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Pimp My MDA VArio!

Today I though,.... hmmmm What would I do with my vario since there is no more Tmobile guarantee for me ..
WELL.. I though my phone looks like crap
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http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1459.JPG
So why dont I make it prettyer
I started to strip the vario first
then, I spraypainted it
Now I am just waiting for the paint to dry,... So I start testing the vario without any Housing
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1484.JPG
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1483.JPG
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1485.JPG
+ I cleaned the inside + Screen!
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1478.JPG
then I cleaned the Slide mechanism...( wich was not clicking anymore)
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1479.JPG
And I have ome previews for you guys
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1481.JPG
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1482.JPG
http://www.ahuntjens.nl/dev/VARIO/IMG_1480.JPG
Tomorrow update with new pix

Looks great!!! Would love to see the final pics! Great job!

Is that an electronic butt plug in your second photo?! Pimp'd indeed!
Looking forward to the finished result...
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UPDATE: Hmm.. I took a second look on your pictures, I wonder how do you tend to paint over the buttons? Or, probably you can live with the top two button being icon-less, but it wouldn't be that great if the bottom green/red phone buttons are all covered in paints. Gives a close shots on how you handle the buttons

That's really cool, man! I haven't seen anyone do anything like that to a Vario yet. Right on.

update
I am still not happy with the result. I couldnt wait for the paint to fully dry... So I allready put it together, and I think I damaged the paintjob now with my fingerprints....
but... Its allready better then before
Im going to redo it soon

The Pimpin' looks good but I am wondering what is on the pad below the phone..... I have been twisting my laptop around trying to get the best angle to see things, but to no avail..... your handwriting is not the best!!

bilbo_28 said:
The Pimpin' looks good but I am wondering what is on the pad below the phone..... I have been twisting my laptop around trying to get the best angle to see things, but to no avail..... your handwriting is not the best!!
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haha its Dutch.... AND My handwriting is not so good

Think you need to rub the whole phone down with wet and dry sandpaper, very very fine paper you can get from car repair shops. once that is done and its silky smooth, then apply the paint in thin layers, leave 20 minutes between each layer and do 3 or 4
Then leave for 24 hours and then apply a coat of clear laquer, again 3 to 4 coats with gaps of 20mins, that should leave it finished to the same standard as a car :>

Hmm.. you have seems seriously spoilt your paint job. I did a search, and it seems that sanding your paint with rough and then ultra fine paper may do the job. Take a look at this
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/09/27/Scratched_up_DS_Lite_Mod/
Or if you want, you can do a ultra mirror glossy one. There is a tutorial here, seems very difficult, especially Wizard's back un-even surface.
http://www.mnpctech.com/case-mod-paint-computer-pc-case-mod-how-to.html
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=89422
I wonder how much paint job it the cover can sustain. You don't want it to look like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157594221854345/

i see you have modified the flash as i have posted few months ago haven't you? or yours is like this from the factory?

should have done a glossy black or glossy white instead. that would be sweeet!!! but good work thou even if its appear still rough.. admire your braveness..

On IMG_14884 it shows a very nice app where it shows the processor speed and I belive also shows temperature? well I want it :-D I got to have it :-D now... also my paint is coming off but I think I will take it appart and take it to a car coach work to get it respray it :-D... but I think i'll do it silver colour original because of the buttons...
Also it would look better if you would find and eletrick blue wall paper and I would also suggest you to get the windows live messanger installed there too :-D have you tried it? I can't live without it now ;-)
P.S.
Hum! Holand is my favorite country best people best culture

