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Removing super glue from your camera

Annatoupin Posted messages 2 Status Member -  
 Annatoupin22 -
Hello, I accidentally got super glue on my camera and now it's all blurry, keeping in mind that I just bought my phone, an iPhone 7 Plus. I'm so upset.

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    Pierr10 Posted messages 13845 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 849
     
    Hello,

    If it's glue, like Super Glue, you can only get rid of it with acetone.

    However, acetone is a very aggressive solvent that dissolves most plastics. In other words, you will cause more damage than there already is.

    So for me, there's only one solution: customer service. They might be able to replace the parts affected by the glue.
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    1. Annatoupin Posted messages 2 Status Member
       
      I will try in 10 days because I am on vacation and I don't know where to find acetone. Thank you very much, I will let you know if it works.
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      1. Pierr10 Posted messages 13845 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 849 > Annatoupin Posted messages 2 Status Member
         
        I think you didn't quite understand what I wrote:

        I strongly advise against using acetone unless the lens protection is a glass plate; and I have no idea how one can know that!

        If you still want to take the plunge, follow the advice of 2passage33: use a cotton swab. Acetone evaporates very quickly, and the cotton must be constantly re-soaked.

        So ultimately there are 3 possibilities:

        1) You do nothing and send the smartphone to the service center

        2) You clean with acetone and the lens protection is made of plastic: irreversible damage and back to the service center

        3) You clean with acetone and the lens protection is made of glass: if you work carefully, then it's a success!
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      2. Annatoupin22 > Pierr10 Posted messages 13845 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        Hello, I tried and it didn't work.
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    2. Anonymous user
       
      No cloth but a cotton swab.
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