My understanding is that this stuff works well on windshields because of their 3-layer construction (glass-plastic-glass). Typical cracks only go through the first one or two layers, so you can "fill" the cracks completely, all the way to the bottom of the crevace. Here's a few thoughts: 1) Watch a video on how to apply the stuff on windshields (apply slowly, watching the resin slowly fill in ahead of the applicator - don't get ahead of it) 2) Very gently pull up a little on the glass a little with a small suction cup - this will "open" the crack slightly on the outer screen, allowing the resin to get into the crack better. 3) Hold the phone vertically while you apply resin, and start applying from the top (it helps to use gravity to "pull" the resin downwards, and hopefully prevent any resin from getting down into the lamination layer between the glass and LCD) 4) Look carefully, very gently try to work out any small air bubbles you see in the cracks. 5) Then apply resin again, this time covering everything, apply the plastic strips, let it cure, scrape off excess. 6) Never push on the screen intentionally. I really like Free Market Joe's idea of using the resin as a "glue" to hold on a glass screen protector. Very clever!
The little strips of plastic Are for putting over the liquid to push it down into the crack the only way to dry the liquid is with UV light pointing it up to the sun, and the blade is for scratching the resin when it has gone hard the blade at a 90-degree angle and scratch off resin at a surface-level leaving the resin only in the crack when it has cured, depending on the crack you have there are different viscosity the skinny cracks need a liquid that is fine and will soak into the crack.
I used resin to help my spare phone. . It works great. You have to really let it harden. Then u need to get smoothing and a polishing sand paper. It works it reinforces it well. No it doesn't make it disappear but for people who can't just buy a new phone it works well
Yah I'm looking for A method because I just got my new phone 2 week's ago and yesterday The phone was in my jacket and hit A rock and made A small crack mark.. very upsetting but really wanting to get it fixed
@@JoeDoesStuff ya for hairline scratches which are more of aesthetic than functional. I was watching the video for those small scratches only and I think it would work for me and wouldn't need to buy a whole screen. Thanks !
A normal person wouldn't apply the force like I did... But day to day activities would. Like being in a purse, or bumping against the door of your truck when you're getting in. Nobody puts force on their phones intentionally. But life happens. And that's what I was testing.
The thing that all the videos I've seen on this topic all seem to get wrong is that you can't rush and skip steps; this isn't something that is intended to be done quickly. The uncured resin has to sit for a good while, and you want to (gently) tap and press on the area all around the cracks to work it in deep and get any air out. Then let it cure for a good half-hour at least; longer if the cracks are deep. When removing the film do NOT pull it, instead peel up just enough of the edges to get a good grip then twist it back and forth until it breaks away via shearing. Finally, be patient with the scraping. Don't rip up big chunks once they're partially freed, just scrape little by little and let the razor do everything. For cracks and small chips this type of resin is incredible, and truly invisible if applied correctly. There is a reason that professional auto-glass repair shops use the stuff.
Phones have a hydrophobic coating, you need to remove that completely to get resin to fill and the best is to put a glass screen protector over top the resin
I think you could have better results with trying to seep ethanol into the cracks to replace the air in the cracks and the glue a screen protector to prevent the ethanol from evaporating.
Thank you very much for this video. Helped tons. I knew the product wasn't as effective as they advertised. And you, good sir, saved me the trouble of getting into more trouble by fixing my phone with that product. God Bless you!
Just a thought. Put the stuff on and then, instead of the plastic sheets, use a tempered glass protector and just leave it there, glued on by this junk.then you will have strength and hopefully no lines. Push out any air gaps following the glass install procedures, using a decent amount of the repair goop to seep in. The glass may even act as a vacuum to help draw the stuff into the cracks if you carefully chase out the air bubbles by gently pressing down as you seat the glass. Worst case you now have a smooth glass cover now that has to look better and protect better than it was before. Just remember…do not buy a screen protector with U.V. protection built in….you will not be able to cure the goop under the protector if you do.
That’s a great idea! Kind of the same concept at the uv tempered glass. I wouldn’t try the uv temp glass on a cracked screen, but they work well, especially for Samsung curved screens.
It work and it's already a commercial product, Whistone Dome. If your screen is cracked (but no loss of any piece of glass), Whistone Dome works very well. You d'ont see anything after.
For those who don't want to apply anything to their screens, Just put a tempered glass. Since you dont feel the cracks anymore, you'll get used to the screen sooner. You are NOT the First 😎
It's the same on windscreens, that gel is often useless. I've never tried it on a phone before, but on a windscreen I found super glue works much better. I also found that if you apply it in stages and rub it in with your fingers to get it to penetrate deeply into the crack it forms a much better bond.
Dude you strength tested that phone harder than I would ever push on a healthy phone. In fact you killed the lcd, which was working fine before... The idea is that the resin will hide some cracks, fill them in enough that they don't continue to spread through normal use and make the screen smooth to the touch
@@JoeDoesStuffhiding the cracks and preventing it from cracking more under pressure (or when dropped) are not the same thing. the test was pointless. you also pressed hard enough to kill the lcd.
@@JoeDoesStuff You did not address what he said at all, merely sidestepped what he said. As an emergency repair these kits are fine, regardless what the ads promise.
The best fix is to put one of them screen protectors that take glue and need UV light to cure. The glue that is in between the screen and glass screen protector will fill in the cracks. Something like a WhiteStone Dome screen protector will work and fix cracks. I'm sure that where they got the idea from to.
Lol, all I meant was the best fix would be replacing the screen. I've seen a few different videos where the things they tell you to do would probably make my phone worse then it already is.. It sounds like what you're talking about çould work though.. What's the name of the product? I cracked mine the other day and don't have enough $ to replace it.
