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Adhesive for replacing digitizer?

Hey guys, I'm attempting to replace my digitizer for the second time after my first attempt ended up with a digitizer which was a distinctly different shape than the original and therefore looks terrible! Anyhow I'm looking for a decent adhesive to keep it in place. Would pretty much anything do or does anyone have a preference?
Cheers!

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Here is the stuff I used, working great so far.. Not sure where you could get it (maybe frys or something) (I grabbed some from work).. its thin, double sided, super sticky once it sets, and made by 3M.. I just cut it into very thin strips using a ruler and exacto blade.. If you have trouble finding some, I have enough leftover that I could mail you to get the job done..
fam
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also, i used a couple drops of super glue on the top portion (where there is a decent amount of plastic surface area)..

Cheers, that looks pretty perfect, didn't even know that was available! I'm in the UK but thanks for offering I should hopefully be able to find some locally, thanks again.

Hollow.Droid said:
Cheers, that looks pretty perfect, didn't even know that was available! I'm in the UK but thanks for offering I should hopefully be able to find some locally, thanks again.
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if you cant find it locally try amazon or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2mm-3M-Adhesive...391482?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa6a4b2fa
another thing, something that is probably more "locally available" would be to buy the 3M digitizer tape for an iphone, and cut it up into the 4 strips you'll need

I used some of the loctite superglue gel. Very very thin layer of it and it worked great, I didn't like how the original digitizer sat flush with the frame of the phone, after using the superglue the digitizer is slightly below the frame so it the phone was dropped face down the frame would hit the ground first hopefully saving the screen

famandeggs said:
if you cant find it locally try amazon or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2mm-3M-Adhesive...391482?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa6a4b2fa
another thing, something that is probably more "locally available" would be to buy the 3M digitizer tape for an iphone, and cut it up into the 4 strips you'll need
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I ended up going with this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...223992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3749wt_905
I made sure it wasn't the foam kind and it's double sided so should hopefully do the job nicely. Fingers crossed
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I used some of the loctite superglue gel. Very very thin layer of it and it worked great, I didn't like how the original digitizer sat flush with the frame of the phone, after using the superglue the digitizer is slightly below the frame so it the phone was dropped face down the frame would hit the ground first hopefully saving the screen
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Yeah I'm going with a combo of the tape and superglue, just because I don't trust myself to be delicate with superglue down the sides
I'll have to post some pics of the before and after, just to give a sense of how crap the first replacement was. It's so poor I'm using a full body case to keep the digitizer held in! It also lacks the bottom buttons and is the incorrect size (Around 1cm in total, top and bottom) compared to the original digitizer. It's gonna be a nice day when it's back to tip top condition

Cheers buddies! very useful stuff

Anyone happen to know where I can pick up the thick foamy type adhesive? Some of it is torn around edges & want to fill in the gaps with something better than 4 layers of the thin 3m stuff. I might try tiny strips of electrical tape in those spots, but would rather proper real thing.

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Here is the stuff I used, working great so far.. Not sure where you could get it (maybe frys or something) (I grabbed some from work).. its thin, double sided, super sticky once it sets, and made by 3M.. I just cut it into very thin strips using a ruler and exacto blade.. If you have trouble finding some, I have enough leftover that I could mail you to get the job done..
fam
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Hi I am trying to replace my nephews screen and need the adheisive do you still have some left and are you still willing to send it. I cant find it anywhere

adhesive for digitizer...
Hollow.Droid said:
Hey guys, I'm attempting to replace my digitizer for the second time after my first attempt ended up with a digitizer which was a distinctly different shape than the original and therefore looks terrible! Anyhow I'm looking for a decent adhesive to keep it in place. Would pretty much anything do or does anyone have a preference?
Cheers!
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you can use zhan lida t8000.
its widely use for mobile screen like asus,samsung etc
it can easily removed at time of replacement usnig dryer or heat gun.

Rubber Battery Doors?

So after having my G2 for a few months now, my one small problem is the battery door. Honestly, it's very nice, at first, but now mine is all scratched up and ugly
So I'm wondering if there's any battery doors that's not a cover, as in you put over your original one, but has a soft texture like the rest of the G2.
Something like this
Like this
I've been looking, but it doesn't look like there's anything of that sort :/
would be nice if it also matched with the G2, I wonder why no one has made something like this.

