Balescene: Quick Way to Fix a Crack in Your Phone Screen

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Quick Way to Fix a Crack in Your Phone Screen

So it happened. You were walking on the sidewalk, rocking out to some awesome songs, when your phone or iPod took it's final skydive, and now the screen's shattered.

Usually, taking it in to your provider can result in either you having to buy a whole new phone, which can get pricey, or you can buy a replacement screen and kit for about $100.

If you're looking for ways to avoid that burden, here's a couple of ideas to try to mend the crack, or at least keep it from spreading.

Warning: Once you do any of these, your warranty may be voided. Take caution in doing this. If you're not sure if it will void your warranty or not, ask your service provider.

Use Clear Nail Polish, Superglue or Nail Glue, etc.

A few years ago, after getting a shiny new Apple iPod Touch, I inevitably cracked the screen. It was a combination of their easy-to-crack screens, and me carrying it in my back pocket and leaning over the edge of a chair. Nonetheless, The bottom left hand corner of my iPod had been shattered.

I knew I couldn't get another as this one had been a gift, I had to do some thinking. I knew I didn't have a warranty on it, so basically I was stuck with it. Once I cut myself on a piece of glass trying to use the screen, I knew I had to do something about it.

What You'll Need:

- Your Cracked Screen

- Clear Nail Polish, Nail Glue, or Super Glue

This kind of fix is for small cracks only! This would probably not work as well in a full on shatter.

This method is not perfect, but it kept my few cracks from spreading for five months (until I completely shattered the screen in another horrible, yet unrelated, incident.)

I cleaned off the cracks as best possible, took out some clear nail polish, and followed the lines of the crack using the brush. I made sure it filled the cracks without them overflowing, and I kept it on only that part of the screen.

I let it dry and made sure that it was smooth, and I never had another problem with it again. I'm sure nail glue or small amounts of superglue would work the same way as the nail polish did.

If your screen is shattered or has more than a few cracks, visit any of these websites that have detailed descriptions on how to fix your screen:

How To Fix A Cell Phone Screen

C.R.A.F.T. # 76: How to Replace a Broken/ Cracked iPhone Screen

How to Fix A Broken Screen on your iPhone

Do you have an interesting story on how you shattered your phone screen? Tell me in the comment section below, along with any other questions or suggestions you have.

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cell phone tracker · 625 weeks ago

I have had the same problem and I've used Clear Nail Polish...but as for the Superglue-tere is a bigger uncertainty for doing this.

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amylynnbales 12p · 624 weeks ago

You would have to make sure to let it dry completely.

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I wanted to look at your phone which is fixed. I wonder how it looks like after you have fixed it. This is also amazing to know. Thanks.

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buy apple cell phone · 621 weeks ago

I wanted to share this one to my friends. It is a bit expensive to have those replaced with a new one. I hope my friend will listen as well. Thanks.

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iram · 621 weeks ago

Nice thought thanks for share this post this I also share with you something. Only purchase a new part. When it arrives, take a look at the silver back of the LCD. If it’s all scratched up, they didn’t sell you a new part. It’s highly likely you were sold a recycled part. The quality of these is suspect at best. Send it back and tell the seller you want a refund.
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My friends last night my son birthday I share with you some interesting. On the original iPhone, both the LCD screen and the Digitizer were fused together during the manufacturing process. When the next generation iPhone was released (the 3G), Apple, in its infinite wisdom, decided to separate the LCD screen from the Digitizer. This was great, because it allowed you to just replace the Digitizer when you went crazy and threw your phone through the wall, finally fed up with your AT&T reception problems. Oh, we know this didn't happen to you...but. Same thing with the LCD - the repair was less expensive, since you could just remove and replace that part alone. The separate screen design was the same for the iPhone 3GS model - life was good.
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edwarderick · 612 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing this post I also share with you some tip hope you like. If you've dropped your laptop—or dropped something on it—and the screen has fractured, the diagnosis is easy. Connect an external monitor to your notebook via its VGA-out port to verify that the notebook's other components still work. If the laptop functions properly in all other respects, it's time to start hunting for the parts to fix the screen. If your display problems aren't the result of visible physical damage, however, the problem may not be the LCD. If your screen's backlight flickers, shuts down after a few minutes of usage, or doesn't come on at all, but you can still see a faint screen image, your problem may be the inverter, a small board that supplies power to the backlight. The good news is that these boards are available for well under $100. (We'll show you how to locate and replace the inverter.) If replacing the inverter doesn't solve the problem, the backlight itself may be faulty. If that's the case, replacing the LCD should fix your problem.
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Dustin Jones · 610 weeks ago

And remember if you're a repair tech doing many of these you can make extra money by selling the broken LCD assemblies back to recycles who pay much higher value than scrap since they turn it back into a new LCD assembly instead of scrapping it for metals.

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buy back · 591 weeks ago

If your phone is shattered, this is really a big problem. I wish I have an Iphone phone. But this type of phone is expensive. I have seen one that costs 30,000 Pesos here in the Philippines. So more or less 700-800 dollars. This is quite a valuable item. I hope next year I will have an Iphone phone and make sure that it will be taken cared of.

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BluePromoCode · 554 weeks ago

This is great information, but there is a difference between shattered and cracked. A crack in the iPhone screen can be annoying, at least a fix works for a while. I understand the new iPhone 6 screens are going to use a different glass from Corning.