The device at the beginning is what ejects the resin in the cracks using vacuum then pressure, there also has to be an impact point big enough for the resin to enter.. there is what's called "crack resin" that's suppose to fill in cracks that the device can't reach. Works about 50% of the time.. you use the crack resin the same way you did with the Mylar plastic sheets.. also you need to clean the screen of any fingerprints and let it dry completely. Any moisture or debris in the cracks will stop the resin from entering.. "one more very important thing"... windshield repair resin can be toxic so always where chemical resistance gloves.. "READ THE WARNING LABELS" !!!!!
Literally he rubs his oily fingers all over the phone and on the cracks, right before putting on the product. That alone could be reason it didn't work well. He needed to wipe it with pure alcohol to remove anything that could prevent it from going in the cracks.
This does work... but I discovered that you need to ensure the plastic you cover it with is big enough to cover the phone, one piece, remove all the bubbles and leave it in the sun long enough for it to dry. This lines he's talking about are due to the small plastic screen covers. My phone turned out really well other than a little bubbles that Ididn't remove.
That's awesome that it worked for you! I've never heard of it actually working and making the cracks disappear. This is why I wish yt allowed photos in comments! So we can all see your handy work. Great job Jeanette!
@@JoeDoesStuff I think that a couple of steps are missing... The UV light has to be strong and I think the sun made a difference, but its also important to have a small squeegee-like product, to take out the air bubbles, a credit card will do. I don't think the cell phone companies would want anyone to know this, can't wait to show my best friend what I did. I was scolded as he gave me this phone and said it was expensive. Thank you for making these videos.
hi if i just have crack at top of screen do i still need to cover the windscreen glue all over the phone and put the plastic cover big enough got the entire screen and then squeegee it out ?
Great video - thanks for sharing the process and results, you saved me a few quid knowing that it's not even worth attempting to fix my screen in this manner. Also, the cinematography is impeccable, can't believe your follow count is so low!
Even tho its an old vid. 1. Too much glue ya used. Less is more sometimes and this is 1 of those times. 2. That plastic sheet is not an activator. Atleast imho it's an applicator. Designed to spread the glue out and down into the cracks. 3. If this is meant for car windshields that are 1/4ish thick . it prob wont work on a screen thats prob 1/8 inch thick. Thats like saying use your ccw g19 to go hunt a grizzly. Diff things for diff applications. 4. Your windshield doesn't have an LCD with pixels behind it. So if it was punctured you'll definitely screw up the phone. Either way good vid lol😂
It’s very nice of you to buy that and spend the time to show us your results. I always wondered about that product. Have you thought of using a UV light bulb? (not black light. And make sure you wear yellow glasses or your retina can melt) Also, since you didn’t read the directions, maybe you just flubbed it all the way around. I recommend starting again. Just to be sure.
Read my pinned comment about the UV bulb. If you have ever watched a windshield repairman do this repair, you will notice they use a tool a press hard into the windshield, forcing the cracks to open and allow the resin to thoroughly penetrate the fractures. You don't have that luxury on such a delicate device. The resin will never fill the cracks properly because of that. Thanks for the watch and comment also! Looks like you have some good knowledge on fixing things!
@@JoeDoesStuff Hey Joe, what if you could somehow apply a vacuum to the glass? Or more precisely, a pressure difference that supports inflow of the resin. I don’t think it needs a lot of pressure, just a minor difference should already show effect (assuming a low enough viscosity resin). Drawback of a phone is of-course that you can only work the screen from one side, unlike a car windshield repair. I wouldn't be surprised if the repair-kit instructions advise you to work from the inside of the car in case the crack has gone through both layers of glass. My phone appears to have been dropped exactly like yours judging by spider its webbed cracks from bottom left corner and the missing chip of glass. Guess I'm willing to go a long way before having to open my phone and damage even more stuff for sure. Nice channel b.t.w. High five from the Netherlands. J.
Well said Jeroen! I've had others mention the vacuum also. I'm not sure how I would do that, but I've trying to think it over. And thank you for watching! 😊
Dude why don't you read the directions. You obviously need to. Those strips are not plastic activators they're just plastic strips You're supposed to lay evenly over the resin filled crack so it dries flat. Clearly you've never repaired a windshield. You can't really accurately rate a product if you don't use it as it's directed. The suction cups are to hold it flat to the surface and then you use a lubricant to slide it while keeping pressure adding resin to the cracks and squeezing it into them. Sometimes it may help to try to separate very carefully the glass to get the deep ones. Next review maybe read the directions?
I understand what your saying. I already knew how to use the product tho. A large windshield and a small phone screen are two completely different ballgames. I wasn't concerned about laying the plastic flat 1. Because I didn't have much surface to work with 2. I planned on flattening it myself. As for suction cup, I'm sure you're aware they need a solid surface to suction to. They don't work on cracked screens. Also, if you try to separate the cracks, you assuredly just killed your screen. The glass isn't a separate piece. Glass, digitizer, and oled are all laminated together. Lastly, if you've seen the ads on fb, you've seen how easy they make it look. I wanted to try to make the process as simple as possible. To seemingly imitate those ads, but with the absolute necessary steps I needed to take. Would the average person take so many steps, perform them accurately, and not break their screen worse? Most likely no. And I wanted to give that experience. Also, thanks for watching!
I doordash. Unfortunately that's not very good on phones. I dropped it so many times that there were cracks from the top all the way to the bottom. There were very few spaces where there wasn't a crack. I didn't have the money to buy a new phone, because I wanted to wait and get a semi-decent one. I just went ahead and used 3M clear packing tape. I covered the entire surface of the phone. It helped all those cracks stay together for months. Also, it kept the glass from cutting my finger over and over. If you can't find a better alternative, that'll get you through. The problem is how hard it is to see things on the screen. I looked into it a little bit and it sounds like, for my particular phone, the best thing to do was to buy both the digitizer and the screen and take off the digitizer and add them both. It sounded less messy and like you wouldn't have a problem getting all that glass off. My digitizer was fine though.
