Hi guys. I have a red HTC One. Now, ive dropped it a few times. Ive noticed that the red paint has started wearing off and the silver patches can now be seen. The most damage has happened on the bottom edge of the phone. Sadly, the damage is visible eben with the flip cover on. I know its not a really big issue, but the phone is really beautifully designed and its a pity that the drops have messed the phone. Is there a kind of paint or something that can mask the damage? I understand the body cannot be repaired as its unibody.
I would appreciate any kind of help. Thanks
raghav kapur said:
Hi guys. I have a red HTC One. Now, ive dropped it a few times. Ive noticed that the red paint has started wearing off and the silver patches can now be seen. The most damage has happened on the bottom edge of the phone. Sadly, the damage is visible eben with the flip cover on. I know its not a really big issue, but the phone is really beautifully designed and its a pity that the drops have messed the phone. Is there a kind of paint or something that can mask the damage? I understand the body cannot be repaired as its unibody.
I would appreciate any kind of help. Thanks
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bring your phone to any car paint supplier so they can scan your phone color and make you a 2 oz bottle of paint (used for touch up on car)
I don't know if you went that route, but you could always use modeling paint. Did that on my blue one and looks superb. Like there was no paint missing.
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Uzephi said:
I don't know if you went that route, but you could always use modeling paint. Did that on my blue one and looks superb. Like there was no paint missing.
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I know it has been a couple of years, but do you remember what color shade the blue was?
It was a clear metallic blue from hobby lobby if memory serves correctly. The silver didn't chip off so I used clear blue. I forgot if it had metallic chips or not. It was generic blue though. Nothing special like turquoise or baby blue. Just regular clear blue. I have tons of modeling paint, so I can't tell you which bottle I used.
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Hi all,
I know we will have to touch and feel & wait for through reviews when HTC One comes out. However, just like many of you, I pre-ordered one and I can't decide between silver and black. To be honest, I like silver and black and I don't think both colors can't go wrong. I am planning to use HTC One either black or silver without case nor film on the back or side. Which color do you think more prone to scratch based on previous experience? We know Iphones have almost identical material with similar color scheme.
get the silver one if you want scratch proof.
Silver will not show scratches. Black will show deep scratches, but HTC has much experience with aluminum phones unlike Apple, so they make sure to have the treatment go very deep to prevent the bare metal from showing.
No i both phones are anodized but the they did something else on top of the anodized aluminum to apply the black color. Then they applied some coating to avoid scratches. In short the black one isnt pure anodized aluminum. Search the video of the interview of htc's hardware designer
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GUYS GUYS GUYS PLEASE CHILL
both colors are sexy...... and i found this video might helps you
thats what HTC used last year, a process called Micro Arc Oxidation....... so imagine now with new process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teWhc6Ysflc
Micro Arc Oxidation is garbage. pure anodization is the best way.
Cool! So it won't scratch off and show red like the OG evo
Riyal said:
Micro Arc Oxidation is garbage. pure anodization is the best way.
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More and more I am moving toward silver...
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Hey all, I dropped my black one against some metal and the back got scratched to the point where you can see the aluminum underneath. Anybody have any experience with this and how to possibly hide it so it's not as obvious? I was thinking a black marker might cover it up but I don't want to get the wrong tint of black and make it look even worse.
oxipod said:
Hey all, I dropped my black one against some metal and the back got scratched to the point where you can see the aluminum underneath. Anybody have any experience with this and how to possibly hide it so it's not as obvious? I was thinking a black marker might cover it up but I don't want to get the wrong tint of black and make it look even worse.
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I've seen recommendations for black markers. I'm surprised you can actually see the silver aluminum. Thought they had some kind of multi layer black thing going on. Hmm.
Do try the black marker on a VERY small area. wait for it to dry and see whether it works well.
Otherwise if you're still within 30 days of ur phone's purchase. Find even the most minor of defects and bring it in to a store. Maybe they'll accept an exchange.. :S That's all I can recommend :'(
Wait to get other replies first though! Maybe someone else has better experiences (I'm here with a silver One)
I have the black One and tried using a black permanent marker to cover a mark at the top edge. I did not really care about colour differences since my scratched is very small, but my makeup did stay even I waited until it was dried to handle the phone.
I have heard people saying a marker bought from halfords, that's a car shop by the way if you are not in UK. The pen is used to hide car imperfection and can stand rain, dust, and etc, so it must be much tougher to remove.
If you are not sure about colour, yes, I would suggest try a small area first, but if you do have a long scratch it would be difficult to find the perfect colour.
Keep up updated if you find a good pen, so I will stock one as well.
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oxipod said:
Hey all, I dropped my black one against some metal and the back got scratched to the point where you can see the aluminum underneath. Anybody have any experience with this and how to possibly hide it so it's not as obvious? I was thinking a black marker might cover it up but I don't want to get the wrong tint of black and make it look even worse.
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Sounds painful
Finally worked up the courage to buy some paint and go ahead with the paint job. Thought I'd give you guys an update. I bought some Tamiya XF-1 paint, it's supposed to be matte black ink for plastic models. So after the drop my phone looked like this.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1308152/phone paint job/IMG_20130531_210230.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1308152/phone paint job/IMG_20130531_210315.jpg
I used a toothpick to pick up a drop of the paint and blob it on each scratch. Then I used a moist kitchen toilet to scrub away the paint that didn't get into the scratches. End result is this.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1308152/phone paint job/IMG_20130531_211936.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1308152/phone paint job/IMG_20130531_212012.jpg
Overall I'm pretty happy with the result. You can still see the silver surface pop up at some angles and I'll probably do another few passes of the paint and scrubbing to try and get it perfect.