awesome im not the only one
i just recently painted my 8125. i did it because it was scratched and getting worse no matter how well i took care of it. for some reason the paint chips off constantly. my process was the following
i did not take my phone apart.
1.taped off the screen
2. taped off everything from the bottom of the top lid down.
3. sanded down the phone to a primer look on the top and a bronze look on the side. (i have come to realize if you dont sand you phone like i did not do the first time you will have yourself a flaking monster)
4. SAND THE PHONE IT WILL LOOK HORRIBLE BUT IT WONT FLAKE
5.painted using Krylon Fusion White Satin.
6.Dry for 24hrs
7.Clear coat
8. Dry for another 24 HRs
9 repeat the steps for the back lid and camera lid.
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i had to sand down the back lid which has that rubber thing that has been falling off my phone and it finally got lost.
using a exacto knife i could have left the buttons but i was too lazy to do it.if you decide not to take the phone apart like i did then dont go paint happy because you will see the thickness build up. remember one coat of paint and one or 2 light coats of clear seal will make it look authentic.
if you decide to paint your phone black, like i did the first time, for what ever reason its harder to see the screen in light places. but it looked way brighter in the night.
tips what would be cool is if i had plastic model car decals of some cool designs to apply after the white paint and then seal with the clear coat. i couldnt because there isnt a hobby store in town.
i wouldnt had done it had i not seen the casino royale movie where that chick has that white phone.
i will post pics as soon as my back lids are done drying
PATIENCE YOU NEED PATIENCE!!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK!!

digitaly said:
On IMG_14884 it shows a very nice app where it shows the processor speed and I belive also shows temperature? well I want it :-D I got to have it :-D
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Go and grab it here: http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_BatteryStatus_XDA_Neo_WM5_iM_cs.htm

Wohaa Crazy!

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what can I say? brilliant!!! fantastic!!! thanks...
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I've been meaning to paint my k-jam for a while now but have never got around to it. I'm still unsure on exactly what type of paint to use. I don't want to use just normal spray paint, i want something that will make it look like i bought the device like that.
I was also thinking of trying out Alsa Corp's thermal color changing paint. http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/showcase/6-l.jpg http://alsacorp.com/products/eclipse/video/eclipse_sink.wmv
I think i'm gonna have to make a trip to a hobby shop and see if they can help me out to find the right type of paint.

Hero paintjob project

****UPDATE*******
Been thinking about making them for people.
front £12.55
back £4.59
Paint £5
labour £5
designs £10
and if you wanted a design I will be using a qualified fine artist. She is painting two cases now so will post them when she is done.
The front case doesn't come with a digitizer so the area around that will look fine.
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I have owned the Hero since it came out on orange in the UK, but I hate the grey colour so I'm making it nicer.
I have 4 backs to the phone so all will be different designs. Also I will be using the black grill cover for call speaker, black volume/menu buttons from the T-mobile G2.
As I think black will suit the blue better.
All paints are car paints from Halfords.
I started on day one with sanding down the phone then applying a primer(base layer)
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Day two
I applied the blue colour
Day three
Went really well sanded down and put the primer on the other backs.
Applied the lacquer, so will be able to rebuild phone tommorow.
The yellow back is halford glow in the dark paint. I do not recommend playing with this(yes it glows like mad) it is really thin. It took 6 layers just to get what you see in the photo.
Day four rebuilding the phone.
Phone rebuild only had one little hic-up. when I put the black grill on the in call speaker didn't put it right so was very quite. Corrected now.
phone is working fine no dust under the screen. looks well smooth.
things I would change.
I would take the digitizer out fully not just use low tack tape.
put all casing on match sticks to get a smoother look on the corners.
apart from that I'm well impressed with my first try at painting. ( didn't even do art in school)
Lots of photos including the glow in the dark case.
Any questions post here or tweet me T- iammodo

Nice work Could you show us a picture of how the finished paint job looks?

wow looks cool
man, crazy idea but if it works it'd be amazing

updated the photos for day three

wont your screen and lcd be filled with loads of smudges and dust when you fix it up all back?cos thats what happened when i did a glass and digitiser swap on a iphone 3g..seems like it works the same way on the hero..dirt and grime is a turn off on the iphone 3g once screen is replaced,so thats why now im on a hero.anyways..nice job!!

