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SEX1 Back/battery cover solution

Hi everybody,
I´m still a student here in this uge high school of tecnology, i learned a lot and know for the firts time i think that i can contribute with something form my one, straight form Portugal.
Well as all the SEX1 (black) user´s I encounterd the back/battery cover problem! It´s scratch very easy... on the second day of use only by putting it in my jeans pocket it was already showing bit´s of aluminium... I had a lot os phones till now and with none something like that happend but also... and i never had one with a aluminium back (chique) ... and front cover so the 600€ maybe not all lost in the process...
Well i found on google a mate that polished his one almost to bronze... but i tougt to myself that it had exist a solution more simpler and i found one... simple and great...
Simply wipe the paint of with a normal soft steel woll swab, those that mom´s use to clean the grease from the pan´s, it doesn´t ruin the aluminium, it doesn´t scratch it, and the aluminium stays with that awsome shape... Really nice! Think almost better that the original black. Heard people saying that the will buy new ones form ebay... the problem will remain the same... they will scratch sone or later...
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Looks nice man! I have the silver one, and man.. it looks awul..

I'm not understanding..
So you used the pads to basically sand down the aluminum, and then paint it over or something?

Sfkn2 said:
I'm not understanding..
So you used the pads to basically sand down the aluminum, and then paint it over or something?
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The pads take out the paint, without scratching the surface, and leave de foil naked, witout the black ou grey paint... for me it´s better than as in original

So basically, the entire cover is actually made with black aluminum, and that it's not silver with black painted over?
Edit: What I mean is, how is it that you're taking off the paint, but it's still black in those pictures?
Sorry, I'm just a bit confused.

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So basically, the entire cover is actually made with black aluminum, and that it's not silver with black painted over?
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Lol it´s silver as seen in the pic´s...
But it´s a dark silver...

I think the color on my monitor is off, but I see it clearly as a dark dark dark black
Anyway, it looks real good after what you did with it.

Sfkn2 said:
I think the color on my monitor is off, but I see it clearly as a dark dark dark black
Anyway, it looks real good after what you did with it.
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Well in this pic you can see it better lol

Nice one man!! i did the same and ppl were surprised by the results

I was really scared to this, but it really worked! Thanks man!

its not
its not aluminium its titanium. i think this is your answer

looks great! I think I will try it myself. I never thougt it was that easy!! Thanks for the idea

Anyone else tested this? Thought I might try this with my silver cover, but don't know if the result will be as good as this?

Hi, good to know that people from where I live do think of some good things, after all... hehe.
I have a balck one too, bought it on ebay about 9 months ago, and it already came with some scratches on the battery cover.
I thought of buying a new one, but after seeing your post I'll try that instead.
Thanks again.
"Obrigado"

Johev said:
Hi, good to know that people from where I live do think of some good things, after all... hehe.
I have a balck one too, bought it on ebay about 9 months ago, and it already came with some scratches on the battery cover.
I thought of buying a new one, but after seeing your post I'll try that instead.
Thanks again.
"Obrigado"
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Please come back with info on how it turned out

bobbanswe said:
Please come back with info on how it turned out
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If someone has done it now, please report back. Still wishing to hear from someone else before doing it

steel wool works too
I did not have brillo, so used a soft steelwool obtainable from any builders merchant/paint shop/hardware store and it works a charm.
Nice uniform dark metal finish, only a couple of shades lighter than the original (unscratched) black - imagine the surrounding metal of the front cover being a shade or two lighter - same finish, sheen and proffessional look!
Shows finger prints, but not scratches!
thanks very much for this!!

I just painted mine candy apple red (inspired from the Satio). The black-red combo looks really, really great.

harveydent said:
I just painted mine candy apple red (inspired from the Satio). The black-red combo looks really, really great.
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Sounds awesome dude. Wanna upload a pic?

bobbanswe said:
Sounds awesome dude. Wanna upload a pic?
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As soon as I can get a hold of another camera (the X1 is my only cam, sad, I know) I'll post pics.

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
Picture take with acer iconia a500 running android 3.2
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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?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App

Looks good man!

that's awesome. Hell I may just paint mine white. Loved my white iphone
Sent via the power of a unicorn's horn.

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?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
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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

[PROJECT] REPainting the Acer A500, Dark red this time! PAINTED!

