The phone just dropped in the sand at the beachand it went directly into the edges. is there a way to get it out?Does compressed air help?
I'd say try tape first, sticky side against the sand, maybe a toothpick with a fine point, or a needle very gently?
Try with a dust blower for cameras first, borrow one from your friends, buy one as you like. Then with razor, paper cutters to carefully pick them out.
Compressed air might get worse.
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I tried looking around but I couldn't find anything about the specifics of "how" to remove the gunk off the hole covered up in paint when installing a FFC.
To integrate my thought, "what else" can be used to remove the paint? It's short notice, and I can't get a hold of any Goo Be Gone for a while. What are some other solvents/solutions I can use? Would nail polish remover work?
I appreciate your help.
Ok here is what you are going to need:
Round toothpicks (10)
A sharp dental pick bent type (if not then a small slot screwdriver)
Qtips (12)
Exacto blade or equal
Mini flashlight
Windex or Rubbing alcohol
Goo-gone you can use goof off but it is a real solvent based remover and I do not recommend it. It takes real skill to use that it can melt the plastic. Goo gone wont do that. If the stuff has naphtha, xylene, or toluene, then do not use.
Ok here is the procedure :
Phone is open so you can clean the hole
1. Take the dental pick or screwdriver and carefully go around the edge of the to break the glue edge (scribe a break line). Then take the tool and lightly scrape over the total area.
2. Then take a toothpick and repeat the process, this time the toothpick is dipped in goo-gone.
3. Then cut the toothpick so you are using a thicker portion of the shaft and take some of the cotton off the q-tip dip in goo gone and push against a piece of paper to get excess off. Shove the cotton in the hole with the toothpick and spin around and around. Repeat a few times. Use the blunted tooth pick alone to remove any junk left behind (won't scratch the glass)
Do the above until hole is most clean, once it looks clean. Use a small flashlight to check shine from the front and you look through the hole.
4. Once it looks clear. Then do the same process with the blunted toothpick and cotton... this time with Windex. Then do that 3-5 times. Then polish the glass a couple of times with the blunted toothpick and cotton this time the cotton is dry.
5. Once you think you are done, then really use the flashlight to make sure that the glass is crystal clear .....if it is you are done.
This is the most important process to the camera install Typically, it takes about 10-15 minutes to really clean it . BE PATIENT !! if it is not crystal clear then you will have a fuzzy image because you were sloppy about the cleaning.
That is the process.......
Hello,
I noticed that after a few months of using my Galaxy S 2 with a rubber case it gets really dirty on the surface, specially the parts that are in contact with the rubber case.
Some of the dirt comes from dust and I guess humidity of the environment letting the back case of the cell phone a some kind of greasy spots. I tried to clean the battery cover with some water with soap and so the bottom part that is attached to the cell phone itself where is the speaker (always being careful of not getting into the speaker) but it appears that the spots doesn't want to disappear.
Is there any good tips about cleaning the case of the cell phone? like to take off those greasy spots that left behind the use of a rubber case?
Thanks for the answers B)
Normally I just use a cleaning cloth for glasses and wipe the phone with it, without any water/soap, works just fine and squeky clean most of the time.
Yeah I tried that.. but for the screen is ok, the problem is with the rest of the cell phone.. As it has spend to much time with the Rubber Case on it got a lot of greasy spots that cannot be clean off with just the cleaning cloth...
Is like if it is kind of sticky glue or something that got attached to the back of the case from the Rubber protector
I'm loving the GS3 i9300 but some dust has accumulated between the gap on the bottom of the phone. I tried using a toothbrush to clean it out, but it's almost as if the dust has settled under the bottom part of the glass. That can't be, right? The AMOLED panel is supposedly fused to the rest of the touchscreen to prevent this from happening, or so I thought.
Has anyone been able to successfully clean this dust/lint build-up? I know I'm being OCD about it, but for the price paid I think it's a valid aesthetic complaint.
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have you tried with a toothpick? or a needle wrapped in something?
yes , i did that ,
just use a wet toothbrush
A cotton swab with very little rubbing alcohol (aka isopropyl alcohol) will do the trick.