The way phones are made now, it's always recommended to replace both. With the factory screen both pieces are laminated together. Buying just the digitizer is usually a gimmick for the average person, they are meant for refurbishers.
The applicator presses and opens up the crack allowing the liquid to get into the damaged area. Leave the applicator in place, you will see the fluid travelling up the crack, don't run the fluid on top of the crack as you did, let the applicator do its thing. Once the cracks are invisable place on the film and harded in the sun, or better still under a uv light. If a part of the crack still shows move the applicator over the crack and do that bit. once you have an invisable crack it wont be strong, it only makes the crack invisable, fit a glass screen protector. Worked for me on a Samsung
Idk why you tossed that suction cup applicator tool. Now-that is an “integral” component of the repair kit. It basically forces the ultra thin glue/ fluid into the void and makes the cut look a lot less visible. I’ve used it on car windshields with similar cracks and the stuff really helps. I think I could have used more liquid, but I’m happy with it, and it’s been a few years since I did it and it hasn’t spread out at all from the original size of the crack.
You have to repair the screen almost exactly as the windshield...First get a tack clean out crack for loose glass pieces...Second make a double sided soft adhesive seal like the one that comes in the kit and apply around crack and attach Pedestal with the vacuum tip to attach syringe Injecter (like the baby medicine syringe) drop a few drops of resin in hole and attach syringe and pull up vaccum air out and start to fill in the crack/crack line and lock for 10ish minutes. Then "if needed" put a drop as shown in video and put Curing Film on top. Then put in sun for approx. 10 minutes or better to use a UV light pen and would seal faster and helps your phone keeping out of sunlight! I did this step by step and I can say it's....Let's just say WOW! A $3 windshield kit fixed my expensive phone screen for $100+ cheaper! If interested I can try to make a video for everyone. Just let me know. Happy 4th and be safe!
I would like to see another video where you not just lay the plastic on, but do a better job pushing the liquid into the cracks, more carefully lay the plastic one too. Also Cure it in a timely fashion in the right way. Also don't push hard on the screen afterwards. Then I would be more convinced.
My guy Joe casually pulls out another phone he bought, just to compare to the broken one. His muscles ABSOLUTELY have to be hurting from this flex! #ballin
For uv light, there’s a ton of inexpensive uv led lamps for uv gel nail extensions and uv shellac nail polish - that will do the job super thorough & super fast.
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I wonder if you could basically "glue down" a new glass screen protector with the resin. After curing with sunlight, Leaving this assembly like it is. Basically the resin fills everything in under the new screen protector. No scraping, etc.
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I was wondering if I could use this. Years ago I fixed a rock strike on my windshield, also had some small fractures coming out of it and used the windshield kit, so easy. The center knob of the suction device goes on the crack and you squirt the resin into a hole at the top. Screw it down and it spreads the resin thru the fractures. Being this isn't a deep fracture, he used too much resin and should have used the razor blade to smooth the resin up through it. This would work tho. Very similar.
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Well documented I liked the video. I figured this couldn't possibly work and I appreciated the honest review of the process. It would be so cool if it did work but of course it's not that easy.
Watching this on my 12 Pro max. There’s a tiny scratch on the screen that is absolutely bothering me. When you wanna trade it these new iPhones the iStore looks for he tiniest of scratches to take away 80% of the value from your phone.
For Scratches....., I used 50,000 Grit diamond powder and dremel with a polishing pad on it, dripped 3 in one oil on the pad, then dabbed the diamond powder on the pad and polished out my few scratches, including one I had right in front of the camera lens on the phone!.... came clear out, just polish at a slow to medium speed for a few minutes moving it around the scratch and back an forth over it, not staying in one spot.... just keep it moving, I had what looked like a perfect outcome!
The resin is UV cured. That's why I pinned a comment at the top of the comments section, explaining I used a UV light to cure the resin. The reason car resin instructions say to use the sun is just a simple fact that sunlight is easy to come by with a car.
You know what. My phone, there's absolutely no cracks on it, it seems structurally quite solid, but there are two tiny surface imperfections in the glass, just the tiniest of scratches, i can't really see them, but i can feel them very slightly with my finger. I now wonder whether i can use this to fill them. I've been using the phone for 5 years now, it's hardly surprising that the screen is no longer in pristine condition. I mean i could just attach a protector, but i tend to fail at that pretty horribly, the ones i got don't fit quite right either, they don't feel as smooth as glass, and the phone's touch sensitivity isn't the greatest, never was, so adding layers to it is not necessarily something i want to do. And i mean it's survived this long, in spite of being dropped quite regularly. Yeah, i've had the battery balloon up in the phone, bend the screen, and unstick it from the magnesium inner frame already. So it's got a new... well, new-er battery now. You can't just buy a freshly made battery for a smaller-brand phone 5 years down the line, well, maybe you can, but they are terrible quality... so a new-old-stock battery it is.
Remove the protective layer so that it is not hydrophobic. Then use a sharp point and rough up all the lines an cracks then you can do your procedure with succes.
I bet it would work! I didn’t put a lot of effort into it. I tried do it as simple as the ads made it. Also something I knew the average person would probably try. If you try it please send me photos!
The plastic sheets are likely just to flatten out the liquid resin to create a thin, smooth surface. As well as stop stuff getting stuck in it. I'm more interested if this can be used to hold and fill a crater/spiderweb glass damage so that you can still use the device without cutting your finger from shards.
I think you’re right. It could really penetrate the hairline cracks. But I think it fill in any missing gaps pretty well. I actually had a chunk of glass missing in my truck windshield from an aftermarket backup camera screen. I called a windshield repair tech and he filled it in smooth with basically the same resin.
