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Remove "MDA T-Mobile" Print from cover!?

Does anybody know what is the best way to remove the "MDA T-Mobile" print from my Magician?

Well, if the cover is really metal, then you could try using a paint remover and a soft cloth. If the cover is actually plastic then probably the best way woud be to use a light abrasive, like the plastic polish that you can buy to take the scratches out of a mobile phone plastic screen cover. You might try an experiment on small part of the cover in a non-obvious place first to see what happens.

remove t-mobile brading
I read in some german forum it can be done with a cube of sugar!! I thought it was a joke but then I tried it and it worked :lol: Now I just have an MDA without T-Mobile
cheers
Rainer

what do you do with this cube ?

Yes a cube of sugar as you get it in some countries with a cup of coffee! You take this cube of sugar and you scratch it over the T-mobile branding! don't worry, sugar is too weak to leave marks in the cover but its strong enough to remove the colored branding!!! Note: This also works to take away the Orange branding on some mobile phones....
Cheers
Rainer

Yes! The sugar cube worked great! The prints are gone and there are no scratches what so ever!

What sort of nutter thought of doing that!?

My logo removing experiences...
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=198151
It also worked on my SPV C500!
P

pletharoe said:
What sort of nutter thought of doing that!?
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Hey, he found it an a german forum. Germans have the best ideas

Why paint metal?!

Did you notice that paint that used on the faceplate and probably at the back is very soft? It's very sensitive, in fact u can leave a mark even with your fingernail! I am very, very carefull with it, but still can notice some marks already. Not the end of the worls, but it's only 5 days! Wonder, how is going to look like in 3-4 months of usage. :shock:
Looks like that frontplate is metal, so why even bother to paint it?
Otherwise, device is very well buit, solid, without any loose parts etc.

ID64 said:
Did you notice that paint that used on the faceplate and probably at the back is very soft? It's very sensitive, in fact u can leave a mark even with your fingernail! I am very, very carefull with it, but still can notice some marks already. Not the end of the worls, but it's only 5 days! Wonder, how is going to look like in 3-4 months of usage. :shock:
Looks like that frontplate is metal, so why even bother to paint it?
Otherwise, device is very well buit, solid, without any loose parts etc.
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In ur profile says that you have an XDA II anyway ,frontplate is from plastic not from metal at all it's just painted with metal :S, if your talking about the Blue angel device I know nothing about it materials but it will remain plastic as they first created the 1rst loyal xda..

covers
The jam/compact has a metal front cover, metal battery cover and a plastic cover around the camera lens..
Why? do they do that on purpose? lol Save weight?
i think the compact is lets scratch prone then the jam (seems differen paintjob).
I was thinking of having it professionally painted black, but i think the plastic part will cause it to be not perfect.
hmmm
:twisted:

Is the possible metal will block the signal if use it as the pastic cover on the back?
I don't believe HTC use plastic because of keep lower cost or keep lower weight. It's just a small piece of material!

right
could be because the antenna sits there hmmm
would be cool to know for sure
;o)

From all the posts I've seen regarding this issue, it does seem that the MDA Compact has a better paint job. I can't find any scratch on mine, even though I use the case that came with it and some ppl were complaining that it scratches the phone.
(I even used a sugar cube to remove the T-Mobile logo and did not scratch the compact!)

Are you guys sure that the MDA compact is painted differently to the Imate jam?
This is probabky the final issue in my decision on which one to buy. I'm ready to place my order any minute now.

I cannot confirm that. It's just an impression. But I can confirm that rubbing the T-Mobile logo with a sugar cube did not leave a single tiny scratch. I can also confirm that I do not hae any trace of a scratch on the MDA Compact even though it's coming in and out of my standard case all the time!
There are some ppl around who had both the Compact and the JAM. Any comments from these guys?

compact
my compact is also scratch free and i don't use a cover and i am not that careful with my phones ;o)
it is just a gues but when i compare pictures it seems to me that they are different of color etc and they scratch/chip stories are about the Jam..
if a simlock doesn't matter go for the t-mobile one.. is cheaper too.
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Re: compact
dvl said:
my compact is also scratch free and i don't use a cover and i am not that careful with my phones ;o)
it is just a gues but when i compare pictures it seems to me that they are different of color etc and they scratch/chip stories are about the Jam..
if a simlock doesn't matter go for the t-mobile one.. is cheaper too.
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The T-Mobile Germany ones aren't sim-locked.

