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yeah, I saw his video and was glad to see the warnings - it was actually really helpful in my swap. It's because of him that I chose to just use my iFixit Pro Tech toolkit, and completely ignored the tools they included in the shell swap kit.
I used a hair dryer for heat, heating on its "high" and "slow" settings, just going around the edges for about 3-4 minutes, re-heated when it felt necessary.
iFixit's suction cup has a very nice handle that doesn't budge even with a fair bit of force, and I used the blue plastic triangle opening picks that come in the iFixit kit for the process of actually prying up the screen and severing the adhesive.
As a result, that process didn't scratch the black paint on the bezel, at all.
There's a 'hook' tool that comes in the kit (I think it's called the halberd spudger?), which I used to very carefully peel away the adhesive from the screen backing without scraping or even touching the paint. The adhesive strips just kinda stuck to the side of the hook and curled up.
I wouldn't say it was difficult, just nerve-wracking as I've never been successful with removing adhesive screens. The main thing, as Taki suggested, is just to be patient and not get in a hurry. So I'd say not hard, just slow.