Joe Does Stuff I have an old Samsung with chunks missing from the glass, but it mostly has all the screen working. I’m contemplating some sort of UV curing resin to smooth it out, but don’t want to end up with warped optical effects either. Downside is that these resins cost about $40, which is a sizeable chunk for one phone that’s only worth about $100-200. Maybe I can repair others
Can you try this on a scrached phone with derp scratches?? Maybe this works cause this filler wouldn‘t even work on a broken. Windschields it‘s only for filling up cracks if the crack doesn‘t go through the whole glass.
If you choose to use a UV light, make sure you buy one which has the proper wavelength. Some black lights operate under and over the spectrum needed to cure the resin. It will do nothing. I can't remember the correct wavelength, but don't just buy a uv light without verifying a overlaping spectrum.
A knucklehead mistake lol. The windshield resin is uv cured and I wanted to wait until the sun wasn't so harsh to film it. I waited too long lol. But I had a uv lamp so I was still able to dry it.
Ah I never thought of that Brad! That's a great idea. I remember seeing guys use a metal pick thing to push on windshields to open up the cracks. I might have to try your vacuum thing on another phone. Thanks man!
I cured the resin with an UV light since the sun didn't come back. I should have mentioned that in the video since I forgot to film it.
See, I live in California and the sun doesn't go away.
Did your instructions say heat the surface to over 70 degrees prior to application to ensure the resin flows?
I don't remember the exact temp it required. We usually keep our house around 72 degrees. I ended up using a uv light to cure it.
This was just an experiment. I don't recommend using this resin to repair electronics.
@@JoeDoesStuff it fine will find it from liquid glass to unbreakable so how do that from not breaking tablet
Who else is watching this with a cracked screen?
YEAH so true
Hey buddy 😁 thought I would join in
Me and it’s bad
I have no tempered glass and its and got a black thing on it
Black thing means the lcd/oled panel is going out.
Bless you! I have looked over video after video for about two hours - and you are ONLY ONE showing a working device with a display that lights up!
"I'm not reading any instructions" -- Fantastic! It's _great_ when we start right out with a Pro Tip!
Most of them who are watching this video has an cracked phone or watching this on the cracked phone. Especially myself😂
Trueee
I'm trying to fix my boyfriend's phone. Mine is ok.
Nice gf
Me too
🖐️🙄🏠🗽
My understanding is that this stuff works well on windshields because of their 3-layer construction (glass-plastic-glass). Typical cracks only go through the first one or two layers, so you can "fill" the cracks completely, all the way to the bottom of the crevace.
Here's a few thoughts:
1) Watch a video on how to apply the stuff on windshields (apply slowly, watching the resin slowly fill in ahead of the applicator - don't get ahead of it)
2) Very gently pull up a little on the glass a little with a small suction cup - this will "open" the crack slightly on the outer screen, allowing the resin to get into the crack better.
3) Hold the phone vertically while you apply resin, and start applying from the top (it helps to use gravity to "pull" the resin downwards, and hopefully prevent any resin from getting down into the lamination layer between the glass and LCD)
4) Look carefully, very gently try to work out any small air bubbles you see in the cracks.
5) Then apply resin again, this time covering everything, apply the plastic strips, let it cure, scrape off excess.
6) Never push on the screen intentionally.
I really like Free Market Joe's idea of using the resin as a "glue" to hold on a glass screen protector. Very clever!
What's a suction cup
@@mikkey246 a suction cup.
The little strips of plastic Are for putting over the liquid to push it down into the crack the only way to dry the liquid is with UV light pointing it up to the sun, and the blade is for scratching the resin when it has gone hard the blade at a 90-degree angle and scratch off resin at a surface-level leaving the resin only in the crack when it has cured, depending on the crack you have there are different viscosity the skinny cracks need a liquid that is fine and will soak into the crack.
What's the name of the thinner type
I used resin to help my spare phone. . It works great. You have to really let it harden. Then u need to get smoothing and a polishing sand paper. It works it reinforces it well. No it doesn't make it disappear but for people who can't just buy a new phone it works well
Sounds you you know what you're doing! Great job man!
phone still responsive?
Yah I'm looking for A method because I just got my new phone 2 week's ago and yesterday The phone was in my jacket and hit A rock and made A small crack mark.. very upsetting but really wanting to get it fixed
I bet for something small like that this method would work.
@@JoeDoesStuff ya for hairline scratches which are more of aesthetic than functional. I was watching the video for those small scratches only and I think it would work for me and wouldn't need to buy a whole screen. Thanks !
"slightly pushes down"
fuking breaks the phone 😂
🤣🤣🤣 maybe take away the word slightly
He put a ton of force that a normal person wouldn't normally apply
A normal person wouldn't apply the force like I did... But day to day activities would. Like being in a purse, or bumping against the door of your truck when you're getting in. Nobody puts force on their phones intentionally. But life happens. And that's what I was testing.
@@JoeDoesStuff ur really smart i wass also thinking the same
@@killerhope7973 this is me on another acc thx for loving my comment :D
The thing that all the videos I've seen on this topic all seem to get wrong is that you can't rush and skip steps; this isn't something that is intended to be done quickly.
The uncured resin has to sit for a good while, and you want to (gently) tap and press on the area all around the cracks to work it in deep and get any air out. Then let it cure for a good half-hour at least; longer if the cracks are deep. When removing the film do NOT pull it, instead peel up just enough of the edges to get a good grip then twist it back and forth until it breaks away via shearing. Finally, be patient with the scraping. Don't rip up big chunks once they're partially freed, just scrape little by little and let the razor do everything.
For cracks and small chips this type of resin is incredible, and truly invisible if applied correctly. There is a reason that professional auto-glass repair shops use the stuff.