Repainted it dark red. Will post assembled pics when it was ready .
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Have you tried looking for a place that sells replacement back covers? These days you can find just about any replacement part. Personally, I think if you paint it, it will end up looking worse than it does now because you will need to sand down the area where it has dug into the plastic. Or is it metal?

m1l4droid said:
I don't think I can find that in Iran, and it's gonna cost a lot.
No, the entire body is made of Aluminum, except for the sdcard cover and the sides.
Sent from my Nexus S with CyanogenMod 9
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you can paint the whole back body with black paint and leaving a strip that goes through the acer logo.....
if you want to look it hot then use the combination of black and orange .... it looks hottt....
dont use glossy paint,it doesn't look so good cause I also have painted my mob with day
and there is another solution you can go to a car paint shop and there you can select which colour you want
believe me the car paint looks really cool ......

Have you thought about having a really dark cover over the tablet? I'm sure it can hide the bad scratch on the back.

m1l4droid said:
Great! Someone with experience! what's wrong with gloss black?
Actually, I need to take my car to the repair shop. I may just ask the repair guy there.
Orange and black seem interesting... maybe I can create a flame pattern on the back, right?
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gloss paint will make a reflection and
it doesn't look good I've tried that but it doesn't worth it.
so I switched back to the non glossy dark black with the neon strip and a decal on the back....
but alas! I lost my phone just after 5 days from painting......
now making design to paint. my new one. ..

m1l4droid said:
Damn! That's unlucky... okay so should I use another type of paint to get non-glossy or it's just determined by the number of clear coats?
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bro there are many types of colors available in market specially in car paint shop you can ask your car guy for that
other solution is to go to a sticker designer shop
you can make you own sticker for whole back panel by just some photoshop work

m1l4droid said:
Great, I'm going to the car paint shop today... having my car fixed. I know the guy so I will ask him.
For back panel's sticker, I was thinking I can do an Android logo, on top of the Acer logo so it also can be saved.
Thank you mate, you have been a great help! I still have one question, can the same paint be used for the plastic parts of the back? I mean the sdcard cover etc..
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yeah you can use it on plastic ....
remember to cover unwanted painting area with a plastic cello tape....
dont use paper based or any fiber based tape because they suck all the paint and it will left a patch there and that looks ugly....

m1l4droid said:
Great progress! I talked to car paint guy, and he said he can do it for a reasonable price! I will sand the uneven parts now, detach the back cover, remove the buttons and cover it with masking tape and he's gonna take care of the rest. I'm still thinking about the Acer logo... Not sure to have it painted over, or cover it with something... like a circle, or as I said before an Android logo... I'm thinking about that...
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a circle or a cube is a great idea......
well regards to your painting
if you can give me a straight pic of back of your tab I'll try to photoshop it.......

m1l4droid said:
Thanks, I'll Photoshop it myself, if I decided to go with it but for now I think I'll have it painted over.
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Ok...........

be sure that painter is not using any thick colour
otherwise it will make a fat layer on the panel
today I m also gonna paint my mobs back panel
my back panlel got an horrible 3 inch scratch
I'll paint it to original colour and I've printed the logo also....!
I m using the paint that is used in almirah painting

m1l4droid said:
Thanks, I'll make sure about that.
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I've done my work
actually now my mob is looking great then before

asah123 said:
that sounds great
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soon I will post my panels pics

m1l4droid said:
Let the modding begin!
Now, I need some suggestions. Should I have the sd card cover painted over, or keep it grey? Still not sure about the Acer logo...
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bro I have a idea see if acer logo is coming out easily by a needle
if not then please cover it with masking tape and remove excess tape by blade only cover acer logo then you can start painting..
and before sanding old paint see if. paint is going off easily by spirit or by the nailpaint remover
It will save a lot of time ..

Subscribed, very interested in your final results.
I am a lover of hardware modding, specifically
Artistic, and custom painting.

m1l4droid said:
Okay, I painted it! Metallic black!
Here is some pictures:
Gonna assemble it tomorrow.
Will post more pics when assembled.
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wow bro its looking nice but dont leave it only black.....
do some stickering to it.....

m1l4droid said:
Maybe later... Not sure what to do for now. It's looking very good now I'm afraid I may ruin with anything more!
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bro I have a trick ..
first you can try printing s design in a leminating plastic then stick it over your tabs backing.....
no need to paint any more..

m1l4droid said:
Okay, I painted it! Metallic black!
Here is some pictures:
Gonna assemble it tomorrow.
Will post more pics when assembled.
Assembled!
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nice......

