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The White Wizard!!

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the project took 3 days. im pretty happy how it came out although im still waiting for the paint to fully dry.
i sanded the phone down
painted using krylon fusion white satin
dried 24hrs
clearcoat paint
dried another 24 hrs
i used a xacto knife to mask the parts i was not going to paint
i was going to leave the buttons unpainted. its pretty easy just get a pieace of painters tape and stick it on then cut along the grooves. i had done this before when i first had painted the phone black but that did not work out. IF you dont sand your phone it will peel off. next week when the paint has dried fully im going to use the knife to cut out the excess paint along the small areas.
tips
make sure you cover the screen before you begin sanding.
you should probably not do too many coats unless you sand the phone down a lot, one coat for paint and clearcoat is enough, you dont want the phone looking bloated.you should probably tape off the buttons because when you press them the corners wont chip. use a knife to cut into the grooves.just stick a piece of tape on the speaker whole and stuff it.i will be cutting out the bluetooth light and the charge light in as soon as it dries although they shine through just fine. i also had sanded down that rubber piece on the back because it kept getting lost. for best results make sure you let phone dry alot 4 days later and the paint can still ding easily but it does not chip which is good. ill keep you guys updated.
[moved to wizard upgrading forum. nice work ,regards ,faria]

my cat took my rubber piece on the back...... darn cat

nnnnniiiiiiccccccceeeeeeeeee . Much better than this one, but I salute to his creativity and courage. Although he seems to be selling off his phone (in whole or parts).
can we have a close up look at your buttons? and how does the keyboard looks like,

looks sweet mate...
what is the today theme you used in the bottom right pic of the first post?
the vista looking one... is that a wisbar jobby?

yep
wisbar and wisbar desktop theme really nice but a lil too much on my not so fast 8125.its called VistaBetaTWO.

One of the coolest paintjobs yet As soon as I get a new device I'll start trying these things out myself
Great Job!

Wow... is it me? What paint job are youse people talking about?

I was merely referring to all the different variations of the wizard... The two mentioned in this thread is as far as I know the only two paintjobs that are "homemade"

It would be great to see a close-up of the paint quality on your Wizard100... I wasn't too big of a fan of the other guy's Wizard200's paint quality.

niceeee... but im not dat daring enough to cover the buttons.. here is the pic of mine.. i did black before but didnt look dat great hence white.. hope you like it.. takes ages to do it but its worth it..

would fit to an iPod, wouldnt it?

This is really sick lookin'
Props.

wow, looks sweet...
i would have kept the directional pad and the such silver though...

_Nomad_ said:
I was merely referring to all the different variations of the wizard... The two mentioned in this thread is as far as I know the only two paintjobs that are "homemade"
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I can understand that... It's just that I can't seem to "see" the paint job in question... No pics for me.

Interesting mod.. or rather decoration
While browsing through eBay (yeah, I have no life), I saw this 'mod' on a Wizard. I'm not particularly fond of the way the front was decorated, but the back was impressive. It is up for sale at eBay. Wonder if she (I presume) is a member here.

I am looking for black case

For collection sake, I thought I should keep a link here
http://www.instructables.com/id/E5MGY2CF5EB7KDV/?ALLSTEPS

Black Wizard
Everyone Seems to be saying that they did theirs in Black then white.
Honestly i don't think i'll ever change mine now, i LOVE it in black.
I used Krylon Fusion Black, and Their Clear Coat.

Black Wizard
Everyone Seems to be saying that they did theirs in Black then white.
Honestly i don't think i'll ever change mine now, i LOVE it in black.
I used Krylon Fusion Black, and Their Clear Coat.
The process;
Tap everything that you don't want painted, if you're not disassembling.
Sand sand sand sand.
You have to sand, a lot and it's very meticulous.
I used a rough grain, to give it a rough texture, and used satin paint to help
Painted that black, let it cook in the FL sun for 3 hours.
Then did 5 coats of the clear coat, It caused the black to turn alittle grayish but it's not bad.

Nicely done! I like it a lot.

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!

PaulMdx said:
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.

Love your bezel? Hate cases?

Why buy a slim, light phone, and slap a giant case on it? For that matter why did htc make the camera bezel stick out past the back of the case, so it gets damaged when you lay it down?
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As a zero dollar remedy, I pealed a foot off my keyboard, restuck it under the camera bezel and viola! This one has been on my phone for two months now, and the last one lasted about six months. It keeps my camera off the table when I lay it down, and even prevents some glare from the overhead lighting. No damage to the case or camera, and no added bulk.
Htc inc redibly re-engineered

awesome! I personally would never do it but that's a cool idea
HTC Incredible

I kinda thought this would get more love...
sent from the radios the cia put in my teeth.

