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Scraped some paint on the Evo ;)

I don't recommend doing this if you value your manufacturers warranty!
I also do not take credit for the idea, as I saw it on a post on another android forum (linked from the white evo with black battery cover thread in the evo accessory forum).
Either way, just wanted to post some decent quality pics of how well this can turn out. I actually took the pics with my dads evo
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What I did was take the battery cover off, and mask over the holes of the phone (don't want any scraps getting into anything, this is a messy project).
Then take a sharp razor blade, and start scraping away at the paint. Don't try to cut into it, rather pull the blade along the edge of the phone.
Start at the bottom so you can get the hang of it (and its less noticeable if you mess up).
I took my time on this, took about 30-45 minutes but I got all the edges and corners perfect.
Be careful around the headphone jack, this was the hardest part for me.

Wow! Looks great

I must say that looks pretty nice.

So the plastic is naturally red?
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gqstatus0685 said:
So the plastic is naturally red?
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yep; dropped my phone last week, exposed some red plastic on the back corner. may go ahead and do this. don't see why this would void the warranty though . . .

So this with a red back would make a limited edition red evo
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I'm drooling... I want my phone to look like that.... but...
I would totally screw this up...

jhayes said:
I'm drooling... I want my phone to look like that.... but...
I would totally screw this up...
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true that.
awesome work man!

Yep all the plastics on the phone are red. Just carefully drag a razor blade along the edges to get the paint off. Like I said, don't try to cut into it, it'll look like crap.

Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.

I'll try this tonight.

sitlet said:
Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.
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It was originally supposed to be, but verizon had claims on the red theme with their incredible, then changed the incredible at the last minute and the evo was stuck with the black facelift. Or something along those lines, don't know the exact story but I had asked about it at my sprint training and thats what I was told

that looks great, very a-team looking!

sitlet said:
Wow, yes that looks awesome. Makes you wonder why they dont make a completely red evo if the plastic is already red.
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Propanly because HTC values their office customers. A red one would be too playful. A limited edition tho....
Love wat u did yetiguy!

Wow
jus finish my....LOOKS GREAT

Wow looks great!! Unfortunately I use a black silicone case. I may have to order a crystal silicone case just so I can see this mod.

Looks great!
I think I'm going to take mine apart rub away paint using a solvent that way there's no chance of cut in or paint sliver getting into device.
The take apart getting back off is pretty easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d41PM8Bzk
Tamper proof sticker re-placement is no big deal did it all the time on my blackberry 9630,s & 9650

very nice!

please post an image of how this turns out if you end up doing it!
sling said:
Looks great!
I think I'm going to take mine apart rub away paint using a solvent that way there's no chance of cut in or paint sliver getting into device.
The take apart getting back off is pretty easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d41PM8Bzk
Tamper proof sticker re-placement is no big deal did it all the time on my blackberry 9630,s & 9650
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looks amazing man but we all know how sprint is yellow right what if they matched it with the yellow and black

What if your phone could have a front-facing camera without actually having one?

I've been thinking about what was missing in our HD2s.. finally i found it!
its this >> AWESOME <<
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I wonder if they would make such a thing for our HD2s.. that would be very cool!
we would have a face-front video chat Skype or Fring..
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To bad I couldn't get the one I made that nice looking!!

wait... you made one right?
atleast share with us your idea.. how you made it.. and how it looks like, pictures?

The title of this thread was so confusing, I had to click on it. But you're right, that's actually a good idea! What would be cooler is if it was imbedded in a case, so that it could just flip out when needed... I have the "Body Glove" that has the kickstand, but it'd be neat to have the mirror flip out and allow iphone-like skype... although, not sure I'd ever use it.

i did make one. made it out of balsa wood and used two mirrors off a small disco ball. it took me a few trys of getting the mirrors angles right but did get it. i wish i could show some pictures but its gone, thats what i get for leaving it out where my kids ( and by kids, i mean my cats) got to it. you could make one too. with some time, and more time, and some glue and sharpe knife you too could have one. balsa wood is lite and easy to carve. you can get little mirrors and the wood at any craft or hobby shop. all you need to do is carve two pieces of wood to fit on top of the phone snug and have two places for the mirros to sit in the wood, hardest part is getting the angles right so you can hold the phone or put in a cradle and sit back and chat away. good luck if some-one trys. if you do, lets see it. ill be making another one, when its done i will have pics for yall.

