Anyone have an idea of how I might get a red back cover. I have a black one, but I really wanted a red Streak. Maybe someone crazy out there wants to trade or I can order.....?
Red spray paint, some good masking tape and elbow grease may work
Plenty of red skins out there.
parts link --> http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-streak/22966-dell-streak-parts-list-numbers.html
D050T (Battery Cover, Streak, Red)
Not into skins or anything that is going to add bulk to my phone, and I have seen that parts list before. I guess I will call Dell to see if they will let me order with those numbers. Thanks
Muo said:
Red spray paint, some good masking tape and elbow grease may work
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Powder coat if you want extra traction, metallic paint if you prefer shiny look, carbon coat if you want a stealth streak; run to your local garage they have fix for each and every taste...
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The polished cover mod didn't really appeal to me or the device as far as finger prints went and the original looks well, too matte. So I tried something a little different. It's basically the standard appearance with the matte coating sanded off as well as some of the grey removed. The result is a satin (not glossy) light grey which complements the rubber backing very nicely (think Mac OS X v10.4's Brushed metal window appearance).
I'm curious - what exactly is it made of? I would be concerned that it might rust with the finish being off of it.
JWhipple said:
I'm curious - what exactly is it made of? I would be concerned that it might rust with the finish being off of it.
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I think that as long as he keeps his phone away from water then rust would never even be a consideration.
Do you get your phone wet often?
Hey guys,
dont know what kind of backcover you have but mine is defintly made of stainless steel or some other kind of alloy. Its no alluminium and its no "normal" steel cause its not going to rust
so dont worry
John: I think he just means from general moisture contact. i.e a slightly moist benchtop, or general moisture in the air. Especially if your palm sweats as it contains small traces of sodium which without a doubt speed up corrosion.
Everyone else: Its definitely steel or a mild alloy of steel as RayDog said. The coating has been scratching off for some time especially at the edges. If it was going to rust it would have started after 1 year of having the device. It cannot be aluminium as it is far too difficult to scratch and Al. is a soft metal. I was etching at the back with a blunt stanley knife and only the coating scratched off.
Had mine rubbed down for about 4 months now and I have no signs of oxidation.
I think a rusted battery cover would look sweet and fit in with my rusting vw golf hood.
fastwanabe said:
I think a rusted battery cover would look sweet and fit in with my rusting vw golf hood.
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hahaha we really need to ask xda for a like button
I like this! How did you do it?
The enamel on my cover is starting to come off. I thought it was just metal, but that was until it started peeling. I also prefer the brushed look instead of the chrome.
Is your cover basically just with all the enamel sanded off or something? What about the HTC logo etc?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/3-in-1-Metal...24&hash=item416eac2e42&_uhb=1#ht_18475wt_1393
found these on ebay..not sure if its anygood, i was wondering if anyone who has it could give some insights
I have the aluminum bumper listed and I'm extremely happy with it. Between applying some spray on clear plasti-dip (the stuff used to make satin rubber tool grips) to the stock back panel and this bumper, I doubt I'll be purchasing any more accessories of this nature.
The bumper fits snug with no free play or creaking. That could be due to the millimeter of added thickness from the plasti-dip but I think with a stock backplate it would still be an excellent fit. Between these two additions I'm extremely confident handling this rather large device with little fear of dropping or breakage if said drop occurs.
An added bonus with the plasti-dip is that I was able to stencil my name in big letters on the back with a colored version of the product. Its a little silly looking but makes a great theft deterrent!
I have a black one on my white Note and its a sexy combination. Love the look and feel of this bumper. The only thing that I would add is that mine has covers over the power and volume buttons. They now have a very nice "clicky" feel/response to them. Very NICE bumper.
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I have a black one on my white Note and its a sexy combination. Love the look and feel of this bumper. The only thing that I would add is that mine has covers over the power and volume buttons. They now have a very nice "clicky" feel/response to them. Very NICE bumper.
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Can you take a picture of your black/white note? I'm torn between black/white or coffee/white. I was someone with a Coffee color bumper along with a coffee colored back plate. I liked the color scheme.
Any issues with signal reduction?
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Can you take a picture of your black/white note? I'm torn between black/white or coffee/white. I was someone with a Coffee color bumper along with a coffee colored back plate. I liked the color scheme.
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I'd like to see this too.
drum747 said:
Any issues with signal reduction?
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id like to know this too
also, has anyone dropped their phone while using this?
