Well.. I saw the picrures of the white and silver inc2. i decided i had to have one. so i made my own. Let me know what you guys think.
By the way, the back is white vinyl. The front is glass etch vinyl. The black lettering on the back is carbon fiber vinyl, and then red shadow is regular red vinyl.
If enough people want it, I will post a DIY guide.
Thanks to gdi2290 for creating the signature that I modified for the back cover. Here's the link to the post where he posted the signatures.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171099
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Looks good. The front reminds me of the Thunderbolt.
Looks kind of ehhhh. I think if you actually sanded off the metal faceframe and painted the back silvery, it would've looked better.
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I'd like to strip the anodizing off the metal and keep it black. I hate painted metal. Scratches easily.
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Looks pretty nice. Reminded me of my white iPhone 3G because of the silver bezel/white back
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Avelnan said:
Looks kind of ehhhh. I think if you actually sanded off the metal faceframe and painted the back silvery, it would've looked better.
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Are you just saying that because of the rough trimming around the edges on the front? I didn't have a Sharp xacto knife to do it with. So I am going to redo it when I get one.
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Are you just saying that because of the rough trimming around the edges on the front? I didn't have a Sharp xacto knife to do it with. So I am going to redo it when I get one.
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Bingo! Exactly what I was trying to say.
It looked pointy and uneven but after you scrape the bad stuff it would look nice.
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Looks nice. I might have to try out something similar.
The front doesn't look as good as I had hoped. I was thinking about this before I saw the white one. I hope it smooths out
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Cool! Does look like an iphone 3g tho
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not to put ur work down.. but the front looks like a middle school kid painted over it. did u scratch the black off and paint it the correct way or just paint over? personally i could never use that. but to each their own. not knocking ur work.. internet is hard to tell, nice job but it's just not for me. a lil too sloppy (not that i could do any better.. !) but I guess thats why i havent messed with mine.
It was vinyl. I am going to paint it soon. I didn't even keep the vinyl on for a whole day because it wasn't smooth.
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rm2011 said:
It was vinyl. I am going to paint it soon. I didn't even keep the vinyl on for a whole day because it wasn't smooth.
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it looks like a better thunderbolt. if u can get that front correct I personally think that would look sick with the stock black back cover.
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My brother runs a auto body shop, and decided to paint his nexus. Gonna do the battery cover next week. What do you think?
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I'm not a fan of white for phones personally but I appreciate cool customization. Nice work!
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The ole tight white.
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U got a pic of the front too?
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Can I haz custom painted nexus??????
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joshndroid said:
U got a pic of the front too?
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that's what he said?
Looks good! IMHO, I'd leave the battery door as is. The contrast is pretty cool.
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From the front. He's gonna paint mine crimson red ( alabama crimson tide fan) put a A sticker on the battery cover and clear coat the whole thing.
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That looks awesome you should have him open a business
for me, by me and I love you
It looks nice but the carbon fiber backcover doesn't really match with the rest of the phone.
That's so cool... this should be a service... id pay to get my phone painted... how much would he charge???
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what paint did he use ? and did he sand it before painting it or used adhesion promoter?
How does it feel in the hand? and how many clear coats? Trying to imagine it like the paint on your car.
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It looks nice but the carbon fiber backcover doesn't really match with the rest of the phone.
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Your kidding right i feel it looks like a carbon fibre car wing mirror off a farrari or something from the back haha
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It looks nice but the carbon fiber backcover doesn't really match with the rest of the phone.
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i guess it's really a matter of personal opinion but i would agree. for me the carbon fibre back cover is a little off. i'd go with the stock back
I like it a lot. Looks great
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Dude that's so fn sick! Awesome!
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i would just get rid of the back cover all together and let the battery hang out.
Anyway, looks good. he did a good job with the paint.
ÜBER That's so cool... this should be a service... id pay to get my phone painted... how much would he charge???
Don't know, I'll ask if he's willing to do a few and see what he would charge.
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what paint did he use ? and did he sand it before painting it or used adhesion promoter?
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Don't know much about the car side ( I work for Sherwin Williams), but all I know is its car paint ( had a Honda in for painting) but didn't sand. I have a few dings in mine and he said they could fill my scratches ( read bondo).
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Noticed that everybody and their mothers prefer black for their phone...anyway to make that happen for the full phone or is it limited to just back plate replacement at this time?
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you could try black full body skin I had a white carbon fiber one in my evo 4g that was nice but I like the smooth and shiny look of the s3
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Use plastidip. If it doesn't come out good peel it off.