One of the things I tried out was buying a small piece of carbon fiber sample off of eBay for a few bucks. Goes on like a sticker and you can cut it to shape with a x-acto knife. Also comes off clean which is nice. I also noticed a small increase in grip on the back of the phone. Defiantly a "Under 5 bucks" beautiful mod.

Try using something like the Zagg Invisible Shield, Body Guardz, etc. The film is clear and offers a slight rubber texture.

ZAGG
DeoreDX said:
Try using something like the Zagg Invisible Shield, Body Guardz, etc. The film is clear and offers a slight rubber texture.
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+1 for ZAGG, the skin works a treat on my Z, even if a little tricky to fit

I wrapped mine with carbon fiber vinyl. I bought a huge roll of the stuff for like $15 bucks and have been wrapping everything from the back of my iPad to parts on my motorcycle and I still have a crazy amount left. I'll have to take a picture of it on the back of my phone with another camera. Or maybe just go find a mirror somewhere...
edit: Well, you get the idea. There is really ****ty light in the bathroom in this office. Better than the scratched up aluminum piece that was there before. I liked how it looked, but I got a couple scratches in it that I didn't appreciate, so covering it seemed like a good idea.
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maybe you can try using 3m Di-noc film, it's used a lot on vehicle trims and the come a variety of textures and colors

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I wrapped mine with carbon fiber vinyl. I bought a huge roll of the stuff for like $15 bucks and have been wrapping everything from the back of my iPad to parts on my motorcycle and I still have a crazy amount left. I'll have to take a picture of it on the back of my phone with another camera. Or maybe just go find a mirror somewhere...
edit: Well, you get the idea. There is really ****ty light in the bathroom in this office. Better than the scratched up aluminum piece that was there before. I liked how it looked, but I got a couple scratches in it that I didn't appreciate, so covering it seemed like a good idea.
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i was JUST gonna ask for pics before scrolling down. that, my friend, is one nice looking mod. kudos for the idea. *off to ebay

You can also think to spray rubber
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/paint/...bber-coating-performix-brand-spray-98266.html

ocdetails
dude off topic you look just like egon from ghost busters i couldnt help it ....

Just completed the 3M carbon vinyl mod:
Would definitely recommend others to do something similar, better grip and no scratching on the cover.

Or... you could just get the whole carbon fiber skin and not have to cut anything yourself.
http://phantomskinz.com/htcdesirezchromatics.aspx
It's a bit pricey at $30, but much easier and it'll fit the whole phone, not just the battery door.

What if I don't want to cover the entire phone? Or I happen to have some vinyl lying around? And its fun to DIY
The application that skin can still be messed up by the average user unless you want to risk shipping to them and be without the phone for god knows how long.

slapshot30 said:
Or... you could just get the whole carbon fiber skin and not have to cut anything yourself.
http://phantomskinz.com/htcdesirezchromatics.aspx
It's a bit pricey at $30, but much easier and it'll fit the whole phone, not just the battery door.
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anyone use one of these before?? i like having a "black" phone.. even thou my g2 is sexy.. im diggin the full carbon fiber.

Meh... When my clear coat started to come off I went to the store and bought some 800 and 1000 grit sand paper. Rubbed away with the 800 using hot water and took all of the clear coating off, then moved to 1000 grit where rubbed some more then added a bit of hand soap and kept rubbing. The battery cover has a nice shiny brushed looking finish now.

desirez_pete said:
What if I don't want to cover the entire phone? Or I happen to have some vinyl lying around? And its fun to DIY
The application that skin can still be messed up by the average user unless you want to risk shipping to them and be without the phone for god knows how long.
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True, but not all like DIY things. I could see skins like this getting big, a lot easier to just ship and apply some skins than have to buy vinyl, cut, fit, etc.

thatruth132 said:
ocdetails
dude off topic you look just like egon from ghost busters i couldnt help it ....
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Haha, you're so right!
Anyways, I might try and snag a Zagg for my Z, considering I work at best buy and get them dirt cheap. I just don't want to put any more money into this phone when I'm most likely getting a Sensation.
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-RotorDemon- said:
Meh... When my clear coat started to come off I went to the store and bought some 800 and 1000 grit sand paper. Rubbed away with the 800 using hot water and took all of the clear coating off, then moved to 1000 grit where rubbed some more then added a bit of hand soap and kept rubbing. The battery cover has a nice shiny brushed looking finish now.
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Do you have any pics? I would love to see what that looks like.

