Good fix for chipped bezel on black iPhone 5?

[HXGuy]

I've got a few spots where the anodized finish has knicked off the sides on my iPhone 5 and while a Sharpie works to cover them, it wipes right off so that's not a good solution.

Has anyone found a permanent way to color in the knicks?

 

[HXGuy]

Anyone?

 

[AJAAY]

Eletrical tape?

 

[BFizzzle]

hold your hand over it when using the phone. makes it go away fast

 

[PAC88]

I wouldn't worry about it.. If you think it's a manufacturing defect, see if Apple will exchange it.

 

[DrewDaHilp1]

Maybe try gun bluing.

 

[mjpearce023]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1464248/

Sometimes you can find your answers by searching. See page 2 for a step by step. Its the best solution I have found.

 

[HXGuy]

Thank you for that link. I'm going to look into buying both the "Birchwood Casey Aluma Black Touch Up" for the matte black sides of the phone and the "Birchwood Touch Up Pen in Glossy Black" for the edges.

 

[SL4VE]

Model paint and a fine art brush 0.2mm just don't paint over the wifi aerial

 

[mjpearce023]

Thank you for that link. I'm going to look into buying both the "Birchwood Casey Aluma Black Touch Up" for the matte black sides of the phone and the "Birchwood Touch Up Pen in Glossy Black" for the edges.

No problem, I can confirm that the glossy blends pretty well on the chamfered edges but I'm not sure about the flat matte areas. I would think the flat black would be too dark since the aluminum is slate but I'm not sure. I thought about touch up paint for a slate color car but I think that would be too glossy.

 

[Hooterville]

Just plain sucks that we need touch up paint for our brand new black iPhone 5's