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Scratched my Desire

Actually it was my mom who dropped it and the Desire got it TO THE FACE!!!
I have now 3 pretty big scratches on the aluminium plate, near the power button...
Any idea how to fix that? This is the first time I dropped (actually it wasn't me) my Desire... right into concrete! Ooo how I hate my mom now...
Can't post pics, coz I don't have all my other phones with me... on holyday right now.

I've done the same thing,got a case that covers the scratch but I'm still gutted

BlackLine7 said:
Actually it was my mom who dropped it and the Desire got it TO THE FACE!!!
I have now 3 pretty big scratches on the aluminium plate, near the power button...
Any idea how to fix that? This is the first time I dropped (actually it wasn't me) my Desire... right into concrete! Ooo how I hate my mom now...
Can't post pics, coz I don't have all my other phones with me... on holyday right now.
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The best way to remove sratches is with " Brasso " its for cleaning copper and metal but it is a light abrasive that buffs scratches out or plastic and metal really well.
Just be careful when using as it can get a bit messy, only us a tiny bit.
Good Luck
R

Thanks for the reply!
Will try Brasso when I get home... I hope it will fix it, but I doubt it will remove the scratches, coz they are pretty bad

I think it's plastic not aluminium

When I dropped mine the top corner of the faceplate dented inwards so I'm pretty sure it's metal... as for buffing out the scratched with Brasso, if they're on the faceplate by the buttons as you said I dont thing Brasso (or any other rubbing polish / compund) will help as all this will do is REMOVE the paint / covering. You need to be adding back not taking away - see if you can find a modeling shop they might have some similar coloured pain that you could cover the scratchs with...
Just a thought without seeing the marks...
I did the same as snear and got a plastic cover from Amazon - they were £4 for 3 (DEAL!) and will take most of the abuse in a drop situation - I hope!

If it is metal, try the wax compounds that car accessory shops sell to fill in scratches

Try some super resin polish sold by autoglym, this will fill in the scratch but it wont remove it.

Thanks for all the answers!
I will try some metal filling compound and report back as soon as I finish it

That sucks bigtime buddy... that's why i keep mine in a gel case with a screen protector applied. I would be so annoyed if my phone had marks/scratches on it, especially when the time comes to sell it
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BlackLine7 said:
Thanks for all the answers!
I will try some metal filling compound and report back as soon as I finish it
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Any luck with the scratches?

Rubberized back cover for Atrix

So I've got to give credit to the fine folks over at the Nexus S forum for giving inspiring the idea. I am a fan of keeping my phone caseless but I'm also a fan of keeping the scratches away. I bought a can of plasti dip in black and sprayed the back cover of the phone. The inside I sprayed 3 coats and the outside I believe 5. I held the can away from the cover about 15 inches while spraying for an even coat. Let it dry 30 mins between coats and sit 4-5 hours when I was finished just as the can said. It turned out great as you can see and now has a scratch proof rubberized cover. The rubber simply peels off if I ever want to remove it.

Looks good, not a bad idea at all. You say you sprayed the inside of the cover as well? Wouldn't think you would need to bother with the inside, why did you cover the inside. Take care.

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Looks good, not a bad idea at all. You say you sprayed the inside of the cover as well? Wouldn't think you would need to bother with the inside, why did you cover the inside. Take care.
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I sprayed the inside as well so it wouldn't start to peel on the edges. It fits just as snug as it did before despite being sprayed inside too. =) I did cover the hole for the speaker before spraying

How well does it slide in and out of your pocket? Is there any spray that would be more of a soft-touch rubber feel?

icedwhiskey said:
How well does it slide in and out of your pocket? Is there any spray that would be more of a soft-touch rubber feel?
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It slides in and out just fine. It's just grippy enough to not slide around on my seat as I'm driving. The best thing is if it gets annoying or I want to change it the stuff just simply peels off

i've used plastidip plenty of times on things, and i dont know about the durability of that over time. I use it on emblems on cars to black them out and stuff and small rock chips etc pull it off fairly easily. Plus the finish usually isnt too smooth. i'd rather spend 20 and get the feather case....i can peel that off too

seriouslyjeff said:
I am a fan of keeping my phone caseless but I'm also a fan of keeping the scratches away.
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How do you plan to keep that arpo over 70 if you don't sell any cases? lol.

link12245 said:
How do you plan to keep that arpo over 70 if you don't sell any cases? lol.
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Lmao! If we had more than zero cases in the store I would sell em! I take it you work for att too?

poor phone looks like my grandpa's truck bed now.

falconeight said:
poor phone looks like my grandpa's truck bed now.
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Too bad it can't haul

case companies need to stop making ugly ass cases and make some back cover replacements.
First one to make a soft-touch back cover with kick stands wins my money

