Yellow or Orange Vogue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leukay · #1 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 12:04 PM

I was surfing the forums, and found xweaponx's thread about dying his touch pro battery cover. I thought, hey, i'll try that on my vogue! So i went to walmart and bought some RIT dye, and voila! Orange Vogue!!!!! Pictures at bottom of post.

ATTN: This only works if it is the rubberized casing. If you have a verizon touch i am not sure if it will work very well.

Tutorial:
1. Buy some powdered RIT dye (detergent section in walmart)
2. Put some water in a pot and on a stove, put correct amount of dye in water (box directions) and heat to where it's not boiling, but is almost too hot to the touch.
3. Take the body off of the phone, and wash the battery cover and front off.
(!!!!!DONT FORGET TO TAKE THE SPEAKER AND DIGITIZER OUT OF THE FRONT!!!!! THIS WILL RUIN THEM!!)
4. Once they are washed and THE SPEAKER AND DIGITIZER AND BUTTONS ARE OUT OF THE FRONT, you can put them in the dyed water. (still being heated)
5. Keep stirring gently and make sure the water doesnt boil.
6. After 15 minutes, take them out and wash off the extra dye.
7. Wait for them to dry and boom! they are ready!!

At walmart, they had orange, yellow, black, dark green, navy and royal blue, pink, and others.

Optional: I used a clear protective paint to give mine the glossy look and to prevent future bleeding. This is optional, and will make it harder to redye in the future.

!!!!!I am not responsible for screwing up your casing if you do try this!! With that said, if you do try it, post your results!!!!

If you have any questions, ask before you "wing it". I would hate for anyone to screw up their phones.

Also, if you do this, when putting the phone back together you may need to use some double stick tape to make sure the screen does not come loose. I did, and everything is great!

Good Luck!!

(the last picture was taken with flash on)

bobram · #2 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 12:24 PM

dude, you gotta post pics !

snowplow54 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 01:07 PM

very nice, that color reminds me of a Schwinn orange crate bike I used to have.

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 04:52 PM

That is hot! I am going to be getting a Verizon Vogue finally. Ima buy a spare case and try this.

jimt29 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 10:20 PM

Never seen the screen set up like yours.

What is it?

Leukay · #6 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jimt29

Never seen the screen set up like yours.

What is it?

Ooh yeah, its the new WM 6.5 rom by NFSFAN. Check it out, it's super stable (for a 6.5 rom anyways).

chronodrago · #7 (**permalink**) 03-29-2009, 11:29 PM

Dude....that is SICKKKK
good job!
i hella want to do that now....but i have a verizon one >.<
haha

detroit_doug · #8 (**permalink**) 03-31-2009, 12:45 AM

In your pics it looks as if its a metal flake - is that from the dye, the protective coating or just a trick from the camera like an optical illusion

Detroit Doug

Leukay · #9 (**permalink**) 04-03-2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroit_doug

In your pics it looks as if its a metal flake - is that from the dye, the protective coating or just a trick from the camera like an optical illusion

Detroit Doug

Where is the flake that you are seeing?

detroit_doug · #10 (**permalink**) 04-03-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leukay

Where is the flake that you are seeing?

right in this pic http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment...8&d=1238344124

looks like a metal flake with the sparkles, thats why I was asking if a metal flake was used or just an optical illusion from the lights/flash and the clear coat

Detroit Doug