Phones have a hydrophobic coating, you need to remove that completely to get resin to fill and the best is to put a glass screen protector over top the resin
I think you could have better results with trying to seep ethanol into the cracks to replace the air in the cracks and the glue a screen protector to prevent the ethanol from evaporating.
Thank you very much for this video. Helped tons. I knew the product wasn't as effective as they advertised. And you, good sir, saved me the trouble of getting into more trouble by fixing my phone with that product. God Bless you!
As a car nerd and person who uses their phone 24/7, I feel like I would do this.
Just a thought. Put the stuff on and then, instead of the plastic sheets, use a tempered glass protector and just leave it there, glued on by this junk.then you will have strength and hopefully no lines. Push out any air gaps following the glass install procedures, using a decent amount of the repair goop to seep in. The glass may even act as a vacuum to help draw the stuff into the cracks if you carefully chase out the air bubbles by gently pressing down as you seat the glass. Worst case you now have a smooth glass cover now that has to look better and protect better than it was before. Just remember…do not buy a screen protector with U.V. protection built in….you will not be able to cure the goop under the protector if you do.
That’s a great idea! Kind of the same concept at the uv tempered glass. I wouldn’t try the uv temp glass on a cracked screen, but they work well, especially for Samsung curved screens.
It work and it's already a commercial product, Whistone Dome. If your screen is cracked (but no loss of any piece of glass), Whistone Dome works very well. You d'ont see anything after.
@@Valiran34thanks
@Valiran34 purchasing it today, trying to prevent some fractures from getting worse. Thank you!
For those who don't want to apply anything to their screens, Just put a tempered glass. Since you dont feel the cracks anymore, you'll get used to the screen sooner. You are NOT the First 😎
It's the same on windscreens, that gel is often useless. I've never tried it on a phone before, but on a windscreen I found super glue works much better. I also found that if you apply it in stages and rub it in with your fingers to get it to penetrate deeply into the crack it forms a much better bond.
I must try this method of sticking myself to the windscreen 😂
@@simonhare7369
🤣 good thing about super glue is you can usually peel it off your skin very easily. 😁
Dude you strength tested that phone harder than I would ever push on a healthy phone. In fact you killed the lcd, which was working fine before... The idea is that the resin will hide some cracks, fill them in enough that they don't continue to spread through normal use and make the screen smooth to the touch
I put pressure on it as if I dropped it. The idea was the ads that show the cracks disappear. Didn’t even pretend to hide them lol.
@@JoeDoesStuffhiding the cracks and preventing it from cracking more under pressure (or when dropped) are not the same thing. the test was pointless. you also pressed hard enough to kill the lcd.
@@JoeDoesStuff You did not address what he said at all, merely sidestepped what he said. As an emergency repair these kits are fine, regardless what the ads promise.
Redmi and vivo and oppo Strong LCD
The best fix is to put one of them screen protectors that take glue and need UV light to cure. The glue that is in between the screen and glass screen protector will fill in the cracks. Something like a WhiteStone Dome screen protector will work and fix cracks. I'm sure that where they got the idea from to.
Idk if I believe it
@@WhatWhy42 Yea, i'm sure you don't know much. i believe that.
Lol, all I meant was the best fix would be replacing the screen.
I've seen a few different videos where the things they tell you to do would probably make my phone worse then it already is.. It sounds like what you're talking about çould work though.. What's the name of the product? I cracked mine the other day and don't have enough $ to replace it.
Hahaha I think you screwed up the lcd which was working fine earlier😂😂😂
World need experts like you man👍👍keep up the good work of f*** things up😂😂😂
Lol
The device at the beginning is what ejects the resin in the cracks using vacuum then pressure, there also has to be an impact point big enough for the resin to enter.. there is what's called "crack resin" that's suppose to fill in cracks that the device can't reach. Works about 50% of the time.. you use the crack resin the same way you did with the Mylar plastic sheets.. also you need to clean the screen of any fingerprints and let it dry completely. Any moisture or debris in the cracks will stop the resin from entering.. "one more very important thing"... windshield repair resin can be toxic so always where chemical resistance gloves.. "READ THE WARNING LABELS" !!!!!
Literally he rubs his oily fingers all over the phone and on the cracks, right before putting on the product. That alone could be reason it didn't work well. He needed to wipe it with pure alcohol to remove anything that could prevent it from going in the cracks.
you busted the phone in the end. xD
This does work... but I discovered that you need to ensure the plastic you cover it with is big enough to cover the phone, one piece, remove all the bubbles and leave it in the sun long enough for it to dry. This lines he's talking about are due to the small plastic screen covers.
My phone turned out really well other than a little bubbles that Ididn't remove.
That's awesome that it worked for you! I've never heard of it actually working and making the cracks disappear. This is why I wish yt allowed photos in comments! So we can all see your handy work. Great job Jeanette!
@@JoeDoesStuff I think that a couple of steps are missing... The UV light has to be strong and I think the sun made a difference, but its also important to have a small squeegee-like product, to take out the air bubbles, a credit card will do.
I don't think the cell phone companies would want anyone to know this, can't wait to show my best friend what I did. I was scolded as he gave me this phone and said it was expensive. Thank you for making these videos.
@@JoeDoesStuff You went into it with a predisposition and didnt try your best to make it work because you already thought it wasnt going to work.
@@inigopetersen2486 so it helps to squeegee it right after applying the plastic sheets? Also, how strong was your UV light?
hi if i just have crack at top of screen do i still need to cover the windscreen glue all over the phone and put the plastic cover big enough got the entire screen and then squeegee it out ?
Thank you so much for the full testing, I really appreciate it because I have a crack on my apartment window...
You forgot one major issue, what if that screen is a tally the digitzer of the phone? What repairs the "clear traces on the back of the screen?
I'm not sure what the 1st question means. The 2nd those can't be fixed, the screen has to be replaced.