I haven't noticed any drop in reception but I live in an urban area with good tower placement (other than my house where no cellphones of any kind work and I use wifi calling).
So,
I had a white Incipio case for my G2. I work in a machine shop and constantly have oily hands. My white case looked like crap, with brown staining from oily hands and oily pants pockets.
I went to the grocery store and bought a package of black, RIT fabric dye for $2.49. This dye is designed for dying fabric, including synthetic (plastic) fibers. I figured why wouldn't it dye my synthetic phone case?
I put the black dye powder in a disposable pan and poured in 2 cups of almost boiling water. This is a much stronger mix than the package recommends. I degreased and cleaned my case with isopropyl alcohol. Stirred it with a plastic spoon and dropped the back of the case in. In about 20 seconds the case was jet black. Took it out and rinsed it with cold water while wiping it with a clean sponge to get any dye off the surface. It worked great. RIT also comes in many other colors. If you want to try a different color than black I'd recommend a weaker mix, so you can control the color intensity better. I think most colors dyed at this strength would be so saturated they would look almost black if left in the dye for too long. Do a quick dip and rinse, if you want it bolder, dip and rinse again You can always add more color but cant take it off.
I think the soft touch coating absorbs color very easily, whether it's from your pocket or a pan of dye. I would think any phone with a soft touch surface would dye easily. A non soft surface would probably also take the dye, but would take longer to deepen in color, hotter water works better for plastic. The clear plastic spoon I used is now tinted, but not jet black. Good luck, Too bad I already decided on black. Now I want to try a fade. I think the black back with the gray silicone looks pretty stealthy. An olive drab green would look cool with the gray too. The case looks and feels the same as it did before. It's just black now. It worked amazingly well.
Niceee
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Great job!
Thanks for the idea! I've been wanting a nice red case for my Verizon G2 and couldn't find anything.
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Gonna try this. I got the exact same case and after a whole it just begins to look ugly.
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Durability report OP?
back in the 80's and 90's when radio control cars (competitive kits, not Tyco stuff) where made of white nylon we used to dye the parts with this same dye. there's was absolutely no adverse effects.
Wonder if this eventually will start to dye my pockets after a while?
I have a royal blue incipio case. Not sure how color blending would do.
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Durability report OP?
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Still looks great. No fading, wear, or bleeding onto pockets.
bsheedy said:
Thanks for the idea! I've been wanting a nice red case for my Verizon G2 and couldn't find anything.
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Nice results. What strength did you mix the dye, and how long did you let the case soak?
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Nice results. What strength did you mix the dye, and how long did you let the case soak?
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If you go to Rit Dye's website they have a section with different formulas depending on the color you want. I started out using Cool Red #146 and made adjustments till I got color I liked, so I don't have an exact formula. As for amount of soak time I just kept checking every 20 seconds or so.
Cool! I shall try this.
Just in case you were hoping that the body of this watch was a solid piece of black metal, it's not. If you bang the edge of bezel it will expose shiny silver metal. I know this because my desk at work is glass and I banged the bezel against it's edge when standing up. Nothing I couldn't improve with a little black magic marker. Sigh, oh well, nothing stays brand new forever.
P.S., Apparently no metal is black through and through. That being said, whatever they have used to "paint" this black is not very good and comes off easily.
mitchellvii said:
Just in case you were hoping that the body of this watch was a solid piece of black metal, it's not.
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There is no such thing as "black metal" on this planet, yet. That material does not exist and has not been invented yet. Everything that is made out of metal is PAINTED (with different methodologies, but still, painted). No matter how you will create that paint (melted powder, dissolved material, laser) it will only be a thin layer at the surface of the metal. If you will scratch the coloured layer, the METAL under it will be revealed .
So, the hardness of a color on a metal surface it's given by the paint type and the method of applying it.
Yea.. I went to a shop and the promoter showed me a pretty banged up device.. with liver linings all over.
Does anyone know if the silver version is every gonna come out?
Huh gotta say I find this somewhat discouraging. Barely brushed the metal on the bezel of this watch against another hard surface and the paint came right off. Whatever method they used on this didn't work very well. The Zenwatch is suddenly looking more appealing.
Looked around and this seems to be the best repair item I've seen for fixing scratches on black anodized aluminum.
http://www.amazon.com/Birchwood-Casey-Super-Black-Touch/dp/B00BGH0Y0W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Of course not everyone loves it but most who know what they were doing seem to. Seems to work better than the old Sharpie solution because that dries very flat and you can see it.
