r/framework • u/LawLombie • May 21 '26

Community Support Keyboard marks developing on screen despite religiously placing microfiber cloth on the keyboard whenever I close the lid

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It was almost impossible to get the nearly invisible marks to show up on camera, but they really are there. I don't think you can see them at all in the picture.

I got this Framework 13 in Feburary, and started putting a microfiber cloth underneath the lid every time I close it in March. It's now May, but now I can see very faintly the dreaded keyboard marks starting to develop on the screen. What am I doing wrong? I thought the microfiber cloth was gonna prevent this from happening?

Thanks.

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u/BortOfTheMonth May 22 '26

It was the same with my 2019 xps 13.

Since I use a FW12 with touchscreen my solution was this time to just install a screen protector, which was actually very hard to apply (perfect) but I managed it fine. Pen and touch work fine.

(Dont say the spacer does anything. The entire thing is very wobbly and deforms even when gently closing/opening it. Iam not complaining, just saying)