Resealing Procedure

Geschrieben von: Dominik Schnabelrauch

Kommentare: 2

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

5 - 10 Minuten

Einleitung

Use this guide to close and reseal your Apple Watch Series 4 after disassembly.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Remove the blue protective film from the adhesive.
To simplify the removal you can lift and cut the blue protective film at one point. Avoid cutting the force touch gasket.

Schritt 2

Align the screen and press it down firmly onto the adhesive.
For best results, apply heat from your iOpener, heat gun, or hair dryer to help set the adhesive.
After the screen sits in place apply some pressure for a few hours by wrapping the watch with a couple rubber bands, or placing it under a heavy book or two.
As a final check, power on your watch and make sure Force Touch works correctly—a hard press on the screen should cause the watch to vibrate, and the press should register on the display.

With the removal of force touch as a feature on the Apple Watch, is the final step of this process still applicable? It would be a pity of the removal of this feature causes somebody to think that failed in their repair attempt and disposed of their otherwise functional watch.

Jim McCorison - 27/02/21

Is the adhesive strip just as good as say, B-7000 flexible glue for waterproofing?

Bryan Williams -