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Basically. It's called liquid optically clear adhesive, or LOCA, and from what I can tell, the OEMs making phones for Samsung and Apple use it because it covers a multitude of sins, like wavy or uneven glass. I thought about using LOCA with this as I was reading about the new Kindle Paperwhite frontlight. Someone did a teardown, and there was this thick sticky glue stuff on the frontlight that was able to fill in all the surface channels in the diffuser while remaining optically clear. This means no internal reflection to wash it out. Which is what people are having trouble with here, that's just some really extreme levels of internal reflection. I did some more reading, and it turns out I was right, they were using a UV-cured LOCA for that frontlight, which happens to be gorgeous.

I have no idea if LOCA would work on Kitsch's frontlights or not, or what possible challenges would come up from using it that way, but I figured it was worth mentioning. If nothing else, one could potentially bond the frontlight panel to some kind of smooth flat panel using LOCA to cut down on the glare while still retaining the redirection of the light from the frontlight.

Of course, I've also spent the evening fantasizing about using LOCA with a backlight for the MGB to bond it right onto the glass, that would be sooooo sick.

Oh, I have something much much better in mind.

Is there anyone here who would be interested in performing a possibly destructive test for the sake of my curiosity? (destructive to the panel, not the Gameboy Color)

I'd like to see what happens if you place the frontlight panel onto a photo or something, with a drop of water between the frontlight and the illuminated surface. I want to know if the water would help reduce washout. If it does reduce washout I think I know of a possible solution.

Say, can we get a picture of a board with its clothes on?

Jazz has them, and told me he thinks they look good.

If anyone would know what material and what thickness they are, Kitsch should.

Well, I had to make a few extras to use up the rest of the sheet of plastic, so unless every single person wants just white or just back, I think there should be plenty of each for everyone.