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Black Wizard (case mod)

Well I plucked up the courage to paint my Wizard black.
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I'm 95% happy with it, although the paint has a couple of chips where I put it back together when it wasn't 100% hard and/or had not adhered to the surface. I didn't sand it down first, which may turn out to be a mistake. If the paint starts to chip I will sand it down and re-apply it. I used Plasti-kote Satin Black (2 coats) then Clear Acrylic (2 coats), which is supposed to dry in 30-40 minutes.
All in all the paint worked pretty well - it came out pretty smooth, and the paint remained reasonably thin.

Nice work.
I can see that you had very sterile painting conditions. I once painted my amiga500 outside and it got all dusty.

I've never understood someone wanting to do something like this, but wow, after seeing how yours turned out, that is Really nice! I really like how it looks (but not sure I'm ready to pull mine apart to do that)
Great job!

I have to say that look really nice...I want to do something like that...

Damn dog. That's pretty sic. I like it. Impressive!

Looks damn good! I don't think I have the cajones to do something like this though. Great job.

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.
I understand (and promote!) being reticent about taking your beloved Wizard apart. I've damaged it in a few ways because of it. Thank god I got the Wizard reasonably cheaply so it's not so painful. (I might put together a horror stories post. )
I can provide a day #2 upload that the paint is holding up in an ok fashion. There's may be 5-6 tiny specks where the paint has come off, so I'm likely to hold out and see how it holds out over the next week.

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sorry bro but I am not a fan of the look of the qtek/mda/xda models...but this makes them look a lot better and not as feminie, cheers

Nice black wizard. We have a white and a black The back panel's paint job is better than I've expected, with all the grooves, which may cause problems if thick layer of paint are applied.
BTW, I think you ought to have your stylus's "butt" painted as well

Very nice!
I've been wanting to fins a spare 8125 case to try and paint black. In case I mess it up, it would be just a spare so I wouldn't have to use it, haha
Looks good though!

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Well I plucked up the courage to paint my Wizard black.
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I'm 95% happy with it, although the paint has a couple of chips where I put it back together when it wasn't 100% hard and/or had not adhered to the surface. I didn't sand it down first, which may turn out to be a mistake. If the paint starts to chip I will sand it down and re-apply it. I used Plasti-kote Satin Black (2 coats) then Clear Acrylic (2 coats), which is supposed to dry in 30-40 minutes.
All in all the paint worked pretty well - it came out pretty smooth, and the paint remained reasonably thin.
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just like to ask... how did you dismantled your wizard?
used to paint tanager and voyager here in the p.i. but no courage when it comes to wizard and himalaya...
thanks bro!

I broke my volume slider first time I opened mine be carefull
Nice work I also did mine, a long time ago and after ...I don't know how much it's been...4 months ? The paint started to came off... I also didn't sand it first. Eh well...time to scratch/sand

zeeizo said:
just like to ask... how did you dismantled your wizard?
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You can find a service manual on the net for it. Search for 'prodigy service manual'. You will need a couple of tiny screwdrivers:
00pt philips (cross)
T5x50 torx (6 star)
anichillus said:
Nice work I also did mine, a long time ago and after ...I don't know how much it's been...4 months ? The paint started to came off... I also didn't sand it first. Eh well...time to scratch/sand
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If you do I'd be interested to hear your experience with it. I asked my father about it (retired auto/car painter) and he suggested using scotch bright for the sanding. I've yet to try it though..

is there anywhere where i could find a through tutorial on how to do this?? it looks awesome!

Looks very nice

I have an extra and am thinking about painting it. I used to build model cars when I was younger, and we would always use a very fine sandpaper. I don't remember the grit on it. It was a silicon carbide or aluminum oxide. Those papers both work great for plastic. I may give it a shot. If I do I will post the pics.
Peace,

Hmmm Waiting for the tuto!
Can someone make one?

How is the paint job holding up? I'd like to do this to mine, but I'm waiting to see if I need to sand it down first.

That's gorgeous. Very inspiring. I might have to hit up some painter friends of mine.

Hey its gorgeous but can you write a guide how to do that. THNX.

Strange reaction on teflon coating

Anyone else got this on their phone?
It started last night and seems to have got progressively worse.
I think it's time to get it in for a repair and get the leaking left hand bottom corner of my screen done at the same time.

http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/04/02/nexus-one-losing-finish-innocence/

Is it from the heat? Moisture? Weird! Hope mine doesn't do that!