I wish I could say I had no scratches....
I had a SDE (small drop event) not long after I got mine....I am just happy everything still works perfectly.......
To be honest, I think the standard case is sh.t as there is no corner protection if a SDE occurs.
I look forward to getting a quality case from pielfarma of vaja or whatever but now I have a nasty scratch. I would appreciate any advice on removing it..????
The idea of pro paint job in a darker metallic grey appeals a lot...anyone know where you can get this done ????

Grunt said:
I wish I could say I had no scratches....
I had a SDE (small drop event) not long after I got mine....I am just happy everything still works perfectly.......
To be honest, I think the standard case is sh.t as there is no corner protection if a SDE occurs.
I look forward to getting a quality case from pielfarma of vaja or whatever but now I have a nasty scratch. I would appreciate any advice on removing it..????
The idea of pro paint job in a darker metallic grey appeals a lot...anyone know where you can get this done ????
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Are you with the MDA or Jam?

iMate Paint Job?
Hi
I've had the JAM since the 8th of December and have had no issues with the paint job. The case is a very basic job which doesnt compare well at all with those supplied with the XDA and the XDA 2 (iMate seem to have cut corners a lot with this particular unit, skipping the docking station and giving us this el-cheapo case, as well as using cheap plastics for the side panels), but I havent had any scratches from using the case. My phone is out of the case whenever I'm static, so thats quite a bit of exposure.
The problem I've had with the device's finish is that the panels dont seem to fit together very well - mine's quite creaky. Definitely doenst feel like a $700 phone...
Cheers
Sands

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Sands said:
Hi
I've had the JAM since the 8th of December and have had no issues with the paint job. The case is a very basic job which doesnt compare well at all with those supplied with the XDA and the XDA 2 (iMate seem to have cut corners a lot with this particular unit, skipping the docking station and giving us this el-cheapo case, as well as using cheap plastics for the side panels), but I havent had any scratches from using the case. My phone is out of the case whenever I'm static, so thats quite a bit of exposure.
The problem I've had with the device's finish is that the panels dont seem to fit together very well - mine's quite creaky. Definitely doenst feel like a $700 phone...
Cheers
Sands
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my unit built very well, really feels like a one piece device in fact.

THE PAINT OF MY XDA II MINI IS COMING OFF!!!!
wuwuwuwuu
it's at on the plastic plate edge just next to the stylus.... I think everyone's magician 's paint at that part will come off eventually if you use the stylus....

Sugar Cube trick on MDA PRO

Has someone already tried to remove the T-Mobile logos from their MDA PRO with a sugar cube? I have done it on my SPV C500 in the past, but I do not know whether the material of my MDA PRO is the same.

SUGAR CUBE ?!?!??!?!?!???!??!?!

Yep, on some types of machines (Magician YES, Blue Angel NO), a sugar cube can be used to remove the operator logos from the casing by "scratching" the logo with the sugar cube. The cube will not damage the casing, but will take off the logo.
I can garantee you, a Magician with brand or logos is very ZEN
Now who will be so brave as to try a sugar cube on his MDA Pro or Jasjar to see whether it does or does not scratch the casing?

I've been wondering this myself. Worked perfectly on the Jam, so it should be OK on the outside of the JasJar, where i-mate is printed on the metal plate. As the inside is plastic this time around I'm guessing that it probably isn't such a great idea...
I'm far too much of a chicken to try it first, and I want lots of photographic evidence of it working perfectly before I let any sugar cubes come within a hundred miles of my new toy!!!

Works like charm.
I have made an attempt on the inner logos as well but those don't come off very easily so I've decided to leave them. The one on the outside came off very quickly without leaving scratch marks.
Anton

thats kewl, i may just take the plunge when my honeymoon period wears off

I tried a spoonful of honey, much sweeter but made the case very sticky.

scratched of mine with no problem
scratch it as hard as you can!
there will be no scratch visible

ive just done mine, AMAZING, was sceptical to start, but as said scratch as much as you like, quick wipe of a damp finger and wheyhey, i had a i=mat so i continued, even when the sugar crumbles just tip off, wipe and scratch again where necessary,
tied sugar lightly on the logo's by the tft to no avail, didn't scratch anything but didnt want to push my luck either

has anyone tried this with the JASJAR?

yer mines a JJ, only did the outher 1-mate logo but it came off a trear

microsoft product trainer at my work place told me about the suger cube and swore blindley that it would work on my BA and even put a wager on it that if it didnt he will eat all the left suger cubes-so on lunch i ran out and got a massive suger cube bag-well it didnt work andhim being a man of his word ate the whole bag- lets just say in the training session watching him latter on trying not to throw up was quiet rewarding in itself :lol:

Does anyone know f the sugrecube will remove the vodafone logo from the vodafone v1605.
Thanks
ASZ

hmmm...
O2's outer logo is embossed. i'll need something stronger than a sugar cube X-D

I don't know if it's advisable to try to remove the outer O2 logo - that feels like it's a metal plate (at least to my lips), so you might just foobar it up unless you're good with an aluminum brusher...
V

i wouldn't put my lips anywhere near that, at least whilst it's charging...