Great video - thanks for sharing the process and results, you saved me a few quid knowing that it's not even worth attempting to fix my screen in this manner. Also, the cinematography is impeccable, can't believe your follow count is so low!
Thanks for saving my money and time👍👍👍
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Even tho its an old vid.
1. Too much glue ya used. Less is more sometimes and this is 1 of those times.
2. That plastic sheet is not an activator. Atleast imho it's an applicator. Designed to spread the glue out and down into the cracks.
3. If this is meant for car windshields that are 1/4ish thick . it prob wont work on a screen thats prob 1/8 inch thick. Thats like saying use your ccw g19 to go hunt a grizzly. Diff things for diff applications.
4. Your windshield doesn't have an LCD with pixels behind it. So if it was punctured you'll definitely screw up the phone.
Either way good vid lol😂
Had me at.... "I'm not going to read the instructions, I'm just going to do it." 🤣🤣🤣
Appreciate video. Because I bought the kit I will be trying this in hopes my phone will look better afterwards.
6:15 you really Pushed it hard eh.. Now your phone can REST IN PEACE.
Thanks for making me save time and money in trying something that doesn’t work
It’s very nice of you to buy that and spend the time to show us your results. I always wondered about that product. Have you thought of using a UV light bulb? (not black light. And make sure you wear yellow glasses or your retina can melt)
Also, since you didn’t read the directions, maybe you just flubbed it all the way around.
I recommend starting again. Just to be sure.
Read my pinned comment about the UV bulb. If you have ever watched a windshield repairman do this repair, you will notice they use a tool a press hard into the windshield, forcing the cracks to open and allow the resin to thoroughly penetrate the fractures. You don't have that luxury on such a delicate device. The resin will never fill the cracks properly because of that.
Thanks for the watch and comment also! Looks like you have some good knowledge on fixing things!
@@JoeDoesStuff Hey Joe, what if you could somehow apply a vacuum to the glass?
Or more precisely, a pressure difference that supports inflow of the resin. I don’t think it needs a lot of pressure, just a minor difference should already show effect (assuming a low enough viscosity resin).
Drawback of a phone is of-course that you can only work the screen from one side, unlike a car windshield repair. I wouldn't be surprised if the repair-kit instructions advise you to work from the inside of the car in case the crack has gone through both layers of glass. My phone appears to have been dropped exactly like yours judging by spider its webbed cracks from bottom left corner and the missing chip of glass.
Guess I'm willing to go a long way before having to open my phone and damage even more stuff for sure. Nice channel b.t.w. High five from the Netherlands. J.
Well said Jeroen! I've had others mention the vacuum also. I'm not sure how I would do that, but I've trying to think it over. And thank you for watching! 😊
@@JoeDoesStuff did you ever retry the product
Dude why don't you read the directions. You obviously need to. Those strips are not plastic activators they're just plastic strips You're supposed to lay evenly over the resin filled crack so it dries flat. Clearly you've never repaired a windshield. You can't really accurately rate a product if you don't use it as it's directed. The suction cups are to hold it flat to the surface and then you use a lubricant to slide it while keeping pressure adding resin to the cracks and squeezing it into them. Sometimes it may help to try to separate very carefully the glass to get the deep ones. Next review maybe read the directions?
I understand what your saying. I already knew how to use the product tho.
A large windshield and a small phone screen are two completely different ballgames. I wasn't concerned about laying the plastic flat 1. Because I didn't have much surface to work with 2. I planned on flattening it myself.
As for suction cup, I'm sure you're aware they need a solid surface to suction to. They don't work on cracked screens. Also, if you try to separate the cracks, you assuredly just killed your screen. The glass isn't a separate piece. Glass, digitizer, and oled are all laminated together.
Lastly, if you've seen the ads on fb, you've seen how easy they make it look. I wanted to try to make the process as simple as possible. To seemingly imitate those ads, but with the absolute necessary steps I needed to take. Would the average person take so many steps, perform them accurately, and not break their screen worse? Most likely no. And I wanted to give that experience. Also, thanks for watching!
I doordash. Unfortunately that's not very good on phones. I dropped it so many times that there were cracks from the top all the way to the bottom. There were very few spaces where there wasn't a crack. I didn't have the money to buy a new phone, because I wanted to wait and get a semi-decent one. I just went ahead and used 3M clear packing tape. I covered the entire surface of the phone. It helped all those cracks stay together for months. Also, it kept the glass from cutting my finger over and over. If you can't find a better alternative, that'll get you through. The problem is how hard it is to see things on the screen.
I looked into it a little bit and it sounds like, for my particular phone, the best thing to do was to buy both the digitizer and the screen and take off the digitizer and add them both. It sounded less messy and like you wouldn't have a problem getting all that glass off. My digitizer was fine though.
The way phones are made now, it's always recommended to replace both. With the factory screen both pieces are laminated together. Buying just the digitizer is usually a gimmick for the average person, they are meant for refurbishers.
@@JoeDoesStuff I love you so much
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subscribed as you saved me buying some as my phone had identical cracks cheers fella :)
Good to hear! And thanks 😁
Didn't clean with alcohol, and rubbed all over with hands (oils) so no wonder the resin didn't want to go into the cracks
The applicator presses and opens up the crack allowing the liquid to get into the damaged area.
Leave the applicator in place, you will see the fluid travelling up the crack, don't run the fluid on top of the crack as you did, let the applicator do its thing.
Once the cracks are invisable place on the film and harded in the sun, or better still under a uv light.
If a part of the crack still shows move the applicator over the crack and do that bit.
once you have an invisable crack it wont be strong, it only makes the crack invisable, fit a glass screen protector.
Worked for me on a Samsung
Maybe its been mentioned before but UV light goes thru clouds and you dont need direct sunlight...
I had no idea! Thanks for the learning man!