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The title of this thread was so confusing, I had to click on it. But you're right, that's actually a good idea! What would be cooler is if it was imbedded in a case, so that it could just flip out when needed... I have the "Body Glove" that has the kickstand, but it'd be neat to have the mirror flip out and allow iphone-like skype... although, not sure I'd ever use it.
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That is one helluva idea there buddy. I too many months ago thought about making one like this but never got around to it....probably because I would never use it. But the mirror built into a case is an idea someone should work with.

acemonvw said:
The title of this thread was so confusing, I had to click on it. But you're right, that's actually a good idea! What would be cooler is if it was imbedded in a case, so that it could just flip out when needed... I have the "Body Glove" that has the kickstand, but it'd be neat to have the mirror flip out and allow iphone-like skype... although, not sure I'd ever use it.
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I agree, if this was built into a case, that would be awesome. Heck, this might be a better video chatting experience than with a real front camera as you won't need to use that vga crap lol.

Didn't notice this before. Doesn't look like something they will come out with soon though. They're still looking for a manufacturer from what I've read. Wish all these companies would hurry up with the solution for phones without front facing cameras. This one took a great sleek approach to it. I have actually ordered the IseeU and it's suppose to take a while to ship, but if it doesn't ship I'll just cancel it and wait it out for this one.

UPDATE
Ordered the Iseeu and as it turns out it doesn't exactly work for the HD2 (duh). The angle the clip is at and the mirrors aren't made to work correctly on the HD2. Hopefully this prevents other people from ordering one in hopes of it working on the hd2.

Wouldn't the image show up flipped upside down? Just thinking about the angles, it doesn't look like it would work correctly without an inverting lens
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dung8604 said:
Wouldn't the image show up flipped upside down? Just thinking about the angles, it doesn't look like it would work correctly without an inverting lens
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I wondered how long it would be before someone spotted that!

Well actually, it looks like the back of the clip is acting as the third mirror, which in essence would make the end image the right way up.
Very interesting concept though, but would benefit from being built into a case. Can you imagine having to dig this out of a pocket everytime you wanted to use it?? I'd lose it way before I had the chance to use it!!!

richierich said:
Well actually, it looks like the back of the clip is acting as the third mirror, which in essence would make the end image the right way up.
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???
There is no back. Only 2 45° mirrors.

johncmolyneux said:
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There is no back. Only 2 45° mirrors.
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That's exactly what it looks like to me. Maybe the fellow who built his own can offer insight in how it turned out?
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dung8604 said:
That's exactly what it looks like to me. Maybe the fellow who built his own can offer insight in how it turned out?
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Dunno if I`m actually right but... the first one flips it once, the second one flips it back. There`s no need for any third mirror...

anrabi4 said:
Dunno if I`m actually right but... the first one flips it once, the second one flips it back. There`s no need for any third mirror...
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Nope - It would be upside-down.

johncmolyneux said:
Nope - It would be upside-down.
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Doesn't matter. With tango you can flip the image around. If you touch the switch camera onscreen, it will flip the image. It's meant to switch from the Rear camera to the front, but on the HD2 it just flips the image. I want a mirror. I hope someone comes out with one for the HD2

I'll make some !
OK, my years of trolling have ended. I'll throw some things together in the next 5-7 days and post my results/pics.
I have the ability to mold small run plastics. I'm even thinking simple heat formed mirrored acrylic/poly sheet. Depending on the size of reflective surface needed I think I have a way to integrate it into a case and have it simply pop/slide up.
Small run <100 shouldn’t be a problem. Technology/New phones are released so quickly it's just not cost effective to produce something like this in mass.
Yes, other than using a prism the image will be upside down. As long as Tango can flip image I don't see a problem.

