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How do you rest your phone on the table?

Hey guys, I'm sure most of you have realized that the camera on the evo sticks out like crazy, so how do you rest it on the table? i'm always paranoid I'll mess up the camera

I'm 99% sure the kick stand would solve that dilemma. But hey I'm no genius

Kshawn said:
I'm 99% sure the kick stand would solve that dilemma. But hey I'm no genius
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I don't want to pull out the kickstand every time I put down my phone, i'm likely just going to get two rubber bumpers to put up near the top corners.

Is it really that big of a pain to deploy the kickstand?

chazglenn3 said:
Is it really that big of a pain to deploy the kickstand?
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EVERY SINGLE TIME, yes
Not to mention more chance of it getting broken

mrono said:
I don't want to pull out the kickstand every time I put down my phone, i'm likely just going to get two rubber bumpers to put up near the top corners.
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~Agrees.
That what i'd probably do. A very small one.

I kickstand it. It takes half a second to pop it out with my ring finger.

get a full-body case for the phone

TheBiles said:
I kickstand it. It takes half a second to pop it out with my ring finger.
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That's what I thought. I'm sure I will do the same. The kickstand is aluminum, right? Little chance of breaking it...

Personally I bought a screen protector and set it face down. Everyone wins!

i probably won't kickstand it too often.. all u need is some dumbass to walk by, accidentally hit ur phone and send it flying.. good bye evo

I never kickstand it when I want to set it down. I just put yet on its back and even though the camera glass is touching the table it doesn't have any scratches.
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pretty much any case will wolve the problem, honestly, I'm probably going to cut out a circular protector for the glass on the camera, that way i both don't need a case, and I don't have to kickstand it ALL the time(most of the time i probably will just because the kickstand is awesome and i can use it as a clock if needed).

If the covering over the lens is real glass, then scratching will likely not happen. Glass used in these situations is extremely scratch-resistant.

I wont want to pull the stand out every time either. That would get to be a PITA. Im going to look at body gloves also

I saw one of best buy's demo models on dislay in the store and the camera didnt seem to poke out far enough to hit a surface. Of course this is based off of visual estimation. Plus I cant imagine the HTC developers would overlook something like that.

I'd just use the kickstand or put it back in the pocket.
I's just wanna show the kickstand off.. "Yeah, my phone can sit up... Whatever you know I get the best stuff..."

Dorick said:
Hey guys, I'm sure most of you have realized that the camera on the evo sticks out like crazy, so how do you rest it on the table? i'm always paranoid I'll mess up the camera
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Put it in a case

mrono said:
I don't want to pull out the kickstand every time I put down my phone, i'm likely just going to get two rubber bumpers to put up near the top corners.
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I cut up some pieces of leftover bike tape (the stuff that goes on the handlebars) and made a little box around it, its soft and feels good in your hands, protects the EVO's (strangely unprotected) camera BUT does admittedly make it look a bit ... odd. As odd as it may look, it does completely put my mind at ease about messing up/scratching the lens.

HTC placed a kickstand at the back so you wouldn't worry about things like this. So I guess we should use it for it's intended purpose.

White housing

If I told you guys I was making white housing for our Cappy's, would you guys be interested in buying it?
It's not available anywhere, but I made one for myself and it looks great!
I was thinking of charging $40.....trying to get some idea of how many people would be interested.
Let me know!
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Just remember, if and/or when you start to sell these, you need to do it in the Marketplace, not here.

Just my own opinion here, but I'm not loving it. The fact that the sides are white, but the backplate is still black doesn't look good. The front would look better if the top and bottom were also white. It would make the whole thing look complete.
I like the concept but I think it needs to go further.
FWIW, I've always been a jet black gadget lover. I think it looks sleek and refined. White just always made me think back to the old white/beige PCs of yesterday.

i would absolutely buy one, ive been scouring the internet for them for months now

Top and bottom of the front white would look better. White lettering on the back too maybe?

ill buy for $40 maybe a bit more, it just past my bday so i gots money to spend.
Pm me if you want.....

40 seems a little expensive for my liking. And it looks like to me that all you were doing was just adding a vinyl skin ontop of the phone.
Although if you were to make one for the whole phone I think 20-30 would be more than enough of a fair price for one.

actually no, i bought official Samsung replacement housing from Japan, then put 6 coats of white plastic paint, followed by 3 coats of clear. took about a week altogether.
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I agree that i think it needs to be more white, great idea though.

