I have just removed the O2 and the XDA from my orbit. I used the old sugar lump trick, which I found way back on this forum to un-TMOB my old magician.
Anyway it worked a treat no visible scratches at all. It works far better if you just give the tiniest of licks to the bit of the sugar cube you apply to the logos.
Don't press too hard.
Great stuff! Is it entirely unnoticeable?
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You must keep your Orbit away from Ants tho!!!
I really can't see even the tiniest of scratches on mine.
Could you post the link to that Sugar Lump Trick forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=230163&highlight=sugar
post no 8 has the link...
i have also removed the t mobile and mda logos using this method, again no scratch marks visible!!! works great
did the same to my qtek9100 (wizard) way back - worked perfectly, absolutely no scratching visible.
D
With the T-Mobile version you don't need to bother with the sugar cube, the logo simply wears out with "normal" use about 50% of the logo - it lives in my shirt pocket - not that I am bothered though - Mike
Just completed the sugar cube trick on my orbit ..... no worries no scratches
Sugar consists of sharp crystals. Using it leaves tiny scraches which are noticable only at a close look at a sertain angle and lightning. Using sugar can be bad for your device as the dust from sugar can get under the body near the screen. Safer quicker is to use medical alcohol. Soke earbud in alcohol and wipe the logo 2-3 times - it's gone =) no scraches no logo!
Solvents can also damage your machine, take care.
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Almost instantly after unboxing my new white MT3G, I noticed the battery door and other parts of the housing squeaking and making irritating noises. This may not bother some people, but I had to pay full price for my device, so I'd like it to not feel like a cheap plastic toy.
At any rate, I have had similar issues with many other HTC devices, most which were fixed by adding cloth or masking tape to the squeaking surfaces, and voila!
But, its not working on the MT3G... even plain masking tape seems to be too thick, as the battery door rises up and leaves a noticeable gap between it and the rest of the chassis - if I apply tape to it.
I haven't experimented a lot, but I'm getting frustrated and was looking to see if anyone else may have some insight!
Thanks in advance!
An hour of experimentation later, I think I may have a solution for those of you with MT3G's/Magics that are sick of the squeaky toy feeling. Once I perfect my cutouts, I'm going to measure, image and PDF a stencil for you guys to cut out your own MT3G anti squeak mats. The final should be a one piece design, to avoid it from wearing out and getting crappy. This method is low-profile enough to not make the battery cover stand off and gap, but provides enough 'insulation' to keep it from squeaking. Note that the battery has two layers of tape on it, to keep it level with the rest of the back of the device.
Forgive the ugliness, this is a first run... I just wanted to share with the community, as I was excited as hell when I popped on the battery cover and said "OH SHI-- NO SQUEAKS?!"
pictures (the tape is marked with blue sharpie to give contrast - originally white waterproof adhesive medical tape):
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Just got done applying the white carbon fiber film I got from carbon fiber gear relatively easy to put on looks great when done. Sorry for bad quality pics took them with my gf iphone lol.
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Very nice. Personally i would put a black carbon.
How did you do it, where you found it etc.
Info please!!!!!!
carbonfibergear.com they have it in like 6 different colors cost me 8$ for a 4x8 piece more than enough ifn u mess up. 3M makes so the back has a sticky side, peel and stick then hit it with a hair dryer on low to make it stay on the edges.
aescobar900 said:
carbonfibergear.com they have it in like 6 different colors cost me 8$ for a 4x8 piece more than enough ifn u mess up. 3M makes so the back has a sticky side, peel and stick then hit it with a hair dryer on low to make it stay on the edges.
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carbonfibregear.com don't do carbon fibre for hd2 i just spent 20 minute looking through the website and after i couldn't find anything i asked them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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carbonfibregear.com don't do carbon fibre for hd2 i just spent 20 minute looking through the website and after i couldn't find anything i asked them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe he bought a piece of film like he said in his first and the third post?
http://www.carbonfibergear.com/direct/3m-di-noc-carbon-fiber-vinyl
That might make it easier for you.
