DIY Black battery cover - Page 7

**Success100** · #61 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TreyBeno

Success100 I got that Gunmetal for ya. Some might notice that the vista green is gone. Thats bcuz i didnt really like the color and wanted to lighten it up to a regular green. I bought a box of the color remover, but be warned, it takes about an hour and a half to remove the color. AND it doesnt come off completely. Its very light and u can dye over it easily. Ill post the new green later.I bet most people havent noticed that i changed the blue by using the color remover and making it a lighter true blue as well. I just turn the heat on low and let it work while I watch the game or something. I stir it about every 15 minutes. Im sure the darkness of the original color affects the time as well. U know a shorter time for a lighter color. Anyway, I did Yellow and Gunmetal Gray. Check it out: Yellow, Orange, True Blue, Gunmetal Gray, Black, and Bright Green soon to come!

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Vip3rV333 · #62 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TreyBeno

Success100 I got that Gunmetal for ya. Some might notice that the vista green is gone. Thats bcuz i didnt really like the color and wanted to lighten it up to a regular green. I bought a box of the color remover, but be warned, it takes about an hour and a half to remove the color. AND it doesnt come off completely. Its very light and u can dye over it easily. Ill post the new green later.I bet most people havent noticed that i changed the blue by using the color remover and making it a lighter true blue as well. I just turn the heat on low and let it work while I watch the game or something. I stir it about every 15 minutes. Im sure the darkness of the original color affects the time as well. U know a shorter time for a lighter color. Anyway, I did Yellow and Gunmetal Gray. Check it out: Yellow, Orange, True Blue, Gunmetal Gray, Black, and Bright Green soon to come!

Haha your turning this into a hobby...

Addicted?

nttdemented · #63 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 06:08 PM

I'm thinking I'm gonna try a few of the Sprint Stores I have nearby to see if I can score a spare cover or two. I want to do a Black one and a bright Orange one just for the heck of it.

TreyBeno · #64 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nttdemented

I'm thinking I'm gonna try a few of the Sprint Stores I have nearby to see if I can score a spare cover or two. I want to do a Black one and a bright Orange one just for the heck of it.

I did a great orange so check out my earlier posts. Make sure to use a lighter orange like sunshine if u use Rit dye. That way the longer u dye it the richer the color will be be without being too dark like rust

AB33 · #65 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 08:40 PM

Amazing stuff fellas, I might just have to do that!!!!

nttdemented · #66 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 08:45 PM

I've read the entire thread and as I understand it there has been no discoloration over time? What's the final verdict? This is a definite go?!?

**willysp** · #67 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nttdemented

I've read the entire thread and as I understand it there has been no discoloration over time? What's the final verdict? This is a definite go?!?

Read the Touch Pro thread - there are a few reports of dye rubbing off, although most seem successful.

It's too early to ask about "discoloration over time" - it's only been a week.

wog13 · #68 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Vip3rV333

Wow! What did you ask them? Just if they had any extra battery cases?

yeah, 'I have a touch diamond, but I managed to crack the battery cover. do you guys have any replacements?'. The cracked story probably wasn't even necessary. Have a few locations in mind, though -- my nearest store reported "oh, no, those are way too new, there won't be any spare parts for a while...". Then the second store found one in the back in all of 3 seconds.

Snagged the last black rit box at the local Michaels; this should be fun tomorrow.

edit: came out beautifully; dyed the back and stylus in a (non-magnetic) pan of barely steaming water for about 30 mins. The back looks perfect after a buffing, absolutely no trace on the clear insert. the tip of the stylus has a slight reddish hue, but it looks good that way. I think now I have to do the usb port with some black acrylic -- a black port would work with either the dyed or original back, but the red one just looks bizarre.

Vip3rV333 · #69 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by wog13

yeah, 'I have a touch diamond, but I managed to crack the battery cover. do you guys have any replacements?'. The cracked story probably wasn't even necessary. Have a few locations in mind, though -- my nearest store reported "oh, no, those are way too new, there won't be any spare parts for a while...". Then the second store found one in the back in all of 3 seconds.

Snagged the last black rit box at the local Michaels; this should be fun tomorrow.

Yeah main reason I also wanted to get a new back. Somehow the plastic covering right over the camera managed to crack... went to a store and they said that they didn't have any.

**InvincibleLiving** · #70 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by willysp

Read the Touch Pro thread - there are a few reports of dye rubbing off, although most seem successful.

It's too early to ask about "discoloration over time" - it's only been a week.

Actually..... i'm starting to get some... prolly because i had it in my hand virtually the whole time we were on the road (10 hours lol) but i did have some rub off where the black dye transfered to my hand. you cant tell it by looking at the back cover yet... but it has started to bleed off. Not much at all, but it has.