Ultimate way of Putting on Screen Protectors

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I have been thoroughly displeased with screen protectors in the past because the application always retained bubbles and dust.

This procedure will take care of the both issues.

However, ? If ? Your only goal is to not retain any bubbles, attempting this procedure is overkill. These steps are created with the intention to not retain neither bubbles nor dust.


MAKE SURE YOUR DEVICE IS TURNED OFF

Clean the Screen Surface.

Steps:

1. Fill Large Bowl with water (Filtered if you can) Faucet Brita Filter works great

2. Make sure phone starts dry. Scotch Tape any large cavities/crevasses. Do not worry about the hole where the ear speaker is, since the phone is facing down during the surface submerge step, it is unlikely that water will enter. There is also often a small filter beyond the hole that normally prevents dust, which is more than sufficient to prevent a little water.

3. Thoroughly wet your hands.

4. Put the Screen Cover inside the Bowl of water.

5. Peel Screen Cover.

6. Hold your device screen side down in one hand. Submerge 2 - 3 mm of the screen.

7. Slowly bring the STICKY side of the cover facing up towards Screen with your other hand.

8. Make sure there is enough suction contact between the cover and screen, and Flip the device over.

9. Squeegee with Credit card.

10. Remove tape.


This worked PERFECTLY for me. Even If the device falls into the bowl, it is likely to be fine.

I understand this is unorthodox and possibly dangerous. However, the perfectionist in me and maybe you ventures on.

Attempt AT YOUR OWN RISK, I take no responsibility for what happens to your device.
 

QueBert

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sounds like an interesting way to accomplish this, always had a problem myself with the bubbles. This defintely isn't for the faint of heart I'm sure I would screw it up and drop my phone in the bowl. I might try this when I get my new phone next week :)
 

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Originally posted by: QueBert
sounds like an interesting way to accomplish this, always had a problem myself with the bubbles. This defintely isn't for the faint of heart I'm sure I would screw it up and drop my phone in the bowl. I might try this when I get my new phone next week :)


If you're just worried about bubbles, simply wetting the device screen and sticky cover side will be sufficient. The above method is Mainly to prevent DUST

I'm contemplating how to make this safer.

I've got it, SCOTCH tape the cavities. BAM
 

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If you take out the battery, the device will survive getting wet assuming you dry it and it doesn't rust. I've dropped my phone into rivers a couple of times and it still works, even when it had the battery inside and powered on.
 

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Originally posted by: aceO07
If you take out the battery, the device will survive getting wet assuming you dry it and it doesn't rust. I've dropped my phone into rivers a couple of times and it still works, even when it had the battery inside and powered on.

you need distilled water. It's the minerals and other crap that corrode out the gizmos.
 

Calculator83

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Originally posted by: foghorn67
Originally posted by: aceO07
If you take out the battery, the device will survive getting wet assuming you dry it and it doesn't rust. I've dropped my phone into rivers a couple of times and it still works, even when it had the battery inside and powered on.

you need distilled water. It's the minerals and other crap that corrode out the gizmos.

You guys are thinking too deep into this, Your next cellphone is likely closer than the time it takes for your current to rust away.
 

QueBert

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hummm what about that coolant people use in water cooled PC setups? I've seen video on youtube of people submursing running case fans completly in it and they come out still running fine. OP's method sounds good, would distiled water have the same basic results that the coolant would? I know it's supposed to be non conductive so it should be hard to screw up a phone.

 

Calculator83

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Originally posted by: QueBert
hummm what about that coolant people use in water cooled PC setups? I've seen video on youtube of people submursing running case fans completly in it and they come out still running fine. OP's method sounds good, would distiled water have the same basic results that the coolant would? I know it's supposed to be non conductive so it should be hard to screw up a phone.

Just tape the bigger holes, and u'll be fine. It is pretty hard for water to squeeze through small cracks with negligible pressure.
 

Ika

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Originally posted by: QueBert
hummm what about that coolant people use in water cooled PC setups? I've seen video on youtube of people submursing running case fans completly in it and they come out still running fine. OP's method sounds good, would distiled water have the same basic results that the coolant would? I know it's supposed to be non conductive so it should be hard to screw up a phone.

Probably some sort of mineral oil or really pure distilled water. I remember THG did a tutorial where they sealed up a case and submerged a PC inside oil. THey said that they first tried distilled water, which worked for about five minutes until it got contaminated by ions or something.