Samsung Glass only repairs

Another blog post! I do find time to get around to these as often as possible. I am going to cover a certain type of glass only repair. Samsung devices!

Performing this repair is tricky.There are three critical steps that must be performed to have the highest quality repair. Any very small mistake during any of these four steps can lead to a less than perfect repair or possibly a brand new AMOLED/Digi and front frame required to get the phone back up and running.

1. Removing the broken glass. Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, Note 1, 2, 3, 4. All of these removal processes are very similar. The adhesive between the AMOLED (now referred to as LCD) and the glass slightly varies. The trick is to heat the screen to 150-180f and very carefully pry the glass off of the LCD. Do not pry too hard, as the pressure may break the LCD. Not too hot, or you will burn the LCD. Watch out for a couple cables and buttons. Make sure the frame is not damaged while putting tool under glass. Removing the glass is half the battle.

2. Next up is cleaning all the old OCA (optically clear adhesive) off the LCD and frame. You must make sure that all OCA is removed on edges of LCD, near cameras, earpiece, buttons, and pretty much everywhere. The key to a perfect repair is cleanliness and the very smallest details.

3. Now that the LCD is SPOTLESS. We are ready to put some new glass down. In order to return the phone to pre-broken condition, everything needs to be replaced. Yes, that means the OCA as well. For this step, repair shops vary. Some don't put the OCA back at all, and just use precut 3M adhesive to slap the glass back down. Some do. We currently have the equipment to perform the Samsung repair the way it should be. We struggle with occasional bubbles in the screen, but are improving our techniques for the repair daily. We scrutinize these small imperfections and actively look for solutions across the board. Anyway...Applying the OCA to the LCD is tricky. Similar to putting a screen protector on, only the OCA has to be perfectly centered and 100% bubble free. After that is done, time to put the final product together. Well, almost final product! Putting the glass down onto the phone is like putting another screen protector on. There are going to be bubbles. The trick to getting the bubbles out requires a high pressure temp controlled chamber. 20 minute cycle at the exact mAP and the correct temp, and viola, your samsung has been repaired in under 2 hours.