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How to clean the LCD screen on an iPad, iPod, Macbook, & Macbook Pro Unibody while replacing the glass. You will not find these perfect directions anywhere on the net but here so pay attention. I decided to give directions for the whole process for glass replacement, and not just the hard part.

Before doing any computer repair be sure to unplug your battery no matter how hard it is.

1. Heat up the whole length of each side of the glass with a heat gun to melt the glue on the 3m tape which holds the glass in place between the frame.
2. Place the whole length of a 1.5 inch razor blade in the side of the glass and frame to pry up a small section of the glass (start on the left or right side to avoid damaging the camera)
3. Once the glass is lifted out enough to slide a credit card in a half an inch do so and slide the credit card all along the glass (you may have to heat up the 3m tape some more if you werent quick enough or didnt melt the glue enough, and be sure to not cut the camera cord with the credit card also so only stick the credit card in to about 1/4 of an inch while you are near the camera).
4. Remove the glass and use a plastic tool to remove any shards of glass that are still sticking to the frame.
5. Use a vacuum hose with a brush attachment to lightly brush away and suck off any loose glass around the frame AND on the LCD (you dont want to scratch the LCD with shards of glass for the next and hardest step so get rid of it all).

Your LCD is very dirty now and is not like it was when it left the factory so you need to clean it
THIS IS THE ANNOYING PART, WITHOUT THESE DIRECTIONS (YES, CLEANING THE LCD ITSELF IS HARD WITHOUT THESE DIRECTIONS)

7. Find the newest towel you have and make sure it is as long as your LCD screen.
8. Shake the towel to remove as many loose particles off of it as you can.
9. Soak the towel in distilled water and ring it out as best as you can so that there is not much water at all in the towel.
10. Put the Towel in a bowl and place it in the microwave until it is very warm.
11. Wipe the screen once in one direction and again in the other direction (this should remove all of the dust, finger prints, and 3m tape glue from the LCD and the water should evaporate almost instantly).
12. Use a tarry cloth to finish the "hardest part", and do a good job removing dust in the air (it helps to be in a room that is not very dusty), and water streaks from the towel .
13. Now you can put the glass on, remove it from the paper and hold it facing up so no dust gets on the back side of your glass.
14. Place the glass on starting from the bottom and lightly press the glass on your screen.
15. If the Frame is bent you are going to have to reshape the frame with a grinder and repeat steps 7-14 (in same cases you may have to replace the whole frame, but sometimes you can get away with bending the glass to slide back into a slightly bent frame).

Did you want a cookie, or something?

I just wanted to share what I learned because everything I see on the net is careless about having a spot free LCD underneath the glass.
Now, if someone that reads this takes my advice they can have a spot free LCD that looks like it came from the factory.

praise the lord

expect nothing in return when helping others

Ccleaner for macs is a joke, use disk utility on os x and repair permissions

+1 on disk warrior (not disc utility). Revived my iMac desktop like Jesus rising from the tomb.

The story that has saved too few of people's lives is actually about God so continually mocking the bible is for eternal fools.

A Masters teachings about many important lessons is ignored too much. Beaten and killed (like many non believers do after saying he's not Lord/a Master)...What does rising from the tomb after being killed reveal? Those who didn't follow a Master before and were sinning and now follow him! Thats why he died for our sins =)


Some facts about how 90% of science wrong- it takes 180 days to make petrified wood with specific conditions like a huge flood, or a spring with the right minerals (south america has many of these springs)
Rock is not being made as we speak, its eroding after the flood. striations are from water but its carvings from water that wore it away, all rock was build at the same time. Sure, it seems impossible that God could create a bunch of rock at once but God is huge, the solar system itself is 32090938082340982304977987987987987987987987987
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Only God can create living things, we dont "E"volve and we dont have any proof of it because its not real thats why Darwin took back his theory after making a bunch of observations of how things change slowly...Things change and hopefully for the better.

seek Him first, getting to know Him in the bible, and you will have peace, love, & joy in your life.
All you have to do is believe and follow through with being like Jesus...Its so easy to be nice

he comes with attacks as often as possible. he waits like a lion ready to find the weak (everyone without faith), through it all the peace of Christ never fails to help me...He can help anyone that needs help if they seek him out by going to church and talking with the elders about what they need to get started with a righteous life...A savior who saves anyone from darkness and gives them a wonderful life must be good, but it only comes from doing what the word says-Love God, and your neighbor as yourself. Thats it in a nutshell, that is so EASY! Praise the LoRD!

Peace out, I love you all...ANd i'm sorry I was such a rude person to you all before!..and if I ever accuse you guys of anything, or say the wrong thing ever, teach, correct, and or rebuke me! =)
I will never accuse you guys of anything, I will always accuse the devil, he's a little rebel, praise the Lord that Jesus is on another level which is above the trouble!