that looks pretty damn good man. How many hands of clearcoat did he use? Also, how much did they charge you?

greeky510 said:
that looks pretty damn good man. How many hands of clearcoat did he use? Also, how much did they charge you?
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It only takes 20-30 gms of paint so the charge must be very little
20-30gm paint. doesn't cost so much...........

for some reason I read this is Painting my nails black lol wow i need glasses lol
on a side note that tablet looks huge compared to my measly kindle

[GUIDE] Repair Xperia SP's aluminium frame

Hi there,
Here's a small guide which will help you all to repair your phone's aluminium frame , the inexpensive way using household products. At times people tend to drop the phone which causes the aluminium frame to chip off. Follow my steps carefully, and you'll be able to repair the damage.
NOTE: Do it at your own risk. I'm not responsible for the damage caused.
Things required:
- Toothpaste (Not gel based) (Preferably Sensodyne)
- Black acrylic paint
- White Glue (mainly used for Art & Craft projects)
- Cotton Swabs
- Tape (Scotch Tape or Cellophane tape)
- A solution of equal amount of Rubbing alcohol and distilled water. (For cleaning purpose)
Procedure:
Take bowl and mix 2 parts of Toothpaste with 1 part of White Glue and 1 part of black paint. This way you'll obtain the colour for the black frame. For white frame add 1/2 part of black paint only. You'll have to adjust the above ingredients a little bit to obtain the right colour.
For reference
Black Frame
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Tape up the sides of the back panel and screen leaving the affected area.
You'll have to add atleast 2 layers of tape.
Take a cotton swab , put the paint mixture and dab it on the affected area. Leave it overnight so that the paint dries off.
Using the rubbing alcohol solution, wipe off the excess paint.
And voila !, the frame is repaired.

paint
what about just the paint, i have the black version, it's not that visible but the paint is kinda grey on the sides and the frame under is black, is there any method to cover that little black area to make it greyish again ?

Robbie5 said:
what about just the paint, i have the black version, it's not that visible but the paint is kinda grey on the sides and the frame under is black, is there any method to cover that little black area to make it greyish again ?
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add more white

pictures?

@zeusrazvy
Well I had repaired my phone this way a week before making this thread. So , I didn't really thought of making a thread in the first place. But when I had it, I was really late to click the pictures and show my tutorial in a pictorial way for better understanding

Gamer R said:
@zeusrazvy
Well I had repaired my phone this way a week before making this thread. So , I didn't really thought of making a thread in the first place. But when I had it, I was really late to click the pictures and show my tutorial in a pictorial way for better understanding
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can you show the pics of your phone how does it look after repairing it by this technique.
and is it permanent or fades away with time?

prabhav.3892 said:
can you show the pics of your phone how does it look after repairing it by this technique.
and is it permanent or fades away with time?
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God bless the OP,I am going to try this,and post pictures of BEFORE-AFTER if it works for me.

Marionette said:
God bless the OP,I am going to try this,and post pictures of BEFORE-AFTER if it works for me.
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thanks man i need to work on this too
you got black one or white one?

prabhav.3892 said:
thanks man i need to work on this too
you got black one or white one?
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white
I will buy the ingredients tommorow

Marionette said:
white
I will buy the ingredients tommorow
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excited and waiting

@Marionette hey man did you tried it yet?

prabhav.3892 said:
@Marionette hey man did you tried it yet?
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I dont know what glue to buy,and I forgot to buy the rubbin alcohol Dx
I am probably going to the mall today,and will see if I can buy the remaining ingredients.
Can I buy the white glue for sticking wood parts(it is hard as rock when it hardens),it is called "drvofix" in meh country,and use it for the mixture?
Thats the only hard,white glue I know of.

Marionette said:
I dont know what glue to buy,and I forgot to buy the rubbin alcohol Dx
I am probably going to the mall today,and will see if I can buy the remaining ingredients.
Can I buy the white glue for sticking wood parts(it is hard as rock when it hardens),it is called "drvofix" in meh country,and use it for the mixture?
Thats the only hard,white glue I know of.
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According to the OP that should do the work.

prabhav.3892 said:
According to the OP that should do the work.
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Im going to the mall in 6pm,watch a movie,then return and buy the glue and rubin alcohol on the way back.

