Blue denim stains on gold iPhone antenna bands

I've begun to notice that the white antenna bands on the gold iPhone 6 has begun to pick up some blue stains from the inside pockets of jeans. Does anyone have an effective way of removing these stains?

iPhone 6, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 5:56 PM

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Oct 26, 2014 7:44 AM in response to VCastellano

I figured out a way to clean the antenna strips (at least it works on my silver model). Just put a small amount of Barkeepers Friend soft cleanser on the end of a Q-Tip and very gently rub on the spots with denim stains. You'll start to see the blue color coming off on the tip. It may take a couple of tries and use clean Q-Tips each time. My phone now looks like new again.

Jan 9, 2015 10:40 PM in response to VCastellano

Ok I think this might be a simpler solution. I also noticed some dark smudges on my gold iPhone 6's antennas, though I'm not sure if it was from dye from my jeans. These dark smudges wouldn't come off with other household cleaners, like rubbing alcohol. Anyway, then I used a pencil eraser and rubbed it all over these dark smudges and they rubbed off! I'm not kidding, the pencil eraser got rid of all the dye, and the antennas look clean and new again! Try it, see if it may work for you!

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