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  • Continue releasing the adhesive all the way along the bottom edge of the iPad.

  • Leave the guitar pick wedged underneath the front glass near the home button.

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  • Insert another guitar pick adjacent to the placeholder guitar pick underneath the right edge of the iPad.

  • Slide the guitar pick towards the top of the iPad, releasing the adhesive as you go.

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  • Reheat the iOpener in the microwave and set it on the left edge of the iPad to start warming the adhesive in that section.

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  • Slide the guitar pick along the top edge of the iPad, pulling it out slightly to go around the front-facing camera bracket.

  • The adhesive along this section is very thick, and a fair amount of force may be required. Work carefully and slowly, making sure to not slip and damage yourself or your iPad.

  • If the adhesive has cooled too much, replace the iOpener along the top edge and continue working. If the iOpener has cooled too much, reheat it.

  • If the guitar pick is getting stuck in the adhesive, "roll" the guitar pick as shown in step 9.

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  • Continue releasing the adhesive along the top edge of the iPad, and slide the guitar pick around the top left corner.

  • If the adhesive is warm enough, remove the iOpener from the iPad for convenience. However, if the adhesive is still quite sticky, re-heat the iOpener and lay it on the left edge while you work.

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  • Slide the guitar pick along the left edge of the iPad, releasing the adhesive as you go.

  • The digitizer cable is located approximately 2" from the bottom of the iPad. Stop sliding the guitar pick when you get ~2.25" from the bottom of the iPad.

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  • Using the guitar pick that is still underneath the bottom edge of the iPad, release the adhesive along the bottom left corner.

  • The bottom of the digitizer cable is only ~1" from the bottom of the iPad. Work carefully and slowly, making sure to not sever this cable.

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  • Using one of the guitar picks, pry up the bottom right corner of the iPad and grab it with your fingers.

  • Some of the adhesive along the perimeter of the iPad may have stuck back down again. If this is the case, slide a guitar pick underneath the edge of the iPad where the front glass is still stuck and "cut" the adhesive.

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