Yeah, and the horse is damn ugly too!
V
PS Shouldn't joke, I went out with a girl that looked like her..

works fine with jasjar
worked fine on the outside of my jasjar.
I tried the inside too, but that is not to be recommended. Inside scratches.

ViJay,
Any other places your lips have been that you would perhaps like to share with us?

Joanna, the places where my lips have been are strictly between me and my equine friend.
However, for a sugar cube, I'm more then happy to share these beautiful, luscious, labial lubbers with anyone...
V

Paint a Wizard, hide my scratches and blemishes

I wanna paint my Wizard. It's got more wear than a 50-year old prostitute. Can anyone give me some tips as to protecting the screen, buttons, and camera lens as well as using a certain kind of paint? Thanks.

I have also been thinking of doing the same and downloaded the Wizard Service guide thinking I would disassemble, paint and then reassemble. I did this in particular because I also hoped to fix the slider which has become loose and the wizard opens on its own and sometimes gets stuck when shifting between potrait and landscape. But the process is just too much to handle and will need heavy studying of the manual.

Befor you should know how to put your mobile in parts. It's explain on this website :
http://www.ce4you.cz/articles/detail.asp?a=263
good luck

Well I was just thinking using masking tape and spray paint of some kind; no dissassembly required. But fixing your slider problem... maybe should be put in a separate thread.
And yeah... these parts are very delicate. I wouldn't want to dissassemble this thing.

I really want to paint my Wizard too, I was thinking about painting the whole thing black. I'm not afraid of taking the device apart, but I have doubts about the paint. Isn't it just gonna fall off like the oruiginal paint did? What paint are you going to use? Please update this thread if u succeed and tell us how did you do it (and what paint did you use)

Search for 'White Wizard'

qntos said:
I really want to paint my Wizard too, I was thinking about painting the whole thing black. I'm not afraid of taking the device apart, but I have doubts about the paint. Isn't it just gonna fall off like the oruiginal paint did? What paint are you going to use? Please update this thread if u succeed and tell us how did you do it (and what paint did you use)
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I would think that if you painted then put a shieldzone on it would protect your new paint nicely. Any thoughts?

there was a previous thread in the upgrading section, i think it was "badbert" who posted a ford GT look on his wizard, and he even included tips, how and what he used
opps sorry, it was the clear case he painted, but check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306568&highlight=badbert

lol - without disassemble the wizard will look like a piece of sh**. In addition you have to know something about painting. Its not like just spray with a cheap can of paint. After two weeks the painting will be of.
I know that because i've painted a lot of stuff (like cars, PC's and so on)

I started off with an Audiovox SMT 5600 and bought a dummy phone on Ebay for $8.00. Took apart both and used the dummy phone's casing and it turned my Audiovox into a brand new phone.
Maybe you could find a dummy Wizard or a Wizard with a broken screen on the Cheap and use the casing to bring yours back to snuff?

Now I have the HTC TMO Wing -- You can buy the battery cover back door on Ebay for around $10.00. I bought two of em. So now when I **** up the finish - just replace the door which essentially half the phone.

Rubbercoating is pealing off

Hi,
i got my HD2 for 3 weeks and now the rubber on the right upper corner is pealing off. I don´t see the reason for this problem, because i handle the device very carefully ...carrying in a leather pocket (org. from) and keep it in my pants. It don´t look like "scratched of" more like seperating from the phone
My provider is going to change my device, but my question is - is there any similar behavior at any of your HD2s ?
Thank you in advantage!

I am assuming you have EU HD2 and by rubberclothing you mean rubber coating of the phone itself?
Thats really odd... can you take a picture of the damage?