Very cool idea! I decided just to wet sand the back cover to keep it looking like carbon fiber AND to make it a little easier to grip on to - pics are in the link on my signature.
I don't know if I agree with spraying the inside too just to get the edges uniform.... spraying the inside (and, well, the outside too I guess) will help trap in heat, something you don't want when charging a phone with a dead battery because this thing gets HOT as it is!
Also, I don't know if I would advertise the ability to simply peel the rubberized coating right off if you want to remove it. I've used this stuff dozens of times, I actually have my race car's tow hook covered in it, and that thing sees a LOT of abuse, but doesn't come right off.... If you can use this stuff to protect against giant metal hooks scratching off the coating with exactly as many dips in the can as you have layers of spray, I doubt this stuff would come off completely without a fight!

seriouslyjeff said:
Lmao! If we had more than zero cases in the store I would sell em! I take it you work for att too?
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Yes sir. We also have no cases, no accessories, but do have a few of the phones left.

GarciaM25 said:
Very cool idea! I decided just to wet sand the back cover to keep it looking like carbon fiber AND to make it a little easier to grip on to - pics are in the link on my signature.
I don't know if I agree with spraying the inside too just to get the edges uniform.... spraying the inside (and, well, the outside too I guess) will help trap in heat, something you don't want when charging a phone with a dead battery because this thing gets HOT as it is!
Also, I don't know if I would advertise the ability to simply peel the rubberized coating right off if you want to remove it. I've used this stuff dozens of times, I actually have my race car's tow hook covered in it, and that thing sees a LOT of abuse, but doesn't come right off.... If you can use this stuff to protect against giant metal hooks scratching off the coating with exactly as many dips in the can as you have layers of spray, I doubt this stuff would come off completely without a fight!
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I don't know about it overheating at all although I haven't noticed any problems. As far as it peeling off it peels off without a hitch.. almost too easy, I am going to sand the back of the case in hopes that it will stick a little better. I assume the glossy cover makes it easy to peel but I've peeled it off and sprayed it again already once.

andy2na said:
case companies need to stop making ugly ass cases and make some back cover replacements.
First one to make a soft-touch back cover with kick stands wins my money
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Dude yes I am totally with you!

andy2na said:
case companies need to stop making ugly ass cases and make some back cover replacements.
First one to make a soft-touch back cover with kick stands wins my money
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+2 !!!!!!!

How is it holding up, 2 weeks later?

Ah sorry for the late response. It was holing up pretty well. I peeled it off a few days ago due to it peeling.. I think I might lightly sand the back first this time
Sent from my Google Nexus S using XDA App

Good idea and all but why would you not buy a rubberized case instead (replaces battery door). I have seen a dozen shops selling them in the US but none that ship (or none afford-ably yet) to Australia.

mrinternet said:
Good idea and all but why would you not buy a rubberized case instead (replaces battery door). I have seen a dozen shops selling them in the US but none that ship (or none afford-ably yet) to Australia.[/QUOeditTE]
Oh because when I did it 6 weeks ago (right after release of the phone) there were none available
Edit: I misread. I don't like cases. They make the phone too bulky. I now use best skins ever. This peeled off after about a week each time I did it.
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[Q] does your arc sometime squeak?

my arc sometimes makes squeaking noises, depending on the way i'm holding it. it seems to be coming from the bottom part or back cover.
does this happen to anyone else?

somevietguy said:
my arc sometimes makes squeaking noises, depending on the way i'm holding it. it seems to be coming from the bottom part or back cover.
does this happen to anyone else?
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I used to have this problem. But once I have "properly" attached the back cover, the noise is gone.

I've had a bit of issues, but it seems to be that the back cover doesn't quite fit tightly with the body of the phone. I just moved it around, pressing it here and there, and the squeaking is now at a minimum level.

arc cover
this is one of the reason i am in a fix..
i dont like to put cover to my phone. currently using x10 and there is no problem whatsoever.
it doesn't slip from hand, there arent any finger prints, smudges etc. etc.
how is your experience of arc without cover? ok.. i know now it sweaks.
apart from that.. i heard from some user that it slips from hand, its plastic is not that tough and will get marks on it easily.. is it true?

