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Samsung Captivate Housings?

Anyone know where I can purchase a second housing for the Captivate? I don't really need the screen or the backplate, but I'm looking for the grey part on the sides of the phone and on the back. (I'd like to paint them white haha)

Wouldn't it be easier to skin it white?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300452710223&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Those skins always seemed to work not right with my phones :\
I'm thinking of doing a vinyl wrap on it. What does anyone here think? If I ever get around to it, I'll post pics

Painting the back

Hi All,
I just thought of painting the back of my sensation, just the panels with the antennas I have a spare so it's okay if something goes wrong. But I read somewhere that sandpapering these panels could mess with the antennas. But what about just covering it with a little spraypaint or something?

From what I understand, the antennas run through the plastic in the back cover (hence the contact points on the inside of the case). If you were to sand all the way through and into the metal antennas, that could have a performance drop - maybe. However, lightly sanding just enough to remove paint? Doubt it. Maybe I'll paint mine as well. I have both a black and a white and much prefer the white cover.

Same here, but I also thought about just painting over the white back cover, that wouldn't do any harm now would it?

There are threads that show the alloy panels sanded down and polished (look great by the way) and no performance drop there, so you should be able to do the same prep the surface down the the bare metal, prime and paint away
Post up your results it may encourage others to follow you

I'm sorry, but do you mean the big backpanel or the small panels with the antennas? Because I want to paint the panels with the antennas, I'm also considering sanding the big panel and maybe making it shiny!
I will certainly post results if I have them!!

sshede said:
From what I understand, the antennas run through the plastic in the back cover (hence the contact points on the inside of the case). If you were to sand all the way through and into the metal antennas, that could have a performance drop - maybe. However, lightly sanding just enough to remove paint? Doubt it. Maybe I'll paint mine as well. I have both a black and a white and much prefer the white cover.
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How will you be painting it? Are you going to use spraypaint?

That's what I was thinking of.

Scratches and dents

As with basically all my other cellphones I convinced myself that I would not drop my Desire S on the road or other killer surfaces, so now that this has happened like 3 times at least, I am left with a few pretty nasty scratches on the aluminium body at the back. Besides dents and scratches not looking all too nice on their own, in this phone's case it looks even worse because it reveals the silver aluminium colour under the paint.
So does anybody know of a way to somehow kinda cover up these aluminium rends ?

meteish said:
As with basically all my other cellphones I convinced myself that I would not drop my Desire S on the road or other killer surfaces, so now that this has happened like 3 times at least, I am left with a few pretty nasty scratches on the aluminium body at the back. Besides dents and scratches not looking all too nice on their own, in this phone's case it looks even worse because it reveals the silver aluminium colour under the paint.
So does anybody know of a way to somehow kinda cover up these aluminium rends ?
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put in a case, hide it in your pocket or go for the other extreme and scratch all the remaining paint off!

black edding. it works

TatoValverde said:
black edding. it works
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Do you mean the Edding paint marker?
I have a grey Desire S which I dropped on a tile floor (ouch), left side first. Now it has two 1mm white dots where the metal paint chipped off, so I was looking for a silver permanent marker to maybe cover the white dots.
Have you tried the Edding marker? Does it wear off by taking the phone in and out of the pocket all the time?
If you've used this marker I'm looking forward to your feedback.
Thanks!

I have some lovely scratches and dents on mine. Somehow managed to take off a 1cm patch on the back under the logo; it's not too pretty. Even one of the dents is painful to touch as it is so sharp.
I'm afraid permanent marker will only make worse the current situation of my handset! In the case it goes and stays until it's needed!

Just put it in a case and convince yourself it never happened

Inginerul said:
Do you mean the Edding paint marker?
I have a grey Desire S which I dropped on a tile floor (ouch), left side first. Now it has two 1mm white dots where the metal paint chipped off, so I was looking for a silver permanent marker to maybe cover the white dots.
Have you tried the Edding marker? Does it wear off by taking the phone in and out of the pocket all the time?
If you've used this marker I'm looking forward to your feedback.
Thanks!
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Sorry, I have a Black Desire S, and yeah, Edding marker works. Just try to find the smallest you can, since the marker on top of the original paint will be noticeable under sunlight. try to stick to the white dots, and good luck!