WHITE? ewwww.... just my 2cents.. now a matte black finish ill bite
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maybe if it were actually white plastic and not just white paint, also the display would have to be white also cause it just looks ugly as of now

i love the white, but like the others on here i think the whole thing should be white. and if its a white paint and not plastic isn't there going to be a chipping issue overtime?

Green?
I dont mean to hijack this thread, but I was very interested in getting a different color housing for my captivate after viewing this. After searching for a few hours for colored housings online I just decided to try what you did with the white and buy my own paint and try it out! I went with an Android Green just to match my theme on my phone (I am due for an upgrade soon anyways). I will try to update with a picture of the finished productas soon as I am done!

Partridge86 said:
I dont mean to hijack this thread, but I was very interested in getting a different color housing for my captivate after viewing this. After searching for a few hours for colored housings online I just decided to try what you did with the white and buy my own paint and try it out! I went with an Android Green just to match my theme on my phone (I am due for an upgrade soon anyways). I will try to update with a picture of the finished productas soon as I am done!
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Wait...did you spray over the camera hole?

nygfan760 said:
Wait...did you spray over the camera hole?
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well.. I was smart enough to put some clear tape over the outside of the camera lens, however when i flipped it over to get the edges I was not paying close enough attention and sprayed the inside. I was able to get the paint off pretty easily though.
I did an idiot move when putting my phone back together. I was using the phone with just the sd card to take pictures and left the card in the phone when trying to fit the housing back on.. needless to say I snapped the sd card in half and it no longer works :/
Edit: I'm not sure if I'm gonna say that I am done or if I should add another coat. However I am pretty happy with the color I just need to clean it up a bit! Let me know what you all think!

Partridge86 said:
well.. I was smart enough to put some clear tape over the outside of the camera lens, however when i flipped it over to get the edges I was not paying close enough attention and sprayed the inside. I was able to get the paint off pretty easily though.
I did an idiot move when putting my phone back together. I was using the phone with just the sd card to take pictures and left the card in the phone when trying to fit the housing back on.. needless to say I snapped the sd card in half and it no longer works :/
Edit: I'm not sure if I'm gonna say that I am done or if I should add another coat. However I am pretty happy with the color I just need to clean it up a bit! Let me know what you all think!
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I think it'd be cool if you put a coat on everything that isn't the screen. To me it looks incomplete with the bottom of the phone(both front and rear) still black. Two coats probably isn't a bad idea! Maybe some gloss clear coat over the top to make it shiny? I like the android green choice though.

wwcjr91 said:
I think it'd be cool if you put a coat on everything that isn't the screen. To me it looks incomplete with the bottom of the phone(both front and rear) still black. Two coats probably isn't a bad idea! Maybe some gloss clear coat over the top to make it shiny? I like the android green choice though.
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well this is actually with about 3 coats and 1 "gloss" coat. I'm not sure if I used the right paint. I used the "plastic paint" which probably takes a bit longer to dry. When putting it back together I kept pulling the paint from the tail part so I decided just to completely take the paint off of that part. Also I was thinking about painting the top and bottom of the front, however I did not want to risk covering the microphone hole and the inputs at the top. I think if I hadnt rushed through it so much then I could have had a better finished product.. good thing is these housings are around 8$ on ebay so I can just buy another one and give that one a proper try!

Partridge86 said:
well.. I was smart enough to put some clear tape over the outside of the camera lens, however when i flipped it over to get the edges I was not paying close enough attention and sprayed the inside. I was able to get the paint off pretty easily though.
I did an idiot move when putting my phone back together. I was using the phone with just the sd card to take pictures and left the card in the phone when trying to fit the housing back on.. needless to say I snapped the sd card in half and it no longer works :/
Edit: I'm not sure if I'm gonna say that I am done or if I should add another coat. However I am pretty happy with the color I just need to clean it up a bit! Let me know what you all think!
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Prep work is 90% of painting. The actual painting part is very quick. You should have sanded better. It looks like the paint will dry and begin flaking off if it has not already.

Well one of my friends suggested I should "wet sand" it. I've personally never heard of that but he said it will make it look a ton better, so I guess I'll try that this afternoon.

Wet sanding= sanding with water to remove particles from the sandpaper.
Start with 200 grit to really clear off the paint. Then move to 400 grit. Then move to 800. Then clean with alcohol VERY WELL.
you want it to be flat and sanded down to 800 grit across the whole piece. Don't stop with 400 grit until all the green is gone. Use 800 to polish it. The rubbing alcohol is used to clean off any particles which may stick. Douse it in alcohol.
There are better ways.. but if you're going to do all of that, may as well use a nice metal flake paint and a clear coat from your auto parts store to get it really nice. If you do the clear coat, don't stick it in your pocket for a few days.
Also, time yourself on that 1 minute shake thing... trust me. Shaking is important. Longer is better. It helps the paint to dry properly and faster.

