Blue denim stains on gold iPhone antenna bands

Hello VCastellano,

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The following article provides information on the cleaning of Apple products:

How to clean Apple products

Regards,

Jeff D.

I'm having the same problem with the silver iPhone 6. The article you mention makes no specific reference to any type of cleaner which is what the OP and I are looking for. Also that article doesn't even mention the iPhone 6.

Buy a phone cover

Pete

Unless you get a black iPhone case that won't work either as dye from denim also stains those cases.

Tell Apple here https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

They will not respond but they at least will know that you both have an issue and if enough complain they may take action.

Cheers

Pete

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.

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!

The eraser method totally worked! Super happy! Thanks Jorge!

The pencil eraser got rid of my blue jean stains! glad I looked here! Thanks

Pencil Eraser worked for me too!!! Awesome simple fix!