restorer is worth a shot...maybe try to buffer it out... Toothpaste doesn't work that well....
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there is anti-reflective coating on the go pro lens. any type of headlight restoring or whatnot will remove the coating.
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bestbuy's gopro lens replacement kit. went to metro's bestbuy, and i think they dont carry these in stores. but can order online.
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Thats for the protective case, not the actual camera itself
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if the nail catches then any sort of lens remover wont work

I would try emailing go-pro see what they offer
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