[Q] How do I make a new volume button?

I managed to semi-break my volume key and i want to make a new one before it breaks fully. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to make a new one because I am a complete amateur at this kind of thing.

mc.fake said:
I managed to semi-break my volume key and i want to make a new one before it breaks fully. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to make a new one because I am a complete amateur at this kind of thing.
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You could buy a new one and replace it? Look at this link: http://is.gd/LqdkBU

Epoxy Putty would be your best bet. I've used it to fix snowboards, games consoles and loads of other stuff. It's great because you can mix it to suit the application. For example, when using it to fix a snowboard I needed to maintain a little bit of flexibility to move with the snowboard, so I used about 60% hardener and 40% adhesive. To build a replacement button you would probably be best with a 50/50 mix.
Once you have it roughly the same size you let it harden for 24hrs and use either a Dremel / exacto knife and sand paper to shape it perfectly like the original.
Finally, some white primer, silver spray paint and clear coat lacquer will finish it off. For best result sand it lightly with fine grade sand paper between each coat of primer and silver. Then apply clear coat, leave to dry and polish with a cloth.
Just Google Epoxy Putty and you will be able to find it under many different brand names. Most hardware stores should sell it too.
EDIT: Haha, or you could buy a new one as linked above

Painting Completed-Finished Results

I know there are forums out there that talks about painting the Nexus Housing, but I want instructions that shows that the paint won't rub off, chip, and crack.
Have anyone found instructions that has flawless results that last if done right???

Doubt you'll find such a guarantee as nothing lasts for ever.....

SysAdmNj said:
Doubt you'll find such a guarantee as nothing lasts for ever.....
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True. But I didn't say forever. I said that last.
And by last I mean at least a year. Ice only dropped the phone once between my 7 months. So I'm pretty confident I won't drop it again.

Dragn4rce said:
I know there are forums out there that talks about painting the Nexus Housing, but I want instructions that shows that the paint won't rub off, chip, and crack.
Have anyone found instructions that has flawless results that last if done right???
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Mask properly.
Sand liberally, but not abusively.
Primer optional.
Paint lightly to prevent running.
Multiple layers. Let set in between.
Allow plenty of time to dry.
Use a dust free environment. I recommend rigging a couple CPU fans near it pointing away.
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Jubomime said:
Mask properly.
Sand liberally, but not abusively.
Primer optional.
Paint lightly to prevent running.
Multiple layers. Let set in between.
Allow plenty of time to dry.
Use a dust free environment. I recommend rigging a couple CPU fans near it pointing away.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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You forgot the oven bake drying or somethin...

Jubomime said:
Mask properly.
Sand liberally, but not abusively.
Primer optional.
Paint lightly to prevent running.
Multiple layers. Let set in between.
Allow plenty of time to dry.
Use a dust free environment. I recommend rigging a couple CPU fans near it pointing away.
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What brand of paint so you recommend for this job???
Don't say of my choosing. I want ur opinion of what would do well for this kind of use.

SysAdmNj said:
You forgot the oven bake drying or somethin...
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That step is that between which one???

You can also use a paint that has the primer built in but again it is optional. Its not like your painting an orange wall white . Anyways I did I used rustoleum also the key is to LET IT DRY between applications. And do not do multiple applications because it will take forever to dry and u do not have forever as u need ur phone. Beside u only need 4 to 5 light coats. Distribute evenly good luck

sarni84 said:
You can also use a paint that has the primer built in but again it is optional. Its not like your painting an orange wall white . Anyways I did I used rustoleum also the key is to LET IT DRY between applications. And do not do multiple applications because it will take forever to dry and u do not have forever as u need ur phone. Beside u only need 4 to 5 light coats. Distribute evenly good luck
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Thanks.
So you've painted ur phone??? How is it holding up??? And how long have it been???
My dad keeps saying I'm gonna fu×k up and that it will chip no matter what and I'm like, "challenge accepted.:sly:"

