Removing digitizer glue residue

When it comes to removing the excess adhesive that I see when doing a repair on phones or tablets I normally have used Goof Off FG661. From my experiences it removes the adhesive extremely well.

Materials: Goof Off FG661, Bottle cap, pack of Q tips , and some paper towels just in case.

The way I proceed is poring a few of the liquid in a bottle cap or something similar as needed. Grab a Q tip and dip it into the FG661 then run the tip of the Q tip over the adhesive that you are trying to remove (Try not to over saturate so it does not run into other parts). Then with a Nylon Plastic Opening tool or something that you can scrap with go thoroughly removing all the adhesive. Continue the process through out every part that has the adhesive you are trying to remove.

This method has worked perfectly for me without any issues in adhesive removal.

Goo gone and rubbing alcohol work great

se a pencil eraser, I am using one I had lying around. The one that worked best is white, branded: Staedtler Mars Plastic and Made in Germany, part number 526 50. It says on its side: “Made for pencil and film” Did that after rubbing the rough goo off with a credit card. Then pencil eraser, and intermittently credit card & rubbing alcohol. Tedious but eraser is crucial. Other erasers worked but not as well as the white Staedtler.

I use 99% alcohol to clean the housing.

hi, i have an ipad mini2 my screen is broken i try to change my screen i have remove the broken screen and there is some glue still stick on it. i used the 409 and window cleaner still didn't come out. what should i use to remove it?

Tried 80% alcohol (windshield wiper), which had zero impact. Also tried hydrogen peroxide 3% (for cleaning wounds) just in case that works, also no impact. Acetone ultra strong nail polish remover also zero impact.

Scraping with nails seems to work best of these things, but doesn't really work. Yet to try 99% alcohol :).

At the moment I used acetone and then scraped, followed by using some oil to clean it a bit more - stuff we had in the house. Still not good, but almost OK.

What if you are only replacing the screen, and need to salvage the OEM digitizer? Most of the adhesive peeled off, but there is still a lot of adhesive left on the digitizer. How would you get it off without scratching the color off of the digitizer?

morpheousman01

I have the same exact question as u and cant find the answer! All other answers are for the front glass screen on the phone. I cant ruin my inside lcd digitizer with scraping or the wrong liquid but i gotta get all this glue off! What did u end up doing?

I found that paint thinner on a Q-Tip made the built up glue soft and easier to scrape off using the small flat blade screw diver that came with my new battery and touch screen, but it wasn’t safe to use on the plastic parts, only the aluminium. So, being a mechanic, I tried using several cleaners that we use in automotives. CRC CO Contact Cleaner worked just as well at softening the old tape and glue as paint thinner, but is safe on plastics. I sprayed some into a cup and used a bunch of Q-Tips, and it worked well but the contact cleaner evaporated too quickly. I then found something that works super. It is called Perfects Contact Cleaner, and it is designed to work in the Tropics where I live. While dissolving the glue, it also protects against rust and corrosion while drying colourless and with no residue. It improves electrical conductivity, cleans, and removes aluminium corrosion. Again, I sprayed some into a cup and used Q-Tips. I still had to scrape a little to remove the goo from the notch in the plastic surround, but it was easy to remove the glue, and the residue from the battery stickum came off pretty easy by spraying the cleaner on a paper towel and leaving it on the glue for about 15 minutes. Now it looks like new.