Been wanting the colored X on the back of my phone and missed out when dbrands did the colored cut outs, and had parts of my X starting to peel off, so decided there's no better time to figure out how to color the X. Picked off the X and initially I was going to use the Testors brand of model paint. Got all the colors and got silver too so I could pick of the rest of the letters and do them as well. Along with the model paint I got some small syringes and some tiny craft needles and was going to put the paint in the grooves with the needle. Problem is, the paint in the syringe had a very tiny constant drip. The drip was slow, but too fast to get into each groove without getting some on the outside. I only managed to get the straight up and down part of the N done and had go another route. Watched a YouTube video of a guy that was coloring his Nexus 7 tablet and he had Sharpie Paint Pens. Never knew they had such an item. In his video he got pens with tips that were just a bit too big, he even says it in the video. I found a pack of pens on Amazon that had all the colors I needed with a fine tip on it. Works perfect! Here's some pics of the process, and links to get the pens to do it yourself. In the pics, it's just one layer of paint. I'm going to do more the next couple days as it dries, and then a touch of clean up if needed. The purple phone is my mom's phone. She wanted the X colored on her's too.
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Genius!
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Purple glitter? Whatever gets your compass to point in the right direction. Anyway, good work on the letters.
Purple is OP's mom's phone.
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I guess that if you put over a dbrand skin, it'll cover the imperfections. Also dbrand includes an "M" sticker so you could choose it white and it would do a perfect match.
I'll post another pic tomorrow. Looks much better with a second layer of paint and the spots that are just outside the lines on a couple parts in the first pics is gone. Comes off easy.
NICE!! I've been looking for a way to get this done. I have a dbrandz skin with only the X showing. might have to tape it off or something though cause it's already installed and it's white.
Even if I don't like the purple glow that much, it's really nice work.
Looks cooool...
Niiiiizzzzee!!
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The black/metalish coating down at the stylus is starting to come of on my trinity after just about two weeks!!!... Anyone else here who have noticed the same?
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<- Can someone tell me how this picture came in this post?!!??
[I put it there. V]
Same here!
I have the same problem!
Very annoying considering how much the device is - this is the only negative that I have about it.
This is where a silicone case would come in useful. None presently exist for the Trinity, but then it is only a matter of time.
can someone post a picture of the problem. i am also thinking about getting a dopod d810 soon in the new year and I would like to see how serious the problem is....
yep a photo of the problem would be great.
Have you tried getting the phone replaced?
I've sent the phone in for a service to see what they have to say. But HTC will most likely deny that this is their problem... *argh*
I will post a picture when I come home.
Sound as the same problem with the Wizard after a few weeks you can peel of the coating on the side also (think wet hands).
Check out the attached files...
BTW: mine started to peel off on the front too... This is crap! *argh*
Did you drop it or was this from normal use? I'm a bit worried now...
Can a black sharpie or something make it look better? I'm interested to hear what HTC says!
humm, mine is still perfect after 2 weeks
No dropping or anything. I've used it with care, even though I'm a bit "fast" when I take out the stylus, but I mean a unit like this should be built for that kind of use. (and I don't have any long sharp nails either which might actually be a killer for the paint.... )
btw: what is a sharpie? Some kind of "make-up" stick?
HTC should offer to replace the phone.
I would be pretty alarmed if they didn't.
Sorry, Sharpie is a permanent marker
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hi guys,
that looks pretty bad. it can only get worse if its peeling like that. get a replacement. it seems the gloss coat isnt bonded properly to the case
Peeling off here too....
Well I have this problem too, but its merely visible. The interesting thing is: It looks like there is shining metal under the coating. Can anybody confirm this? I wouldnt mind to have the bottom piece looking like blank metal.
I think there is a dark, semi-shining metal below the coating.
Still waiting for a reply from the service center.
OMG they seems to painted the bottom part of white Trinity case over with black paint on top.. semi-shining metal coating you guys seeing is what bottom part of white Trinity looks like in fact.
