A $1.48 goes a long way... Black Battery Cover!

[xweaponx]

So I had an idea. If its been discussed already, mods please feel free to delete...

Wal-mart has boxes of RIT dye for $1.48 in housewares. I bought a box of black and decided to experiment. Heating a pot of water on medium, I dumped the dye contents and placed the battery cover of my Touch Pro in the pot. I did not remove the camera lense cover; simply placed the entire cover in the pot. I stirred occasionally for 15 minutes, removed and viola... a fabulously looking black cover. The rubberized coating is still there and looks as if it came like that.

Chances are you could dye the cover purple, red, black and blue depending on dye availability.

Just thought I would share...



Here is what the inside looks. The dye didnt adhere well here but its ok cause you will never see it...


My cover on my computer in front of my favorite website. As you can see, the camera & flash lense are crystal clear...


As close as I could get while still maintaining focus...

[themuffinman]

Dude, that actually looks pretty damn good. I may actually have to give this a shot since my battery cover is all faded anyway.

[freeza]

Wow that's very nice!

[gostars9]

Holy crap.. looks great. It didn't dye or tint the camera lens cover in any way? Does any of the color rub off on your hands or anything?

[furiousgtz]

any more close up pics?

[superevilllama]

alright.. you might as well start a service for those who don't want to F up their own covers hehe you should start chargin 10 bucks plus postage

It really does look great. Let us know how the dye stays on the cover or if anything rubs off or becomes discolored.

[TheDude1120]

u did at least put some tape over the lens right? def dont want to get an all black lens cover and cake take pics, but that looks hella slick

[aznmode]

Wow...that looks awesome! I may have to try that. Do you know if it could get any darker than that?

[xweaponx]

Nope.
I didnt mask or peel off the camera lense. Its held in places securely so I didnt want to compromise the adhesive. The pics dont do it true justice. The dyeing is consistent all over and turned out exceptional. I simply heated a pot of water & dye and stirred the cover completely submerged for 15 mins on medium; hot enough to almost burn your finger. I couldnt believe it was that simple. Just rinse with cold water until all dye is gone afterwars. Your new colored battery back will smell for a few days from the dye but smelly-nice stuff will fix that. Mine hasnt faded or blemished and I am completely happy with the results.

Also, the inside of the cover doesnt dye all that well but you will never see it anyways...

The dye didnt faze the camera lense at all! And although the pictures may resemble a charcoal color, it is black. The flash on my camera lightened it up in the photo.

[HTC_TP]

Thanks for sharing, great idea!