SiNJiN76 said:
Is it from the heat? Moisture? Weird! Hope mine doesn't do that!
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I'm not sure, I can only say we have been on holiday this week and it has been TORRENTIAL rain all week.
But my phone hasn't got that wet at all?!?!?
Also when we returned to our apartment each night it was VERY VERY warm in there. I'm not sure if that's caused the issue or not.
Anyway, I'll ring HTC tomorrow.

Holy-
That scares me just looking at that! Mine is almost always in a case. :\

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Holy-
That scares me just looking at that! Mine is almost always in a case. :\
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Same here, only time I take off my case is to change battery's

I was doing a clutch replacement on my car last Feb and I accidentally got brake cleaner on the back of my G1. If anyone felt or has/had a G1 will know the back has a rubber feel to it almost like the Nexus One. The cleaner was only on for a few seconds and the result was exactly what your picture is showing. It caused it to wrinkle and bubble up. I peeled it away and ended up buying a new cover.

yep, brake cleaner'll do that lol
had you tried to clean the trackball at some point recently?
if so, what did you use so i dont use it lol

I noticed a small raised area on my bottom cover that could be the start of something similar. Did you get a reply from HTC?

pongalong said:
I noticed a small raised area on my bottom cover that could be the start of something similar. Did you get a reply from HTC?
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Can you post a pic or two?

pongalong said:
I noticed a small raised area on my bottom cover that could be the start of something similar. Did you get a reply from HTC?
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I haven'y been able to contact them yet due to the Easter break.
I will be doing it first thing Tuesday.
Hopefully they'll repair it under warranty because to be honest I ave no idea whats happened.

Okay.
Rung HTC today.
Phone is being collected tomorrow and they did not ask if it was unlocked.
They also didn't ask for a CC to charge against.
Fingers crossed.

uansari1 said:
Can you post a pic or two?
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I tried taking a photo of it, but it's near impossible to capture. I probably wouldn't have noticed if I didn't look for it after reading the OPs post. If it progresses I'll take one and contact HTC. Right now if I run my fingernail lightly across the front where the bottom half meets the metal frame I can feel a bump on the "teflon." Also when held up to the light and viewed at the proper angle I can see a very small line or crack.
If I posted the photos I doubt many people would be able to see it. Hopefully it stays this way and if it gets worse HTC will fix it.

Update:
Phone was collected Wednesday at 3:30pm.
They rung today to say it had been repaired and had passed final test and will be shipped either today or monday!
Not a bad service at all.
I'm presuming because of the speed they will send a replacement.

And this is why I advise using a skin protector
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618006

I would actually like to z brake cleaner go up against 1 of those skins

Paul22000 said:
And this is why I advise using a skin protector
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=618006
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Disagree, it was just my stupidity.
I had a G1 for 18 months and a HTC Hero afterwards, they were both like new when I sold them.

disgustip8ted said:
I would actually like to z brake cleaner go up against 1 of those skins
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Supposedly it's military grade stuff so I bet it wouldn't even affect it. At the very least, I guarantee the effects of what the OP posted would at least be minimized greatly, if not prevented entirely.
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Paul22000 said:
Supposedly it's military grade stuff so I bet it wouldn't even affect it. At the very least, I guarantee the effects of what the OP posted would at least be minimized greatly, if not prevented entirely.
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LOL! Brake fluid and brake cleaner can look at plastic and it will dissolve. I don't care what grade it is, I promise you it will not hold up to it.

I tried taking some photos under sunlight to capture what could be the start of this problem. They are more difficult to see in the photos than with the eye, so I'm not entirely crazy about this and I'm posting these photos in case this can be used as an early warning sign of a more serious problem for other users. As I mentioned before I probably wouldn't have noticed for quite some time if I hadn't read the OPs post. The darkened spot circled in the photos is raised and can be felt when running my finger along it. When viewed at the proper angle there also appears to be a small crease/crack on the bump.
I had kept my phone in a full phantomskinz before and have since moved to a flexible TPU style case, so there's very little chance of me having bumped it somewhere.
Possible reasons this could be happening? Heat? Moisture? I'm really not sure, but if it turns into a problem like the OPs it could be trouble. Anyone think I should just contact HTC or should I wait and see what becomes of it?

Cleaning the speaker mesh

Hi all,
due to using my phone out and about in generally dusty places my speaker mesh is basically fully clogged up with dirt and the sound is drasticly reduced. Has anyone here cleaned their speaker mesh or got any advice on what would be the best way of doing it? i dont really want to start prodding a pin when i dont know what it could do!
Thanks in advance....

if you use a pin, the dust will fall in further.. so i wouldnt do that, but if thats ok by you then go ahead, nothing will happen as long as you dont push it in much further than the mesh ends.
blowing the dust out is the best solution imo.. only question is how to do that without diassembling the phone

I have similar problem I've used a piece of blue tack, just press it in and pull it out a few times to remove the dust and muck.
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mines full of dirt

Tried a vacuum cleaner? Obviously the grille is a little small for it, but there might be enough air movement to lift the crap.

