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Introduction

Step 1

              TLDR
  • To save your time, yes the screen surface layer, or officially named light guide, can be easily peeled off.
  • Don’t worry, it will not damage the touch screen and will not affect the touch sensitivity.
  • Then you can crop any common anti-glare PET screen protector into suitable size to replace the light guide

To save your time, yes the screen surface layer, or officially named light guide, can be easily peeled off.

Don’t worry, it will not damage the touch screen and will not affect the touch sensitivity.

Then you can crop any common anti-glare PET screen protector into suitable size to replace the light guide

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Step 2

              Uncover the frame
  • Actual guide starts from here, first uncover the frame. You may refer to other Kindle disassembly guide if you want more detailed steps.

Actual guide starts from here, first uncover the frame. You may refer to other Kindle disassembly guide if you want more detailed steps.

Step 3

              Peel off the light guide
  • Start to peel off from any of the 4 corners. Just be careful not to scratch the touch screen, which is the glossy surface under this plastic light guide.

Start to peel off from any of the 4 corners. Just be careful not to scratch the touch screen, which is the glossy surface under this plastic light guide.

Step 4

              The nanomiprinted anti-glare light
  • This is the peeled off light guide. which is an anti-glare layer.
  • It has a thin sticky layer at the back to stick to the touch screen

This is the peeled off light guide. which is an anti-glare layer.

It has a thin sticky layer at the back to stick to the touch screen

Step 5

              replace with an anti-glare screen protector
  • After peeling off the original light guide, replace with any common anti-glare PET screen protector
  • You may get a matt screen guard designed for kindle. But this one I got lower the resolution of the screen, i.e. the text became less clear.
  • I then tried another anti-glare iPad PET screen protector. Cut it into Kindle’s size. This one does not lower the resolution, but the anti-glare effect is not as good as the original light guide.

After peeling off the original light guide, replace with any common anti-glare PET screen protector

You may get a matt screen guard designed for kindle. But this one I got lower the resolution of the screen, i.e. the text became less clear.

I then tried another anti-glare iPad PET screen protector. Cut it into Kindle’s size. This one does not lower the resolution, but the anti-glare effect is not as good as the original light guide.

Step 6

              Compare to original light guide
  • Refer to the image, the left is a PW with original light guide and the right is the one with iPad protector
  • The anti-glare-ness is not as good as before but at least the annoying scratches are gone. If you found any good anti-glare screen protector that is as good as the original nanoiprinted light guide. Please share with everyone.

Refer to the image, the left is a PW with original light guide and the right is the one with iPad protector

The anti-glare-ness is not as good as before but at least the annoying scratches are gone. If you found any good anti-glare screen protector that is as good as the original nanoiprinted light guide. Please share with everyone.

To fix a PW with scratched display in a low cost. Instead of replacing the whole integrated screen part, we can replace the light guide with an anti-glare PET screen protector.

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