screamsoflust said:
wont your screen and lcd be filled with loads of smudges and dust when you fix it up all back?cos thats what happened when i did a glass and digitiser swap on a iphone 3g..seems like it works the same way on the hero..dirt and grime is a turn off on the iphone 3g once screen is replaced,so thats why now im on a hero.anyways..nice job!!
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Low tack masking tape has been keep on the inside of the screen, and I will be using a cleaning cloth from htc for the screen.
So should be fine

iammodo said:
Low tack masking tape has been keep on the inside of the screen, and I will be using a cleaning cloth from htc for the screen.
So should be fine
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alrighty then...dust has always been a major problem for me whenever ive done sonething like that..anyways,gd job!wonder if you do a shot of the back cover glowing in the dark

updated day 4

Sorry to break it to you bro, but it looks fugly.

olafos said:
Sorry to break it to you bro, but it looks fugly.
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Very constructive comment thank you.

love it!!! wish i had the guts to break mine apart a paint it funky green like in your photo's

Haha, do you think you only get constructive comments?
It's not only the colors that are ugly... I mean, that's taste really. You have none, but that's not the point here. It looks really bad... I mean, the part between screen and case. The Hero is such a beautiful device and this just looks cheap after the paint job.

olafos said:
Haha, do you think you only get constructive comments?
It's not only the colors that are ugly... I mean, that's taste really. You have none, but that's not the point here. It looks really bad... I mean, the part between screen and case. The Hero is such a beautiful device and this just looks cheap after the paint job.
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See the part about the bit around the screen that's constructive well done.
This is why I said next time I will be taking the digitizer out fully.
I will be staining this area black on this case to make it look nicer.
Why would you say I have no taste that's just not very nice and the sort of thing that is bringing down internet forums. I love the colour blue as you can see it even matches my nail varnish.

olafos said:
Haha, do you think you only get constructive comments?
It's not only the colors that are ugly... I mean, that's taste really. You have none, but that's not the point here. It looks really bad... I mean, the part between screen and case. The Hero is such a beautiful device and this just looks cheap after the paint job.
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Comments like this are a violation of site policy. If you don't like what he did, keep it to yourself. Be respectful of other members, very simple.

not much of a fan of the colour choice,i thought the white of the primer was canny , but good work on the painting! did you wet and dry sand it in between?

Love the colour! Arden blue is the best! The back looks really well done but the front not so much, but probably - as you said - due to working with the digitizer still in; pop it in the oven for 7 minutes @ 60C and it'll come out no problem.
And I was wondering, where did you get the black volume rocker from? I recently swapped my white case for a black unbranded one, but it didnt include the volume rocker and having a really hard time finding one.
Well done for first attempt tho, if you can get the front looking as good as the back then your onto a winner!

I get all my parts from work, not a shop or website sorry.
I will be buying a new front case from work to get a smoother look.
Also maybe this week i will be repainting this case to look better.

sorry i agree with him.Paint job isnt particularly great, you can see alot of wonky bits.Way to ruin a $500 phone imho Great job

Constructive criticism and ideas:
- I don't like the color choices. Most Hero owners would prefer more conservative colors like black, silver, white, gunmetal (dark grey). Try it in these.
- Paint job is very sloppy. I didn't read the entire post but if you're putting tape on it or whatever you're doing while you paint it, do a better job so it looks cleaner/neater.

the glow in the dark back cover is cool..looks rather ghastly..like slimy from ghostbusters...hahaha...that i would put on my hero when bored..but i wouldnt paint the whole phone though..anyways,good job..