I had this problem on my Misty Silver phone at the middle edge of the battery cover I think towards only one side. But I think that is because I applied the full body protector on the battery cover too hard to get it perfect. The sound reduced overtime especially, after I removed the cover and fitted it carefully.
Currently, I still haven't applied any protector to my Midnight Blue Arc and hear to squeaky sounds.

kitsVA said:
I had this problem on my Misty Silver phone at the middle edge of the battery cover I think towards only one side. But I think that is because I applied the full body protector on the battery cover too hard to get it perfect. The sound reduced overtime especially, after I removed the cover and fitted it carefully.
Currently, I still haven't applied any protector to my Midnight Blue Arc and hear to squeaky sounds.
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Thanks kitsva
So you have removed the full body cover of silver? And it doesn't squeak.. reassuring
Misty silver you will be mine in a week... yey.

somevietguy said:
my arc sometimes makes squeaking noises, depending on the way i'm holding it. it seems to be coming from the bottom part or back cover.
does this happen to anyone else?
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Yes it does. Quite annoying.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App

regard on the screen protector, have u seen the type like iphone, protect scratch from front and back

My Arc has a creaky battery cover, it is okay at the top end where the headphone socket is but the bottom left and right corners and near the battery had some definite "give". I solved the problem by getting a heat resistant thick tape from Homebase and sticking a couple of strips inside the battery cover. Now it is solid as a rock...what a difference.

No squeaking sounds yet.

murrayalex said:
My Arc has a creaky battery cover, it is okay at the top end where the headphone socket is but the bottom left and right corners and near the battery had some definite "give". I solved the problem by getting a heat resistant thick tape from Homebase and sticking a couple of strips inside the battery cover. Now it is solid as a rock...what a difference.
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Is there a certain type of heat resistance tape you used?

Dont have this problem back cover fits nice
@kbadone nice avatar

Mine also makes noises sometimes. I already put some tape inside the back cover, but sometimes it squeks nevertheless.
My gf has a Nexus S and its body is much more solidly built.

depulle87 said:
Dont have this problem back cover fits nice
@kbadone nice avatar
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Same goes to you
The good news we are getting 4 DLC karakters this summer

murrayalex said:
My Arc has a creaky battery cover, it is okay at the top end where the headphone socket is but the bottom left and right corners and near the battery had some definite "give". I solved the problem by getting a heat resistant thick tape from Homebase and sticking a couple of strips inside the battery cover. Now it is solid as a rock...what a difference.
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+1
Could you please specify bit more about that heat resistant thick tape?

Touranaga said:
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Could you please specify bit more about that heat resistant thick tape?
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yea, please clarify i also want to try this solution

somevietguy said:
yea, please clarify i also want to try this solution
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It's just your typical bog standard tape you can pick up in any DIY store that claims to be heat resistant. I thought heat resistant would be better as I have a bit on the inside back cover that lies above the battery but it probably doesn't have to be at all, just get a nice thick tape. Worked a treat, I have a super un-squeaky back cover now!!

I have just got the Arc, and after a couple of days I had had enough of the squeaking. I then placed two strips (3 cm x 10 cm) of duct tape on the inside of the back cover, and it worked wonders! No more squeaking.

One of a kind Full Body Case (1 Piece Skin)

So i just made myself the first? full body skin that covers everything from the back right up to the screen edge.
I made myself a "pr0totype" first to see if it would even work.
First attempt = Blue skin
Second and final attempt = Grey skin
What do you guys think?
It took me about 30minutes to do it.
I didnt use a knife to cut around the screen or camera.. i just used my thumb nail. silded it up and down the gap until it cut the vinyl.
For the speaker i used a knife to make a slit in both the holes.. then lifed the middle part up with a tweezer and cut the vinyl on both sides.
for the two ports i made a hole.. cut the excess off and put both, usb and headjack in to make it stick to the sides better.
as for the mic.. i used a needle to pierc the vinyl then lifed it up and cut the excess off.
oh also when i applied it, i heated it up with my fan heater and stretched it around the phone bit by bit while heating it up when needed... had to make sure there was no creases on the bezel because it would of just collected dust/ peeled off after awhile.
PS: I never remove my battery or sim

awesome.. would love to wrap my phone but never done it before. got any extra white vinyl u'd like to send me? hah

I got like 1 mile of different types of vinyl lol.
Its quite easy if you take your time. The best thing is that you can peel it off, heat it back up and reapply if you made any type of mistake... like creases or air bubbles.
Im pretty sure you can get small bits of vinyl from material shops. At first i used a thin type of vinyl.. I then tried a thicker type and found it much better... easier to cut since its not as flexible

RedBlueGreen said:
I got like 1 mile of different types of vinyl lol.
Its quite easy if you take your time. The best thing is that you can peel it off, heat it back up and reapply if you made any type of mistake... like creases or air bubbles.
Im pretty sure you can get small bits of vinyl from material shops. At first i used a thin type of vinyl.. I then tried a thicker type and found it much better... easier to cut since its not as flexible
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is there a specific brand thats widely distributed that i could get in the US that you recommend? not sure where i could buy a small sheet of vinyl. also, is a blow dryer hot enough to heat up the vinyl?

