POSTED: 10/23/2018  OPTIONS

Cleaning loca glue from a smartphone

speaker?
rabidsoggymoose
Rep: 1 I tried to adhere a glass screen protector to my Samsung S9+ and made a
mess of the loca glue. The glue got into the top speaker grill and I tried to
clean it out with denatured alcohol / methylated spirits.
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Unfortunately, right now the speaker sounds crackly. I’m thinking the The larger version of Samsung's
denatured alcohol got inside plus the partially dissolved loca glue. �agship phone. Released March 2018.

So what are my options? Can I �x the speaker by bathing it in more 44 Questions View all 

methylated spirits or buying some electronics contacts cleaner?

Or do I have to open the entire phone, losing the waterproofness in the

process, and replace the entire speaker?

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POSTED: 10/27/2018

Sounds like you have damaged the speaker and it will need to be replaced.

Cleaners can clear the mesh but they will also leak into the speaker itself.

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POSTED: 03/03/2019

With isopropyl alcohol, a syringe and a small paintbrush you can do the trick.

Just squirt some alcohol onto the speaker so it penetrates the speaker. Put on some loud music and let it play
while adding more alcohol.
jpvandenbosch
Rep: 37 Repeat this for like 10 times and in the meantime gently tap the speaker grill with the brush so the small hairs get
1 inside the speaker and loosen the glue sticking to the grill.

After like 10 minutes hold your phone �rmly with the screen downwards and tap it against your other hand so the
isopropyl with the dissolved loca can come out.

Repeat this until the crackling is gone.

 Did it twice this way on my s9 plus and works �ne.

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 Would this be the same procedure on an S10 plus?

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POSTED: 07/18/2019  OPTIONS

I had the same problem with my S9 plus. Wanted to �x screen protector and some of the glue got inside my
speaker. Sounds started to crack. Yesterday, I used perfume and tooth brush to clean it. Luckily it worked. Now it
works �ne.

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POSTED: 12/26/2019  OPTIONS

I had the same problem. What I did was, added some baby cologne on the grille of the earpiece, let it soak for like
10 seconds, then gently brushed it with a toothbrush. After that, the crackling was completely gone!!!

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