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Gost armor has a new carbon fiber skin.. very thin that will turn your phone into a diffrenet color they have a life time warrenty... i looked at it to day and it was awsome it covers the front and back and even includes the sides of the phone.. it comes in every color ... but the best color is gun metal ... i compared black and gun metal and the gunmetal is smokn hot!!!!
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Mr Lime v2 said:
Use plastidip. If it doesn't come out good peel it off.
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I've done this before, about the best option there is.
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Gost armor has a new carbon fiber skin.. very thin that will turn your phone into a diffrenet color they have a life time warrenty... i looked at it to day and it was awsome it covers the front and back and even includes the sides of the phone.. it comes in every color ... but the best color is gun metal ... i compared black and gun metal and the gunmetal is smokn hot!!!!
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Got pics?
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composi said:
Noticed that everybody and their mothers prefer black for their phone...anyway to make that happen for the full phone or is it limited to just back plate replacement at this time?
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Here's what I did and I just got it today. It's awesome! very grippy and a perfect fit. The best part about it is that it leaves the camera lens cover very very slightly depressed so when you lay the phone down on its back, you're not laying it on the glass.
Thumbs way up.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008KXVSZU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
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Now I'm sad. I thought this thread was about me for a second.
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prototype7 said:
Now I'm sad. I thought this thread was about me for a second.
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Lol
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umm wheres the finished part at lol
I don't get it.... it looks like you just hacked a case apart and glued it to the back cover. Am I missing something?
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Mad dash to get case done for my kid I'm doing another case for the rezound
U have to cut a little above lock tabs with dremel
I had a broken otterbox case with skin
Hack saw blade not really the right tool used what I had
I cut the back off and reglued all done with phone in case decal material stuck to extended battery door only down fall plastic welder gets really hot and wrinklers paint on door
Cut slits in the rubber cover place decal material paper glossy side up take rubber cover off cut paper to fit battery cover door glossy side up put rubber cover back get black silicone gasket maker fill in slits let sit wet finger and smooth out silicone on rubber cover
Hench the title prototype
More to follow when I have time
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One day I am going to get a CnC milling machine and make the dopest custom cases for any phone.
$40,000 machine to make cellphone cases okay
Wife won't let me get $65.00 dremel to properly mod cases I have.
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I'm confused on this one myself. You explained steps took, but what is the point of this mod to begin with? I've looked at the pics you provided several times and its just not coming together for me. Not trying to be rude in any way I just don't get it
I can dream, can't I?
If I had one of those I would probably find some time to fan parts for bikes the guys on my other forum... Uh oh.
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It looks like random pics of a jacked up battery door. What exactly did you change?
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It looks like random pics of a jacked up battery door. What exactly did you change?
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Otterbox defender case modded to fit extended battery.
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Otterbox defender case modded to fit extended battery.
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Clarification, thank you!
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Hey there, I currently have the white S3 and I'm wondering if anyone knows where to get a transparent back cover to replace the white one that came with it. That would be awesome.
No idea but yeah, it would be awesome XD
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If you want a transparent back cover, why not just give up adding a cover, I think cover is made for showing individuality
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Ya'. That would be totally awesome!! That's what I did with mine. The battery falls out 20 times a day, but who cares!?
Jesus. Read the ****ing thread!!
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bigboxrate said:
If you want a transparent back cover, why not just give up adding a cover, I think cover is made for showing individuality
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Ye, maybe we can take screen off too, so we have transparent screen...
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Ya'. That would be totally awesome!! That's what I did with mine. The battery falls out 20 times a day, but who cares!?
Jesus. Read the ****ing thread!!
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HE is from Cleveland, English is like a second language there, so give him a break. how is he supposed to know the difference between back cover, and.. whatever he thought the rest of us are talking about?
you can use the samsung ultra slim covers just without the battery door of the phone, works well. tried it right now.
Closest thing I could find.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hard-Plasti...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3a79bb6a85
It isn't completely transparent, though. Just the outside edges.
You guys are hilarious!
Its a shame that there isnt anything like this. It would look so cool!
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zexco said:
You guys are hilarious!
Its a shame that there isnt anything like this. It would look so cool!
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I fully agree.
well, there is the one guy that made silicone molds of his back cover, and then made a real CF one... perhaps he can be perswaded to use his molds to make clear ones from some other material?
I think it would look cool but it would also get severely dirty and/or yellow
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scarrmrcc said:
I fully agree.
well, there is the one guy that made silicone molds of his back cover, and then made a real CF one... perhaps he can be perswaded to use his molds to make clear ones from some other material?
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Really? Link to thread if there is one? I'd definitely be interested in getting in touch with him. I'm sure others would be too.