Another good thing about applying the vinyl to just the cover is that it raises the thickness slightly to match the silver camera surround so that when you put the phone on a flat surface its less likely to scratch the surround bit.

Plasti-dip SPRAY.
http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

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True, but not all like DIY things. I could see skins like this getting big, a lot easier to just ship and apply some skins than have to buy vinyl, cut, fit, etc.
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This reminds me of the time when faceplates for cell phones were popular 10 years ago. If I could make my G2 more like the G1 in feel, I would.

[POLL] Metal Battery Cover?

Hey guys, I have a few friends who have this phone and one thing I personally don't like is the plastic back cover. I know it's durable, but it seems like a metal back cover would go better with the phone. I have a prototype place near my house and I was thinking about having metal back covers made for the Infuse. They would be painted to match the phone as well.
Would this be something of interest for anyone? If so, what would be a reasonable cost you would pay for a metal back cover? Of course, I would try to keep the cost as low as possible. Please complete the poll so I can can gauge interest for this.
Thanks!

i for one love metal backs, I would even pay a little extra for some customization!!

skillz9669 said:
i for one love metal backs, I would even pay a little extra for some customization!!
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Like what? That would be cool to do, but one off stuff is always expensive you know?

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Like what? That would be cool to do, but one off stuff is always expensive you know?
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Yeah but I actually plan to keep this phone for awhile, so I would spend in the area of $100 for maybe a brushed metal design, maybe like a brushed metal android peeking out of something, it would just give it that extra something. If they are able to do stuff like that and you generate enough buzz I am definitely in.

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Yeah but I actually plan to keep this phone for awhile, so I would spend in the area of $100 for maybe a brushed metal design, maybe like a brushed metal android peeking out of something, it would just give it that extra something. If they are able to do stuff like that and you generate enough buzz I am definitely in.
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I'd love to get this going, but it seems like demand just isn't there

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even something like this!!!

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I'd love to get this going, but it seems like demand just isn't there
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give it a few days!!! Give people time to view and see where it goes

Honestly I don't think it's a good idea. A metal back will probably impact antenna reception of the phone. Samsung designed this with plastic elements in mind, and the antennas lying behind the plastic will be adversely impacted. We have the second best SAR rating of any current phone, so as much as the metal back idea sounds cool, a usable phone sounds better IMHO.
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Honestly I don't think it's a good idea. A metal back will probably impact antenna reception of the phone. Samsung designed this with plastic elements in mind, and the antennas lying behind the plastic will be adversely impacted. We have the second best SAR rating of any current phone, so as much as the metal back idea sounds cool, a usable phone sounds better IMHO.
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A valid point, I should probably get a few made and put them on my friend's phones and see if anything is affected. I wouldn't think it would make that big of a difference though, but you could be right.

Very intrested in a metal back covers thats one of the reasons i liked hd2.

Honestly, its probably not worth the effort. Just get yourself a thin case and be happy.

i would accept one if it worked. i just have a feeling there will never be one as the phone is not designed for it. i think the all the radio antennas would be blocked or crippled and im not sure it would snap in and out easily without damaging the phone.

Maybe a transparent cover would be aswome

Plastic is more durable. It has a lower impact on signal strength. It doesn't heat up like metal can.
Sure metal looks nice, but it doesn't make sense. Although it can't possibly be worse than having a glass back.
Not to mention you need some serious flex to get it on and off.
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I would love to have CHROME backcover or some one painted the plastic backcover chrome and sell it!

Sorry to bump this up but is this project down?

I would buy one for my infuse.
samsung infuse running MIUI

Good luck pulling the metal off when you wanna get to your battery/similar/SD. :x
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+1 If anything I would see it being a plastic piece with a layer of metal on top...metal tabs snapping into the plastic holes seems like a nightmare waiting to happen...

this would be awesome for the aesthetics. but you would have to have a custom case or go bareback to show it off.

