Exactly! On the bulls eye!

without repairs like this, the alternative is usually either living with the broken hinge or buying a new laptop. this is preferable in either case

they just want to get a brand new laptop from the repair shop

Hi! I am very surprised how strong a hot glue can be. I was using a hot gun to apply it. How do you apply it to give it the extra heat? Also with a hot air soldering gun? Thanks

Indeed, or a normal heat gun ^^@@anovo0

@repairwins hi mate thx fir your reply and tbh I don't anymore, as like I mentioned above, they rarely go the distance, as hot glue just isn't strong enough really to handle that kind of strain over a long period. As u probably know, laptop hinges just get stiffer and stiffer as the unit ages, due to dry lube and crap getting in between the hinge plates, so its inevitable that the strain will just get more and more overwhelming for the surrounding plastics. So my point is, ant weakness will soon become apparent and hit glue isn't really that strong as far as adhesives go, it's OK under pressure, but not that good with tension. I can totally belive though mate, that you will get yhe odd case where it will last, but as a whole its not the best stuff to use was my initial point, I found JB weld to be much stronger, as pnc3 its cured its as hard as the original plastic, sometimes harder! 😁 but as to how I applied it, it all depends on the break, as thet can break in a hundred different ways. It also depends if you still have the screw inserts and somewhere for them to be re-attached, as that can also add extra needed strength 💪. I found the best solution to be to superglue the inserts back in if you can, then screw the hinges back in as normal, once the superglue has set, then apply JB weld around the hinges to re infarct ghe area, as well as loosening or lubricating the hinges a touch if poss. I have applied it like in this vid before, as well as adding more over the top too, but again it doesn't last forever! 🫠 but again that's not to say that in some circumstances it won't be sufficient, just as a whole there is better solutions! 😉👍

I fixed laptops using this method up to 3 years now no return . the key is losing up the hinge little bit to reduce the pressure also to heat up the hinge to bond strong with hot glue. if it failed then you didn't do it right

I'm also been doing it for four years and got a couple of returns when I used hot glue, cold welding, or just cyanoacrilate. Usually, if it is possible, I prefer to strengthen plastic with metal strings

cool, why use baking soda?

@@flimsyjimnz when you mix it with super glue, it hardens immediately. You can even sand and paint it if needed. The bond will hold up better in heat. You can use nearly any powder.

I find epoxy at least as strong, & no messing with super heat near plastic/screen etc

never seen an old Acer laptop with not broken one side hinge!

@@italianofx old is gold!😀

Buy a hot glue gun.

hot glue is the best , you just don't do it the right way . I own a computer business been fixing laptops using this method for years zero return

@@Customer22374 hi! How would you recommend doing it the right way? Thanks

the key is losing up the hinge little bit to reduce the pressure also to heat up the hinge to bond strong with hot glue@@anovo0