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I think it would look cool but it would also get severely dirty and/or yellow
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Well I already fear that my original white back cover will gain that effect anyway, not too worried about a transparent one doing that.
I have a smoke coloured TPU case that looks pretty good. The picked it up on Amazon for 7$ish
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1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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bingo!
my friend used this http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...words=cruzerlite+s3&sprefix=cruize,mobile,112 for his nexus w/o the back plate and it looks pretty cool because of the color
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1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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so.. protection AND clearness? perfect for anyone that doesn't want to use an aluminum bumper.
and at that price, who cares if it yellows over time.. buy another.
That is a good idea! Does it fit tightly?
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yeah it works just as well.. those cases use the sides of the phone to hold the phone so.. shouldnt be any difference
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That is a good idea! Does it fit tightly?
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worst case scenario: ad a LITTLE heat (like a tiny bit at a time) just to soften a tiny bit, and then push it closer to the battery. not too much, so you don't melt anything.
here my, it's a Box Wave case with no back cover. i don't use it much cause the power button is to stiff and the side grip feel like sh*t
I remember back in the day, those clear candy bar shape phones with the flashing lights inside was all the rage lol .. these phones just dont look as cool inside lol
well I came up with this after I had left overs from a car I painted last week, let me know what you guys think, also I was thinking that I can do phone paint jobs if some of you guys like them, this is automotive pain, not cheap walmart/home depot paint.
I use:
Bulldog adhesion promoter.
PPG Omni paint.
ALSA corp paint (you guys can check out their website they have amazing stuff)
Transtar Clearcoat (Glamour series)
I did not open the phone, it was taped and dry sanded so no water was used and is dust free, buttons feels free not stuck, no over spray in there.
Im uploading a video to youtube as soon is ready Ill post the link.
(if I have bad grammar please do not start throwing rocks I'm learning English, is way better if someone tells me how to spell or write good than laugh about it, thank you!):laugh:
looks pretty nice to me!! now u have a one of a kind gs2!! special edition
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anomy13 said:
looks pretty nice to me!! now u have a one of a kind gs2!! special edition
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don't you wanna paint yours?
That's nice wish I could paint mine solid blakc
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That's nice wish I could paint mine solid blakc
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what phone is it? maybe I can do it
That's pretty nice! I use a big bulky case tho....so wouldn't do much for me!
Good job!!
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Amazing work!
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Video was awesome.... You do great work dude.
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I am thinking about doing an add on ebay for people who want their phones look different but I need to paint more samples and check the numbers for the price, any suggestions are welcome!
Charcoal grey!!!!
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I would do it, one of my friends want me to do the back housing for its htc sensation to match his bike, R1 yamaha 50 anniversary I give you updates guys.
That looks sick! Awesome job man :thumbup:
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Man that looks slick. Love the swirl look on the back. I would love to have my phone done like that in royal blue but I have the textured battery cover.
By the way, your english is very good. I would have no idea you were still learning the language if you didn't mention it in the original post.
my phone has the same texture but if you leave it you can see it through the paint, and it make it looks kinda cool because the clear coat is all smooth, I can paint just the back cover if you want or the bezel too, about the color you can show me a picture of it or if its a car color you can look for the paint code searching in google so I can match it by computer I have the PPG toners here
Yeah that things badass good job man if love to do mine too but my bezel is all beat up I have the white one and sanded down the bezel and put a black backing on it so it doesn't look as bad haha
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Yeah that things badass good job man if love to do mine too but my bezel is all beat up I have the white one and sanded down the bezel and put a black backing on it so it doesn't look as bad haha
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You made me jealous so I painted mine didn't do it to match anything really but green is my favor color and added the splash of black to match my bezzel
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thakrew317 said:
You made me jealous so I painted mine didn't do it to match anything really but green is my favor color and added the splash of black to match my bezzel
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thank you so much for the props, I really appreciate, mine was all beat up too, but I sanded down all the chips and cracks on the bezel and now it looks great, I'm going to paint like two more this week I'll show you the pictures as soon as I can. :laugh:
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thank you so much for the props, I really appreciate, mine was all beat up too, but I sanded down all the chips and cracks on the bezel and now it looks great, I'm going to paint like two more this week I'll show you the pictures as soon as I can. :laugh:
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Yours def looks way better than mine that's for sure but I just used spray paint that had a protective enamel coating in it so hopefully it will last till I at least can buy some good paint :cheers:
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That's really nice man I have the white gs2 so if I were too paint my phone I would have to paint the front some his too and my phone is in need of some help its all nicked and scratched up but I was just thinking if painting it flat black or something