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Battery cover mod

So I did a little experiment last night with my battery cover. It went great. I managed to maintain a mostly stock look and added a lot of tackiness so it has more of a rubbery texture to it.
I used this clear coat, about 5 anywhere.
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I only did 2 coats so it wouldnt add to much thickness. I waited about 2 hours between. I did not sand or do any kind of prep work other than clean it.
Here is how it looks next to a stock cover.
Mine is on the right. Hope this helps everyone that wants to maintain a semi stock look with a lot better feel. As far as protection goes...... yea, I doubt it offers any at all. But I like it.
Please, if u attempt this, remove the cover from the phone first. I know this may seem silly, but there are those type of people out there.
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!

justin94 said:
Please, if u attempt this, remove the cover from the phone first. I know this may seem silly, but there are those type of people out there.
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!
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But my phone looks silly without the cover on.
On another note, great job!
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Avelnan said:
But my phone looks silly without the cover on.
On another note, great job!
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Lmao. I actually dealt with it for a couple hours while it was drying.
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!

Just a quick update, I guess that particular clear is very temperature sensitive, that being said it pretty much melted and stuff was getting stuck to it. So I now have a completely sanded down back cover, looks nice and still easier to hold than the stock cover
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!

looks really good!

put a picture up of your sanded battery cover?

I did your mod the other day using the clear coat for plastic got some of it at OSH applied 2 coats came out great, no sanding just cleaned cover with some alcohol and paper towel. It covered up all the scratches. first day was slippery but its good now.

pvgomer said:
I did your mod the other day using the clear coat for plastic got some of it at OSH applied 2 coats came out great, no sanding just cleaned cover with some alcohol and paper towel. It covered up all the scratches. first day was slippery but its good now.
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Be careful. I had issues with mine and heat.
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!

I still want to sand it again just to.make it even. But I live the way it feels now.
I've been KANGBANGED!!!!!

Maybe try plasti-dip? that will tolerate the heat well.
Swyped...

I just sanded and painted mine yellow with the same paint I use for my xbox stuff, im satisfied.

My white LG thrill

After a long night of disassembling and painting and reassembling ... I now have a white phone. It looks and feels great!!
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Pretty snazzy eh.
Tutorial :
TAKE YOIR TIME!
HAVE A GOOD SLOT OF TIME TO DO ALL THIS LIKE 5 HRS!!
For best results disassemble the phone to strip it as best you can. There are plenty of tutorials for that on YouTube.
Sand it Down. The purpose is to have a surface the paint can stick to. I used 200 grit.
Tape up the phone all the parts you don't want to get pain.
For the screen you don't have to worry too much the paint scraped off easy with a plastic hard edge...
I used a quick dry spray paint.
Grey primer first two coats of white and one coat of clear.
Let it dry for at least 30 min. Between coats. Don't do the coats too heavy..
Now the phone may possibly have a sort of sticky feel when you hold it. But that's okay if you followed my steps it should never come off on your hands or loose its shine.
If you ever get a bad dent or screw it up or you just dont like the look...
There is no harm in doing it all over. Best to redo the entire process. Including resanding it back down to the primer should do.
TAKE YOUR TIME!!

actually looks pretty darn good, now i want to do something like this lol

I actually just dropped it and the back of it dented the paint a bit. Oops
Edit: NM its good
And so I have spoken it.. and so it shall be.

Wow,this looks awesome. What paint did you use? Give us a little tutorial. :-D Good work btw... ;-)
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Wow nice job
Would you mine telling me what paint you used?
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Tutorial added...
And so I have spoken it.. and so it shall be.

It is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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paint one s

someone painted his/her one s with a marker yet?
and whats the outcome does it look good or is it noticeable that it's painted?

aras1 said:
someone painted his/her one s with a marker yet?
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Marker leave a slight discolouration as the ink a little shinier than the dull finish of the phone, but it isn't really noticeable unless you see it in bright light. But the problem is, markers wear off really quickly. Even an industrial strength oil and waterproof ink I tried.
I've tried satin black car scratch repair ink, looks better than the ink if applied nicely, but, it also wears off.