A chip is a chip.. but how bad it looks after the chip will depend on how thick the paint is. Considering the material you're painting, I would go with a paint specific for plastics. Try a hobby store that has a good model car section.
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But to be perfectly honest, if you're asking us for painting advice then you probably aren't pro. That means there's a good chance your dad is right. My advice is don't do it. But if you do, mask the **** out of it.
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Don't listen to him (your dad) and so far no chips and everything looks good its been about 3 weeks also. Anyways be careful when taking volume and power rockers off they are easy tho and for the gold pogo pins there is a black bar that goes over them work on each end and pry the bar up it will have a hole on each end. Then when the black bar is off u will see three individual pogo pins u have to stick something against them from outside (like pushing them inward) then they will fallout out. Tape off everything that is important. And remember this will prolly void your warranty so u should grab an extra grey housing and battery cover (if u decide to paint that). I personally am getting the white housing and white battery door I get bored quick

Jubomime said:
A chip is a chip.. but how bad it looks after the chip will depend on how thick the paint is. Considering the material you're painting, I would go with a paint specific for plastics. Try a hobby store that has a good model car section.
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Alright. Thanks for that.

I have a dumb question, how come the paint doesn't chip of a car easily if you paint a fiber glass part.
My dad has a bumper and it came white and got it painted black and not a single chip.

sarni84 said:
Don't listen to him (your dad) and so far no chips and everything looks good its been about 3 weeks also. Anyways be careful when taking volume and power rockers off they are easy tho and for the gold pogo pins there is a black bar that goes over them work on each end and pry the bar up it will have a hole on each end. Then when the black bar is off u will see three individual pogo pins u have to stick something against them from outside (like pushing them inward) then they will fallout out. Tape off everything that is important. And remember this will prolly void your warranty so u should grab an extra grey housing and battery cover (if u decide to paint that). I personally am getting the white housing and white battery door I get bored quick
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Yeah I'm gonna buy a new one before doing this and use the old one as my test since it has dings and scratches on it.

sarni84 said:
I personally am getting the white housing and white battery door I get bored quick
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I have the Verizon i515 version.
The only thing available is the white door.
Damn those sellers!!!!! Selling stuff half way.

Vinyl dye bonds directly to plastic, dries in minutes, and won't chip or scratch away. Just 2-3 light coats is all you need for good coverage. The only limitation is that you don't have much choice in the color or finishes.

earlyberd said:
Vinyl dye bonds directly to plastic, dries in minutes, and won't chip or scratch away. Just 2-3 light coats is all you need for good coverage. The only limitation is that you don't have much choice in the color or finishes.
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Love that word. Bond.

Jubomime said:
But to be perfectly honest, if you're asking us for painting advice then you probably aren't pro. That means there's a good chance your dad is right. My advice is don't do it. But if you do, mask the **** out of it.
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I know how to paint.
Just don't know what to do with a housing that gonna be rubbed against my skin and pants.

Dragn4rce said:
Love that word. Bond.
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It's a good word for what vinyl dye does. I've been using it for years when painting game controllers and have never had it wear off.

Screen protector application trick

Just saw this over at LifeHacker. Basically, align the protector on the device. Next, tape one side onto the device. Then, raise the protector and lift the back off. It should, in theory, lay back down perfectly aligned.
Original Article: LifeHacker
P.S.: Thanks, zmore for the embed tip.

Risky. It may line up, but it has a higher chance of getting dust under it that way.
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Maybe, but you could easily spot-remove with tape or wipe it down and keep the alignment perfect.

Install it in the bathroom with a hot shower running.. the condensation will knock the dust out of the air. This has always been my screen protector install method and it always works out well. Takes most of the dust risk out of the equation so you can just focus on lining up the protector.

pdykstra said:
Install it in the bathroom with a hot shower running.. the condensation will knock the dust out of the air. This has always been my screen protector install method and it always works out well. Takes most of the dust risk out of the equation so you can just focus on lining up the protector.
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That's what I do.
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Aquila76 said:
Just saw this over at LifeHacker. Basically, align the protector on the device. Next, tape one side onto the device. Then, raise the protector and lift the back off. It should, in theory, lay back down perfectly aligned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMPqDwVZzz
Original Article: LifeHacker
P.S.: If someone can PM how to properly embed the YouTube video in posts, I'd appreciate it.
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To embed, select only the video ID then click the YouTube button to surround it with tags, so it looks like this: {YOUTUBE}PMPqDwVZzzM{/YOUTUBE}
Cool trick I guess: Tape the protector to the phone as a hinge, wipe once more to remove dust, peel the back off, and apply. Might try that... since I mostly end up with dust due to multiple attempts at getting in on straight.

Thanks for the Embed steps. I'm gonna be trying this out tonight putting an SGP Nano Clear on. I currently have a Zagg HD, but it is still too "orange peely" even after nearly a week. Still a lot better than their standard screens, though. At least it didn't cost me anything (Best Buy gift card).