This is why I bought a whole case plus screen protector for it.
You might want to consider doing the same.
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This is why I bought a whole case plus screen protector for it.
You might want to consider doing the same.
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Yes but none of those kits protect the edge of the bezel which is the most likely place to get scratched.
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Yes but none of those kits protect the edge of the bezel which is the most likely place to get scratched.
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Nothing will.
Until they make full case covers and that for sure will look like ****.
wtf.now? said:
Nothing will.
Until they make full case covers and that for sure will look like ****.
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Actually a little adhesive black rubber ring to go right on that bezel edge would to the trick. Sort of a bump guard. That's really the only place you need to protect.
may be that the bezel can be easily changed
I thought that for the price it has to be DLC coated. The ZenWatch should be better, or at least cheaper to replace.
Hi
Do you know if it is possible to change the bezel ?
I banged my watch bezel against a painted wooden door frame today. It took paint off the door frame. But I wiped off the bezel and it was unphased by the event. You'd have to bang the bezel pretty good against something pretty hard to mess it up.
I rubbed mine on a metal surface, at first I saw a nice streak, rubbed it and my watch was fine.
Beware the edge of glass tables. As glass is very hard it will scratch the paint off your bezel with ease. I have a glass top on my office desk. Since I wear the watch on my left wrist, I've put a piece of black rubber electrical tape above where I tend to rest my hand on my leg. Now if I bang the watch on the glass table edge it is protected.
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I banged my watch bezel against a painted wooden door frame today. It took paint off the door frame. But I wiped off the bezel and it was unphased by the event. You'd have to bang the bezel pretty good against something pretty hard to mess it up.
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A dumbel during fitness
i was wondering if it could be replaced...
daigoro76 said:
may be that the bezel can be easily changed
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Can it be replaced? I want to throw a diamond bezel on it.
klyles said:
Can it be replaced? I want to throw a diamond bezel on it.
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It can't be replaced. But there's a thread in one of these "R" forums. Where someone shows in detail, how to file down the top part and looks nice.
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Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It can't be replaced. But there's a thread in one of these "R" forums. Where someone shows in detail, how to file down the top part and looks nice.
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What's so hard about taking a file to it? I just took my wife's nail file and filed the entire top ring off. Some dude, filed the entire thing. too.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
I banged my watch bezel against a painted wooden door frame today. It took paint off the door frame. But I wiped off the bezel and it was unphased by the event. You'd have to bang the bezel pretty good against something pretty hard to mess it up.
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I too have had some pretty big brushes with objects and the bezel has faired well in every case.
I bought a pure edition with the ebony wood back and find it very slippery. I dont want to cover it with a case, but i need to make it more grippy. Is there a wood wax or stain i could use to make it have more grip? Any ideas?
Thanks
Nick
Bed liner
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Moto bumpers, just covers the edges but gives some protection for the whole phone.?
Nick,
Be careful with your ebony back as it's not real ebony; more of an ebony like paint scheme over bamboo.
Other than a case or bumper, the only thing that comes to mind is wax; just like surfers wax their boards for more traction.
I know some types of bee's wax can be quite tacky.
Solutions Etcetera said:
Nick,
Be careful with your ebony back as it's not real ebony; more of an ebony like paint scheme over bamboo.
Other than a case or bumper, the only thing that comes to mind is wax; just like surfers wax their boards for more traction.
I know some types of bee's wax can be quite tacky.
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That's more along the lines of what I was thinking about. I would prefer no case. I will check into some sort of wax.
Thanks
Nick
Sand paper? ?
You could also try some clear, rubberized epoxy spray such as this http://www.rustoleum.com/about-rust...m-news/introducing-rustoleum-anti-slip-spray/
I would make a point of making sure whatever kind you use is non-toxic after it dries, though, being that it will be touching your hands so often.
Also, I would pry the back cover off to spray it, and test a small area to see how it reacts with the veneer before spraying the whole back.
Your problem was exactly why I chose to go with the traditional rubberized back, rather than wood. That ebony looks nice, though.
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I would pry the back cover off to spray it
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If you try to do this you will most likely crack the wood; it is very well glued down (despite some folks seeing some lift in the corners).
Another thing that comes to mind is that 3M makes these little adhesive, clear, convex silicone bumpers. I remember using 4 of these; one in each corner of my Nexus 4 to keep it from sliding off counters. They are available in a pleathora of diameters and thicknesses.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...roducts?N=6824709+4294538640+4294555595&rt=c3