The Cheap Resin Phone Screen Repair Trick - Fix the smash for a tenner!

Turns out with £10 of stuff and a little time you can fix your screen enough to get a bit more life out of this. After a few days it really seemed to clear up more. Perhaps some sun-level UV made the difference, either way, its a great fix to try!
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[@Larry]

Aw, you didn't break your new Christmas present, did you Andrew? O.o But if you want to clean anything and don't want to leave residue/lint/fluff, use coffee filter paper! they're treated not to fall apart, a lot of people use them to clean TV screens as they don't leave streaks either.

[@backofficeshow]

Ha ha, fortunately not, my pixel is alive and kicking apart from the mandatory crack in the screen protector! That's some great advice about the coffee filter, I'll give that a try. To be honest this solution is somewhat inspired by yourself, an earlier video years back you mentioned UV cure glue and that stuck with me 🤣

[@Larry]

@@backofficeshow Really? Aw, bless you Sir! That UV stuff is called "Bondic", it's great as you can fill broken off parts in things, also heard people using it for tooth fillings in the past. Also gives off a weird minty smell when it dries. Oh, I saw someone else use a vacuum pump to suck the filler into the cracks on a broken phone, do you own anything like that? I suppose even just putting it in a zip lock back and sucking the air out would do it too.

[@backofficeshow]

@@Larry That's a great idea, I have some mylar bags that have a built in value from my sous vide experiment days, they come with a little hand pump. Definitely sounds like something with giving a go. The kits for car windscreen drive chips use a syringe with a sucker on them for similar purpose. You first use the syringe to evacuate all the air. Then you release a valve so that the glue goes into the cavity. And finally you push the syringe back in to pressurise that glue even further into it.

[@Blue.star1]

Andrew stole my basic phone

[@melissamenier9657]

Hey everyone! Just a heads-up about working with epoxy resin. You’ve got two types: the two-part epoxy doesn’t need any UV light to set. It’s pretty neat - you mix the resin with a hardener, and they start to solidify all on their own through a chemical reaction. Give it a few hours, and it’ll be all set, no UV light needed. Now, for the one-part resin, that’s where UV light comes into play. If you’re using this kind, you’ll need a decent UV (or sometimes LED) light to get it to cure properly. The little light you might have at home might not cut it, so check the bottle for the recommended wattage. Oh, and about hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) - great job on the pronunciation, by the way - it’s in both types of resin. It helps the final product stay dry, adhere well, and keep its strength once mixed. So, if you’re experimenting at home with two-part resin, remember to mix equal parts of both. No need for a light, but patience is key as it takes a while to cure. On the flip side, if you’re using one-part UV resin, you’ll likely need a 65W light, but the payoff is it cures super fast, like in 30 seconds! I personally find the one-part UV resin a bit easier, especially if you’re just starting out. Plus, you can have fun with any leftovers.

[@hawkercnc8261]

I bought quite a decent sized bottle of clear UV setting glue for making jewellery. You can fill areas having added colours if you like and then set it in sunlight or with a strong UV source. I had a crack on the green house roof across the corner of a pane, dribbled a line of glue along the top facing skywards. It now feels as hard as glass and seems to have held the pieces well. It is still in the form of a set dribble line, it did not spread sideways.

[@backofficeshow]

This gets better with age, looked at the phone today and the cracks are almost invisible. Maybe the Sun UV hardened it even more, who knows?

[@korzer]

Is it that difficult to follow clear and simple instructions? Why would you not give it the full 30 mins to cure properly

[@backofficeshow]

@@korzer It does not say cure the 'full 30 minutes' on the instructions. In fact it makes no suggestion as to the time required. The resin seems to gel within 60 seconds of the UV being applied, in fact, the UV light seems only to cycle at 60 seconds, probably to not give people doing their nails finger cancer.

[@methanoid]

@@korzer LOL, this IS Andrew remember!!

[@methanoid]

Share a pic then.. please

[@backofficeshow]

@@methanoid I found an online line to the booklet: r.mtdv.me/UV_Resin_Instructions

[@fortunatendebele3343]

How much does it cost im in Africa Botswana

[@jester6856]

What an awesome idea.... Brilliant thanks 👍

[@custardo]

A+++ Highly recommended video if you want to learn how to fill a crack

[@backofficeshow]

🤣 did you fill your crack sufficiently

[@custardo]

​@@backofficeshow Filling wasn't a problem. the razor blade though...