I did this with black carbon. Had it on for about a week and took it off. It kinda reminded me of one of those coffee carabiners.
it stays on very well to my surprise thought it would have peeled on the edges by now
Hi XDA!
Tell me what you think of the dark grey bezel, rather than the stock chrome.
I think I'll rock it like this for a while... then maybe try all black.
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With a custom hardware mod, I really hoped you'd replaced the cpu, gps or something like that.
But nevertheless it's quite nice!
Agreed!
Would love to see some hc mods!
Doesn't seem like I'm able to change the title to something more specific or accurate.
BBut thanks for the comments.
how did you do it
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Well I did a bunch of research to see if I could completely remove the chrome bezel. Seemed like it was possible but separating it from the glass was tricky. I got the impression I would break the glass if I tried.
So what I ended up doing was taking apart everything I could, then masked off the rest, including the entire screen.
Then I went to town with a 150 grit sandpaper to take the chrome off. Then polished with a 300 grit.
Once it was all smooth, it had a very light grey, almost white look. The exposed, bare plastic was dry and almost looked like fibres. I went and rubbed a very small amount of oil into the plastic. The plastic soaked it right up and gave it a darker grey and glossy appearance. Voila!
So the next step might be to re-tape it all off, then hit it with some black enamel spray.
Hey guys, just wanted to share this with you. I used to use a M2, until I dropped it accidentally on the toilet (it was clean =P) and I thought "Welp, this one is gone". Just for pure curiosity, I disassembled it a day after it got dropped, cleaned it up and reassembled, but no response. I disassembled again, put it on a plastic bag and forgot it on a shelf. Today I found it and decided to reassemble it. Guess what? It's working! Well, not entirely, the screen (and most likely) the digitizer is dead too, but it boots, makes sounds, vibrates, lights up keyboard keys and touch buttons. I'm buying a new screen for it and will post results if it comes back to life completely.
Wish me luck! =D
good luck!
hope!
do you have a video of you retoring from "trash"?
Good luck on this ressurection!!!
Hope it works fine.
I can record the whole thing when I disassemble and reassemble it when I install the new LCD panel.
Same thing with me, but it wasn't a water drop, it was a coke drop, mine fell on a sink full of coke liquid... I washed with clean water and its working, just need a new screen...
already ordered at TMart...
let´s see what happens...
This is the photo of me and my Milestone 1 falling into the lake...
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After that, I only take off the battery, SIM card and SD card and let it dry in the sun...
The screen (perfectly working) get three minor dot shadows and I put another one.
This phones are really a tank! ^^
nice friends, droped you and your phone.
why you dont ask for a time to remove phone to safe place?
hehehe
that's because the steam is vanished
Okay, so since I love this phone and hate taking it apart to replace the case (done once already) I decided to hack the case together.
So where the keyboard slides on the back, it apparently puts some pressure on the outside case when you snap it shut (or maybe I snap it shut too hard?). Over time, the case eventually cracks and breaks completely. I used some terrible epoxy used on metals before and the fix only lasted two months. This time I used some epoxy rated for plastics and decided to fix it again. Protip: Do it right the first time as epoxy is a pain to sand off.
Also, I'm sick of the haters going "Mike, why don't you just buy a new phone??". I'm running the latest Android and it runs well. Why would I get a new phone? This one has a keyboard. New phones don't.
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Almost forgot to post a picture of the back. Where the keyboard ends on the track is where it broke. Once it broke on one side, the other side followed fairly quickly. The first time I used this gray, JB weld crap that honestly wasn't meant for plastics. This time I used a clear/amber Loctite Plastic Bonder Epoxy that came in a syringe (two stage epoxy). Works like a charm and spreads almost the consistency of elmer's glue, so a very easy spread. Since I had nothing to put it on with, I used a very small, flat-blade screwdriver.
It wasn't the prettiest work, but it got the job done.
Since it looked so ugly before, I added some epoxy to build it up, then sanded it down. I think it came out pretty good: