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

[mtnmedic]

Originally Posted by furiousgtz

I went to get some more black dye and they are out. Went to two different stores..the demand for RIT DYE has gone up

Heh...I decided to try it this weekend so I went to WalMart in Sacramento..one of the bigger stores (in Natomas) and they were all out of black. In fact even blue. Hmmm....may be more Touch Pro owners in Sac than previously thought? Lots of brown, tan, green and other colours but not black.

So I found black at Rite Aid back home in Grass Valley for $3.18 a box (plus sales tax). Man, were did the OP and others find $1.48 RIT dye? Probably some place OTHER than California, I bet.

I also got a box of royal blue for another cover to try. Now just gotta go score a second cover...

[Big D5]

This game is over everyone pick up your bat and ball then go home.

I am reopening this thread lets not have a replay of the previous issue. Play nice or the game will be over here soon. I have deleted all the necessary posts to clean this thread up lets keep it that way

[xxballinboi786]

wooo hooo!! thread is open once again

[phistyle]

Originally Posted by Big D5

This game is over everyone pick up your bat and ball then go home.

I am reopening this thread lets not have a replay of the previous issue. Play nice or the game will be over here soon. I have deleted all the necessary posts to clean this thread up lets keep it that way

what happened? I only followed this thread when it opened and stopped following it recently...didn't even know it was closed...

[hempy]

Yay! Thanks D!

[wjrandon]

Well I guess I can update everyone on what has happened to my cover. After we setup Christmas lights around our house I wanted to take some quick snapshots with my phone to show family in another state. All my photos where coming out with light streaks and smudges, it turns out the dye had actually did some damage to the lens cover after all. I tried cleaning it alcohol and while that did actually remove some dye it cause the clear plastic to look foggy. Long story short, I ended up going to Sprint and asking for a replacement battery cover.

Yes, it looked better black, but it was too problematic in the long run with bleeding dye and poorer quality images, just not worth it.

[sirdevinster]

Originally Posted by wjrandon

Well I guess I can update everyone on what has happened to my cover. After we setup Christmas lights around our house I wanted to take some quick snapshots with my phone to show family in another state. All my photos where coming out with light streaks and smudges, it turns out the dye had actually did some damage to the lens cover after all. I tried cleaning it alcohol and while that did actually remove some dye it cause the clear plastic to look foggy. Long story short, I ended up going to Sprint and asking for a replacement battery cover.

Yes, it looked better black, but it was too problematic in the long run with bleeding dye and poorer quality images, just not worth it.

Thanks for the tip! Question for everyone that received a replacement battery cover from Sprint...did they charge you for the battery cover, or did you get it for free?

I was just wondering if they did charge how much it would be. Thanks!

[notrock]

Originally Posted by eb3604

could use vinyl dye too.

Yes! It will cost more. But might hold up better. I'd never do it tho.

http://wiki.hak5.org/wiki/Vinyl_Dye
http://www.parasolinc.com/dyes_paints.asp

[themuffinman]

Originally Posted by wjrandon

Well I guess I can update everyone on what has happened to my cover. After we setup Christmas lights around our house I wanted to take some quick snapshots with my phone to show family in another state. All my photos where coming out with light streaks and smudges, it turns out the dye had actually did some damage to the lens cover after all. I tried cleaning it alcohol and while that did actually remove some dye it cause the clear plastic to look foggy. Long story short, I ended up going to Sprint and asking for a replacement battery cover.

Yes, it looked better black, but it was too problematic in the long run with bleeding dye and poorer quality images, just not worth it.

I tried this the same day this thread was created and as of now I have had no issues what so ever, no bleeding of any kind and no problems with the battery cover what so ever and this is with moderate to heavy use of the phone. I did exactly what the original poster said to do.

[mromblad]

i think the issues come when someone has the heat a little too hot. i wish there was a set regulated temp to tell what is best, but even just a little hotter could cause the dye to bleed into the lens (make it foggy) and also not apply right.