[Guide] Carbon fiber vinyl battery door, with lots of pics

After seeing a few posts (by ocdetails and desirez_pete) I wanted to try the mod myself. Thanks to their advice, I was able to do it pretty easily in one sitting. During the process I decided to take pictures just for the sake of having some kind of record, and since I didn't see any picture-filled guide on how to do this in our forum I thought I'd provide one to help those who might have been intimidated at the thought of this DIY. It's really quite easy!
I ordered a 1' x 6" sheet of "Black M500 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Stripe Wrap Sheet 6in" from an eBay seller named metrorestyling. It's basically a knock-off of 3M's DI-NOC carbon fiber vinyl. This sheet is enough material to do this mod for 6 battery doors.
I started by putting one edge of the battery door along one edge of a piece of paper, then outlining the rest. Next I taped the paper on the vinyl such that the straight edge of the paper was aligned with the carbon fiber weave.
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A razor will cut the vinyl very easily. I then took off the back side of the carbon fiber vinyl, laying it sticky side up. I aligned one edge of the battery door with one edge of the vinyl and applied it starting from that side (like applying a screen protector).
It was already on really smoothly but I used heat from a hair dryer set to medium to smoothen as much as possible. One quote I read online was, "If the heat is to [sic] hot for your hands, then it’s hot enough for the vinyl."
Now this is where I should have done something better. With the excess vinyl not stuck onto the back of the batter door I immediately started cutting. I first cut it while trying to stay parallel to the battery door plane, so I can cut off excess later if necessary. While cutting I noticed it was better to cut with inward strokes, e.g., in the picture below I would move the knife down and left to avoid pulling the vinyl away from the battery door edge.
What I should have done is wrap the excess around while applying heat, followed by immediate cooling to "set" the vinyl in place around the edges. This unset vinyl along the edges gave me a little trouble later
This is what it looked like after a very, very rough cut.
This is where I realized my mistake above. I had to constantly reheat the edges to get good adhesion to the battery door edge, followed by immediate cutting. And since the adhesive film was unset, it kept accumulating on my knife, making it dull every so often
Side view:
To cut more vinyl off along the edges, I cut at an angle.
Preliminary fit was too tight, and the battery door wasn't fully pressed down. Also, my cutting was VERY sloppy on the speakerphone hole
So, I cut more.
It fit much better along all edges
And that's all there is to it! I hope this helps those who want to do this mod.

Looks good! I suggest you re-apply it a few more times and you should be able to get it perfect.
And another thing I forgot to tell you was try to stretch the vinyl over the edges while heating it to get the best adhesion but don't stretch it so that it distorts the carbon pattern. My application is still fully stuck on after 2 months

very nice!

looks good man. I'm think about doing something like it!

Thanks for this. I just bought the same sheet you bought. Hopefully it will arrive this week.

looks good, I am going to give this a try!

I did this the other day using your guide. I screwed up a little bit on the flat side by cutting off too much, so some of the door is showing, but overall I'm happy with it.

BlawkHawk said:
I did this the other day using your guide. I screwed up a little bit on the flat side by cutting off too much, so some of the door is showing, but overall I'm happy with it.
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From what I've been told, the stuff comes right off when heated and residue can be removed with typical residue removal solution. If you bought the same sheet as me, you know how much more there is to use in case you want to retry it
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You definitely want to try a few more applications to get it right

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From what I've been told, the stuff comes right off when heated and residue can be removed with typical residue removal solution. If you bought the same sheet as me, you know how much more there is to use in case you want to retry it
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Eh I had to waste one piece of it because I made it a little bit too small, so I think I'll just deal with it for now.
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Thanks for the tut. I used it and it came out good. Though it looks a bit sloppy as i cut a bit too inwards and the speaker hole came out very sloppy. Im happy with it now i know what i did wrong. Thanks!
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Just ordered my sheet of carbon fiber!

It looks nice man!
Nice work man!
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real ones are cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3M-D...mdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQitemZ370365342712

frankth3frizz said:
real ones are cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3M-D...mdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQitemZ370365342712
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That looks no different to what I bought (Unbranded)
I've done the same to mine and pretty much did it the same way as your guide, it looks great

Wow! Look Nice! Wanna try to my phone also To hide scratches all on the batery back.

spooke said:
That looks no different to what I bought (Unbranded)
I've done the same to mine and pretty much did it the same way as your guide, it looks great
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But you never know how long the adhesive will last
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Really nice work you have there. Does that carbon fiber give it a better feel? Or not make it so slick in your palm?

Actually after using the phone with the vinyl for 3 months I found it makes grip worse. I'm thinking of adding a layer of plastidip over it for better grip.
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I like it very much. First cut btw

Carbon fibre vinyl wrap. (self mod)

The chrome paint had started to chip off on my mates old phone that he was selling so I decided to wrap it with my left over vinyl wrap. All I did is place a big piece of vinyl wrap over the screen, then used a hairdryer to mould it around the corners. I used a blade to cut around the screen and the back of the frame and finally peeled the excess wrap off.
Here are some pics.
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Don't know why these came out so blurry.
Sorry I didn't take any progress pictures. Here's a picture to show how I cut the vinyl Dig with your nails first before using a blade to cut.

wow...can i have a link for the vinyl...im in Europe...good job mate!

