For a long time, REWA has been dealt with broken screen refurbishing of some flag-ship models like iPhone X Screen Refurbishing – Glass Only Repair and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge glass replacement. And this time, with the iPhone 8 being the subject of intense social debate, we also come up with an exclusive iPhone repair solution that shall definitely surprise you. Latest iPhone 8 broken LCD screen glass-only refurbishing technique, supported by REWA LAB, cost-effective and efficient for all iPhone repair professionals and enthusiasts. Don’t miss it!
iPhone 8 Broken LCD Screen Refurbishing – Glass Only Repair
Broken Screen Testing
Here comes one iPhone 8 LCD display assembly with broken glass lens. The first thing we need to do is to test if the display, touch and 3D touch functionality is OK.
Bezel Removing
Detach flex cables and remove the display assembly.
Then heat and remove bezel with Bezel Removing Machine at 230℃.
Glass Lens Separating
Stick adhesive tape on broken glass to prevent further damage. Then place the display assembly onto the Manual Separating Machine. Heat up at 69℃ for 30s.
Press the ‘Start’ button and separate the glass lens from LCD with LCD cutting wire.
POL Removing
Remove the POL Film evenly with Glue Removing Machine. After that, remove the glue residue with LCM Cleaner. (Remove the residual POL film with razor blade if necessary. Once finished, remove the glue residue with LCM Cleaner.) Once done, clean again with N-hexane.
OCA & POL Laminating
Place the LCD onto the POL Laminating Machine. Do remember to clean completely with N-hexane at first. Align the POL Film with LCD correspondingly. Then press ‘Pump Down’ button to help stick the POL film to the top panel.
Tear off the first layer of POL protective film with Easy Tear Sticker. Force down the top panel with activating button to finish POL laminating.
Tear off the first layer of OCA protective film. Align the OCA Sheet with LCD correspondingly. Then press ‘Pump Down’ button to help stick the OCA to the top panel.
Tear off the second layer of POL protective film with Easy Tear Sticker. Tear off the second layer of OCA protective film with Easy Tear Sticker. Force down the top panel with activating button to finish OCA laminating.
Glass Lens Laminating
Stick an Easy Tear Sticker to the top right corner of the LCD. Then put the LCD into the align mold.
Tear off the back cover protective film of the Integrated iPhone 8 Glass Lens with Front Bezel with Easy Tear Sticker and tear off the last layer of OCA protective film with Easy Tear Sticker.
Align the Integrated iPhone 8 Glass Lens with Front Bezel with LCD in the align mold correspondingly. Place upside down the align mold and take out the LCD display assembly.
Cover the back side of the LCD display assembly with a laminating sponge. Put the LCD display assembly into the Glass Laminating Machine.
Take out the LCD display assembly and evaluate the effect.
Bubble Removing
Put the LCD display assembly into the Bubble Removing Machine for 10 minutes.
Take out the LCD display assembly and evaluate the effect.
Refurbished Screen Testing
Connect the LCD display assembly to the logic board and run function test on a refurbished screen. Test the display, 3D touch and touch functionality again.
For more details on iPhone 8 Broken LCD Screen Refurbishing, please go to REWA YouTube channel.
Necessary Parts and Tools
- Apple iPhone 8 Glass Lens with Front Bezel Replacement
- Apple iPhone 8 OCA Glue Sheet
- Apple iPhone 8 Top Polarizer Film
- LCD Cutting Wire
- Glass Lens with Bezel Frame Alignment Mold for iPhone 8
- Bezel Removing Machine
- Manual Separating Machine
- Glue Removing Machine
- OCA & POL Laminating Machine
- Glass Laminating Machine