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The blury parts are just some random fingerprints!
Sandpapers that were used:
1. P220 Untill whole surface is matte.
2. P600 Untill whole surface is matte.
3. P2500 (This one i used a "wet sandpaper") Untill whole surface done and no other deeper scratches from the lower papers.
4. After sandpapering a matte nice surface you use a polish liquid like "Autosol" or as meantioned in the thread "Belgum Alu".
Those are used to polishing the metal to get a "chromed" surface. This is easiest done by using a handdrill having a polish towel.
If not having a handdrill with this set, just use cotton or some else soft material to polish it. Apply and rubb!
Voila!
Stumpzy9 took of is shell and shared his experience with us, thanks!
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Ok so if you want to take off the back for chroming purposes or what ever you will need 2 things - 1. A torx t5 screwdriver. I got mine for $4 at Sears. 2. A medium guitar pick.
Ok first, take off the 2 covers and take out the battery,similar card,etc.
Next take the guitar pick and use it to pry up the GPS cover. Take note of the screw in the corner that was hidden under the cover.
Now use the t5 to remove all of the diver screwed around the edge of the phone , there should be 4. Now take out the screw that was hidden by the Gps cover.
You can now remove the body CAREFULLY!!!!
If looking at it from the front make sure you push up and to the left so you don't break a volume button like I did lol.
Now that the back is off, remove the power button, camera lens, speaker grills, and the volume button which is held in by a piece of rubber.
Youre now done. Make sure you don't loose anything and just follow the guide backwards to replace. The pic below shows the spots where all the screws are.
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how did you do that?
panyan said:
how did you do that?
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Don't you mean WHY did you do that?
looks cool
panyan said:
how did you do that?
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im assuming the op removed the paint and polished the metal.
woah it looks so shiny!
sorry, no like.
Very cool
go to the blackboard and write:
"I will never drink and chrome again" 1,000 times.
Drinking and chroming never works togather man
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how did you do that?
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audiobookman gave you the answer
exekias said:
Don't you mean WHY did you do that?
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Had so many deep scratches due phone drops.. so did the only right
Calysto666 said:
looks cool
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Thanks!
ineser said:
woah it looks so shiny!
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It really does!
john_d1974 said:
sorry, no like.
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Very cool
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matthew33 said:
go to the blackboard and write:
"I will never drink and chrome again" 1,000 times.
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Ur still in school? gnomelolz!
Exous said:
Drinking and chroming never works togather man
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Good i didint then!!
It reminds me of terminator, and I like it .
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You do love your smudges don't you.
looks interesting...
I'm on way to make the same thing,
just a little hard to polish near the photo lense, but not hard in all
Just ont thing boring me .......
Now my wife will alvays take my phone for use it like a mirror
for this I want to try one thing : paint it in Gold color !
When finished I came back for post photos
Thanks for your idea man !
PS : the little pins attaching the photo lense are very weak .... to manypulate carefuly
Here is My Gold DHD,
So blingbling hihi
Looks interesting but high res pics would have been better to judge with.
Thanks for sharing.
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Yes i think same, but I have the only HD photo phone at home , the only way to take photo is my webcam lol
But one friend see my phone, and he have one DHD and asked me to make it as a mirror, work in progress
I like it. It's unique. I know what to do now when my phone is all beat to s toward the end of life
I did the same. If you want a real beautiful surface you need very much time and the right tools, but if you are finished you are amazed...
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I read some where before that you can brush the chrome on the Galaxy S to reveal black plastic underneath it, has anyone tried this? I would love a Galaxy S with a full black front.
Any thoughts?
I heard it looks quite bad when you brush the chrome off, im sure I saw it on a utube video but if u can find any decent pics/videos of it then it might be worth a try, im sure it would look nice if it was just black
I did it. The plastic under the chrome is not black, it's grey.
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To get it to look like this, after sanding off the chrome with fine sandpaper, I then rubbed oil into the bare plastic to give it a shine.
davanw said:
I did it. The plastic under the chrome is not black, it's grey.
To get it to look like this, after sanding off the chrome with fine sandpaper, I then rubbed oil into the bare plastic to give it a shine.
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That looks amazing, if you have the time would you mind taking some other photo's of it? Maybe closer to the bezel ?
Regards
Hi,
i am also interested in casemodding. Isnt it possible just to replace the chromeframe?
Id like to take these ceramic frame and bettery cover from the sgs white edition. Is that may possible?
