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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Rear Glass Adhesive Replacement

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  1. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Rear Glass Adhesive Replacement, Rear Glass Adhesive: step 1, image 1 of 3 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Rear Glass Adhesive Replacement, Rear Glass Adhesive: step 1, image 2 of 3 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Rear Glass Adhesive Replacement, Rear Glass Adhesive: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Peel the clear film off of the adhesive packaging.

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    • Lay the glass panel face-up and rotate it so that the lens holes are on your right.

    • Grasp the adhesive from both sides and align the tape over the rear glass.

    • Make sure to align the camera and heart rate sensor holes on the phone with the adhesive tape.

    • Lay the adhesive on top of the glass.

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    • Run your fingers over the tape to firmly attach it to the glass.

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    • Peel back the outer layer of green film.

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    • Peel back the inner film layer.

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    • If you didn't perfectly align the adhesive with the panel, use an X-Acto knife to trim away the edges.

    • This will only fix minor misalignments. If you have to trim off more than half the adhesive strip, you should remove the tape and start over.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to remove any adhesive still on the midframe.

    • Clean the adhesion areas with high concentration isopropyl alcohol (at least 90%) and a lint-free cloth.

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    • Align the top of the rear glass with the top of the phone.

    • Press the top edge of the glass into the midframe so that there's no gap at the top.

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    • Lower the rest of the rear panel and press it firmly into the midframe.

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3 Comments

Where do you by the adhesive strip for the repair

Nico Velasquez - Reply

There are a lot of places like replacebase

Allspares,and a lot other but usually the back glass comes with the adhesive on

Alkinos vasiliou -

How strong is the s6 edge plus rear glass are they known to break easy.

Aaron c - Reply

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