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[Experiment] Carbon Fibre skin for Extended Battery

Was looking for a way to protect the Extended Battery door from scratches. A case wasnt possible, so decided on a vinyl for skin.
Couldnt get my hands on a 3M Di-Noc Carbon fiber vinyl, managed to get some cheap CF vinyl from a local car mod shop, something to experiment with before i find that 3M vinyl.
First Attempt: shabby, had a problem pulling the damn thing around those curves and the not so sharp blade didnt help either
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Second Attempt: much better, still the blade didnt help
the cheap glue keeps coming off from the curvy corners. cant wait to get my hands on some 3M Carbon Fiber.

Try blow drying the corners to stay in place. But not too long don't want to melt the phone.
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DemosZevasa said:
Try blow drying the corners to stay in place. But not too long don't want to melt the phone.
Sent from my locked MB865 on Ice Cream Sandwich.
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I did that, it was fitting perfectly but the glue couldn't hold it in place
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This is something that I have thought to give a try, good that someone did try!
I was thinking like wrapping my bike with 3D Vinyl and called a vendor who quoted like 1000Rs for 7sft (with shipping), is it a reasonable price bro, where did you get the vinyl from?

tchsvy said:
This is something that I have thought to give a try, good that someone did try!
I was thinking like wrapping my bike with 3D Vinyl and called a vendor who quoted like 1000Rs for 7sft (with shipping), is it a reasonable price bro, where did you get the vinyl from?
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I got this one for Rs80, that's for 1sq.ft. But its unbranded i guess. i actually have no idea about vinyls. Just got lucky to get my hands on some at this store. Though i am planning to buy 3M Di-Noc CF vinyl which seems like the good quality one. I did see 3D vinyl on ebay but dunno how good is it. Better if you check it out before placing the order.
3M has the best sticking material out there and its pretty expensive, Rs950 for 2sq.ft
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Mini review: Nillkin case

Bought on eBay for $6.00 from someone in Brooklyn. Very simplistic. Adds a nice grip feel. Doesn't provide any impact protection from drops over two feet. I'm pretty sure about that statement. When otter box releases a commuter or defender I'll be switching. Overall for general wear and tear protection, the best $6 spent for this phone.
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i have the same one added some Velcro to hook up my portable amp to it with ease

Suffered a nice fall today. Was walking looking at an email. Shoulder checked a massive column in a mall. Silver Bezel on bottom took a nice ding. Rest of phone is fine, no cracks to front or back. Ordered a diztronic case. If it wasn't for the exposed top and bottom of the case it would have been fine. It did however protect the two most important parts of the phone. So it gets an A- in its short time of use. Lesson learned, pay attention when walking.
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I'm still waiting for Nillkin to release a TPU case! Surely these hard cases do nothing to dampen the impact?

fairlight2x said:
I'm still waiting for Nillkin to release a TPU case! Surely these hard cases do nothing to dampen the impact?
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Yes, especially when it hits marble. Its not bad but disheartening considering its less than 48 hours old. Fortunately, rooted 4.2.2 with the new boot loader and radio put a huge smile on my face and the diztronic will cover it up anyway. I'm fortunate that nothing broke, and its still just a phone.
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davwman said:
Suffered a nice fall today. Was walking looking at an email. Shoulder checked a massive column in a mall. Silver Bezel on bottom took a nice ding. Rest of phone is fine, no cracks to front or back. Ordered a diztronic case. If it wasn't for the exposed top and bottom of the case it would have been fine. It did however protect the two most important parts of the phone. So it gets an A- in its short time of use. Lesson learned, pay attention when walking.
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Do you find the case slick/slippery to the touch/hold? I have one, but felt the plastic was too slick even with the pebbled surface and decided to switch to a ballistic. I do like it and if the phone wasn't covered in glass, I might have stuck with it.

Yeah it was a little slippery. that's how I ended up losing grip.
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UAG Aero Case, Dualtek Case, DRY Invisible Shield Review

So i went and bought a couple of cases after destroying my first GS4, i had the Incipio Dual Pro on my phone from sprint http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=74100061&accCatId=acc9003cat
& it didn't do nothing, basically my 7 month old daughter got a hold of my phone, tried to eat it and then chuck it at the wall.
My LCD had a fine crack and then it started to bleed, i was using a body glove(http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=74100052&accCatId=acc9003cat) at the time i dropped it off getting out of my car and that took the screen out.
long story short, i found myself a screen for really cheap and replaced it and went and bought a couple of new cases, i figure i review them and maybe find a new cool case i haven't come across.
So here is my GS4 i put Invisibleshield Extreme on my phone, not really happy with it since i thought it would be Anti-Glare and Fingerprint resistant, its not, i got the screen protector for free so i can't really complain, but i am going to anyways!
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Bought myself a UAG AERO(i had UAG on my note 2, but was looking to try new things & it didn't work out too well)
so far my favorite case for everyday use out of everything, its really light, grip is good and really protects from everyday drop and use.
Also went and bought a Dualtek, use this case anytime im working in shop, outside or when running, this case is great, i threw it down couple of stairs by mistake and phone had no damage, my only issue is that it make the phone feel heavy and big compared to UAG AERO.
see pics and let me know what you think!

