A $1.48 goes a long way... Black Battery Cover! - Page 8

**aznmode** · #71 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TreyBeno

I went ahead and did mine in black and I can further confirm that it does work very well. There are a couple of things worth mentioning though.

1. When u first remove it from the water and rinse it, u may see some lines and marks but dont worry about that.
2. Rinse for about a minute as the extra rinses off pretty quickly and blot dry with a paper towel. You will still see some marks and striations still but DONT WORRY!
3. Now here is the kicker. Take a paper towel and buff the entire cover. It kind of acts like fluffing up the texture grip on the cover. After doing this it will be 100% flawless like it came from the store!

ALL HAIL XWEAPONX FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO TRY THIS AND MAKE IT HAPPEN! =D>=D>=D>=D>=D>

I noticed the marks too and thought I Fd it up. Used my shirt to buff it.

cforster · #72 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:11 PM

This totally makes my day. Thats what I love about this place, there is a solution for almost ANYTHING !!

I'll be trying my hand at this little project tomorrow before I have to entertain my family for the holidays....

Thanks.....

**aznmode** · #73 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nautica2450

this totally reinvents the idea of being a ROM CHEF... lol

LOL. I just cooked my first TP back cover.

TreyBeno · #74 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by aznmode

I noticed the marks too and thought I Fd it up. Used my shirt to buff it.

Me too. I was worried but then i knew it was a textured surface so I thought about it like suede or microfiber and waited for it to dry completely and then "fluffed" it. Worked like a charm

**aznmode** · #75 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:33 PM

Hey Xweaponx. Hope you don't mind. I shared this DIY in the Diamond forum as well. Made sure you got all the credit =)

remydakid · #76 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:35 PM

i love the idea, so simple

**guitardoc64** · #77 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:36 PM

I'm "dyeing" to try this!

pdx77 · #78 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:47 PM

I just got done doing this, works great, although no one mentioned the cleanup afterwards =0) thanks for posting this info.

eb3604 · #79 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:58 PM

could use vinyl dye too.

**Merdinh** · #80 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pdx77

I just got done doing this, works great, although no one mentioned the cleanup afterwards =0) thanks for posting this info.

oh sorry about that, hear it is
cleanup may require being stuck washing up the dishes or pot you used to cook your cover, bounty paper towels will be useful to clean the spills.