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DIY: Nail Polish FIx For Left Corner Antenna Issue

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May 6, 2008
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My boss attempted to fix this issue himself. Its a rather 'shabby' job. But it does work.

Quoting his email:
"I put the clear nail polish on with the small brush that comes with the
product. I put it on a little too heavily and I can clean it off with nail
polish remover, but I think I'll leave it as it is. It's invisible unless you
know exactly where to look."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jun/26/iphone-4-nail-polish-fix


Attached is his photo of his poor paint job..
 

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So "your boss" used a $2 bottle of nail polish to fix a $600 phone? Cute.
 
This will fail to work for the same reason the bumpers fail to work.

Its just a matter of time and location.





*It might help tho.
 
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jessica. said:
So "your boss" used a $2 bottle of nail polish to fix a $600 phone? Cute.
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my car is 60,000 new -


i used a 10 cent piece of foam in the rear deck to stop a vibration that the BMW dealer could not fix...

so whats the big deal?
 
I thought about doing this the other day, but I'm not gonna do it because I shouldn't have to Jimmy rig a 700 dollar phone. BTW, I put a set of latex gloves on and tried replicating the problem, which I had great success at, I'm sorry to say. I don't think the nail polish would fix it. A full case is the only thong I think that would actually fix the issue.
 
Rooftop voter said:
I thought about doing this the other day, but I'm not gonna do it because I shouldn't have to Jimmy rig a 700 dollar phone. BTW, I put a set of latex gloves on and tried replicating the problem, which I had great success at, I'm sorry to say. I don't think the nail polish would fix it. A full case is the only thong I think that would actually fix the issue.
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I know it's just a misspelling but that is what the iPhone 4 needs, a thong that hides the crack!
 
If this truly did help with that problem, then I would totally do it. But I would mask it off a little better so you have nice lines on the polish and it didn't look too DIY. It would just be a shiny corner of the phone. To me, it is what it is... Apple screwed up on this in my opinion, but there are ways around it.
 
jessica. said:
So "your boss" used a $2 bottle of nail polish to fix a $600 phone? Cute.
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Considering Apple sold a $600-$800 device that doesn't work out of the box, that was pretty good thinking. I'm just going to get a case if mine has the problem, but good ingenuity.
 
I thought of this a few days ago. I might try it when I actually get my iphone if I have the issue.
 
Excellent idea. The entire bottom needs to be completely covered for best effect.

This is one of two likely modifications I can think of that Apple will implement.
The other is to replace the back panel with a panel with an antenna in it. The glass should not interfere with the signal. But this second approach is much harder to implement.
 
mistertomlinson said:
I spit a little bit of my food out when I read this. Sex toy dildo. I think it'd be funnier.
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thats cool but ill use a bumper or if apple decides to come up with a software update or something. but if all else fails ill try it.


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