the iBook's logo.

[Carboy7]

I recently found out how easy it is to get the Apple logo on a Clamshell (mine was blueberry) to fall off.

It appears that the glue that they used is beginning to wear out.

Anyway, my question was: How easy is it to super-glue the logo/leaf back on so it stays permanently on? I'm trying double-sided tape as an experiment, but that's not permanent.

 

[belgaonkar]

Double sided tape is more than adequate especially if you you some strong tape. Don't use any type of super glue as there is a hole behind the apple and glue might seep into the display assembly.

 

[galgot]

I used neoprene glue. Don't put too much , on both pieces, wait till it's dry on your fingers, then place the logo back, pressing gently.

Cyanoacrylate glue (superglue) has another flaw, it leaves "frosting" traces on clear plastic . Well known problem for plastic modelers (don't glue that clear plastic canopy with superglue !!)

 

[CC_333]

My Tangerine iBook's logo was falling out as early as 2004 (the machine was only 4-ish years old at that point), so I'm not 100% convinced the glue was ever that great to begin with.

I did, however, use superglue to put it back at the time, as I didn't know better. It didn't seem to hurt anything, and it was only just the leaf (I may have done the main body of the logo later in 2005 when it gave out, but I can't remember).

Anyway, now that I have eight more iBooks, I have eight more reasons why I need to use something better than superglue. That being said, I will be watching this thread.

c

 

[Carboy7]

Seriously? The glue was that crappy to begin with? Ugh...

This sorta reminds me of the PowerBook 5300 plastic that cracked even after the computer was months old...

 

[CC_333]

Yeah, I guess so.

I used my iBook rather hard for those years, though, so that may have contributed.

c

 

[Gorgonops]

Possibly a coincidence, but the logos have fallen off just about every original grey Apple Airport I've ever seen. Looks like they may be attached similarly.

 

[Carboy7]

Gorgonops, are you talking about this?

EDIT: And I've also seen the iMac G3 apple (both on the back, and the top) shatter/fall off. Weird...

 

[belgaonkar]

I am very interested at possibly remaking the leafs. I wonder how hard it would be to get a production batch of 500 leafs. Most of my iBooks are missing the leafs and most collectors want a leaf. Maybe if they could be made at $1-2 a piece it would be worth pursuing. I myself would need 80+ so I imagine there is very strong market for them.

 

[galgot]

I've done one Lime leaf out of moldable translucent plastic, maybe you seen it :

https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25205-galgots-new-stuff/?p=285486

But 500... I doubt it would be doable in injected plastic as the original, as just designing the mold would cost you a fortune.

Maybe in tinted clear resin. like this one :

https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/crystal-clear/

 

[Gorgonops]

Gorgonops, are you talking about this?

220px-Apple_graphite_airport_base_station_front.jpg

Yep. I have two in the junk box and one has the Apple part but no leaf, the other's missing both.

 

[IPalindromeI]

This seems like an easy project to 3D print or at least model and get someone to print for you.

 

[asaggynoodle]

I am very interested at possibly remaking the leafs. I wonder how hard it would be to get a production batch of 500 leafs. Most of my iBooks are missing the leafs and most collectors want a leaf. Maybe if they could be made at $1-2 a piece it would be worth pursuing. I myself would need 80+ so I imagine there is very strong market for them.

Only real economical option would be 3D-Printed using whatever materials you wanted. An actual Injection Mold assembly run would be a fortune. Even in bulk of 500 after all the machining of the Molds etc, you'd probably be looking at least ~$30-$40 a piece pure cost.

 

[Carboy7]

About the double-side tape option:

IT FAILED.

The Apple started wiggling in its place, and when I tried to push it down, it fell off. Turns out that tape really sucked. Better stick some more on!

(12 days and it failed...)

EDIT:

I covered the back of the apple with some Elmer's X-TREME school glue I had lying around, taped over the hole on the back of the spot where the apple went, and covered that area with the glue too. Seems sturdy enough, but only time will tell.

 

[fimbulvetr]

You could always try E6000 glue

http://eclecticproducts.com/products/e6000.html

Dries clear, and permanently bonds pretty well anything to anything. 

 

[Scott Baret]

There are better double sided tapes out there.

I stupidly cracked my passenger side view mirror two months ago. There was no damage to the enclosure itself, just the glass. I bought a new mirror glass at the local Honda shop, popped the old one off, and put the new one on. The mirror fits into four clips but also has some double sided tape on the back. The adhesive seemed pretty strong on the one I removed (I didn't touch the replacement tape).

An auto parts store may have a better tape. It's worth checking out. You'd have to cut it pretty small for the iBook logo.

I didn't know these were so poorly-attached. Was Apple using the same glue General Motors used in the 1980s?

I'm the original owner of my iBook and my logo is securely on. This was my only road warrior for five years and still got used a lot after that (and still goes on the road a few times a year now). Maybe I got a good one, sort of like the occasional 1982 Chevrolet that hasn't become a HEVROLE yet?

 

[Carboy7]

Hahaha!

The tape/glue combo I used is working pretty well currently... Although my 'Book has been sitting down lately. (not been used, much.)

 

[belgaonkar]

Only real economical option would be 3D-Printed using whatever materials you wanted.

I am currently struggling with finding the *exact* shade of tangerine. I see no point in 3D printing leafs if they're not the perfect shade.

 

[Carboy7]

Yep. If you are going to 3d-print the leaves, go the full mile and GET that perfect shade! It's a little thing that will make you smile, knowing your clamshell is whole again.