The Marionette said:
Im going to the mall in 6pm,watch a movie,then return and buy the glue and rubin alcohol on the way back.
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wow..the road must be long, or the movie so long

Im wanting to put a metalic blue in my black SP with textured back cover
Sent from my Xperia SP using XDA Free mobile app

The silver colored 'xperia' is faded away. if you have any trick to bring it back it'll be good .

pranavthombare said:
The silver colored 'xperia' is faded away. if you have any trick to bring it back it'll be good .
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Thats quite impossible unless you use loads of printing and stuff.

Maybe a Xperia Logo of the same size and resolution printed on a Sticker Paper and cutting it out with precision, pasting it on the back of the cover along with some masking tape around the sides of the template and spraying the template with a Silver Car Paint should work, I think.
Car Paint is available in spray cans at car care shops.
Note - I haven't tried this out. It's just a thought.

antkalaitzakis96 said:
wow..the road must be long, or the movie so long
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Oh,I had sold my SP some time ago xD.
I did it,but it didnt look natural at all,so I took it off. .-------.
I didnt think that anyone cared,so I thought there would be no point in replying.

Galaxy Note 10 Plus Skins.

I pre-ordered my Galaxy Note 10 plus and Black camo skins at the same time. Already got the Gadgetshieldz black camo skin and now waiting for my Note 10 plus.
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How long did they take to come in??

oneandroidnut said:
How long did they take to come in??
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It took me around 2 days.

Link?

20degrees said:
Link?
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Here you go
https://www.gadgetshieldz.com/galaxy-note-10-plus-skins-covers-wraps.html

Here you go , Messed up the alignment well this what happens if you rush things
I have with Ringke Fusion-X DDP Came Black case it looks sick

Got the green Dbrand camo on mine. No camera skin. Never use em. Gonna try other skins.

vinumsv said:
Here you go , Messed up the alignment well this what happens if you rush things
I have with Ringke Fusion-X DDP Came Black case it looks sick
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I also got black camo and it fits perfectly alright. I think you should have aligned it slightly downwards..Yes, its really hard to be patient when you apply these skins..

vinumsv said:
Here you go , Messed up the alignment well this what happens if you rush things
I have with Ringke Fusion-X DDP Came Black case it looks sick
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That doesn't went well

ArunRocker said:
That doesn't went well
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ikr ... anway its hidden behind my samsung clear view case so all good

vinumsv said:
ikr ... anway its hidden behind my samsung clear view case so all good
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But the skin is hidden now

This is my matt from slickwrap…bubbles shown haha but case also covered it so no point

hippo1n2 said:
This is my matt from slickwrap…bubbles shown haha but case also covered it so no point
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The rainbow effect is because of matte or the case you're using it.

Slickwraps matte is awesome IMO
Note10+

The bottom is not covered? I'm using the official leather case. The bottom panel is exposed. I'm looking for a skin that covers it.

bkdodger said:
Slickwraps matte is awesome IMO
Note10+
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Looks pretty dope man. Was it transparent or blue color?
And were u able to apply it easily without getting any bubbles... please suggest ...

gordec said:
The bottom is not covered? I'm using the official leather case. The bottom panel is exposed. I'm looking for a skin that covers it.
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Only one I know has a bottom skin is Phantomskinz from what I’ve seen around ...
sharingspider said:
Looks pretty dope man. Was it transparent or blue color?
And were u able to apply it easily without getting any bubbles... please suggest ...
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Thanks ..it’s a transparent matte which applied easier for me as I tried the gloss one prior to this install but messed it up ..no bubbles on this apply ..have to used that blow dryer to get it perfect [emoji1305] and settled in nicely
11 Max Pro

gordec said:
The bottom is not covered? I'm using the official leather case. The bottom panel is exposed. I'm looking for a skin that covers it.
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Skinomi, covers back and top and bottom. Even the little section past the spen has a little cover and the spen itself for that matter. I use that with a nice case for pretty good protection!

I have used skinomi full body protector films, yes, they do the job, right, but, although somewhat it "repairs by itself", some marks, not scratches, never go away, I used an UAG plasma case in my note8, it has circular tpu cushions in the back, and those left circular marks, which never recovered

winol said:
I have used skinomi full body protector films, yes, they do the job, right, but, although somewhat it "repairs by itself", some marks, not scratches, never go away, I used an UAG plasma case in my note8, it has circular tpu cushions in the back, and those left circular marks, which never recovered
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yeah i have that with the spigen logo left in the protector too but it is covered by a case and still protects phone so that doesn't bother me