Greetz
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i feel sorry for ur phone
ANTiSTAR86 said:
Hi,
i am also interested in casemodding. Isnt it possible just to replace the chromeframe?
Id like to take these ceramic frame and bettery cover from the sgs white edition. Is that may possible?
Greetz
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U can buy seperate bezels on ebay
Eg: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-Galax...s=63&clkid=8314748327216415236#ht_3561wt_1119
though not sure how hard it would be to replace
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I did it. The plastic under the chrome is not black, it's grey.
To get it to look like this, after sanding off the chrome with fine sandpaper, I then rubbed oil into the bare plastic to give it a shine.
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wow, looks really cool!
+1 for more photos
did you remove the frame to sand off the chrome or is it possible to do it without disassembling?
Here are a couple new photos. Took me some time to find another camera.
nice photos man, got a galaxy to but tell me please whats the difference ... cant see anything !
What home app u using there for ur home screen if you dont mind me asking davenw
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What home app u using there for ur home screen if you dont mind me asking davenw
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It's just launcher pro, the free version.
O really well i like the icons im guessing the side icons is just shortcuts
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Here are a couple new photos. Took me some time to find another camera.
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Thanks
filling up message
Anyone was trying to get off paint on back cover? It's painted from inside.
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nice photos man, got a galaxy to but tell me please whats the difference ... cant see anything !
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Look at your galaxy, then look at his, if you still can't see the difference, go see an optometrist.
which icons are those?
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which icons are those?
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Yeah, how do you get these icons?
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which icons are those?
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Yeah, how do you get these icons?
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Those kinda icons can be found with the LauncherPro icons app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidicon.launcherproicons&feature=search_result
http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/icons
These icons seem similar to the ones on the pictures.
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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That's the silver part around the phone?
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Yes it is. The test fit looked amazing.
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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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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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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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/
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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/
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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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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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Just thought I'd share this.
This is what I originally wanted.
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Here are some pictures of the skin I have made for my phone. Not fully finished as of yet.
Just need a new battery cover now. Sorry about the picture sizes.
Thanks for looking.
Very interesting, but i can't see these images. Check the links.
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Very interesting, but i can't see these images. Check the links.
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Strange. They should work.
Man that looks sick :good:.
What materials did you use?
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Man that looks sick :good:.
What materials did you use?
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3M Carbon fibre vinyl wrap. I wanted matte black but my friend had this wrap on him so i snatched some off him.
Sexy
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Awesome man!
Looks great. I wish I could get mine to look like this.
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DubleJayJ said:
Looks great. I wish I could get mine to look like this.
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Try it, it's really not that hard. I did it on my first try. All you have to do is warm the vinyl up with a hairdryer (that's what I used) so you can stretch it around the complex surfaces to get a wrinkle free finish. Finally cut the excess wrap/film and cut through the gaps with a blade. I know it may sound hard but it's not, unless you have butter fingers. The vinyl wrap isn't expensive either you can find then cheap on eBay/Amazon.
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Try it, it's really not that hard. I did it on my first try. All you have to do us warm the vinyl up with a hairdryer (that's what I used) so you can stretch it around the complex surfaces to get a wrinkle free finish. Finally cut the excess wrap/film and cut through the gaps with a blade. I know it may sound hard but it's not, unless you have butter fingers. The vinyl wrap isn't expensive either you can find then cheap on eBay/Amazon.
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Sounds like something I'd mess up
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Question, what did you use to get the chrome off, and what brand of carbon fiber did you buy? Can you link to it?
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Question, what did you use to get the chrome off, and what brand of carbon fiber did you buy? Can you link to it?
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I assuming that he just put it over the chrome, and I think he mentions what brand he uses. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...3M+Carbon+fibre+vinyl+wrap&_sacat=0&_from=R40
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I assuming that he just put it over the chrome, and I think he mentions what brand he uses. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...3M+Carbon+fibre+vinyl+wrap&_sacat=0&_from=R40
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That's exactly what I did. Thank you.
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That's exactly what I did. Thank you.
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This will make my XPlay look alot cooler
I hate the silver chrome on it, personally.
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This will make my XPlay look alot cooler
I hate the silver chrome on it, personally.
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Yeah I hate the chrome too, looks tacky in my opinion.
Any video tutorial?
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Any video tutorial?