Polished G2 Battery Cover

So the clear coat on the battery cover to my phone was peeling so i decided to polish it
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A little too shiny for my taste, but it still looks great.
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Looks like you could bounce a laser off that one. Yeah, too shiny for me. It is also kind of a fingerprint/smudge magnet. Nice work though.

It looks great! Personally I wouldn't do it to mine right now. The ipods have a shiny back like that too and it lives finger orbits and scratches.
If my backing starts to look bad I may do this. How did you do it?
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I think it looks good, but does it make that cover more slippery?

You should chrome it
/In the future everything is chrome.

What did you use?

dustrho said:
I think it looks good, but does it make that cover more slippery?
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its not that slippery just slightly
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What did you use?
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Automotive Wet/Dry sand paper
400-600-800-1000-1500-and finally 2000 grit

You must work at a body shop or on cars as a hobby. That just screams it to me. I have plenty of gearhead friends that do the same type of thing. Nice work btw! The best I can do is change oil and brake pads on a good day lol! I did just redo the gasket on my oil pan and it wasn't too bad plus changed one of my O2 sensors. That was a royal pain without the proper wrench.... anyways, sorry to ramble on good work! Might have to steal that idea. Ever think of doing the same to the phone bezel so it would match? You'd have to be EXTREMELY careful though.

burtcom said:
You should chrome it
/In the future everything is chrome.
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Lol! That's hilarious! Plus, everyone wears those grey uniformed suits Good old 70's tv/movie references.

How did you do it? Did you use automobile metal polish? Do you know what type of metal its made out of? I was thinking about doing this a little while back and forgot about it. And I also want to etch some custom art into it as well. Make it more personalized
I would also like to do the trim piece but it would be tricky to do it without touching anything else, and I don't see myself taking it off.
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That is straight G bro. I'm going to do that too because the clown that I got the phone from surface scrated the hell out of the back. I do keep a velcro patch on the back so I can stick it the my center consel it keeps it from getting sratched anymore too.
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sino8r said:
You must work at a body shop or on cars as a hobby. That just screams it to me. I have plenty of gearhead friends that do the same type of thing. Nice work btw! The best I can do is change oil and brake pads on a good day lol! I did just redo the gasket on my oil pan and it wasn't too bad plus changed one of my O2 sensors. That was a royal pain without the proper wrench.... anyways, sorry to ramble on good work! Might have to steal that idea. Ever think of doing the same to the phone bezel so it would match? You'd have to be EXTREMELY careful though.
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its a hobby. I'd like to be phone savvy like these devs

wayde187 said:
How did you do it? Did you use automobile metal polish? Do you know what type of metal its made out of? I was thinking about doing this a little while back and forgot about it. And I also want to etch some custom art into it as well. Make it more personalized
I would also like to do the trim piece but it would be tricky to do it without touching anything else, and I don't see myself taking it off.
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basically wet sanded it with the sandpaper in the order described and used eagle one nano wheel polish.

Wow that looks like. Kind of too shiny for me but I know a lot of people that would love this though.

Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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wayde187 said:
Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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id like to see this

wayde187 said:
Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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I remember someone talked about engraving their battery cover but they either never did or never posted back about it. Sounds cool though. Let us know...

znanoDA said:
its not that slippery just slightly
Automotive Wet/Dry sand paper
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you should have finished it off with wetsanding with 4000 and then polished it with a rotating cloth and some oil (but not to intence, the oil can make the metal dark and ugly if u let it heat up too much from the friction)
i polished a piece of metal like that one time, made it clearer than my bathroom mirror
but still nice work

Exanimus said:
you should have finished it off with wetsanding with 4000 and then polished it with a rotating cloth and some oil (but not to intence, the oil can make the metal dark and ugly if u let it heat up too much from the friction)
i polished a piece of metal like that one time, made it clearer than my bathroom mirror
but still nice work
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Sounds like a good idea. I might do but i was just using what i had on hand. Thanks for the tip

