austin532 | 467 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 What is the best way to re-attach an original Gameboy screen? Gluestick? Adhesive? Tape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Depends if you ever think you'll want it back off again. Gluestick if you might, a very sparing small amount (like spot sizes) of loctite super glue GEL would be quite permanent. Either way I'd use like alcohol and a finger nail or whatever to pick off any old to get it nice and smooth first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Are you talking about the LCD or the plastic bezel that sits in the front housing over the screen? The LCD would have to be soldered into place if it's completely off and kind of locks into place via a plastic frame that it sits on/through, so there's not really anything needed to keep it in place once everything's assembled. As for the plastic bezel/lens that sits over it, I used superglue to put my original one back on since it fell off due to the original adhesive aging out and I didn't plan on ever removing it again without straight up replacing it, but you could get by with some very thin 3M adhesive such as the stuff they use on cell phones to stick on/down similar bezels/lenses, screens, etc. If you've ever replaced an iPhone screen, you most likely have some of that stuff around, even if you used the pre-cut stuff, the same stuff is underneath all the paper that the punched stuff came out of and will work just the same. I've got quite a stockpile of it where I worked for a cell phone refurbisher for a few years and hung onto all the stuff that wasn't cut to fit (and would normally be thrown out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Trimmed double sided tape should work (as me mentioned above) or a thin application of rubber cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acromite53 | 337 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Dont use superglue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'm talking about the plastic screen on front which dries up overtime and falls off. Seems like Nintendo just used a light layer of adhesive. What exactly I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus | 169 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Every glass screen i ever installed on GBA/GB/GBC, i used good quality double sided adhesive. A lot of the glass screens come with it. I personally wouldn't use glue or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser | 598 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Superglue actually eats through the plastic a little. There will be some discoloration visible from the front wherever it was applied on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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