Yeah, I tried marker too, looked ok for a day or so, but it wore off again pretty quickly.
I wonder how easy it would be to take off ALL the MAO coating and have an awesome silver phone

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Any better ideas?

The idea has been mentioned somewhere, guess the general forum. Apparently this has been done on the Sensation, looks really nice imho
Pull off the frame and sandpaper it, teardown instructions: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...=&feature=player_embedded&v=b0jGY2N2h1U&gl=SE please do it now and post results!
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It has been done on the HD2 battery cover as well, carefully sanded and polished to a near mirror finish. I suspect that was steel though, isn't the One S aluminum?

I was 90% joking; the One S is aluminium which will just rust to a dull grey colour, right? Plus, easy as it seems to get small but noticeable chips in the MAO covering, I think getting the lot off would require some serious effort. Maybe 6 months down the line when my phone really looks like cr*p, but right now it is still doable with the occasional application of black marker!

Yup its aluminium, will look a bit Mad Max I guess especially if not done with a lot of effort

Skinomi Carbon Fiber Skin is absolutely gorgeous

So I decided that I got tired of Samsung's infamous glossy polycarbonate fingerprint-magnet casing and decided to do something about it. I think you'll find the results below are quite stunning if I do say so myself.
Feel free to comment and share your thoughts/questions. : )
Skinomi TechSkin™ Samsung Galaxy S4 Carbon Fiber Skin Protector
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Pardon the blurriness as this was shot with my Galaxy Nexus in semi-low light
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Looks amazing I may have to pick up but need a spare oem back first and nobody has them! :/
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Is this a case or a battery cover?
How's the grip

oneandroidnut said:
Looks amazing I may have to pick up but need a spare oem back first and nobody has them! :/
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Here you go: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Bat...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item232b304731
Or if you don't feel like waiting on China: http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item232bdf3b26
gt5oh said:
Is this a case or a battery cover?
How's the grip
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Neither, if you click the main link you'll notice this is actually a vinyl wrap that applies onto the device, effectively adding almost not thickness.

A vinyl wrap? I feel like that will eventually peel or catch on the edges with long term use... in and out of the pocket and eventually start peeling

gt5oh said:
A vinyl wrap? I feel like that will eventually peel or catch on the edges with long term use... in and out of the pocket and eventually start peeling
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Depends how you use it. The glue on it is really thick and tough so it does not peel easy. Also they recommend to use a heat gun once you're 100% sure you want to set it the way it is so the glue melts and bonds to the plastic (doesn't actually bond but sure feels like it afterwards).

I bought this instead, well see how it is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300912800643

Inside a Genuine Galaxy S4 S View Cover!

My dad decided it was a good idea to cut off the S View cover of his S4 with a Stanley knife, because it was "annoying and always in the way, waving around in the air".
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I will begin the dissection when I have time. Stay tuned!

Why would you get the S view cover case if you didn't like the flap?

They sell the battery covers cheap online
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I personally like the S View cover, so after a bit of thought, I'm going to postpone dissecting it because to me it seems like such a waste.

vantt1 said:
I personally like the S View cover, so after a bit of thought, I'm going to postpone dissecting it because to me it seems like such a waste.
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From the looks of your pictures, that ship has already sailed.
It's not like you can reattach the front in any kind of esthetic way.

worktorest said:
Why would you get the S view cover case if you didn't like the flap?
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Wasn't my idea...
richii0207 said:
They sell the battery covers cheap online
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I still have the original battery cover.
nunjabusiness said:
From the looks of your pictures, that ship has already sailed.
It's not like you can reattach the front in any kind of esthetic way.
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You're right. I don't even have an S4 anyway. I'll cut it open tomorrow.

Nothing special. There's a small magnet along the left side of the cover, which I'm guessing activates the S-View mode. The cover itself is very tough and very hard to separate, so I quickly gave up. The whole thing is probably made from the same material as the clear window.