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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.

[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

Change your grand to new look GYS THIS IS AWESOME ;)

First of all I am really glad that I removed entire silver coating (paint) at the side of my phone,an I discovered that it's stunning and no more worries about phone getting ugly due to peel off of silver paint
How to do it : peel the first layer using some hard material it will simply peel but dont push too hard use a coin or tablet strip
now second layer can be removed by rubbing with some cloth so simple but crefull dont use knife etc may get scratch:victory:
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See taht images my grand is pebble blue and after removing that silver coating still the sides look much alike that silver colour because its made of some different type of glossy plastic.
Special thanks to jetvis37 for giving me this idea:highfive: bro u rock
and this is what i did exactly

white grand with silver paint removed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401326&page=4

Wow...looks gr8....
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Lol....gintu bhai yeh kia kia......lol
Btw.....looks great.

Gintu said:
First of all I am really glad that I removed entire silver coating (paint) at the side of my phone,an I discovered that it's stunning and no more worries about phone getting ugly due to peel off of silver paint
See taht images my grand is pebble blue and after removing that silver coating still the sides look much alike that silver colour because its made of some different type of glossy plastic.
Special thanks to jetvis37 for giving me this idea:highfive: bro u rock
and this is what i did exactly
peel the first layer using some hard material it will simply peel but dont push too hard use a coin or tablet strip
now second layer can be removed by rubbing with some cloth so simple but crefull dont use knofe etc may get scratch:victory:
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Looks Great!!
But what if u do it on a White Grand! Situation will be different.. lol.. White will be White piece, but we cant say how it will be.. Actually, how you removed the silver coating?

DMJoh said:
Looks Great!!
But what if u do it on a White Grand! Situation will be different.. lol.. White will be White piece, but we cant say how it will be.. Actually, how you removed the silver coating?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49784839
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how did u do it?>??\

Yukkk
With all respect the phone looks awful !!!
White looks better IMO

jetvis37 said:
Wow...looks gr8....
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Thanks ya :laugh::highfive:

rutvikrvr said:
how did u do it?>??\
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peel the first layer using some hard material it will simply peel but dont push too hard use a coin or tablet strip
now second layer can be removed by rubbing with some cloth so simple but crefull dont use knofe etc may get scratch

Looks Great!!
But what if u do it on a White Grand! Situation will be different.. lol.. White will be White piece, but we cant say how it will be.. Actually, how you removed the silver coating?[/QUOTE]
peel the first layer using some hard material it will simply peel but dont push too hard use a coin or tablet strip
now second layer can be removed by rubbing with some cloth so simple but crefull dont use knofe etc may get scratch:highfive:

android.zealot.fervor said:
Lol....gintu bhai yeh kia kia......lol
Btw.....looks great.
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Thanks bhai:highfive:

I can see that there are golden parts in the edges. How did you get pure black?

bhsiddharth said:
I can see that there are golden parts in the edges. How did you get pure black?
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Its not golden its just a paint u can easily remove it by rubbing using a cloth...And after removing entire paint its not pure black it's just like a chrome finish material i doubt it as made of some sot of metal like material(like chrome):highfive:

Gintu said:
Its not golden its just a paint u can easily remove it by rubbing using a cloth...And after removing entire paint its not pure black it's just like a chrome finish material i doubt it as made of some sot of metal like material(like chrome):highfive:
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OK i will try and revert.

bhsiddharth said:
OK i will try and revert.
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be carefull don't scratch your phone take time use a coin to remove top layer carefully then remove bottom layer by rubbing continuously with some cloth

Can someone do the same with white colour grand
I want tobsee how it looks

What if I want to revert back to original LOL
What if I want to revert back to original look?
I guess have to go to garage for paint job LOL.
I use a cover on phone so never face wearing off problem.
It looks kinda different in awkward way LOL.
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hi_blues said:
What if I want to revert back to original look?
I guess have to go to garage for paint job LOL.
I use a cover on phone so never face wearing off problem.
It looks kinda different in awkward way LOL.
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for me this is more comfortable look now i don't have to take too much care on my phone no need to buy ugly silicon covers and all and phone looking good tooo:silly:
if i wan't to revert back to original look I will buy an original panel that coast around 1400RS in samsung care or i will paint it am a good artist LOL

Anyone know how to remove the samsung logo on the front screen? If it can be done, it will make us Grand look more cool

Button bezel wear and tear

Anyone else who has had a G3 for a while noticed this? As you can see in the image, because of use over time the gap between the lens and top button has visible wear from the finger constantly coming into contact with it. I don't mind it as I run my G3 100% naked so it's scuffed up anyway, bit I thought it was an interesting place for use wear
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IT'S OVER 9000!!

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Yes mine has this scuff mark in the same place, phone has always been in the circle case, it must be slightly raised to protect the camera, don't have another camera to a hand to take a picture, but will try get a pic of it.