Here's what i would do:
Find a SMALL paintbrush... as stiff as possible...
Take Your vacuum cleaner hold the vacuum nozzle close to your phone (as close as you can get it..
Gently start brushing the speaker and let the vacuum cleaner take care of the stuff that are coming loose..
If the brush is to soft, try to cut it shorter to get a little more "power" on it...
Have'nt tried this, but i should work (i think... )
PS (If You are out in dusty enviroment a lot, I would cover the speaker holes with a bit of clear tape.. shouldnt affect the sound to much, and would
keep the phone healtier

Suck it out with your mouth, but try not to inhale it.
Seriously, that's the fastest way.

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Suck it out with your mouth...
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Yes, you can hire a hooker for that
No, seriously, I would try a vacuum cleaner.
The Nozzle will be to big, but most vacuum cleaners come with adapters. There is that adapter that looks like that:
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When you hold most of it covered with your hand, it should work.

torespen said:
Here's what i would do:
Find a SMALL paintbrush... as stiff as possible...
If the brush is to soft, try to cut it shorter to get a little more "power" on it...
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Or use a toothbrush

vacuum cleaner, tape, blower
You can get cyber clean as well.

Don't go to close with the vacuum or it will bust the speaker inside the ear piece, like he said above use fine clean paint brush and have a slight suction there from the hoover.
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Kickasskev said:
Don't go to close with the vacuum or it will bust the speaker inside the ear piece, like he said above use fine clean paint brush and have a slight suction there from the hoover.
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LOL!... i read HOOKER... yeah!.. thats right... out on the street and pay some $2 hooker to give Your phone a BJ!

Tr0gledyte said:
Suck it out with your mouth, but try not to inhale it.
Seriously, that's the fastest way.
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mike-o2 said:
Yes, you can hire a hooker for that
No, seriously, I would try a vacuum cleaner.
The Nozzle will be to big, but most vacuum cleaners come with adapters. There is that adapter that looks like that:
When you hold most of it covered with your hand, it should work.
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hi
ha ha ha either of the above solutions could get spit into ur phone and really spoil it for good the vacuum and a small brush should be better

Thanks for all your replies! Been busy the last few days.... I used the toothbrush solution and the mesh is now nice and clean!
Cheers everyone, glad others could be helped with this frequent issue
Sent from my Optimus 2X using XDA App

Better camera quality - The only one here or?

Hi guyz!
I just wanted to share my experience with my o2x those days... For a long time I was getting some blury photos with a bit of too much brighnes, and I didnt know what to do. After a lil accident with my phone, the backcover of the phone, the little black plastic that covers the camera was cracked in the corner. So I decided to just remove it and dont give a f**k
Thats the sh*t Im talking about, the little black thing there
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19114954/cameraLOL/plastika i tako to.jpg
Well, I did that and this is what happend... here is a compare of my photos with the black cover to the left, and without the plastic cover to the right.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bk3uao0amwmhwwc/before-after.jpg
P.S. The plastic glass that covered my cam wasnt damaged and I was cleaning it...
Everyone can try it, take a picture with your backcase and then remove the backcase and take a picture again
Hope someone is gonna be happy like me !!!

As a technician I can suggest the best in house fat stain cleaning method.... it is
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oh... wrong image thats the weekend brain emmc eraser, but I'll leave...
This ONE
Just stick it and remove it... as scotch isn't very strong tape, it only removes the fat and leaves the transparent plastic in perfect clean state!
use it on all surfaces, try out on the screen first, you'll see how it works!

That's the old trick with our optimus There are threads mentioning this,some people got better results some don't see any difference
I removed plastic cover from mine long time ago and have some improvement

yes, when I want good pictures I remove the back cover, but I would like to buy another back cover and remove that piece of plastic just in case I want to protect it again with the original one.
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Ferrum Master said:
As a technician I can suggest the best in house fat stain cleaning method.... it is
oh... wrong image thats the weekend brain emmc eraser, but I'll leave...
This ONE
Just stick it and remove it... as scotch isn't very strong tape, it only removes the fat and leaves the transparent plastic in perfect clean state!
use it on all surfaces, try out on the screen first, you'll see how it works!
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Omg man, you're awesome. I took a picture with the cover before cleaning the plastic, another after cleaning it and one without the cover, I'm amazed!
With the plastic clean the picture is as good or maybe better than without the cover, it's amazing!
Before cleaning it the camera performed really bad. Too bad that the plastic gets oiled so easily, but this tape trick works and very very good, thank you very much

good work!! been taking crap pic for ages thinking it was just cm10.1 cam

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good work!! been taking crap pic for ages thinking it was just cm10.1 cam
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Yes, old discussion
With the plastic cover of the sensor (why LG did it??) we have to take care (clean) of:
1) external side of the plastic
2) internal side of plastic
3) external side of sensor
P.S. plus... scratches/abrasion in the transparent plastic cover (internal and external..).
Doing this, there are no doubts: the qualty improvement is a fact.