GP18376A95 said:
wow...can i have a link for the vinyl...im in Europe...good job mate!
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Thanks man. I used a non branded vinyl wrap from Ebay (If you want the best quality vinyl wrap, I'd go for the 3M branded ones). This is basically what I used. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARBON-FI...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5ae7791258
Be sure the to check the size of the wrap before you buy. :good:

does the carbon vinyl slip when you try to slide it with your thumb?...how the hell did it fit the round edges?...teach me please...thanks

GP18376A95 said:
does the carbon vinyl slip when you try to slide it with your thumb?...how the hell did it fit the round edges?...teach me please...thanks
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Basically what I did was heat the vinyl with a hairdryer, this allows you to stretch the vinyl however you want so you get a wrinkle free finish. Here's a video to show you how it's done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhvU8Dk3CE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
No it doesn't slip off, it's relatively sticky.
I did the same thing on my Xperia Play a couple of days ago.
Here's the reddit post i made. http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1b081w/vinyl_wrap_is_amazing/
Here's the XDA post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2206669

youre really great with that...i hope i'll could do it like that...

Greatest IDEA !!! Thanks

GP18376A95 said:
youre really great with that...i hope i'll could do it like that...
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You won't believe how easy this was. A little practice is all it takes. If you need any help just ask. : ]

what if i accidentally touched the sticky part of the vinyl?..will it stick after blowing it with heat?

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what if i accidentally touched the sticky part of the vinyl?..will it stick after blowing it with heat?
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Yes it will still be sticky. Even I managed to touch the sticky part of the wrap, which didn't harm it at all. Heat actually makes it even stickier.

i'll get my vinyl on saturday...i'll post some pictures of my finished product... wish me luck

So every time the vinyl heats up the phone gets sticky?
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GP18376A95 said:
i'll get my vinyl on saturday...i'll post some pictures of my finished product... wish me luck
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Just make sure that your phone is clean from fingerprints or grease before applying the vinyl wrap. Good luck. I'm looking forward to seeing your result.

xelectronicax said:
So every time the vinyl heats up the phone gets sticky?
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No. Only the sticky side of the vinyl gets sticky.

GP18376A95 said:
i'll get my vinyl on saturday...i'll post some pictures of my finished product... wish me luck
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Updated the first post to show where/how I cut the vinyl.

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Updated the first post to show where/how I cut the vinyl.
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i tried to attach my finish product..i hope you'll see it..as i have said i got the glossy carbon..

GP18376A95 said:
i tried to attach my finish product..i hope you'll see it..as i have said i got the glossy carbon..
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That looks awesome man! The glossy vinyl looks much better IMHO. :good:
How'd you find it? Kind of easy, right?

Mocket said:
That looks awesome man! The glossy vinyl looks much better IMHO. :good:
How'd you find it? Kind of easy, right?
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i found it on a local auto accessory shop here in rome...it's pretty hard because it's not as rubberized as the 3d one....the vinyl is pretty hard actually.. and i've got a good result because i disassembled the device before applying it...i'm afraid that my screen will be sticky if not...i'm working on my back cover now for the second time because at first try when i'm blowing it with heat it shows some bubbles..i hope i can do it perfectly now..thank you for the examples!..:good:

GP18376A95 said:
i found it on a local auto accessory shop here in rome...it's pretty hard because it's not as rubberized as the 3d one....the vinyl is pretty hard actually.. and i've got a good result because i disassembled the device before applying it...i'm afraid that my screen will be sticky if not...i'm working on my back cover now for the second time because at first try when i'm blowing it with heat it shows some bubbles..i hope i can do it perfectly now..thank you for the examples!..:good:
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No problem mate. I would of disassembled the phone too, but I needed to sell the phone quick so I didn't have the time. Covering the back might be a bit too much IMHO, but it's your phone so I'm not stopping you.

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No problem mate. I would of disassembled the phone too, but I needed to sell the phone quick so I didn't have the time. Covering the back might be a bit too much IMHO, but it's your phone so I'm not stopping you.
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i think i just got lucky and found myself a flip cover here in rome..in a chinese store...here are some photos...and it just cost 5, euros..