I painted my iPhone

[BearZ]

hey man. i dont know if someone has suggest it but... if you can find an import tuner shop near you that does powder coating that would be your best bet! id do mine if i could get the darn back cover off! and yes i bought the special tool and watched all the youtube vids about it... still cant get it off!

but anyways... powder coat! wont scratch and looks awesome!

tim

aw man! I should have recorded my efforts to open the damn thing! took foreverrr! probably like 2-4 hours I tried everything from a icing knife to a real knife, a leatherman, anything and everything i could find at home, finally got it open but it got bent, scraped pretty bad!
although that powder coat idea isnt bad im sure its pretty expensive

[iph0n3]

your supposed to sand it first their chief

[cpjr]

Yeah bro, spend the $10 and get and order a kit off the internet with the correct opening tools.

Trust me, being one that has used many things to get iphones open, its worth it.

[gQstatus05]

I think it looks like a bad paint job but if you're happy with it that's all that matters sport.

[BearZ]

your supposed to sand it first their chief

I did sand it!

Yeah bro, spend the $10 and get and order a kit off the internet with the correct opening tools.
Trust me, being one that has used many things to get iphones open, its worth it.

I did find one for cheaper, Im gonna order it asap specially coz my sim tray is stuck

I think it looks like a bad paint job but if you're happy with it that's all that matters sport.

I agree its pretty bad! infact I hate it right now, but im gonna redo it as soon as i have time, I know now how to do it the proper way, first time I did it I was impatient! haha

Thanks for the feedback guys! always appreciated

Hey man, I think it looks pretty sweet. Gj

thanks mang!

[cpjr]

Yeah you can get em as cheap as like $3-4. Depends on if you need the size #0 screwdrivers or not. Or just the opening tools.

[one1]

Yeah you can get em as cheap as like $3-4. Depends on if you need the size #0 screwdrivers or not. Or just the opening tools.

How's your black one you ordered pre-painted holding up?

The one I painted seems to be doing alright, but I'm ready for a new color now

[cpjr]

How's your black one you ordered pre-painted holding up?

The one I painted seems to be doing alright, but I'm ready for a new color now ]

Still looks like new of course

Yeah, wish the back was in better shape otherwise it would have gotten painted....but you saw it, so you know that wasnt happening.

[one1]

I think I'm going white now.

[BearZ]

white would look nice!
did you open it up and paint it or just taped stuff off? do you have any pictures of when you did it?

[klouud]

poweder coating is definately more expensive than spray painting... but its not gonna chip, crack, or scratch. plus it will be able to withstand increadably high temp levels! cause we all accidentally drop our iphones into our exhaust manifolds while working on our turbos... heh...

shouldnt cost you more than $30 tho.

tim

[phung717]

I'm not criticizing, just wanted to add a tip... Being that the backing is aluminum, the paint does not adhere well to it. It would work better if you use paint made for aluminum. I know krylon makes a nice line of products. Kind of my 2cents from back in the days when i use to like painting bicycles. have fun on the project and i hope your search for new backing goes well.

[PReCioSa]

dang........ i don't wanna be rude but i think u ruined ur phone.... i don't think dropping it made it look bad i think u painting it did.... wtf did u paint it with?

[wannabprogramma]

dang........ i don't wanna be rude but i think u ruined ur phone.... i don't think dropping it made it look bad i think u painting it did.... wtf did u paint it with?

dang....i don't wanna be rude but i think u just bumped a two year old thread...the guy probably has a new phone or at least a new back by now....

[PReCioSa]

actually a 3 year thread... it aint 2009 anymore

[MikeT674]

hmmm... I am sorry to say this, but: "that looks kak!!!"

hahaha