Just took a look at the white trinity now.. And you know what SecureGSM? You might be right... Or maybe it's just a coincidence...?
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...e-phones/hands-on-white-google-nexus-s-929694
All of those of you that wanted an upgraded Google Nexus S - your wish has been granted, if you consider a new colour an upgrade.
TechRadar got a little look at the new handset on test, and if you're in the market for something different when it comes to a new mobile, then the White Nexus S will at least set you apart.
First impressions make it feel like all Google and Samsung have done is chuck a while plastic cover on the back of the phone, but thankfully it's a little more than that.
Firstly, the whole inside of the phone is now white when you pop the cover off, as well as the extraneous buttons - and these are the things that are actually different on view when you consider the differences between the white and black version.
Sat side by side, you probably wouldn't notice the difference between the two phones from the front, with the same 4-inch Super AMOLED screen on offer. We have no idea why the front isn't also white - we can only assume this messes with the colour perception in some way, as the dual tone looks odd.
We put the black plastic cover on the back of the white Nexus S (there's not a lot else you can do when taking pictures of a new cover) so you can see the difference.
Another key difference, and in our eyes an upgrade, is the back is no longer glossy plastic but a slightly mottled exterior making it easier to hold.
Other than that, the two phones are identical. there's no official White Google Nexus S UK release date, but expect to see the phone sometime in April.
It should be landing on the same £30 a month (ish) tariff as its black brethren on Vodafone - at least now you can decide which version suits you better.
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Ok samsung needs to make a non glossy black battery cover ASAP!!!
+1 to SupaDupaFly24!!!
I think the phone looks a bit odd because the front is still just black.
The black cover on the white phone looks cool though.
All they did was change the back? not the front or the bezel?
The non glossy back is a great idea though.
When will they make black battery covers like that?
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I think the phone looks a bit odd because the front is still just black.
The black cover on the white phone looks cool though.
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Yea, wish they did full white instead of the Oreo cookie look.
anyone know where to just get the back white battery cover?
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anyone know where to just get the back white battery cover?
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I wanna know too!
just keep your eyes on ebay folks lol.
I want the non-grossy version of the black one too. Please update when it appears on ebay
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Well, I unbranded my atrix using the penny method and have now "re-branded" it with an android sticker. I actually ordered 2 because I wasn't sure of fitment for one. I tried the larger one first and it probably would have fit, had I not been stupid:
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I already had it on very well before I realized it overlapped the camera section... So, I removed that and replaced it with this:
It's hard to capture the color accurately in a picture, but the first one seems to be a bit closer to me. I think I liked the first one better, had I not messed it up. I may end up ordering another offset version, but going to wait to see what more protective (sticker type) covers come out for the atrix first. Considering how cheap it was, I don't really care too much that the first one didn't work out or that I might end up taking the second one off soon anyways.
For anyone interested, these stickers, as well as other designs and colors, can be found here: http://www.androidstickers.com/
ive done this before on a nexus one
firs tone is ok but u need white sticker not green
SS2006 said:
ive done this before on a nexus one
firs tone is ok but u need white sticker not green
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I might try that if I decide to order another.... kind of a waste of money to keep ordering them, but they're cheap enough that I might as well give it a try and it'll be easier to switch if I find myself dissatisfied with the look. Can always stick the extra on something else if I want.
Woof... I'll stick with the sexy, slim, soft-touch, black plastic of the incipio feather...
I'm probably going to end up going with something different... just waiting till there are more options. Not really interested in a case though. Pretty much waiting for the "skins" type options to come out. They offer basic scratch protection but that's about it, it seems.
Emailed them with an idea and they're looking into it... might have something a bit cooler if it pans out.
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Woof... I'll stick with the sexy, slim, soft-touch, black plastic of the incipio feather...
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x2 Picked one up at radioshack for like $18
anyone in here paint their EVOs? first I did the paint scrape mod, ending up with black-red-black, then i bought the back plate and battery cover in stock white so I ended up with a bunch of color combinations...now I painted my original (the one I scraped) plate and battery cover baby blue and gave it a few coats of clear.