Watching with the same moto
Anyone used the mobile with crack but all has any pressure by parents or other then watch this video😋😋
@aye lmao so please teach me
Idk why you tossed that suction cup applicator tool. Now-that is an “integral” component of the repair kit. It basically forces the ultra thin glue/ fluid into the void and makes the cut look a lot less visible. I’ve used it on car windshields with similar cracks and the stuff really helps. I think I could have used more liquid, but I’m happy with it, and it’s been a few years since I did it and it hasn’t spread out at all from the original size of the crack.
You have to repair the screen almost exactly as the windshield...First get a tack clean out crack for loose glass pieces...Second make a double sided soft adhesive seal like the one that comes in the kit and apply around crack and attach Pedestal with the vacuum tip to attach syringe Injecter (like the baby medicine syringe) drop a few drops of resin in hole and attach syringe and pull up vaccum air out and start to fill in the crack/crack line and lock for 10ish minutes. Then "if needed" put a drop as shown in video and put Curing Film on top. Then put in sun for approx. 10 minutes or better to use a UV light pen and would seal faster and helps your phone keeping out of sunlight! I did this step by step and I can say it's....Let's just say WOW! A $3 windshield kit fixed my expensive phone screen for $100+ cheaper! If interested I can try to make a video for everyone. Just let me know. Happy 4th and be safe!
Def make a video! I would watch 👍
Checking for vid on ur channel
Waiting for the vid!
I would like to see another video where you not just lay the plastic on, but do a better job pushing the liquid into the cracks, more carefully lay the plastic one too. Also Cure it in a timely fashion in the right way. Also don't push hard on the screen afterwards. Then I would be more convinced.
It is 100% true that you guys are watching after you got your phone cracked
Mine too😭😭
#SadLyf
Nope I’m watching this on the day I got it replaced 😆
nope, I'm whatching for a friend :)
@@AbadBoyDTS Aww that's nice
When you said you bought a second phone to show the different thumps ☝
His channel doesn't lie. Joe definitely did stuff. Then said he was gonna do more... Guess Joe just does stuff here... Thanks Joe.
Lol 👍
Right👍❤️
Joe mama
@@JoeDoesStuff do you do stuff on this channel? not sure yet.
My guy Joe casually pulls out another phone he bought, just to compare to the broken one. His muscles ABSOLUTELY have to be hurting from this flex! #ballin
Lol na man. I can usually make my money back on the phones I buy. I don't keep them. Lol but thanks for the feels.
quite a cheap phone though aren't they
The Suction Cups are for Pooling the glass up so glue or Adhesive can get inbetween the cracks And cause proper adhesion
Was worried if using that would effect my phone sensitivity.. Thanks for the video..
No problem. Shouldn't effect sensitivity. It's thinner than tempered glass.
I tried crazy glue but screwed up but it held and if you do it right it will work
yo so basically for micro scratches it will work? just to cover them
Yeah it will do pretty well. Just make sure it's nice and dry before you scrape away the excess.
@@JoeDoesStuff does it work on crack in phone
Thank you for saving us the money and the headaches thank you Joe 😬👍great video
Thanks Joy 😊
The resin was only partially cured when you tested it out, you're supposed to wake multiple days to test out if it makes the phone more durable
For uv light, there’s a ton of inexpensive uv led lamps for uv gel nail extensions and uv shellac nail polish - that will do the job super thorough & super fast.
I actually used a uv nail light off camera lol!
Or just go outside and use the sun 🤣
thank you for your time and effort God Bless you
Thank you 😁
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You really left your phone over night outside!!
My side...😹😹😹
No I didn’t leave it outside all night lol.
Imagine bought 1 phone just same like that, so he can compare to it when the things done.
Big fan of “I’m not reading any instructions” because yeah me neither
Lol I kinda already knew how to use. Plus, I’m dealing with a phone and not a windshield. They wouldn’t have helped anyway.
@@JoeDoesStuff yeah I thought about giving it a shot, but I figured I’d get these exact results ahaha. Thanks for saving my time
No prob! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Could you just give us/me away the cracked phone?😅
Please i really love this video. While im watching now im watching with my cracked screen.
I wonder if you could basically "glue down" a new glass screen protector with the resin. After curing with sunlight, Leaving this assembly like it is. Basically the resin fills everything in under the new screen protector. No scraping, etc.
You did a great job showing us the video
It's been months since I filled a crack..😭
Thanks for your honesty❤❤❤❤ saved me a pretty penny😊
lmao he totally regrets braking the phone
Breaking*
Lol na. It was already cracked when I bought it. It's fun breaking phones tho 😁
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Thanks for this review and test.
Thanks so much I think my dad will kill me😆😆
Lol hide! 🤣
Thank You for debunking this fake ads!
No prob Recardo. Thanks for watching!
Curious, can you make a video of different stuff for screen scratches?
That's a great idea! I'll do some research. 👍
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This is a repairing data center for laptop and smartphone in English.
It includes schematic, boardview and maintence cases which are collected from our technicians at the daily real repairing work.
It covers all the models of phones, for example iphone, HuaWei, Vivo,OppO.
I was wondering if I could use this. Years ago I fixed a rock strike on my windshield, also had some small fractures coming out of it and used the windshield kit, so easy. The center knob of the suction device goes on the crack and you squirt the resin into a hole at the top. Screw it down and it spreads the resin thru the fractures.
Being this isn't a deep fracture, he used too much resin and should have used the razor blade to smooth the resin up through it. This would work tho. Very similar.
No, this may make your screen feel like it's not as broken, but it doesn't work.
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It includes schematic, boardview and maintence cases which are collected from our technicians at the daily real repairing work.
It covers all the models of phones, for example iphone, HuaWei, Vivo,OppO.
I think you just ruined the screen when you pressed the screen... but, I appreciate you doing the test. 👍
Definitely works! Probably depends upon he location of the crack. Mine was only in the area of the bezel.