First of all, nice review and nice picture.
I have few concerns and question about DualTek case, how do you feel about the button - are they easy to push? and how is the side bumper - does they collect lint/dust easily?
Thanks for taking time to look and reply.

I read the dualtek will eventually leave marks on the GS4's backcover from the rubber lining on the inside.
Is that Zagg protector a dry or wet install? The ones I know of are wet installs.
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Frame paint quality finish.

I've read a few posts on various forums about some folks having issues with the frame of the phone developing scuffs and marks even though they have been cased. I'd like to think that perhaps sand or particles got inside case and caused it via abrasion.
For those that have theirs , hows the frame area holding up?
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No its def a cheap finish....i baby my phone and its scuffed ...looks kinda like swirling on paint of a car ....ive had other phones with same finish hold up wayyy longer.

sarni84 said:
No its def a cheap finish....i baby my phone and its scuffed ...looks kinda like swirling on paint of a car ....ive had other phones with same finish hold up wayyy longer.
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Yeah, I read some threads on the oneplus community forums about the nebula blue in particular having defects on the aluminum frame out of the box. Also using a case causes abrasion wears on the paint of the frame.
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Yea i have the gray or whatever color that is....and i can see how my case would do that. I have that oneplus carbon fiber looking case tmobile sells. Its tight... Which is good i like tight ? anyway the metal frame around phone does scratch more then any other phone i had. And i have had a lot of phones. Actually it reminds me of my s2 when i had that. (Same finish on frame) ......Just cheap looking and its ashame because the rest of the device is beautiful.

Only one little slight scrape on the bottom right of the frame. Seems to have held up fine for me so far though I still miss the titanium frame of my Essential.

Yeah I have a quite badly scratched and scuffed frame also. I've had it in a case since day one so don't know how it's happened, must be bits of dust or dirt scratching it. It seems a very soft material. Annoying as it ryins the resale value.
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I just pulled off my case to check mine. I have the 12/256 Nebula blue and I have no scuffs or swirl marks as of yet and I got mine on launch day. Hope it stays that way (more so for resale value)

Just took off my case (which I have done a lot and this is my tightest case) and I don't have any scuffs. Even my camera at the top that's always exposed looks fine. I've got a t-mobile nebula blue I've had from launch. We'll see if it stays that way I guess.
Edit: there is some scuffs around the charging port but I guess that'd make sense since I have bad aim.

explosivequack said:
Edit: there is some scuffs around the charging port but I guess that'd make sense since I have bad aim.
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ROFL that's what she said!

Eric214 said:
ROFL that's what she said!
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Hahahhana[emoji106]
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Got mine in today ,
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General Whitestone dome had to warenty claim

First time I had to warenty claim a Whitestone
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What ist the question?

Why are you showing us a perfectly good screen protector?

I am inferring that either the undamaged Whitestone Dome had mysteriously caused the glass to crack on their Pixel 6 Pro or that their Pixel 6 Pro's glass cracked when their applied Whitestone Dome glass screen protector had been damaged/cracked .
Regardless, they must've gotten a new phone and/or a new Whitestone Dome?
The mystery thickens lol.

Maybe their screen protector was so strong that the glass cracked before the protector did?

Sorry the dome on pixel 7 has cracked uh hate being dyslexic sorry
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I still don't understand the pic. Why did you upload a pic of the phone with an undamaged screen protector? lol.

Oh oops top left of phone were curve is it's like spider webbed

My Whitestone got a small hairline crack in it that runs in a wave shape across the screen 2 days after I put it on. I never knew there was a warrantee. I still need to put the 2nd one on that came in the package.
Also, I saw the OP's crack immediately lol

HipKat said:
My Whitestone got a small hairline crack in it that runs in a wave shape across the screen 2 days after I put it on. I never know ew there was a warrantee. I still need to put the 2nd one on that came in the package.
Also, I saw the OP's crack immediately lol
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Was easy to register you do pay for shipping for it and you get one replacement glass I do still have the 2nd one I could have just used that I just sent the pictures to them paid then I got sent out like a day or 2 later I could prob speak to Amazon as IV not even had the pixel 7 pro or the Whitestone a month but IV gone through Whitestone so I'll leave it