Remove light scratch from HD2 screen

So i somehow managed to scratch my HD2 screen. Im always careful, and watch where I put it etc.
I only had it in my jeans pocket, so i dont know how it could have happened. No dirt, sand etc in my pocket, so who knows...
Has anyone tried to remove light scratches from the screen? Im thinking of using a light scratch repair kit that a jeweller sells to take out the scratches from like crystal / glass watches. Anyone tried these?
Im not going to use toothpaste, or brasso unless someone else has tried and there are no side effects (like fine swirl marks etc)
thanks.

so you didn't have it in the case, just bare HD2 in your pocket?

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so you didn't have it in the case, just bare HD2 in your pocket?
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that would be correct, a phone in a clean cloth pocket....

I carry mine the same way.
Are you sure it's a scratch, and not a raised residue mark of some kind? Maybe try 50/50 water/vinegar mix just to be sure?

if it's a really light scratch (i.e. your nail doesn't catch it), you get cerium oxide and a buffing wheel and polish it. if it is deep, you have to sand it and things might get ugly. good luck.

^^ sanding it would be a HORRIBLE idea... lol i'm not sure if that was a joke response or what....

no, im not sanding it
Its what id class as a light scratch, that my finger nail runs over it and doesnt catch.

My grandad had a scratch on his watch he sat for hours polishing with a soft cloth and spit (yeughh) but it worked ! worth a try & It's FREE !!

ProjektFuze said:
^^ sanding it would be a HORRIBLE idea... lol i'm not sure if that was a joke response or what....
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wet sanding with a very fine grit sand paper is not a joke. horrible it may sound, but it's the last option for glass screens like iphone, ipod etc when they have deep scratches. you can verify it yourself by googling it.

ozkaya said:
wet sanding with a very fine grit sand paper is not a joke. horrible it may sound, but it's the last option for glass screens like iphone, ipod etc when they have deep scratches. you can verify it yourself by googling it.
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Hi!
You need cerium oxide. The glassworks use it to remove crystals stripes.
You must mix the cerium oxide with water, apply with cotton on the screen, making strong pressure.
But you need a hard work to remove the crystal stripes. I need an entire afternoon to do it.
Be aware, because you are going to get wet and dirty phone.
You will notice the screen to remain with a siege where you have been.
Then I apply rain-x, is a product for crystal car that does water slipping: http://www.rainx.com/Products/Windshield_Treatment/Original.aspx.
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And then oncetime cleaned:
The finish is almost perfect, but maybe not you goes well, is matter of patience.
Sorry for my english.
I hope that I help you.
Cheers!

Im not sure what you mean by remove the crystal stripes? I only want to remove a very light scratch.
By a siege remaining i think you mean there will be a small low spot where you polish?
Im still not sure why you put rain-x on the screen afterwards though...

simply apply a display protection foil (of good quality). most od them let scratches disappear. NOT KIDDING!

brynweb said:
I carry mine the same way.
Are you sure it's a scratch, and not a raised residue mark of some kind? Maybe try 50/50 water/vinegar mix just to be sure?
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+1 I also carry mine the same way.

I have successfully removed shallow scratches from a glass watch face by polishing using metal polish applied on a cotton bud.
This may not be as ideal as a dedicated jewellers polish but at least it uses materials that many people already have.
The metal polish contains mild abrasives and the small cotton bud helps keep the polish localised and not cover the article being polished.
Be warned, it takes a long time though, but generally it seems that any method that takes a long time is less likely to cause damage !
- Steve

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+1 I also carry mine the same way.
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+1 And me!

If you rub the screen really vigorously with some really course sandpaper, for a looooooooooooooooooooong time then you won't be able to see the scratch any more

Meh, 'i take my hat of to you', ive had my phone in my pocket for months, sometimes alongside keys or headset (whoops) but no scratch yet, front nor back.
Toothpaste wont even work, like mentioned before this really is glass, your best bet is wet sanding (and ye, be careful with that) or some similar way to polish glass.
Or you try and get the resin used to repair car windshields (HPX2?) seeing how that basically fills cracks in windshields, filling/hiding a scratch should be possible? im not sure though, ask around a bit before doing that, best go for the wet sanding

well i tried brasso. The main thing i was worried about was causing more minor swirl marks, but it went ok. Only did it for about 20 mins though and it went from running my nail over it and feeling it without catching to running my nail over it without feeling it. Its still just as visible however. No swirl marks left from the brasso either.
I think the next step would be the cerium oxide powder. Might use the Dremel i have with the powder on a small polishing pad and see how that goes...it definitely needs a lot more time, or power tools to help remove it.

