Just to be clear, I did not suggest a heat gun, most of them would produce too much heat. Rather I suggest a hair dryer which will be hot enough to soften the adhesive but will not get hot enough to damage the plastic. AS Peter says, if you don’t need to remove it then that removes the risk of damaging it or the case.
Jeff Birt From: M100 <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Noeth Sent: Sunday, June 6, 2021 4:55 PM To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [M100] Remove m102 screen Mine was held on by strips of double sided tape (VHB). Sparing use of a heat gun as Birt suggests might work, but you risk delamination of the "Black Mask" when the tape releases. If the purpose in removing the lens is to polish out scratches, then it is best to mask over the rest of the top case with 2 layers of painters tape. If you are trying to "Retrobright" the top case to remove yellowing, then the group experience is that the lens is safe from the process, but best to cover with painters tape as a safeguard. Regards, Peter On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 2:33 PM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 18:48:05 -0400 From: Scott Lawrence <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [M100] Remove m102 screen Message-ID: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Is there a non-destructive way to remove the transparent LCD protector from the top case of the M102? It seems to be glued in. I haven't really tried anything yet other than twisting the enclosure to try to pop it off. anyone have any thoughts? -- Scott Lawrence [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <snip>
