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Repair information and guides for the Apple iPhone 5s that was announced on September 10, 2013. Model: A1533, A1453, A1457, A1528, A1530, A1518

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How to fix iPhone that fell in fuel.

So i was working one day at the fuel pits and my phone fell into a bucket full of fuel. I quickly grabbed it, wipped my phone off and shut it off due to fear of explosion. I turned it on the next day and phone works perfectly fine but the screen is dark and you can still see the fuel underneath the screen. Nothing was damaged suprisingly. Im just wondering how would i get the fuel out!? dark screen sucks and i have to use the brightness all the way up in order to see

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Dropped my phone inside petrol fuel and it affected the phone camera lens to blurr please what can I do to washed it away or clean that ???

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A little petrol entered my phone, and now part of the phone is affected but it's still working perfectly well, what am I going to do to remove the remaining petrol

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First of all, NEVER USE RICE. Rice does nothing. Take the phone apart, remove the LCD assembly, battery, and logic board. Put the housing and logic board in 91% isopropyl alcohol and get a new battery. Take apart the LCD backlights and clean them in isopropyl. Dry them very good and then put everything back together.

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This worked! thanks alot.. had to get some tools that i didnt have but it did the trick!

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I guess you are pretty lucky to get the fuel out of the backlight area which is located behind the LCD, because that can be hard to get out at times without damaging the display or backlight.

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no need to shout!! next time have one of these handy in your pocket [linked product missing or disabled: IF145-163-3]

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so my phone fell into a bucket of fuel today but I have a iPhone xr now theres fuel behind the screen and can't get it out

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What if the battery is an in-built

How can I get it out

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I also dropped my phone in gas. It is a LG k20 plus. It was in a minute before we realized it and it was acting totally normal as far as I could see. It rang and lit up (how it was found in the dark) and after 30 min stitting still rang and lit up. I only used the fingerprint reader to see if it would wake up and to close the memo pad which likes to open itself a lot which went to the lock screen. The display looked fine for me. Just wanting to ask if I should try the same fix as with the original phone in this thread. And any advise.

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تسرب بعض البنزين (البترول) الى شاشه جهازي الاندرويد والان يوجد بقع بيضاء مضيئه في الشاشه وخط يقرب للون الاصفر اسفل الشاشه

هل يمكن حل لهذه المشكله لو سمحتم

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My laptop fell in turpentine please what should I do

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what about if it is non removable battery?..what should i do?…also, is it safe to charge the mobile phone even if it still smells gasoline?..pls do reply..thanks a lot

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turn phone off, remove battery, and use 80 -100% alcohol (available from chemist, not the pub) pour over the alcohol gently and in stages, this should flush out the fuel and the alcohol will eventually evaporate.

if this does´nt work buy new display, remove old display, use the alcohol to clean the the inside out, wait till its clean and dry, fit new screen. and all been well iphone works a treat again

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@howie77 rice? Really? No way. Review your answer and reconsider the rice part.

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