Wow careful there, the dremel is a powertool, it might sand/polish with to much power, sure its a ***** to do it by hand, but thats still the best possible way

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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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.

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You should chrome it
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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

Atrix Paint Job

hey everyone. i wanted to do this after i chipped a piece of the finish off of my battery cover. so here it goes
INSTRUCTIONS
1) (OPTIONAL) get a coin or something and carefully scrape the logos off of your phone.
2) get an x-acto knife and some contact paper and whatever picture you want on your phone
3) i used a piece of cardboard to cut on. (a cutting mat would be better). tape down your picure. and tape a piece of contact paper over it (make sure the contact paper is bigger then your phone)
4) carefully cut out the image you want.
5) when you are done, peal off the sticky side, take the battery cover off of your phone and stick the contact paper to it.
6) make sure you have spray paint that is friendly with plastics or just a good multi surface spray will do. (thats what i used) and here is where i went wrong so read carefully. the atrix is a glossy phone. so to start shake the paint really well. also you should do 2-3 thin layers of paint. i did 1 slightly thick layer becuase a thin layer didnt cover the whole thing. (it was late, i was excited and i was inpatient(DONT BE LIKE ME ))
when i say layer. spray it on. wait a little while then do it again. im not a painter or an artist so im not the best at this stuff.
anyways.
7) let it dry to the point that its not runny but before its fully dry remove the contact paper so you dont take the paint off with it.
let it sit for as long as your spray paint takes to dry. and enjoy
side notes.
i used 2 dots of sticky tack to mask out the eyes because i couldnt cut out a pen tip sized piece of contact paper. the sticky tack reacted with the paint and became really soft and hard to remove. even hrs later. so. only uses that if its your only option. it does work though.
also... i used uv reactant paint. it lights up nicely under black lights
everything used for this mod cost about $12
if anyone has any questions ill be happy to help to the best of my abilities
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sweet! i might try this on the weekend

awesome project, thanks for sharing!
I am kinda scared to paint mine so far, since it's nearly new. but if i get the back scratches, it's certainly an interesting route to take.

Im definitely trying this mine is scratched. And that looks cool. Excuse my ignorance but is contact paper a special type of paper?
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Looks good man!

that's awesome. Hell I may just paint mine white. Loved my white iphone
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joshyy_rey said:
Im definitely trying this mine is scratched. And that looks cool. Excuse my ignorance but is contact paper a special type of paper?
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thanks guys im glad you like it. and contact paper is the stuff you use to cover books. im not sure how to describe it. its like a big sheet of somewhat stretchy scotch tape. usually comes in a roll. i find its great for masking stuff like this

Looks very nice!

gh123man said:
thanks guys im glad you like it. and contact paper is the stuff you use to cover books. im not sure how to describe it. its like a big sheet of somewhat stretchy scotch tape. usually comes in a roll. i find its great for masking stuff like this
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wouldn't something like painters tape be a little easier to mask out a design?

elementaldragon said:
wouldn't something like painters tape be a little easier to mask out a design?
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Yes, but you also need some kind of paper to cover the rest of the phone.

xploited said:
Yes, but you also need some kind of paper to cover the rest of the phone.
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i used contact paper because it a great material to cut stencils/masks out of. it sticks to the surface. closes all gaps. and comes off clean. plus you can cut it to almost any size and it doesnt tear easily.

AWSOME
That looks amazing dude. Nice job! Gonna try this myself