A $1.48 goes a long way... Black Battery Cover! - Page 34

**LilRico** · #**331** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TreyBeno

I think the salt is what did you in there. Dont add it next time and people please lets read first and follow the directions from people who successfully did this. I think XWEAPONX even said in his first post or so that he didnt add salt. Salt will crenate (dry out) stuff and make it look wrinkly like the ridges on the outside of ur cover.

LOL... I didn't really use salt... I just said that because I cooked a battery cover is all.... I will give it another go, I got a buddy who works at Sprint and he says he has a few I can get.

**Cicatrize** · #**332** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TreyBeno

New Colors: yellow and Gunmetal Gray

That gunmetal gray is DOPE. I might do that one.

cforster · #**333** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 10:14 AM

I tried my hand at this little project last night. Did this successfully on a TP and Diamond back cover. TP back cover is now black (and looks sweeet) and Diamond is orange. Both turned out VERY well. You can't tell one bit that they didn't come from the factory this way. It’s almost like a magic trick or something... Steps are listed several times here, but just to throw my confirmed steps out there:
1) Got the RIT at walmart. Orange and Black (one per phone back)
2) Got a medium size pot and filled with water 3/4 way to top.
3) I put my burner on just above medium. JUST b4 it started to boil I added the RIT (full bag) and stirred about 2 min to make sure powder was dissolved. 4) Washed back with soap very good to get dirt and fingerprints/oil off.
5) Just dropped cover in the water
6) Waited 15 min stirring nearly constantly but slow (not sure if that is needed, but did it anyway) I also made sure not to scrap my cover on the bottom or sides of the pot
7) Took out and washed with luke warm water until the water was clean coming off

Dried with paper towel and used a cloth to lightly buff.

POOF - just like everyone else confirmed before me - turned out great.

To those who decide to do this, you won't be disappointed.

opuscroakus · #**334** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tracerit

just did mine, it's a diamond cover though.
dropped my stylus and cover into the pot and stirred for only 5-7 minutes

You happen to have a picture of your stylus? No one has posted a dyed stylus yet.

mtnmedic · #**335** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by opuscroakus

You happen to have a picture of your stylus? No one has posted a dyed stylus yet.

Not sure why anyone would dye the stylus. Not sure if you even CAN. Isn't its body mostly some metal composite? Besides, I like mine silver...I can still see it if I drop it somewhere. Black to match the phone would make it difficult to find. However, some obnoxious colour like yellow, pink, red, etc. might negate that but sure would look funky with the phone.

**xweaponx** · #**336** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 11:35 AM

Just an update:

My black cover is maintaining its outstanding black finish very well since the first day and my phone is constantly in my hand. I do have to occasionally wipe the oily smudges but then the entire device is a fingerprint/smudge magnet.

Other colors may fade or wear faster; I am not sure.

And no, I did not use salt in my cooking...

tracerit · #**337** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 12:00 PM

I have a Diamond so the Stylus is also that nasty burgundy color. The top of the stylus seems to be a more porous plastic material as it turned black but the tip of the stylus 'point' is a hard plastic and still retains a darker burgundy color but it's so small I don't really care too much for.

Here are some pictures, I tried to capture how dark the stylus is but I have poor lighting right now. Wish I could've saved the other stylus to show the difference between them, but I just wanted to get it all done together :P

ksemt7781 · #**338** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 12:33 PM

PM me if you need replacement back covers for either the Touch Pro or the Diamond.

**No1ustad** · #**339** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 02:06 PM

few things to note here.
i used about 1.5 quarts of water and 2 packs of dye- yes overboard i know, and i used about .5 cups of salt. came out Perfect and the inside is stained dark grey ( i used black and red dye)

also, bartells carries rit dye, but its 25% MORE. coming in at a whopping 2.00 ea. im a baller so i bought 2.

caleb02 · #**340** (**permalink**) 12-02-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by No1ustad

few things to note here.
i used about 1.5 quarts of water and 2 packs of dye- yes overboard i know, and i used about .5 cups of salt. came out Perfect and the inside is stained dark grey ( i used black and red dye)

also, bartells carries rit dye, but its 25% MORE. coming in at a whopping 2.00 ea. im a baller so i bought 2.

if i wanted could i try this on myself, i love the color red, would i be able to fill a bathtub with this and then color dye myself red? how long would it take, can i get an exact match to my touch diamond color red? what if i did yellow would sprint pay me to do that also and then shave the sprint logo into my head?