Hi,
thank you for your reply.
yepp, your right - its an EU one (T-Mobile_LEO) ... and yepp i mean the coating (this word came not in my mind)
I can´t provide a picture, because i have no access to a digicam for now (only the one in the phone)
It looks like the device were fallen on sand or crushed stones (with high velocity) but its not ...
many imprints little on a 5x5mm square at the middle of the upper edge (looks like its pealing of), the rest of the area is intact. (a position where it is imposible to cause such damage by falling anyway)

no problems here after a couple of months
these coatings are normally very thin and often wear off over time, but not that quick. sounds like you have just found a bad one

probobly caused by sliding in and out of the case, or rubbing in your pocket.
i got a telstra hd2 and dont really know if it has paint or the rubber coating-im guessing paint. either way, rubber coating or paint, it will have some wear and tear if you keep sliding it in and out of the leather case or putting it in your pocket.
just think of it as cosmetic damage and not physical. our phones wont stay new forever. the minute you drop it, or get some scratches, you wont really care anymore

c_legaspi said:
the minute you drop it, or get some scratches, you wont really care anymore
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I totally agree with you 100% on this one! There are too many people out there who cherish their beautiful gadgets, but once they drop it or they make a scratch to it, they treat it like ****.
I noticed this alot from ipod and iphone users. They have oh-so-beautiful cases, but once a sand grain gets between the condom and the plastic, and a scratch is made, they don't tend to care much about is anymore like they used to.

Pliskinius said:
Hi,
thank you for your reply.
yepp, your right - its an EU one (T-Mobile_LEO) ... and yepp i mean the coating (this word came not in my mind)
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Okay, I have no idea what you are talking about. Which version do you have? the EU one or the T-mobile one?
Do you have the word "T-MOBILE" on your device at all?

I've had my Euro (NOT A TMOBILE) Hd2 for 5 month now and it is in perfect condition using the leather case it came with. And I mean, no scratches. I rate it 9.5/10.
Not only that, my scale for rating phone conditions is VERY RIGOROUS. A single hairline scratch makes it 8/10. No compromising.
I am very protective of my device. I dont know what you guys are going with your device, but hell,

Rubber coating will come off eventually my BB is completely gone, but a few months is way too short though unless it was used mostly in a construction site!

A lot of things interact with rubber coatings - esp hand santizer but the worst is hand cream. Both contain isopropyl alcohol which is a solvent and it will soften paint over time. Other things like brake fluid and other household cleaners are deadly.
People complain all the time about the rubberized coating pealing off the rubberized buttons on Mercedes and BMW's that have the coating on the steering wheel buttons. Personally never use sanitizers and hand cream and I have ZERO problems with mice which are coated and my cars. Since the coating on the phone is similar I expect the same. I have the TMobile US version and it feels more plastic than rubber coated although I think it is.

stim141 said:
A lot of things interact with rubber coatings - esp hand santizer but the worst is hand cream. Both contain isopropyl alcohol which is a solvent and it will soften paint over time. Other things like brake fluid and other household cleaners are deadly.
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wow, i want to disagree with you on using isopropanol alcohol. I use 70% isopropanol all the time to clean my hd2 for 5 months now. Rubber has never came off one bit!
I even use 100% EtOH to clean my screen and back lens.
my Hd2 looks brand new if you didnt know i had it for 5 months.

There was at least one guy on here that posted the coating was coming off his battery cover, probably a contaminant issue in manufacturing.

thank you guys for your answers!
normaly i don´t care about scratches and stuff, but the point is, that the device is only 3 weeks old and i don´t have any idea where the "damage" is coming from. It is not in the position where i touch it when i sliding the device out of the pocket and the pocket itself don´t touch this point. And chemicals like alcohol (hand sanitizer) or else didn´t come on the device.
I got a HD too and the coating on the back is fully intact (one year of use and mostly without pocket).
Today, im going to replace the whole device in my nearest T-Mobile-Store and im done, i can take it when i happends after serveral month, but not after 3 weeks.
@lemonspeakers
i got an EU HD2 with T-Mobile branded firmware, offical called T-Mobile_LEO when Swype is installed (EnergyRom)with the stockrom it showes "HTC_HD2"
And yes, the device is running on stockrom and spl is also stock again ;-)

How to repair by our self? is it possible?
The last 1 month ago, accidently I do peal off my rubber coating (small pill off) on top right conner due to usage of cheap leather case. God d**m cheap leather case!!
My question is there any way to fix this peal off rubber?
maybe some rubber treatment to make it look original back to the way i bought it.
Thanks

Pliskinius said:
@lemonspeakers
i got an EU HD2 with T-Mobile branded firmware, offical called T-Mobile_LEO when Swype is installed (EnergyRom)with the stockrom it showes "HTC_HD2"
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Thats much more clear. How you stated it before was just very confusing. Hardware wise, its the Euro. Software wise, it's the TMoUS.

what ever it is, i will get a new HD2 tomorrow ... for now i have to use a iPhone (anyoing thing btw) from one of my friends - who has ordered an HD2 ...