What you should know about Sony Z3/Z3Compact/Z3+, Z5/Z5Compact/Z5 Premium front housing adhesive

BY kaye | July 15th, 2016 | 4 | 6

Recently a video about Sony Z3 front housing adhesive impressed us which showed the adhesive should be heated before used. When we searched this problem on the internet, we found many customers encountered the same problem, they said Sony Z3&Z5 series front housing adhesive are weak when they used, which caused problem when they assembled screen with front housing. To further study this problem and know how it happened, we made an investigation and found some very important information.

There are two types of front housing adhesive for Sony Z3/Z3Compact/Z3+, Z5/Z5Compact/Z5 Premium, one is original front housing adhesive which was named Grade S+ in our website, another is OEM compliant front housing adhesive which was named Grade R. Let’s take Sony Z3 front housing adhesive on our website for example. You will know their difference by reading contents below.

1. Material difference

Sony Z3 Front Housing Adhesive	Quality	Material	Usage Notes
S+ Grade	Original	Hot Melt Glue(HMG)	Heating before used
R Grade	OEM compliant	Double Sided Glue	No need heating

2. Quality difference

For non-original adhesive, there are different quality also as they are from different factories. So Etrade had tested many suppliers and would use the best source.

3. Usage difference

Step 1:

Clear up the residual gum on the screen &front housing with 90% Alcohol. Step 2:

Peel off the films and put one side on the front housing then peel off final film.

Heat up the front adhesive sticker for about 1 minute and make it stick tightly to the frame.

Step 3:

Original: Put the screen on and then put the whole front screen assembly with frame on the heating plate (80-100 centi degree for 5 second).

Non-original: Put the screen on and press them with efforts.(No need to put it on the heating plate)

Last step:

Original: Press the screen with efforts and clean the screen surface.

Non-original: You could also use 3M reinforce to strengthen the stickiness before you put screen on. So if Sony Z3 front housing adhesive you purchased is original, heat the item by heating plate before used, then it will work.

You will also notice the same situation would happen on Sony Z3 compact/Z3+, Z5/Z5 Compact/Z5 Premium. So the correct ways for you to use their front housing adhesives which are the same as Sony Z3. Please refer to the below video instruction.