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How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone

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  1. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Remove the old adhesive: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingers to scrape and remove the old adhesive from the phone body.

    • Pay attention to areas around the cameras and outer edge of the phone. Any remaining chunks will prevent your part from aligning properly.

  2. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Remove the adhesive backing: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Peel and remove the white adhesive backing from the camera bezel's new adhesive pad.

  3. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Align the adhesive pad: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • In this step, you'll use the camera module bumps to help align the adhesive to the camera bezel.

    • Lay the adhesive pad over the cameras, with the sticky side facing upward.

  4. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Apply the adhesive: step 4, image 1 of 3 How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Apply the adhesive: step 4, image 2 of 3 How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Apply the adhesive: step 4, image 3 of 3
    • Lay the camera bezel over the cameras and press it onto the adhesive pad.

    • Lift the camera bezel and adhesive pad from the phone.

  5. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Remove the protective film: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Peel and remove the blue protective film from the camera bezel.

  6. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Install the camera bezel: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Place the bezel over the cameras.

    • Press firmly to adhere the bezel to the phone body.

  7. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Clean the back cover: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingers to remove the old adhesive from the back cover.

    • Any remaining adhesive will prevent the cover from seating properly.

    • If you're having trouble removing the adhesive, apply a heated iOpener to soften the adhesive.

    • Applying isopropyl alcohol turns the adhesive into a messy residue and is not recommended for this step.

  8. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Remove the adhesive backing: step 8, image 1 of 1
    • Peel and remove the white adhesive backing from the back cover's new adhesive pad.

  9. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Apply the adhesive: step 9, image 1 of 2 How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Apply the adhesive: step 9, image 2 of 2
    • Line up the new adhesive on the phone and lay it onto the frame.

    • Be very careful aligning the adhesive. It's very sticky, and only properly adheres the first time.

    • Press down firmly on the adhesive along the perimeter of the midframe to secure it.

  10. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Remove the protective film: step 10, image 1 of 1
    • Grab and peel the blue protective film, beginning with the cutout.

    • Remove the protective film.

    • Be sure that the adhesive pad doesn't stick to the film as you pull.

  11. How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Install the back cover: step 11, image 1 of 2 How to Replace the Adhesive for Your Motorola Phone, Install the back cover: step 11, image 2 of 2
    • Align the back cover over the phone.

    • Press down firmly along the perimeter of the cover and around the camera bezel to secure it with the new adhesive.

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