The cotton is thin enough to get in the space and unlodge the dust particles. And, if somehow the dust is "glued" to the device (for example, particles of sugar or candy), the isopropyl alcohol will dissolve whatever is holding the particle without damaging the phone.
Make sure you use very little alcohol, and press the cotton swab firmly against the gap.
Simonetti2011 said:
A cotton swab with very little rubbing alcohol (aka isopropyl alcohol) will do the trick.
The cotton is thin enough to get in the space and unlodge the dust particles. And, if somehow the dust is "glued" to the device (for example, particles of sugar or candy), the isopropyl alcohol will dissolve whatever is holding the particle without damaging the phone.
Make sure you use very little alcohol, and press the cotton swab firmly against the gap.
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This is a great suggestion. I tried it and when the alcohol was wet it looked like it did the job perfectly. However, as everything dried the dust particles remain! Any other suggestions?
Mine 10 times worse than that but tbh it doesn't me at all, no matter how many times you clean it the dust will come back.
So the only other option is to take it back and get either a white one which doesn't show the problem as bad, or exchange it for another hoping the gaps are properly sealed around the phone.
When the time comes to sell mine, i will clean the edges with a cotton swab and some alcohol, until then im just gonna live with it.
So after much thought i considered the pros and the cons of removing the film and decided to remove it as the oleophobic had worn away in less than 2 months. This will give you the information you need to remove it if you wish and how to do it properly without damage to your device or at least help you to not damage it.
1st. The tools you will need are as follows
1. razor blade thinner and or flat at one end
2. nail polish remover ( to remove the glue after)
3. cloth of some kind microfiber preferred 2 works best
4. "Recommended if no screen protector replacement"
Rain-x or some kind of wax or an oleophobic coating apply several coats
5. band aids or tape for your fingers as they will be put through alot of pushing and will be raw afterward
so know that this won't come in 1 sheet it will be coming off in chips and if your lucky it will come in larger chips and small sheets. when you start pick a corner that you can get at easlily. once you get a little up know that your going for a large enough area that you can get the entire blade under so you can slide it forward under the sheet as this will provide the least amount of damage if any the screen won't scratch this way but if you take the blade sliding up or down it will leave scratches so alway push the blade forward and leave it at a tilt just enough to get the sheet there is a layer of glue just as thick under. if you can see the glue when it comes up your doing well.
==warning== while you scrap this blade across your device be cautious not to get the sides of it as they are just high enough they will get scraped and nicked
after you have removed all the film you will need to use the nail polish remover to get the glue off it will come off slowly and there will be alot of small balls as it is moved off some will desolve the rest will come off in small balls. dont be afraid to use plenty it will make it will make it easier.
after all this wash with water only scrub clean and dry then apply a coating or screen protector whichever you wish .
==Important== know if you use wax some will get into the sides if your not careful with enough water and and cloth you can get access out. best to use waxes that are clear or liquid ones work well.
if you have any questions or if i have left anything out pls ask
Once you've peeled up 1 corner, you can use a credit card instead of a blade to slide it forward. It's safer that way.
If you're a single man and don't have nail polish remover, you can use concentrated alcohol instead. Cloth, Q-tips and rubbing alcohol worked really well for me.
I have a Note 8 and LOVE the way it looks naked but have always wanted to go back to the Kyrobe sticker from stickerboy. I had it on my Nexus 4 and it was easy to apply because it was flat. With today's phones the backs are usualy curved slightly and the cuts are exact so if you don't have one side right, the other side is going to go over a bit. I applied the stickerboy skin and it came out very close but I couldn't get the edges to stay down. The corners were worse because they're also curved.
I looked at dbrand's videos and they recommend blow drying it. That's cool but I don' thave a blow dryer. But what I do have is a zip lock bag and hot water. I microwaved some hot water for 2 minutes, put it in the bag, sealed it then placed the bag over the edges of the phone and voila! It had enough eat to melt down the adhesive to create closer fit. Now I have no more lifting of the edges.
This is a pic of how I did it, using my phone case as a placeholder for the phone.