Damn it now I'm going to be OCD with this issue ......
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Damn it now I'm going to be OCD with this issue ......
2SHAYNEZ
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Sorry :cyclops:

Lol its all good.. I have a white g3 and I'm putting a dbrandz true fit skin on it so I'm not going to run a case with it ...lol ... I'll figure some way to cover that piece
2SHAYNEZ

Yup it was bothering me lol... I got my dbrand skin tonight and had to custom make a small piece for it lol :thumbup::beer:
2SHAYNEZ

shayneflashindaily said:
Yup it was bothering me lol... I got my dbrand skin tonight and had to custom make a small piece for it lol :thumbup::beer:
2SHAYNEZ
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Maybe its just me but that straight bottom cut on that "custom" piece that you made is causing even more OCD issues looking at it. Should have made it to cover the corners as well man. It just looks... unfinished to me. Sorry.
[edit][offtopic] @shayneflashindaily Btw, how does the dbrand skin feel in hand? The texture I mean, is it more grippy or smooth? I've never used one till now and planning to get them shipped to India. Slickwraps or dbrand? [/offtopic] [/edit]

if4ct0r said:
Maybe its just me but that straight bottom cut on that "custom" piece that you made is causing even more OCD issues looking at it. Should have made it to cover the corners as well man. It just looks... unfinished to me. Sorry.
[edit][offtopic] @shayneflashindaily Btw, how does the dbrand skin feel in hand? The texture I mean, is it more grippy or smooth? I've never used one till now and planning to get them shipped to India. Slickwraps or dbrand? [/offtopic] [/edit]
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Order both ... I have only tries dbrands..... And that little piece is good enough for me as long as it keeps it from getting any scratches on that piece .. Lol you try cutting a small ass piece for that part... It wasn't a easy task
2SHAYNEZ

leomd333 said:
Anyone else who has had a G3 for a while noticed this? As you can see in the image, because of use over time the gap between the lens and top button has visible wear from the finger constantly coming into contact with it. I don't mind it as I run my G3 100% naked so it's scuffed up anyway, bit I thought it was an interesting place for use wear
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I have the same on mine, but like someone above me said it is because that part of the phone is slightly raised so when you put your phone down (without a case or with the LG Quick Circle case) that part is touching the surface your placing your phone on. So I don't think it is because of your finger..

Klyupp said:
I have the same on mine, but like someone above me said it is because that part of the phone is slightly raised so when you put your phone down (without a case or with the LG Quick Circle case) that part is touching the surface your placing your phone on. So I don't think it is because of your finger..
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Ah yes true, just noticed that. Actually quite clever that LG did this, instead of letting the lens take the beating haha
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I might try to cut out my own piece again tonight .. Figured dbrand would have thought about this .. Pfft
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My Z5c has a Non-Frosted but Glossy back

I'm just curious. How come my Z5C has a glossy back, as far as I have researched on the internet, it only has 1 version with a frosted glass back.
Anyone has any idea? :s
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yea i have it also its called a screen protector on the back.

RiTCHiE007 said:
yea i have it also its called a screen protector on the back.
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Thanks for the reply, but mine I dont think it's a screen protector, I cant find the egdes.
For yours, was it placed there by sony or you put it there?

Its frosted, like everyone's are, period. Admins, this one deserves a lock because there's not point in have these kind of conversations again...

bubimir13 said:
Its frosted, like everyone's are, period. Admins, this one deserves a lock because there's not point in have these kind of conversations again...
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Sorry, But I dont think this looks like frosted glass at all.

That backside doesn't look like mine for sure.

If this is an issue to you, return it to Sony or call customer service........very simple

Did you buy a secondhand phone? Seems like it was replaced

Looks like a screen protector. Can you feel the raised edges of the plastic sides or camera lens? If not it's most definitely a protector. All the replacement backs I've found have been frosted.

I admire the skill of the guy that put that screen protector (if is one).

I believe the back cover has been replaced since there is no sign of a screen protector. But what kind of manufacturer manufacts fake cover that looks nothing like the real one...

I replaced my back cover due to a scratched lens cover, which is glossy as opposed to frosted, so agree with suggestions that it could have been replaced at some point.

wazmeister05 said:
I replaced my back cover due to a scratched lens cover, which is glossy as opposed to frosted, so agree with suggestions that it could have been replaced at some point.
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Do you have a link to one? I would love a glossy back.

civicsr2cool said:
Do you have a link to one? I would love a glossy back.
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Sure thing! I'll PM you the link and you can post it if anyone else asks? Having been on XDA for 5 years, I've never actually posted anything so the 10 comment limit still applies

wazmeister05 said:
Sure thing! I'll PM you the link and you can post it if anyone else asks? Having been on XDA for 5 years, I've never actually posted anything so the 10 comment limit still applies
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https://www.replacebase.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=Z5+compact
I tried to order one but they don't ship outside the UK. Maybe I was wrong in assuming they were all frosted simply because they look like it in the stock photos they use to sell it! Are these glass or plastic?

civicsr2cool said:
I tried to order one but they don't ship outside the UK. Maybe I was wrong in assuming they were all frosted simply because they look like it in the stock photos they use to sell it! Are these glass or plastic?
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Ah, sorry didn't realise they were mainland UK only.
I actually had no idea it would be glossy until it arrived - it was a quick purchase so I could replace the plastic camera cover and get back to taking pictures without lens flare. To be fair though, all reviews etc. I've read all talk about the frosted glass back so I'm pretty certain on closer inspection that it is plastic.
Not a deal breaker personally, I imagine it won't shatter as easily and I have put a vinyl cover on it anyway. Came with adhesive already on it too which seems to be a bonus looking elsewhere, though I'm not convinced the waterproofing will be guaranteed with it any more. But Im not in a hurry to test that...

Finally got my glossy back in the mail and figured I'd follow up with y'all. Someone may gain knowledge from it.
Purchased from here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281997857206?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
It is a bit of a weird white compared to the frosted back but similar to the front.
It's glass, and extremely fragile. I cracked it taking it out of the packaging. It's probably as fragile as an egg shell. I'm still on the hunt for another to strip to clear and expose the electronics. If y'all know of any plastic ones let me know.