A $1.48 goes a long way... Black Battery Cover! - Page 101

relisted · #**1001** (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 06:39 PM

mann mine got reaaallllyyyy warped. stacked all school books on it plus some cooking books. flattening now haha

99accordv6 · #**1002** (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 11:47 AM

anyone need a cover done?

99accordv6 · #**1003** (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 03:59 AM

I made these one for a member on here. He will be buying them soon

geomatiq310 · #**1004** (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 02:35 PM

has anyone tried changing the color from black to red???

99accordv6 · #**1005** (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by geomatiq310

has anyone tried changing the color from black to red???

Its impossible.

I tried to change it from black to red, black to blue and tried color brightener and it does not do any effect to the black.

I am assuming that you are talking about a black altel cover right?

If you have a touch pro cover and it went from silver to black then you can take off the color with color remover from RIT Dye.

Mark Larson · #**1006** (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 12:21 PM

This entire thread is awesome! My TP's back is looking a little tired and I'd like to freshen it up with some dye. Does this stain your pot? I saw somebody's post about using a ziploc baggie, do you have to use a special one or will any old baggie do? I'm afraid of the baggie melting in the pot or sticking to the cover.

D\/8 · #**1007** (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Larson

This entire thread is awesome! My TP's back is looking a little tired and I'd like to freshen it up with some dye. Does this stain your pot? I saw somebody's post about using a ziploc baggie, do you have to use a special one or will any old baggie do? I'm afraid of the baggie melting in the pot or sticking to the cover.

Any regular old ziplock baggie will work... Obviously better quality bags are better but even the cheep ones will work... Your using low heat so it's not really enough to melt the bag... Just make sure you continue to stir the pot... Don't let the baggie sit in one place too long or it may melt a bit and start to leak in the pot...

Just an FYI... The dye will not stain your pot but the baggie method definitely make clean-up easier and less dye is needed...

I used the regular pot method at first and then thought of the baggie idea and tried it... Both work the same but again clean-up is a sinch with the baggie method...

Best of luck...

**[sammich]** · #**1008** (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 12:58 AM

Whoever thought of the baggie method, you're a genius. Now I can do this on my TP2 battery cover without having my mother yell at me again for ruining her pots!

D\/8 · #**1009** (**permalink**) 10-03-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by saumaun

Whoever thought of the baggie method, you're a genius. Now I can do this on my TP2 battery cover without having my mother yell at me again for ruining her pots!

I take credit for the baggie method... Not a genius but thanks...

AsItLies · #**1010** (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DV8Ways

Thought I'd share my "No Clean Up" method. This method conserves on dye, save pots from damage and requires very little clean up.

snipped for brevity...

Now I'm off to sprint to pick-up another cover. This was too easy not to have some variety... ;O)

Enjoy!!!

Well because my cover got some marks on it from my leather case that I could not remove no matter how hard I tried...

Decided to give this a shot, followed DV8Ways directions and let me tell ya!! It's amazing how much like oem it looks! Perfect really!! and in my case, can't see those marks!! oh yeah happy now

heheh