Too much work for me, but VERY nice.

Originally Posted by yasin12

If you leave it with a brushed aluminum look, would you need to apply some kind of protective layer to stop it oxidising?

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Yes that would be smart. Or you could use the Blue Magic and just not buff it very long, and that would provide a layer of silicon to protect the surface.

Originally Posted by dubie76

Here is my attempt. Took me 2 and a half hours using a dremmel and hand sander. Also I used dremmel metal polish so i altered the directions a bit. Would I do it again? No. Too much work. Maybe a company can make aftermarket versions like this. Also, the polished area shows every scratch or scuff. Glad I have a replacement on the way. I am not really satisfied with it. Also I dont know if I did something wrong, but my plastic pieces no longer sit flush. This bothers me.

If you are still seeing the scratch marks, then you need to keep sanding. That is the main reason it took me 6 hours doing this by hand. Plus try the Blue Magic Metal Polish Creme. I have tried others, and they don't even come close to comparing.

Originally Posted by Utking

Lol why didn't you like it?

I just prefer the black coating instead of the brush metal look i have here, and it takes way too long to achieve chromeness which i am still working on

I want to thank everyone with the feedback. I will be updating my blog, to help answer the many questions people have been asking. I will let everyone know when its updated.

My attempt.

While I'm happy with it, and it looks good - It does indeed show every scuff/smudge.

Pro tip, if you're going to do this - when you superglue the antenna panels back on, use clamps! Otherwise they won't sit flush. Had to take mine off and re-do them.

Originally Posted by crash92

My attempt.

While I'm happy with it, and it looks good - It does indeed show every scuff/smudge.

Pro tip, if you're going to do this - when you superglue the antenna panels back on, use clamps! Otherwise they won't sit flush. Had to take mine off and re-do them.

Well Done!

I currently have an iPhone 4, but am now going to get the Senstion later tonight. I was dissapointed by the way the sensation looked (Because I Like Chrome). But this mod has given me that extra push to buy one.

Gonna take a trip to Halford's (Big car parts shop in uk) on the way home and do this.

I'll then try and record a video of the different stages for you guys. I'll post it up in the next few days.



Great work on the mod mate.

Originally Posted by Utking

Oh, i talked to HTC customer support today about some problems, and asked if they had any plans to release custom battery covers, and i gave him the link to your blog, and he liked it! So he went away for a couple of minutes, came back and even gave me price for custom battery covers, it was 75 USD in Norway, maybe cheaper in other country's

When you say custom battery covers, what does that include? Is it possibly for them to ship you just the frame with no paint? Still $75 for just the part seems a little high. It would be great if we could find the company that manufacturers the frames and just buy a ton of them to get the price down.

Originally Posted by reeco

I currently have an iPhone 4, but am now going to get the Senstion later tonight. I was dissapointed by the way the sensation looked (Because I Like Chrome). But this mod has given me that extra push to buy one.

Gonna take a trip to Halford's (Big car parts shop in uk) on the way home and do this.

I'll then try and record a video of the different stages for you guys. I'll post it up in the next few days.



Great work on the mod mate.

Awesome.
I took some very small video clips of my process, but it was mostly me cursing. So I decided to not upload it, and just use the still pics intead