Weird move by HTC imo. Nice mod, something simple so i might try it.

baboonsRus said:
I kinda thought this would get more love...
sent from the radios the cia put in my teeth.
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Dig it... Had I not already popped for my feather, I probably would have gone this route myself. Just can't stand putting such a svelte device into a behemoth case. For that matter, I feel the same way about screen protectors. /end rant
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Shameless self bump.

I thought this was about the actual phone bezel when I read the title, cool idea though. I've always hated cases since most of the time they're bulky and ugly. I bought the phone I have because I liked the way it looked, why would I want to wrap it in something that hides all of that? I usually just take great care of my phone until it gets its first decent size scratch then I just say the hell with it and care about protecting it less. That's why I loved my OG Droid, I could beat the hell out of it and it would still look fine!.

I agree. The OG droid was a beast. This "mod" also fixes the wobble you get if you try to use the phone flat on a table.

Amazing hack.
If anyone else was interested in doing this and was looking for something less.... drastic... these clear feet would be perfect! (10 cents)
http://www.westfloridacomponents.co...+Rubber+Feet+Small+Bumpers+9.5mm+X+3.2mm.html

My bezel still looks brand new and I "carelessly" put it bezel down wherever I go. Now if some people put it onto the street asphalt then you're just.... yea.
And with your analogy why hunk another piece onto the back of it?

My bezel still looks good too, but I would cringe every time I heard it hit the desk. It is such a cool looking part of the phone, I'd hate to scratch it up.
This is clearly not for everyone. It did help me out, and I thought I'd share it in case it might help anyone else.

I think it is actually smart for manufacturers to let the camera protrude slightly from the back of the phone. Cameras have a minimum thickness that can't be avoided, but by keep the rest of the phone slightly slimmer (or as slim as possible), users can add a case without significantly changing the overall thickness of the phone.
If the camera were flush with the back of the phone, the entire phone would need to be thicker to allow it (of course, they could squeeze in a bigger battery).
The devil's advocate argument is that that manufacturers want phones that feel as thin as possible in your hand, even if they have to make parts of the device thicker for the camera (resulting in phones shaped like the Droid X).

Amen to that. I love my 8 megapixels.
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Interesting idea, I'll think I'll give it a try!

Stratman14 said:
Interesting idea, I'll think I'll give it a try!
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If you don't like it, take them off. It's that easy!
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Nexus 5 put to the ultimate durability test!

BY ACCIDENT.
So this weekend the girlfriend and I were getting ready for a small road trip. I had my jacket and Nexus in hand when I get to the car and I put them both on the top as I dug around trying to find my cigarette lighter -> USB device under the seats. I got distracted and ended up leaving with both my coat and phone on the top of my car. I turn out of my apartment complex and floor it to 40mph. I'd say about 5 minutes later we get to the gas station and I realize my Nexus is missing!
I realized what I had done and we went back to see both of my items lying in the busy street. My poor Nexus was face down on the asphalt... I had to play Frogger to get across the road safetly and to my surprise the phone was okay. It has quite a few small scratches on the front and the plastic on the top edge is a little rough but aside from that everything is fine. I was so surprised after shattering my Nexus 4 not too long ago.
Just figured I'd share this story. I'm more impressed with the build quality now after knowing that it landed face down and was probably ran over by a few cars :highfive:

BiznessMan said:
BY ACCIDENT.
So this weekend the girlfriend and I were getting ready for a small road trip. I had my jacket and Nexus in hand when I get to the car and I put them both on the top as I dug around trying to find my cigarette lighter -> USB device under the seats. I got distracted and ended up leaving with both my coat and phone on the top of my car. I turn out of my apartment complex and floor it to 40mph. I'd say about 5 minutes later we get to the gas station and I realize my Nexus is missing!
I realized what I had done and we went back to see both of my items lying in the busy street. My poor Nexus was face down on the asphalt... I had to play Frogger to get across the road safetly and to my surprise the phone was okay. It has quite a few small scratches on the front and the plastic on the top edge is a little rough but aside from that everything is fine. I was so surprised after shattering my Nexus 4 not too long ago.
Just figured I'd share this story. I'm more impressed with the build quality now after knowing that it landed face down and was probably ran over by a few cars :highfive:
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sorry to hear! was it naked or a case?
can you post pics?