Well its my Dad thats the expert. He uses http://apaspa.com
I live in the UK so i wouldnt know any places you could go other then material shops.
I dont know if apaspa sells small rolls.
When my Dad comes back ill ask him what type of vinyl it is.. All i know is that you shouldnt use banner vinyl because its very thin and flimsy.
Blow dryer should be fine.. just heat it up untill you can stretch it a little(like 1cm)... then place it down on the back of the phone while still holding it tight and mold it.. heat it up again if needed.
If you do get a small piece then i suggest you test it with small squares until you think you're ready

RedBlueGreen said:
Well its my Dad thats the expert. He uses http://apaspa.com
I live in the UK so i wouldnt know any places you could go other then material shops.
I dont know if apaspa sells small rolls.
When my Dad comes back ill ask him what type of vinyl it is.. All i know is that you shouldnt use banner vinyl because its very thin and flimsy.
Blow dryer should be fine.. just heat it up untill you can stretch it a little(like 1cm)... then place it down on the back of the phone while still holding it tight and mold it.. heat it up again if needed.
If you do get a small piece then i suggest you test it with small squares until you think you're ready
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does the vinyl you use have some kind of adhesive on 1 side to stick to the phone better?

oh.. of course. Sorry i forgot to mention that lol..

RedBlueGreen said:
oh.. of course. Sorry i forgot to mention that lol..
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wont it leave a lot of goop on your phone if u decide to remove the vinyl down the line?

depends.. If you buy cheap vinyl then most likely yes... but i dont think the cheap vinly would even work.. because it has to be stretched quite abit around the edges.
Im 100% sure it wont leave the phone sticky when you remove it IF you dont use the cheap vinyl.
If you're unsure of what vinyl you buy.. just stick it on something that has the same surface and leave it on there for a week or two... heat it up and cool it down a couple of times too.. for "real world use" then peel it off and see the results.
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Im probably going to change the color every now and then.. so i will post more pictures when i do... a week or two.

looks great!
but honestly tho, what IF you have to do a battery pull... example, ive been having kernel issues that is making me do battery pulls... what if you have an app that just freezes and your phone stops responding, requiring a battery pull.... just playing devils advocate here thats all

never happened to me... but if it did then id just remove it lol

Looks very sleak! Actually thinking about making a green one .
Questions:
How hot does it need to be so you can modify it?
(Thinking if it would change if the gnexus got very hot)
Does it break on removal?
How do the corners of it react to prolonged in/out of the pocket?
How thick is such a sheet?
Do you think it will work as protector when dropping the phone?

Dark3n said:
Looks very sleak! Actually thinking about making a green one .
Questions:
How hot does it need to be so you can modify it?
(Thinking if it would change if the gnexus got very hot)
Does it break on removal?
How do the corners of it react to prolonged in/out of the pocket?
How thick is such a sheet?
Do you think it will work as protector when dropping the phone?
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The Nexus doesnt get got enough to change it. Even if you put it in front of a heater it wouldnt change since the vinyl is already applied to the phone
Yes it will. You have to pick at it and use a bit of force to pull it off. Once its off it will be deformed. Plus it wont stick back on properly.
its like you dont even have it on the phone.. it slips in and out like normal.
Its like as thin as paper but is more flexible and is more tougher
Its only to protech it from scratches really.. but if you do drop it, it will give better protection then if you had nothing on it at all.... by protection i mean scratch protection.

Looks like a giant phone condom

What shape/size was the piece you started with, in order to get no extra material at the corners after you folded it over the bezel?

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yomuppet said:
What shape/size was the piece you started with, in order to get no extra material at the corners after you folded it over the bezel?
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sorry was on holiday.
it doesnt really matter. I cut the extra vinyl off with my nail. There is no way to make an exact piece that goes all the way around the phone and have no extra vinyl left over without cutting it off.

woah that looks awesome though! as long as you don't play with software when you have it on, shouldn't cause any problems. overheating doesn't seem to be an issue right?

mohawker2000 said:
woah that looks awesome though! as long as you don't play with software when you have it on, shouldn't cause any problems. overheating doesn't seem to be an issue right?
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no issues at all.

For those of you that have gotten custom back covers, did you notice any signal drop?

I bought a custom plastic backplate from eBay a while ago, and it came in yesterday. I noticed, however, that when I put on the backplate, my signal in my room drops to 1 bar. I can reproduce this every time I put on the backplate. If I put the stock one back on though, it immediately jumps to 3 bars.
Did anybody else notice this? I didn't really think there were antenna parts in the backplate itself, but maybe there is.

Yes I got a metal back cover as well as an aluminum bumper case. It looked awesome but my signal would always drop so I took it off. Are you using a metal or plastic one?

s2556 said:
Yes I got a metal back cover as well as an aluminum bumper case. It looked awesome but my signal would always drop so I took it off. Are you using a metal or plastic one?
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See, that's the weird thing. I got a plastic one.

That really is weird. I've only heard of the signal drop occurring with metal/aluminum cases and covers.