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I don't have a video tutorial but this video shows how it's done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhvU8Dk3CE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Did you only put carbon fibre on the chrome?
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Did you only put carbon fibre on the chrome?
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Yeah. I could have covered the whole phone, but I only wanted the sides covered
Very slick :good:
Hey is anyone with a htc one willing to rub it all over (except the glass) with some steel wool or something similar? The beveled edge looks great and shiny...
What would the one look like?
Worth a go or has anyone got any insight into why it wouldn't be a good idea...
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That's an awesome idea, post pictures when you do it..
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Video while you do it, stills before and after would be great OP, thanks :good:
Yeah I'll give it a go.
Oh hang on, just engaged my brain and thought why the hell would anyone do that to there super new £500 phone.
Seriously you get one try it and report back.
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Guys, can somebody place a torch for 5 minutes on the One for me?
OP, what in the world are you asking? NOBODY will do what you requested.
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Hey is anyone with a htc one willing to rub it all over (except the glass) with some steel wool or something similar? The beveled edge looks great and shiny...
What would the one look like?
Worth a go or has anyone got any insight into why it wouldn't be a good idea...
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I had to read this post twice.. lol
Why don't you rub it and let us know how you get on
Hi guys, would anyone mind running their one over with a car just to see how flat it could go?
Worth a go or has anyone any insight into why it might not be a good idea?
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i wanna see that too. ahahaha! i remember someone did that on the htc sensation before. i just dont know if its worth it on htc one. :laugh:
I could not imagine that it looks good, you would never get it like the edge I think ...
It would look brushed, but matte instead of shiny I reckon
Come back in a couple of years and they'll all look like that.
if you make it right, it will look like this:
Desire HD polished to chrome design
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It probably isn't a terrible idea if you like the shiny look. I love the way my one looks now but if it were scratched up at all i would give it a shot.
I may not be familiar with this but on a personal POV. I don't like it It looks like one of those brandless china phones I see
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if you make it right, it will look like this:
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Hey is anyone with a htc one willing to rub it all over (and the glass) with some sandpaper or something similar? The beveled edge looks great and shiny...
What would the one look like?
Worth a go or has anyone got any insight into why it wouldn't be a good idea...
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If you could take it apart you could make it look pretty good with a small DA and this.
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If with this finish scratches up how long do you think it would last without scratches if it's polished to a mirror finish?
I wouldn't run wire wool over my £300 car with, let alone my One!
Maybe try it on a demo model in-store. Let us know how you get on
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If with this finish scratches up how long do you think it would last without scratches if it's polished to a mirror finish?
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All you would have to do is buff the scratch back out. That is the great thing about metal.
So ive lost the C forever, and now the phone looks ugly. Poor quality by HTC IMO... anyone else experienced this?
is there any custom letters i could buy online??
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Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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I wish i could find mine =(
My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.
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My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.
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possible you can post a pic? might just do that.
While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.
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While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.
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aww im scared to remove the letters lol, lets hope someone posts a pic!
RIP "C" lol ...sorry bout that bruh
You know this gives me an idea...
With the filler removed from those placeholders there's enough countersink to fill with epoxy and then sand smooth.
Clear five minute epoxy resin could be used and you can make them any color you want by mixing in a bit of acrylic paint found in a craft store.
Get creative!
Just be sure that it's clean so the epoxy sticks well. Or it could fall out again...
I'm willing to bet that properly mixed epoxy will stay put though.
sad times right now, good thing is that its going back to att once the new phone is released =)
similar to the Nexus 5 ...all the Nexus letters on my white and red housing have been RIP'ed
wow, i didnt even know that they could rip off like that ?? I say you clean it up and throw some black silicone RTV in there and no one will be able to tell the difference haha
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I'll post a pic tonight
I'm willing to give it a shot at removing the letters - i think if my case wasn't on my phone they might have fallen off already. It gets pretty hot in my pocket after streaming for a while
I lol'ed
Sorry, but I lol'ed reading this thread.
Sorry for you guys who lost some letters.
Actually I think it really has something getting the three letters and the glue out.
Maybe I will try this on purpose.
Therefor... :good:
Lol
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awesome thank you!
Damn when I switched from the Nexus 5 to the M8 I was hoping that I wouldn't have that issue since the M8 has better build quality. At least the Nexus 5 is all black so it's not that obvious but for the M8 it is very noticeable.
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awesome thank you!
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Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again
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Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again
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lol ok -)