HTC Touch in "carbon fibre"

[thepepperman]

So I wanted a bit of a different look to my HTC casing. However I don't like silicone or other add-on cases, so I went a different route. On a lark I went to Canadian Tire since I remembered they used to have a fake carbon fibre vinyl available (don't ask how I know). However I found an even better one which looks a bit more realistic (and is slightly transparent so when you place it over coloured surfaces the underlying colour comes through).

Wrapped it around my HTC front and back (took the back cover off to do it). Once you lay it on you can use an exacto-knife to trim out the parts you don't want covered. Then used a heat gun to help wrap the edges without wrinkles (that just happened to be on sale too!).

The finished product:

http://i35.tinypic.com/1yo5fq.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/vimij9.jpg

Maybe not everyone's taste but unless you get REALLY close its fairly hard to tell its not an OEM finish (IMO).

[bensmiller]

I was in a auto parts store the other day and you know what I saw the exact product you used for this pretty cool in my opinion though I prefer the soft touch feal maybe if my phone gets banged up enough I might do this but looks good

[derekwilkinson]

I wish some company would release a leather battery cover, or a way to make it all leather. I think it would look very nice :)