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This is a repairing data center for laptop and smartphone in English.
It includes schematic, boardview and maintence cases which are collected from our technicians at the daily real repairing work.
It covers all the models of phones, for example iphone, HuaWei, Vivo,OppO.
Thanks help me save money since I was going to use it! Again thanks!
Good work bro ❤🤭
Thanks 😁
Hi
Did you try massaging the liquid onto the surface?
Well documented I liked the video. I figured this couldn't possibly work and I appreciated the honest review of the process. It would be so cool if it did work but of course it's not that easy.
It definitely would give people some freedom. Too bad it doesn’t work 😒
Thanks for watching!
That orange suction clamp is to draw the liquid into the crack, on a windscreen you could sink plunger the back of the window to draw it in.
Watching this on my 12 Pro max. There’s a tiny scratch on the screen that is absolutely bothering me. When you wanna trade it these new iPhones the iStore looks for he tiniest of scratches to take away 80% of the value from your phone.
For just a scratch this resin should work
Would u think it would work on the back glass as well?
Haha I can’t tell which crack is my phone screen or joes 😆
Lol
For Scratches....., I used 50,000 Grit diamond powder and dremel with a polishing pad on it, dripped 3 in one oil on the pad, then dabbed the diamond powder on the pad and polished out my few scratches, including one I had right in front of the camera lens on the phone!.... came clear out, just polish at a slow to medium speed for a few minutes moving it around the scratch and back an forth over it, not staying in one spot.... just keep it moving, I had what looked like a perfect outcome!
Thus review isn't accurate though bc you didn't set it out in the Sun like you were supposed to.
The resin is UV cured. That's why I pinned a comment at the top of the comments section, explaining I used a UV light to cure the resin. The reason car resin instructions say to use the sun is just a simple fact that sunlight is easy to come by with a car.
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You know what. My phone, there's absolutely no cracks on it, it seems structurally quite solid, but there are two tiny surface imperfections in the glass, just the tiniest of scratches, i can't really see them, but i can feel them very slightly with my finger. I now wonder whether i can use this to fill them. I've been using the phone for 5 years now, it's hardly surprising that the screen is no longer in pristine condition. I mean i could just attach a protector, but i tend to fail at that pretty horribly, the ones i got don't fit quite right either, they don't feel as smooth as glass, and the phone's touch sensitivity isn't the greatest, never was, so adding layers to it is not necessarily something i want to do. And i mean it's survived this long, in spite of being dropped quite regularly.
Yeah, i've had the battery balloon up in the phone, bend the screen, and unstick it from the magnesium inner frame already. So it's got a new... well, new-er battery now. You can't just buy a freshly made battery for a smaller-brand phone 5 years down the line, well, maybe you can, but they are terrible quality... so a new-old-stock battery it is.
I bet this would definitely hide those scratches!
Did this work for you?
@@LVSwift I ended up not doing that because i finally got a new phone. Honestly it was becoming a bit of a torture to use a 6 year old low-spec phone.
Did that fix like any other phones like vivo
Remove the protective layer so that it is not hydrophobic. Then use a sharp point and rough up all the lines an cracks then you can do your procedure with succes.
LOL I am watching this from my cracked phone 😂
Lol
Same ha!
Not a good test considering you didn't follow directions
They did. They placed it under a UV light...
Id like to try this but put it in my homemade vacuum chamber
I bet it would work! I didn’t put a lot of effort into it. I tried do it as simple as the ads made it. Also something I knew the average person would probably try. If you try it please send me photos!
The plastic sheets are likely just to flatten out the liquid resin to create a thin, smooth surface. As well as stop stuff getting stuck in it.
I'm more interested if this can be used to hold and fill a crater/spiderweb glass damage so that you can still use the device without cutting your finger from shards.
I think you’re right. It could really penetrate the hairline cracks. But I think it fill in any missing gaps pretty well.
I actually had a chunk of glass missing in my truck windshield from an aftermarket backup camera screen. I called a windshield repair tech and he filled it in smooth with basically the same resin.
Joe Does Stuff I have an old Samsung with chunks missing from the glass, but it mostly has all the screen working. I’m contemplating some sort of UV curing resin to smooth it out, but don’t want to end up with warped optical effects either.
Downside is that these resins cost about $40, which is a sizeable chunk for one phone that’s only worth about $100-200. Maybe I can repair others
Can you try this on a scrached phone with derp scratches?? Maybe this works cause this filler wouldn‘t even work on a broken. Windschields it‘s only for filling up cracks if the crack doesn‘t go through the whole glass.
Sair you just press and broke the lcd panel ,
If you choose to use a UV light, make sure you buy one which has the proper wavelength. Some black lights operate under and over the spectrum needed to cure the resin. It will do nothing. I can't remember the correct wavelength, but don't just buy a uv light without verifying a overlaping spectrum.
4:36 lol what happened
A knucklehead mistake lol. The windshield resin is uv cured and I wanted to wait until the sun wasn't so harsh to film it. I waited too long lol. But I had a uv lamp so I was still able to dry it.
@@JoeDoesStuff nono I mean the music but thx for explaining XD
Oh lol I dunno.
This video shuld be called: How not to fix your cracked screen 😂😂😂
It need to be vacuumd with suction rubers to resin penetret deep in the glass.
Ah I never thought of that Brad! That's a great idea. I remember seeing guys use a metal pick thing to push on windshields to open up the cracks. I might have to try your vacuum thing on another phone. Thanks man!
Not a good idea for phones. The resin could enter the phone and cause damage.
Agreed
Fuck me man i cracked my new s23ultra im actually gonna die a repair costs so much
I have a UV cure product and I believe it's too thick to go down in the cracks on it's own. It you pulled a vacuum on it, I think it might work.
Works so much better in the ads.
I know! Lol