torq1337 said:
Hi guyz!
I just wanted to share my experience with my o2x those days... For a long time I was getting some blury photos with a bit of too much brighnes, and I didnt know what to do. After a lil accident with my phone, the backcover of the phone, the little black plastic that covers the camera was cracked in the corner. So I decided to just remove it and dont give a f**k
Thats the sh*t Im talking about, the little black thing there
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19114954/cameraLOL/plastika i tako to.jpg
Well, I did that and this is what happend... here is a compare of my photos with the black cover to the left, and without the plastic cover to the right.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bk3uao0amwmhwwc/before-after.jpg
P.S. The plastic glass that covered my cam wasnt damaged and I was cleaning it...
Everyone can try it, take a picture with your backcase and then remove the backcase and take a picture again
Hope someone is gonna be happy like me !!!
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can confirm that . Just try and work . Hvala stari :good:

I made 2 photos.
Before cleaning the plastic glass, and after.
Awesome change!
tapatalked with LG P990

Awesome

wow what a major difference, shame the phone is a fingerprint, grease magnet

I don't have this plastic cover for year maybe, it just felt of

I've removed the plastic and the improvements are amazing. But still, it's a really bad camera..

Using other apps instead the stock camera the quality improves. Camera360 works good with this phone

Improve the input, and the output improves

nexus 5 open hole..speaker and microphone

how to open little more the hole..
Mind the opening
open hole with the sim tool..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrFhRxK88U0
video..

And void the warranty...

BirchBarlow said:
And void the warranty...
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I don't think so.. Little.. No large..??

nikos k said:
how to open little more the hole..
Mind the opening
open hole with the sim tool..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrFhRxK88U0
video..[/QUO
I have s beter sound
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Why not use a Drill or something and drill some random holes from the back of the phone all the way to the speaker enclosure. This seems like a pointless thing not to mention that that dust filter is there for a reason. If you wanted better sound there are other things to mess up with (and that requires adding extra holes in the speaker enclosure by taking the phone apart).

kraven001 said:
Why not use a Drill or something and drill some random holes from the back of the phone all the way to the speaker enclosure. This seems like a pointless thing not to mention that that dust filter is there for a reason. If you wanted better sound there are other things to mess up with (and that requires adding extra holes in the speaker enclosure by taking the phone apart).
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its my rick..
I dont see filter..

Look closer at what's behind the drilled holes:
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it's hollow inside, the actual speaker is way far back.
you are only poking holes onto the dust filter fabric sticker.

Hey there's a dust filter in there that's cool. Don't understand why you would want to do this though.

What's the purpose of this?. I don't get it.

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What's the purpose of this?. I don't get it.
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The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..

You are not going to make a difference like that.

nikos k said:
The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..
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Not quite. 4.4.2 is what has improved sound volume. Read up in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597276

nikos k said:
The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..
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There's no such hardware revision. I've had both 310K and 312K and they sound the same.

boys little mind wants! the new version Grow more holes .. and I did too!.

Trial and error engineering at its best. Unfortunately with that approach there's more error than success.:silly:

So what you're saying is.... the sim tray tool is making the speaker holes bigger?
Not likely. Not sure how the plastic tool is supposed to make the holes bigger...
Looks like you're just poking at/moving the filter out of the way so you're more susceptible to getting dirt and dust in your phone.
Sounds like a placebo at best...

Well I just got an RMA device and wow are the speaker holes gigantic! They're about 2 times as big as my original one. Sounds sooooo much better.

aooga said:
Well I just got an RMA device and wow are the speaker holes gigantic! They're about 2 times as big as my original one. Sounds sooooo much better.
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<if not trolling> any pictures of your new device's speaker would be nice of you
Sent from my Nexus 5

Sn00ky said:
<if not trolling> any pictures of your new device's speaker would be nice of you
Sent from my Nexus 5
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I can post a picture, but I don't think they're any bigger than the ones that other people have posted. I was comparing it to my original device which had really tiny ones. Sorry for the confusion.