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sorry to hear! was it naked or a case?
can you post pics?
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yeah pics would be interesting

Also in for pictures.
Sent from my Nexus 5

Fwiw your durability will definitely vary. The phone slipped out of my hands from waist height on turkey day and got a nice thick scratch across the whole mid section of the screen. Of COURSE it landed face down -_- first time ever dropping it too
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Here are the pictures. I apologize, they were taken with a gen 4 iPod Touch so they look really bad
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The scratches look way worse in the photo because I had it facing a bright light. Normal use I hardly notice them (especially with the screen on)
I might eventually just buy a new glass and replace it myself but we'll see. I dropped both my Note 2 and Nexus 4 with awful results.
And yes it was naked when it hit the pavement.

[Q] I found a TV on a dirt road today.

I went up hiking with a friend in the Colorado mountains today. We went wayyyy up a small dirt trail just wide enough for one car, it was great!
About 30 minutes into the drive along this dirt trail, we saw something black 10ft off the road, which ended up being a 46 inch Flat Screen Samsung TV, in perfect physical condition, other than it looks like it's been there several days and we knew it rained the last few nights.. but I took it home anyways!
Found a cable to plug it in, and used my Note 4 as a remote, and it turned on! Made the powering-on little tune and everything! But.. the screen has MAJOR water damage, to the point where it's unusable. It can't be used in the condition it's in now.
So.. if you were in my position, what would you do?
Look for a replacement panel?
Call Samsung?
Set up a warranty with some company somehow?
Replace the Screen, if I can find a screen replacement?
Throw it out? Sell the working parts?
What would you do if you were in my exact position?
It's a Samsung ln46c630

2PMintheAM said:
I went up hiking with a friend in the Colorado mountains today. We went wayyyy up a small dirt trail just wide enough for one car, it was great!
About 30 minutes into the drive along this dirt trail, we saw something black 10ft off the road, which ended up being a 46 inch Flat Screen Samsung TV, in perfect physical condition, other than it looks like it's been there several days and we knew it rained the last few nights.. but I took it home anyways!
Found a cable to plug it in, and used my Note 4 as a remote, and it turned on! Made the powering-on little tune and everything! But.. the screen has MAJOR water damage, to the point where it's unusable. It can't be used in the condition it's in now.
So.. if you were in my position, what would you do?
Look for a replacement panel?
Call Samsung?
Set up a warranty with some company somehow?
Replace the Screen, if I can find a screen replacement?
Throw it out? Sell the working parts?
What would you do if you were in my exact position?
It's a Samsung ln46c630
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Seriously? Where were you hiking at?

I had a TV go out like this.
If you can still see some cool color shapes when you turn it on, I would put it on its back on top of a mount of some sort, and use it as a coffee table. Plugged in it looks pretty cool actually.

orangekid said:
I had a TV go out like this.
If you can still see some cool color shapes when you turn it on, I would put it on its back on top of a mount of some sort, and use it as a coffee table. Plugged in it looks pretty cool actually.
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I like your thinking.
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mark manning said:
Seriously? Where were you hiking at?
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Went up with a friend to Sedalia to explore the area and came across Rampart Range Road, followed it down for about 30-40 minutes before we finally decided it would never end! Got out of the car and just walked around, the views are spectacular if you climb up a bit! Took a bunch of pictures with my Note 4! There couldn't have been a more interesting place to find a flat screen Samsung TV! haha.
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2PMintheAM said:
Went up with a friend to Sedalia to explore the area and came across Rampart Range Road, followed it down for about 30-40 minutes before we finally decided it would never end! Got out of the car and just walked around, the views are spectacular if you climb up a bit! Took a bunch of pictures with my Note 4! There couldn't have been a more interesting place to find a flat screen Samsung TV! haha.
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I love that area. Back when I was a wee little lad, my grandfather used to take me up there for hunting squirrels and deer. Someday stop in at buds bar in Sedalia, that place is on some list for their burgers. I have to admit, they're pretty dang good too!

2PMintheAM said:
the screen has MAJOR water damage, to the point where it's unusable. It can't be used in the condition it's in now.
So.. if you were in my position, what would you do?
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Lots of rice to suck out all water residue?

KAMiKAZOW said:
Lots of rice to suck out all water residue?
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About 3-4 tonnes at a rough guess
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Jesse72 said:
About 3-4 tonnes at a rough guess
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If it works for cell phones, why not for TVs? (And no, not 3–4 tonnes)

Depends what the internals are like