Introduction
This guide shows how to apply display assembly adhesive to an opened iPad.
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Before installing new adhesive, thoroughly clean the display assembly and the frame of all residue.
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Use tweezers to pull up sections of tape residue.
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Use an opening tool or a spudger to scrape residue off. You can use high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol to soften the adhesive.
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Remove the residue by wiping in one direction to prevent smearing.
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Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our Answers Community for troubleshooting help.
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Thanks, I was able to fix my wife’s shattered digitizer screen on the iPad 6th gen with this guide!
I managed to get it done, but this was a personal nightmare for me and more difficult than replacing the battery in my ipad. There are too many instruction that say “remove plastic” and I have no idea which layer; there was nothing on the packaging to indicate which side was up or which side was the front and I ended up guessing the wrong direction because it “looked” right, but wasn’t. A simple sticker on the packaging indicating a direction would have removed all of the frustration. I only managed to figure it out by removing all of the plastic so that the sticky side of the adhesive was exposed and then I could finally see how it was supposed to fit and how I was supposed to press down with the other side of the plastic to push the adhesive side into the frame.