[@backofficeshow]

@@custardo sometimes you need a trim

[@methanoid]

@@backofficeshow if not Andrew will fill your crack 🙂

[@MdDm-tx3kc]

Hi, I hope you can answer a question My phone screen was damaged it had a crack it took a white but i finally gave it in for repair went back and they tried few screens and each new screen had lines so phones been further damaged the motherboard has been damage the phone people don't know how I wanted to know how can the motherboard get damaged and did lines appear when all it was a screen fix. Also can it be fixed

[@backofficeshow]

Sounds like the socket that the screen ribbon goes into has been damaged

[@MdDm-tx3kc]

@backofficeshow thank u so much can it be repaired

[@backofficeshow]

@MdDm-tx3kc possibly, but they are really difficult to work with without damaging them

[@MdDm-tx3kc]

@backofficeshow thought so Can anything like pics apps I've already had on be saved or transferred onto another phone if it is damaged

[@backofficeshow]

This should be possible as long as the phone is still turning on

[@AAYMF]

Nice ❤

[@backofficeshow]

Glad you like it possible bot

[@AAYMF]

@@backofficeshow the last comment was joke 🤣 (Plot twist) Unless you're a bot 🤯

[@backofficeshow]

That's just the sort of thing a bot would say

[@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259]

So now, the broken screen has been permantly bonded to the rear case in the upper right corner.

[@backofficeshow]

Not really, the screen + digitiser + glass is its own assembly. So the few mm of resin between the substrate of the screen frame to the metal of the case would be a seriously weak bond

[@djmips]

I found an inexpensive thin glass screen cover that's held on with UV cured resin - it came with the resin and the UV lamp. My Pixel phone was a bit more trashed than yours and I was actually cutting my fingers using it. The new glass cover was curved and fit like a glove. Initially the screen was perfect - the cracks almost invisible but after some use and hehe drops it is now more noticable - but still good and no more bleeding fingers!

[@karenelizabeththompson1306]

How. Do I open my Samsung phone

[@JeanFrancoisWeemaes]

It's so much easier and faster to change the glass and it's cheap anyway.

[@bradfeazell]

Costs $325 to replace the screen on my s21 ultra.

[@fortunatendebele3343]

❤

[@T8staDiM3rda]

Argggh. Why do they make phones like wet bars of soap. 😂 hmm would this work on a cracked crt neck, but I guess there's no way to restore the vacuum.🤔

[@backofficeshow]

No way to restore it, not unless you like glass blowing 🤣

[@T8staDiM3rda]

I do not 🤣@@backofficeshow

[@JohnGotts]

Agreed. Pixels are ridiculously slippery. Do not use without a case. My 6 Pro has not needed a new screen yet, knock on wood.

[@backofficeshow]

I'm on an 8 pro and broke the glass screen protector within days. I suspect my pocket lint consisting of random metal artefacts, screws and paperclips is a phones worst nightmare

[@jec_ecart]

The reason I don't like curved or rounded screens.

[@backofficeshow]

They binned that aspect in the latest design. Not only makes screen protectors a chore to apply, but also cases don't really accommodate the curve so you are wasting the edges. Two pixel features that used to be a lot better 1: the dedicated fingerprint reader and 2: squeeze for assistant!

[@br33ch]

Perhaps the two bottles are for mixing like epoxy?

[@backofficeshow]

I think they both contain the same liquid, but just two bottles picked from random batches. The kit was in a little baggie so possibly it's made with leftovers from the production line of a better kit

[@MissDibDabs]

No, they are two bottles which you are meant to mix but they can be used separately. It really wouldn’t matter much for something like this unless you are not using a uv source.

[@mattwernecke2342]

Nice job!

[@backofficeshow]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Greatwhitesloth]

Just did this to a windshield crack. It recommends heat to help it creep in the cracks. Heat and giving it more time seems to help, especially if its an old crack with contaminants.

[@backofficeshow]

That's a good idea, it's really cold here right now, so that definitely isn't helping