hey guys im pretty new - just joined this forum today
I joined because I came across this thread and i was interested i was driven to sign up and see pictures. After about ehhhh maybe a good 30 minutes of reading through this i scrambled around the house looking for the supplies needed (electrical tape, a new "SCOTCH BRITE" sponge, and some patience). I thought i would try this on the bottom in case i **** **** up..
I started by:
1. Masked over the home bottom area right across the home button and another piece on the backside. (TIP: i didnt use electrical tape, i used the painters masking tape like the green kind i dont think it matters because u wouldnt scrub THAT hard till it rips at least i didnt, and dont worry about the corners until the end)
2. I got the sponge and went lighty using medium force like touching it and move my hand back and forth and try to keep a straight line or angle or else u got owned.. scrub until you like what you see
3. remove the tape and check it out.. if you were interested in this thing in the first place u will jizz in ur pants after u rip off the tape LOL
4. (if u dont think its good enough u can free hand it - dont worry u wont ruin it or anything as long as you dont angle it so much that parts of the sponge will touch the screen) repeat steps 2 -3 for 3 other sides
5. once you have all the flat/straight sides done here comes the part where when you are done u feel like the michael angelo or something
you have to
free hand the corners
now like i said earlier start with a corner of the bottom in case u mess up. as you go from side of the corner tilt your hand so u follow the curves and do that until your expectations are met or it matches the sides. do that for all the other corners
6. YOUR DONE!!! look at that, pretty nuts yea? u feel like telling ur friends u can get them a cool bezel for a cheap price of 20 bucks LOL
With all the time and how picky i was i think it took a good 40 minutes but that was because i kept touching up basically nothing haha.
its the coolest, easiest mod for iphone you will ever see!
Props to MeekB2G for the fantastic idea!!!!
Additional information: I did this on a visibly used iPhone 3G with ******** of dings and scratches on the bezel
I have a question for all if it could be answered: For whoever has had a silicone or rubber case on their iPhone/iTouch have you guys seen these basically spots/scuff marks/friction marks from a case.. it really ruins the device cosmetically because i cannot get this **** out and it looks ugly as **** it looks dirty or something. if anyone can relate, shout out or tell me how to get this out.
If you wanna see pictures tell me..
cheers,
SWANGATANG
