Hi guys,
I accidentally scraped off a portion of the silver paint from the frame, revealing white plastic underneath. It feels very rough to the touch. I saw one YT video of a person using a silver marker to color in the damaged areas, but that probably wouldn't last long. Any other suggestions? Thanks.
Get a skin (TPU-type case) and cover the tab. I really do not like the fake stitched plastic back on the 2014 Tabs and Notes and have mine covered with a very thin skin - the grip is much nicer.
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For the folks who have the white model, does the battery cover have the same rubbery texture as the black cover?
I've been looking for oem white covers and they appear to have a glossy plastic finish. Not sure if these are authentic oem or just generic.
cheap glossy plastic finish. those are authentic. I put a skin on it to prevent it from scratching because it is easily scratched.
IMO, the black cover is much nicer and more durable. Won't scratch as easy and less likely to have the phone slip out of your hand.
Yes sadly its a clean glossy finish. I would have preferred the rough texture from the black one but tibia what it is. It certainly doesn't make it feel cheap and by all means doesn't increase the slippery factor as most people a hands tend to be moist. Unless your hands are severely dry then you wont find that an issue. Also its nit like your flinging your phone all over the place like a wii remote. I hardly care for it though....its covered up 99% of the time
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I always thought the black cover was the same glossy slippery feel as the white.
Anyways, I have the incipio feather case on it, Blue on White
Ahh.. that's too bad. It would've been killer if it was just like the black cover. Oh well.. thanks folks.
Hi everyone, hoping for some advice. I wanted to make an all-black housing. Painting it would mean that any scratches reveal the original color, so I was looking for something more permanent. I had success in dyeing my extended battery cover and a few other plastic things in this run (ie analog sticks for my PS3), however, after soaking for over 15 hours my housing is not retaining much of the color.
I boiled the water, added the dye and salt (after vinegar failed), and removed the other parts after a few hours - looked great. The housing however, seems to still be pretty darn close to the original. I imagine it is due to the gloss-like coating on it. Any advice on how to get it to take the black? Should I sand the surface? I am worried the texture won't be as nice.
I used the powder-based dye, not the liquid, but from what I was reading it shouldn't matter. I tried locating black housings on ebay, but it seems everything is the silver color only.
Thanks!
The housing is painted. The threads with people that have repainted theirs show pictures of them sanding off the paint.
So you'd need to sand it down to get the dye to penetrate. And since it'll be impossible to sand inside the dimples in the back, they'll still be silver.
I just want to share my experince from two different but similar cases for the HTC One.
This is what I was looking for
Cover to prevent scratches in metal/color
As little annoying as possible
Elegancy
A lid to cover screen while inside my pocket
So I ordered two different kinds and colors.
The first one to arrive
Poetic FlipBook Case for HTC One M7 White
Price: £16.95 (sale, normal £29.95)
From: Amazon (LINK)
The second to arrive
Ultra Slim PU Leather Flip Case Hybrid Translucent Plastic Cover for HTC One M7 ES-K (M7-ES-K)
Price: US$6.49
From: Spider-Foot.com (LINK)
I've been using the white Potetic FlipBook for about 2 weeks now and can say it's really neat and quite good to hold it in my hand. The backside has a hard plastic material with a little touch of rubber, but its still hard. This rubbery surface gives it a good grip and you can tell the quality of the plastic is great. Its not that hard kind of plastic that easily cracks.
The downside is it easily gets a bit dirty from daily use because of the surface material, and the bottom edge of the lid has gotten a bit soft and "flaggy", but not much.
Im happy with the lid because it's quite heavy and therefore closes easily with a small clunk. It also covers like 1 mm outside the screen and therefore it becomes easy to flip it open with your thumb.
Now, the other one. It's black or a dark tone of grey, which suits my black HTC One.
This case arrived today and after the first fitting i could really feel the cheaper quality of the plastic. It's bendable but on a longterm this will not hold as long as the Poetic's plastic. It also covers all the frame sides of the phone whilst the Poetic case only covered the corners. The framing makes it also a bit difficult to use the volume control, the buttons becomes a bit submerged.
The lid has a really nice microfiber surface which makes the screen clean from spotts. And it has an opening for the speaker that lets you hear when the lid is closed during a call. On the downside, the lid is a bit loose and therefore it doesnt cover all the way across the screen. It kind of slides back because the attachment is a bit stiff, and it doesnt want to close completely by its own weight. But that can maybe loosen up after being used for a while.
My favourite
Poetic FlipBook Case for HTC One M7 White
It's quite expensive but really worth it considering I will use it everyday for a long time.
You can also get it in different colors.
But if you don't want to spend so much and the casing is just for protection rather than look and feeling, you should go for the second one. It's more luxurious than other cheap cases.
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I wanted to paint the metal/chrome bezel around the screen black like the note 4 so that my whole phone will have that stealth black look. I have a couple dings and scuffs on the bezel right now. Is there any way to remove the metal bezel to paint separately or can it be on the phone as is. Will this affect gps or signal? I don't want to use a case.
AndrewM3 said:
I wanted to paint the metal/chrome bezel around the screen black like the note 4 so that my whole phone will have that stealth black look. I have a couple dings and scuffs on the bezel right now. Is there any way to remove the metal bezel to paint separately or can it be on the phone as is. Will this affect gps or signal? I don't want to use a case.
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The 'metal' bezel is in fact plastic so just take that into account before painting anything. Check out the below repair guide to see how things come apart.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/repair-guide-oneplus-one-disassembly-t2979351
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01F...0+pasonomi&dpPl=1&dpID=51wuOYiWWML&ref=plSrch
I've been looking at this case, but it seems that the inside of it is just plastic and I'd be concerned about plastic cases scuffing up the metal, since all the cases I've had for my phone's for years have had rubber inside layers. Does anyone have this case that can comment on this and it's quality?
I have the silver version. The interior is plastic, indeed, but the contact points are rubber. There is no direct plastic to aluminum connection.
However, the finishing of the case is a little disappointing. There are sharp edges left and at least the silver version is actually a light colour plastic painted silver, so, in time, there will be areas where paint will be gone.
One more thing, the usb-c port opening is not wide enough to fit certain connectors (the original is fine though).
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