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Old Apr 9, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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This navigation screen is driving me crazy! Every print shows up. Smears and smudges are really testing my OCD.
Is there a screen protector, similar to what you can buy for your cell phone, that will prevents fingerprints, smears and smudges?

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This navigation screen is driving me crazy! Every print shows up. Smears and smudges are really testing my OCD.
Is there a screen protector, similar to what you can buy for your cell phone, that will prevents fingerprints, smears and smudges?

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Buy whoosh screen shine.it works great and takes the fingerprints off the screen. I bought mine on Amazon.com
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Or, use an iPad stylus
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I like the idea of a stylus.... will probably go that route. Thanks! !
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Originally Posted by tcotta411
I like the idea of a stylus.... will probably go that route. Thanks! !
No more prints, and no miss touches that don't activate what you touched because you didn't press hard enough.
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I like the idea of a stylus.... will probably go that route. Thanks! !
Seriously? I think he was kidding.
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get a small microfiber towel, keep it behind the screen, problem solved
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I had an extra ipad screen protector that I cut down to size and stuck on there. Can't even see it. You can search for an oleophobic screen protector and that may help.
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Seriously? I think he was kidding.
Wasn't kidding at all. If you really don't want to deal with fingerprints at all, use a stylus.
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Fumbling around for a stylus, just to avoid a few fingerprints, sounds dangerous to me.


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This is way overkill, a MF behind the seat and you can wipe everyday if that's your wish....
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Yeah, OP, I don't know what was I thinking...there is no hope for having a finger print free screen. Forget the stylus idea.

Seriously, though...it's an option...and it works.


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This is the real thing.....cuzz when you go to the track and attend the drivers meeting, what do you want in your hands.....a stylus?
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OP raises a good point, which i was just thinking about today. some problems have no simple answer. same with the new windows8 and every tv and pc in our house. another "problem" raised by some other poster discussed the dirt on the speaker screen and leather at the front of the drivers door from scuffing when entering or exiting. no real solution, just part of life. i wonder if you put oil on the screen if that would help--hows that for thinking out of the box.
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Originally Posted by longboy4
This is the real thing.....cuzz when you go to the track and attend the drivers meeting, what do you want in your hands.....a stylus?
is that the new C7 driving glove that some dealers have started giving out to new buyers?
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Color me stupid. Believe it or not, some people (like me) really do have issues with fingerprints and smears on surfaces. Phone, microwave, fridge, windows...it is a major nuisance. Admittedly, it is an OCD I wish I didn't have.
Yes, I will seriously consider a stylus and other things people have suggested. I figured that there would be something out there already because there is a huge market for phone protectors.
Thanks for the info

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The negative responses to the stylus idea are pretty funny! Yeah, I'm sure most drivers are too stupid to know when it would be appropriate to use a stylus and when it would be not. Appropriate: passenger uses it, driver uses it driving down down a highway, etc. Inappropriate: rush hour traffic, on the track, etc. It's the same stupidity that keeps people from using using voice activated commands instead of fingering their touch screens when their eyes should be fixed on the road situation when the road situation demands such attention. What was GM thinking when they gave us all so many distracting features on the new Corvette anyway!? They should have known how stupid we all are and just put a steering wheel and gear selector in our cars!

(Hopefully my fellow forum readers are smart enough to know I am speaking sarcastically above.)

Be careful and have fun out there, my friends!
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I just use the eraser end of a pencil I keep in the cup holder
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Fumbling around for a stylus, just to avoid a few fingerprints, sounds dangerous to me.


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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 07:56 AM
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I never leave a print. So far everything I need to do can be accomplished with the hard buttons and/or voice command. Works great!
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