lol whats the chances of finding this thread, i've always kept mine in a rubber case to try an prevent chips etc, but i removed it the other day to flash another rom and noticed the dust/dirt that had got into the case had made a right mess on the back, so i htought what could i do to fix it,, i chose to just put it back in the case an forget about it but im defo gonna try the black paint pen,, thanks man

meteish said:
As with basically all my other cellphones I convinced myself that I would not drop my Desire S on the road or other killer surfaces, so now that this has happened like 3 times at least, I am left with a few pretty nasty scratches on the aluminium body at the back. Besides dents and scratches not looking all too nice on their own, in this phone's case it looks even worse because it reveals the silver aluminium colour under the paint.
So does anybody know of a way to somehow kinda cover up these aluminium rends ?
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Perhaps an oil based enamel paint... you may be able to get a small tin from a hobby shop.

Metal paint
Guys, please allow me to brag about how I fixed the two tiny paint chips on my Desire S. :laugh:
As suggested by TatoValverde, at first I wanted to buy a paint marker, but since I have the gray Desire S this became a bit complicated. It turns out paint markers are not really easy to find (in Romania at least), much less if they're silver/gray and it becomes almost impossible to find a gray paint marker with a 0,8 mm tip.
After searching for 2 weeks I gave up the paint marker idea, went to the closest DIY store and bought a 750ml paint can + one thin brush. DIY stores are great because you can find a lot of colors and different shades. And by the way, a paint can costs about as much as a thin paint marker.
Although I tried to pick the closest shade of gray, even the smallest paint dot is noticeable on the phone so I had to put just a tiny amount, let it dry for some minutes, then very gently wipe off some of the excess paint. Then apply again a tiny bit of paint and wipe the whole area, over and over again until I couldn't really notice with the naked eye where the initial chips were.
The good thing is this paint seems to be pretty durable (as I've noticed when trying to clean some stains.. ) and it's water and UV resistant.

Possible to dye G2 Housing a different color?

Reason Im asking is today I left my G2 home in a pair of pants where I guess the inside of the pocket got dyed red by something. I took out my G2 and now it has a red hue to the grey housing. Got me thinking and then I found the video below. I know its not possible to paint the housing due to the "soft" material. So any ideas if this is possible?

I know there is a black housing of dz..I think is Australia version..can't find the link..but the price of the housing is fairly high.. original colour is easily available..but price vary..
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boost3d23 said:
I know its not possible to paint the housing due to the "soft" material. So any ideas if this is possible?
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Have you considered a rubberized paint? it might stick to the "soft touch" coating on our phones
Some of them are available in an aerosol can, spray out in very fine mists you can make a thin layer with.
you can get them in a variety of colours , but the spray on ones come in less varied shades ( the liquids you can mix pigments in)
They work well on tools in industrial environments, and grips and stuff. so i i think they would also give you more grip on the thing too ...
http://www.plastidip.com/
i think you can get the aerosol cans for like 3 bucks at a auto supply chain.
Just DONT get Undercoating or Ziebart Rubberized spray : they tend to contain tar and always remain semi gooey to repel water

How can I repair this chip?

There's a weird little mark on it that looks like a grey ring, with part of it on the top left corner, and the rest on the back behind the camera lens cover, like a bit has chipped off revealing a weird texture underneath, but then from the front it looks flat-ish, like it's been dropped (I have dropped it a few times) and it's crushed it in
how could I make this look better? painting over it possibly? how much would it cost to get it repaired? I will be selling it soon most likely to get the HTC M4 (if it's like the One S) so is it worth repairing it or should I just sell it for less? (poorly taken from my Galaxy Tab 2) pics below.
thanks
p.s. about the different backgrounds, I was trying to find the best light to take a decent pic lol

Yeah, painting is probably the best, unless you want to go advanced-mode and start with plastic welding and stuff.
It will probably be hard to find a color that matches the one S casing though.
Your other option is replacing the shell, no idea what that costs though, probably more than its worth.

Goatshocker said:
Yeah, painting is probably the best, unless you want to go advanced-mode and start with plastic welding and stuff.
It will probably be hard to find a color that matches the one S casing though.
Your other option is replacing the shell, no idea what that costs though, probably more than its worth.
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Any idea how I could match the colour, and where I could buy the paint from?
Thanks

No clue... Id imagine a car paintshop would be your best bet though.