I think it looks nice.
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opinions?
if you've also painted yours, share!
That looks pretty damn sexy...I really want to do this mod but with my luck ill break my evo and SOL since It voids your warranty.
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I've painted mine as well. I originally had the white evo, but after having it fall out of my pocket on the pavement, it had a few dings where the red plastic was showing through. So I decided to sand it down and paint it. Except that I was sorta lazy and just used what I already had, and just a few weeks prior to this, I had been repainting the bumper on my black car.
So I disassembled it, sanded it down to get rid of the dings (the plastic is disturbingly soft), and then just did the 1-2-3 punch of plastic adhesion promoter, base coat, and clearcoat. 2-3 coats of each, naturally.
I think it turned out pretty ok, though I left my battery cover as-is.
I took some photos to document the process here. Unfortunately I had to use flash on these shots, and it ends up looking sorta worse than it does in real life.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agress/sets/72157626604134375/
looks great. you did a better job in terms of procedure. I think this is my best job so far but it's far from perfect...I'm still learning!
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Thanks, I do plan on repainting it something other than black at some point, but for now this is preferable to having visible dings on the body.
I like the color you chose for yours and it looks really nice. I'm impressed with the fact that you were able to keep the HTC lettering metallic while painting the rest of it; regardless of whether you masked them off or just removed them and then re-attached them, it had to have been kind of a pain.
That said, I think I prefer the stock white back on that; it color-coordinates really well with the back of the case.
Also I noticed that you painted the inside of your kickstand white. subtle, but a nice touch.
I did this a while back for my gf...
The problem with this is once you put a case over it its pointless. Better off just painting a case. Does anyone really use an Evo with no case?
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I don't use a case.
wow...props, that looks bad azz! but yea...i'm clumsy so i dont think i could pull that off without breaking it some how
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Does anyone really use an Evo with no case?
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I feel the same about phone cases as I do bras for cars. Maybe they protect your phone, but they look stupid. I'd much rather have a scratched up phone than a stupid looking case on it. BTW, I bought my Evo on launch day, never used a case or screen protector, and you have to look very hard to find any imperfections.
*sorry to get off topic - OP, I'm digging that shade of blue... very nice job.
First off, I did receive a review sample for their new S9+ full body skin at no cost.
The packaging was nice, it actually impressed me. Typically, when I purchase screen protectors it comes in very minimalist tube/boxes.
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I won't bore you with the screen protector application, it's pretty straight forward for a film screen. It went well, got a few random bubbles, but they should smooth out over time. The film surface is super smooth, almost glass-like, so I appreciate that, no skidding across the surface.
Now to the nitty gritty. I've never used a skin before, so I was apprehensive about my abilities to get it right. Phantomskinz has a good instructional video, so that helped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvKWR8sptco
I laid things out and took the plunge.
It was a struggle (as a newb) to get the camera hole and charging hole/speaker/headphone jack all lined up. I would say though that this is due to my inexperience and not the product, I'm happy with the end result.
End result
I did have to really work the wrap around corner pieces to line up and adhere without wrinkles, again my lack of experience could be the culprit. Just keep working the sides with a hair dryer and they will bend to your will as needed.
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2 screen protectors included, with a quality feel.
Good instructions.
There is an actual texture to the skin as opposed to others that just look like carbon fiber.
Minus
The skins really want to stick to the surface when lining things up
Skins do not protect the actual camera lens, this is true of all skins however.
At the end of the day, this is a quality product, I would highly recommend. I had purchased a different screen protector, but now it's going to sit in the closet.
It's all good, thanks. Just took a few days (which is normal).
PhantomSkinz Guru said:
Nice job with the installation :good:
If the screen protector bubble hasn't worked itself out, send us a DM and we will help you figure out what went wrong before you use the second screen protector that was included
Thanks for the review!
Guru
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