Issue: Can not remove battery cover

piranah · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 04:35 AM

i dyed my battery cover, and it was perfect...now i can not remove the back cover, no matter how hard i try. i really want to be able to put my storage card in there, but cant get the bloody thing off...

i dont have a spare cover, otherwise i would gently "cut" it off...anybody have any ideas as to how to remove it?

selders59 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by piranah

i dyed my battery cover, and it was perfect...now i can not remove the back cover, no matter how hard i try. i really want to be able to put my storage card in there, but cant get the bloody thing off...

i dont have a spare cover, otherwise i would gently "cut" it off...anybody have any ideas as to how to remove it?

It sounds like the dye is acting like a glue and holding your cover on tight. Have you tried taking an thin blade razor knife around the outer edge of your cover to maybe cut through the dye?

cndm101 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 05:57 AM

soak it in warm water

ulysses · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 06:53 AM

put the phone in the microwave... easiest way...

.. i'm joking... please DON'T do that... lol..
i had the same prob with one of my covers, i left it in the pot tooo long (forgot about it and went on a date), anywho, i learned that if you press down a little harder on the bottom of the battery case (where the lanyard hole is) while pushing towards the top of the phone, it'll pop off.
this is a result of the battery case being somewhat deformed from the heat...

-u

dallas contractor · #5 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 07:10 AM

You did remove the cover to dye it and let it dry did you not?

**chronster** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 10:23 AM

Put the phone in the bathroom with the shower running at it's hottest for like 15-20 minutes. If the ink is acting like a glue, the steam might help to loosen it up temporarily.

(put the phone face down on a paper towel, not just on the toilet's porcelain or something, otherwise the condensation might collect.)

myselfdotcom · #7 (**permalink**) 03-26-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by chronster

Put the phone in the bathroom with the shower running at it's hottest for like 15-20 minutes. If the ink is acting like a glue, the steam might help to loosen it up temporarily.

(put the phone face down on a paper towel, not just on the toilet's porcelain or something, otherwise the condensation might collect.)

dont !

that might also causes your water sticker marker to goes red...moist