XOOM mounted with RAM MOUNT in GMC Sierra

Finally pulled the trigger and bought a RAM Mount to mount the XOOM in my GMC Sierra truck. It couldn't have been much easier and it works and holds great! I got really tired to putting my XOOM in my passenger seat and then having to hold it to type or whatever. I am on the road a lot so this is going to work out great! I also have a charger hard wired that I can plug in that is hidden (when needed) and I just pull it out when needed... which is very rare.
I have an Incipio Silicrylic Case (which I really dig) on my XOOM so here is what I used:
Ram Mount RAM-HOL-TAB6U http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...77045072079076045084065066054085/Default.aspx
Ram Mount RAM-B-138U-C http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...65077045066045049051056085045067/Default.aspx
Here are some pics:
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The only real downside as of now is the hole on the back of the ram mount does not line up with the power button on the XOOM so it is a bit of a pain to try to turn it on. My answer is going to try and find an app of some sort that just lets you touch the screen to turn on the XOOM (although it may be something it already has, I just haven't looked into it yet).

Looks great! A tad pricey, though. With a setup like that your Xoom should be covered by insurance, too. I'll keep this in mind for when I get bored and break down wanting this guy in my Bronco.

zehkaiser said:
Looks great! A tad pricey, though. With a setup like that your Xoom should be covered by insurance, too. I'll keep this in mind for when I get bored and break down wanting this guy in my Bronco.
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It wasn't too bad price wise. I actually bought it from expressmounts.com (I believe it was) and I think it was about $50 for everything. That is well worth it in my book to be able to have the XOOM mounted like that.

Ok I have to ask. Where did ya get that wallpaper? That is cool!
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I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.

zone23 said:
I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.
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Just speculating here, but I'd say there's a pretty good chance he put some sort of backing plate on the other side of the plastic. I know I would have done it that way. OP, that looks awesome. Nice job.

hammer4203 said:
Ok I have to ask. Where did ya get that wallpaper? That is cool!
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I got it from submicron at deviantart. Here is the link: http://submicron.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3e0qnx EDIT: I forgot that I added the XOOM logo at the top of the wallpaper.
Here is my home screen:

zone23 said:
I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.
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I didn't use screws. I used a bolt with a locking nut (with a washer), it isn't going anywhere. lol The plastic would have to tear or rip apart, that's the only way the thing would fall.

erikivy said:
Just speculating here, but I'd say there's a pretty good chance he put some sort of backing plate on the other side of the plastic. I know I would have done it that way. OP, that looks awesome. Nice job.
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I just drilled holes where I wanted to put the bolt and nut. The whole plastic console pops out so it was very easy to do. It only took 5-10 minutes.

Looks good man. I just pulled the trigger and did the mount. But i went with the RAM POD I Universal No-Drill Vehicle Mount. I have a Silverado and and Cadillac STS-V. I did the no drill as i think putting it in the cup holder are might prevent me from shifting in my car.
http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...45051049054045049045050051056085/Default.aspx

donniesd said:
Looks good man. I just pulled the trigger and did the mount. But i went with the RAM POD I Universal No-Drill Vehicle Mount. I have a Silverado and and Cadillac STS-V. I did the no drill as i think putting it in the cup holder are might prevent me from shifting in my car.
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Thanks! Yea, I thought about getting the seat mount like that but just figured I would do it the way I did so I could get it closer to me. Post pics after you do yours, I would love to see it.

ghoticov said:
Thanks! Yea, I thought about getting the seat mount like that but just figured I would do it the way I did so I could get it closer to me. Post pics after you do yours, I would love to see it.
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I will. I mainly did it to see the paformance data on my sts-v. I got a Bluetooth odb reader and bought torque pro. Shows all the goodies like hp, torque, spark plug fire....etc.

Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.

donniesd said:
Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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How's the vibration on it? I've been thinking about doing this but I drive a big Dodge Ram and I'm worried that it'll be vibrating too much to be functional.

donniesd said:
Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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I have two of these style coming for each of my cars. I was a bit worried about the height of the mount but it looks good. Thanks for posting the pics.

muzz3256 said:
How's the vibration on it? I've been thinking about doing this but I drive a big Dodge Ram and I'm worried that it'll be vibrating too much to be functional.
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I Have a 06 Silverado 1500 Z71 With 4In lift and over sized mud tires. The vibration from the road noise was no problem for the RAM kit.. And it did well with all the potholes here in Houston.
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I have two of these style coming for each of my cars. I was a bit worried about the height of the mount but it looks good. Thanks for posting the pics.
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I think it should be fine. I was worried about that in my truck. But it ended up giving me a perfect height.

donniesd said:
Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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Looks great!
I absolutely love having my mounted in my truck, I can't imagine going back to having to hold it now in my lap.

My friends and I made 2 little aluminum tabs that angle up, and insert between my stock stereo and the plastic in the dash on my Ford Edge. Its incredibly ghetto, but it works!

Binge said:
My friends and I made 2 little aluminum tabs that angle up, and insert between my stock stereo and the plastic in the dash on my Ford Edge. Its incredibly ghetto, but it works!
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Dont look half bad. Man spend some extra time making it stronger and better looking and sell it.

donniesd said:
Dont look half bad. Man spend some extra time making it stronger and better looking and sell it.
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I agree, that would be ideal for smaller vehicles where space is limited. like a 4runner or tacoma truck.

Custom Painted Trim

I was inspired by a thread to paint my phone in some way. So I pulled apart one of my spare phones and stole its keyboard trim piece, it looks really good painted, going to let it dry at least 24 hours before I install it.
I used red duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint.
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Samsung Epic - Tapatalk 2

That's the silver part around the phone?
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Yes it is. The test fit looked amazing.
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Kitteh298 said:
Yes it is. The test fit looked amazing.
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Lol it does look nice
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I posted the pictures of the test fit, don't really have time to take apart my daily phone ATM.
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Kitteh298 said:
I posted the pictures of the test fit, don't really have time to take apart my daily phone ATM.
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awesome! ill buy it

It is really sweet having a change of pace. Wanna send me your phone? I'll gladly paint it for like $20.
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Kitteh298 said:
It is really sweet having a change of pace. Wanna send me your phone? I'll gladly paint it for like $20.
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I want to but i dont have a backup right now, i have a replenish i bricked so id be screwed

Andy_nu said:
I want to but i dont have a backup right now, i have a replenish i bricked so id be screwed
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heh, It is cool that I have 3 of these phones so that I can tear one down and take the part, paint it and replace it on my daily driver.
If I could track down the part to paint for a good price, I'd buy it, paint it, and sell it.

Kitteh298 said:
heh, It is cool that I have 3 of these phones so that I can tear one down and take the part, paint it and replace it on my daily driver.
If I could track down the part to paint for a good price, I'd buy it, paint it, and sell it.
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i havent taken one apart, but id like the whole phone painted! lol like red and black or green with an orange stripe(imo)

Andy_nu said:
i havent taken one apart, but id like the whole phone painted! lol like red and black or green with an orange stripe(imo)
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it is pretty easy to take apart, when you get into the more internal screws, make sure you get a good grip on the screw with the driver and use good downforce.
Krylon has a bunch of different colors
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

Kitteh298 said:
it is pretty easy to take apart, when you get into the more internal screws, make sure you get a good grip on the screw with the driver and use good downforce.
Krylon has a bunch of different colors
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/
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do you know how to get the front separated from the screen?

The screen bezel? I'm not sure, I've not been that far in. There are 2 good take apart videos on YouTube though.
If you are looking to paint the bezel, just do a good tape job around it and paint. (If it can't be removed)
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Kitteh298 said:
The screen bezel? I'm not sure, I've not been that far in. There are 2 good take apart videos on YouTube though.
If you are looking to paint the bezel, just do a good tape job around it and paint. (If it can't be removed)
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i thought i seen it around youtube where they used a heat gun, but im not sure i would not want to heat up the screen glass from the digitizer

You did an amazing job on this. Really sets the phone off nicely, and makes me want to do something with mine. Kudos on a job well done.

Hey thanks a lot, I think it looks nice too. It needed more coats than I did for sure. There are a few small nicks in it and touching up doesn't work very well.
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