Fixing long screw damage on plastic

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  • myth77
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Feb 2017
    • 380
    • Croatia

    #1

    Fixing long screw damage on plastic

    No matter how hard i try sometimes when i put laptop back together i mix some screws... as a result i get long screw damage on plastic on the other side of laptop, almost every time near the keyboard of the laptop....It looks like bubble and its very annoying to see.
    Is there any way to flatt back that plastic bubble? i was thinking maybe with heatgun on low and with little preasure...but i am afraid i will do even more damage..
    Any expirience here?
    Last edited by myth77; 11-29-2018, 03:58 AM.
  • SMDFlea
    Super Moderator
    • Jan 2018
    • 21145
    • UK

    #2
    Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

    Buy yourself a large magnetic mat and layout the screws in the same pattern as where the screws came out from
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    • Andrew F. Ali
      Badcaps Legend
      • Jan 2014
      • 2450
      • Trinidad & Tobago

      #3
      Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

      Using low heat/hot air temp and applying a slight pressure with a flat surfaced tool will work. Just ensure where the heat is applied wouldn't cause any additional damage to components etc. This works for me all the time.

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      • caspian
        Badcaps Legend
        • Oct 2015
        • 1591
        • Laptop

        #4
        Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

        There is a high probability of having more damage by applying heat to the plastic. It would be useful if I see a photo of it.

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        • ktmmotocross
          Boardkiller
          • Feb 2014
          • 3607
          • slovakia

          #5
          Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

          no tools needed. just good memory

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          • mcplslg123
            Badcaps Legend
            • Jun 2015
            • 7262
            • india

            #6
            Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

            Originally posted by ktmmotocross
            no tools needed. just good memory
            Ha ha. Thats perfect.

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            • dj_ricoh
              Badcaps Legend
              • Jan 2013
              • 2073
              • uk

              #7
              Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

              today i made a new friend!
              its called GORILLA GLUE
              Just cook it! It's already broken.

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              • Andrew F. Ali
                Badcaps Legend
                • Jan 2014
                • 2450
                • Trinidad & Tobago

                #8
                Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

                She certainly is a great friend.

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                • myth77
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Feb 2017
                  • 380
                  • Croatia

                  #9
                  Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

                  It looks like this..this is asus g751



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                  • ktmmotocross
                    Boardkiller
                    • Feb 2014
                    • 3607
                    • slovakia

                    #10
                    Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

                    sry mate but if u gonna try something it will be worse

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                    • MJ-meo-dmt
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2016
                      • 186
                      • South Africa

                      #11
                      Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

                      hahahahahahahahahahaha

                      Agreed with the others just learn the screw sizes and length. And learn where they go when you take them out. And in mind when you put them back imagine the inside of the case and then think to yourself would screw x make sense here or there I mean just taking the length of the screw and where you are putting it if its too long it would be fairly obvious.... This you learn by taking many many many laptops apart. I don't even bother anymore with the screws... I'm a pile of screws guy... Don't get me wrong I have made those mistakes in the beginning but never again. You should take an old case and learn to feel the torque when you start going into the plastic and don't use big screw drivers for tightening because you have way to much torque.

                      It comes with time... but also use your head/mind and simply remember. Don't just do without care!
                      Last edited by MJ-meo-dmt; 12-03-2018, 03:43 AM.
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                      • myth77
                        Badcaps Veteran
                        • Feb 2017
                        • 380
                        • Croatia

                        #12
                        Re: Fixing long screw damage on plastic

                        Originally posted by ktmmotocross
                        no tools needed. just good memory
                        I tried to upgrade myself to faster ddr4 memory but all i get is error "your system is just not compatible...."

                        ok, thx to all, i will just have to be more organised...

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