I work at a semi conductor parts cleaning facility and have used verious methods on cleaning my HTC one.
I use chemicals to clean and reshine my HTC one, I am having trouble with the whites on the silver version ie: the lines above and below the camera and in between the edges on the side.
Any suggestions.
Sorry if this post has been created before.
I use no case on my one, I prefer to not hide it's beauty from the world I use a dremel diamond cut for the chamfered edges whenever they get Knicks
The problem I am having with the edges is that my jeans have gave a blue tint to the white.
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Alan Corona said:
I work at a semi conductor parts cleaning facility and have used verious methods on cleaning my HTC one.
I use chemicals to clean and reshine my HTC one, I am having trouble with the whites on the silver version ie: the lines above and below the camera and in between the edges on the side.
Any suggestions.
Sorry if this post has been created before.
I use no case on my one, I prefer to not hide it's beauty from the world I use a dremel diamond cut for the chamfered edges whenever they get Knicks
The problem I am having with the edges is that my jeans have gave a blue tint to the white.
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LG washer...hot wash...cold rinse....medium spin.....towel drying....
Funny. I remember my first joke.
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I had the same issue with the blue of my jeans tinting the whites of the One. My solution was simple: Ghost Armor screen protector with a Poetic Atmosphere case. I know you mentioned that you didn't use a case, but without a physical barrier between the phone and your jeans, the blue will always smudge off.
What chemicals have you used to clean the phone?
I had issues with a case staining the white stripes on the back. I was able to get it back to looking new with nail polish remover and isopropyl alcohol.
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I've used a nitric acid mix very very diluted.
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Bugger messing around with that. I stuck a double dip and screen protectors on mine as soon as it was out of box. I love the look but I wanna protect it with my job and look at the beauty of it when I'm safe at home lol. I just give it a little wipe though.
I just recently got an HTC one black. While the color is really nice I have a small problem with the edges
The color is coming off. I have some small scuffs like dot that the black color is not there
and I can see the aluminium
Is there any paint that works on aluminium?
I was thinking to get a touch up paint for a car which supposed to be for metal
There are a lot of "stealth" colors available.
Has anyone done that?
What is your opinion
prince_72 said:
I just recently got an HTC one black. While the color is really nice I have a small problem with the edges
The color is coming off. I have some small scuffs like dot that the black color is not there
and I can see the aluminium
Is there any paint that works on aluminium?
I was thinking to get a touch up paint for a car which supposed to be for metal
There are a lot of "stealth" colors available.
Has anyone done that?
What is your opinion
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I'm in the same boat. At first was thinking plasti-dip, but that'd rub off pretty fast in and out of your pocket all the time. Subbed to thread, pretty curious.
Have you tried permanent black marker? I heard it's decent enough for small patch.
Actually the black permanent marker works pretty well. I tried to rub the surface where I have the white spots and the black color did not come out
I dont know how strong this paint is but I would not mind to do it every few months.
Nice tip
Witch color black do you have? I tried a marker but the black color is not coming near the color of the one. Do you all have the same brand marker?
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Does anybody know if the red trim around the front of the employee edition is removable? I pretty much baby my phones and it already has several nicks and places that the color has been knocked off. It's really cool looking but apparently really easy to mess up also. I actually thought about taking it off and painting it black.
X_man. said:
Does anybody know if the red trim around the front of the employee edition is removable? I pretty much baby my phones and it already has several nicks and places that the color has been knocked off. It's really cool looking but apparently really easy to mess up also. I actually thought about taking it off and painting it black.
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Hi,
The red trim is a part of middle chasis that is glued to display/digitizer assembly. The middle chasis is sold seperately but taking off display and sticking it back to new chasis requires professinal skills. You would probably save a lot of time and effort by taking off the remaining red trim and make it all bla ck, much better if you ask me.
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Semseddin said:
Hi,
The red trim is a part of middle chasis that is glued to display/digitizer assembly. The middle chasis is sold seperately but taking off display and sticking it back to new chasis requires professinal skills. You would probably save a lot of time and effort by taking off the remaining red trim and make it all bla ck, much better if you ask me.
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Thanks for the info. It's not black underneath though its a silver color
X_man. said:
Thanks for the info. It's not black underneath though its a silver color
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It's actually black underneath the silver. You have to be much meaner to it to get the black trim you desire. Silver is for those who've babied the phone.
Oh LOL
Just posting a nice example of this flaw for future references. And yes, it is black underneath, lol.
Semseddin said:
Just posting a nice example of this flaw for future references. And yes, it is black underneath, lol.
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Ahhhh so its not just me. Lol
X_man. said:
Ahhhh so its not just me. Lol
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It is just you, that phone doesn't belong to me Anyway, here's something cool and cheap, fast for you. It will look as good if you do it gently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsQlJ55Y4cc
Semseddin said:
It is just you, that phone doesn't belong to me Anyway, here's something cool and cheap, fast for you. It will look as good if you do it gently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsQlJ55Y4cc
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Cool thanks !
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Cool thanks !
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Not sure how that scratch video helps with this problem. But know not just you. My red is peeling away silver in a few places, down to the black plastic in others. I wonder if you could buy the adhesive foil in red again from somewhere. Otherwise I guess a coat of fingernail polish is probably the next best thing.
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Man it's like the trim is a wear indicator of when it'll be time to get a new phone. Going going going.....goo
I wish I had a red bezel!
Couldn't you just get some painters tape and tape off everything but the trim and paint it red again? Maybe even do a gold or what ever you desire?
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