is your iPad glass separating? Possible fix inside!

[gdeputy]

So, like many of you my iPad 2's glass was 'separating' at the bottom to the right of the home button. Just a tiny bit, but enough to be annoying for me (ocd a little maybe ).

Anyways, Just a few minutes ago I took my girlfriends hair dryer and 'heated' the area.. got it nice and hot and applied pressure, did this 2-3 times and it SEEMS like it's holding down much better now.

I'll update in a little to see how it holds up long term but might be a fix. For me my backlight bleed is very minimal, and there is no yellowing, also I have ghost armor on so avoiding a replacement is preferred for me..

I'll let ya guys know!

 

[D1G1T4L]

Why not just exchange it?

 

[gonnabuyamacbsh]

Why not just exchange it?

because that would make too much sense.

 

[flopticalcube]

Why not just exchange it?

So, like many of you my iPad 2's glass was 'separating' at the bottom to the right of the home button. Just a tiny bit, but enough to be annoying for me (ocd a little maybe ).

Anyways, Just a few minutes ago I took my girlfriends hair dryer and 'heated' the area.. got it nice and hot and applied pressure, did this 2-3 times and it SEEMS like it's holding down much better now.

I'll update in a little to see how it holds up long term but might be a fix. For me my backlight bleed is very minimal, and there is no yellowing, also I have ghost armor on so avoiding a replacement is preferred for me..

I'll let ya guys know!

That's why.

 

[D1G1T4L]

That's why.

Why? There is light bleed?

 

[Nishi100]

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I think that, here, you've softened, but not melted, the glue; which causes the "loose bit" stick tonthe glue an not pop out anymore.

I did have an idea:
- IMO the blacklight bleed is caused by the lack of glue / bezel raising, as glue not completely drying before released dim stable enclosure.
- Thererfore, I was thinking, if it's the bezel being slightly raised, then you could just heat up all of the bezel and push it to restick it.
- If the problem's to do with not enought glue:
------------------ <- screen
----- <no glue > --- <- glue
______________ <- backlight

In this case you would need to melt the glue. This, would need a lot of heat; IMO, too much for the plastic / components to handle.

When I get my iPad I'll do the first, if there's backlighting problems - if that doesn't held I'll return it.

 

[gdeputy]

Why not just return it?

1. My iPad other than that is perfect. At max brightness with a black image in my totally dark bathroom I can notice SLIGHT light bleed with NO yellowing. In normal usage i've never once noticed it.

2. theres no harm in trying this, if it doesn't fix I can return it. If it does work great!

3. Like I said, I'm a busy guy and I don't want to have to spend 5$ on shipping for a replacement ghost armor and have to reapply when mine is currently nearly perfect (anyone with skin experience knows these are hard to get down with minimal dust/particles.)

Also, the apple store is maybe 30-35 minutes away, which equates to AT LEAST another 15-20 dollars in gas.

So right off the bat I'm down 25$ plus reinstalling my shield PLUS spending the hour and a half to go there and get it replaced.

ANYWAYS

update, it's worked so far. Held for like 6-8 hours at this point. I'm satisfied. If for any reason it unsticks I'll simply go through the hassle I want to avoid, but it's worth spending 3 minutes doing this rather than 2+ hours and some cash.