Hyper skin back plate for Nexus S??

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Just wanted to know is there's a textured back plate available for the nexus s?

I'm kinda sick of the glossy back


Can't seem to find one

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I've been looking for almost a year and have yet to find one, other than the glossy white one some countries get. A week ago I posted here asking about aftermarket covers. Total silence, not even a troll. Here is a reply so you know your not alone.

Several months back, I followed advice from this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1278827, sanding off the glossy layer and leaving a somewhat brushed-metal look. I've been mostly happy with it and it is easier to hold. Recently, I bought a can of Valspar stone texture spray paint at Lowes. The sanding I did appears to help it stick better, and so far I love the result. Feels almost rubbery, but not as rubbery as Plastic Dip paint. That said be careful with overspray getting on the underside of the cover, and don't over apply. I'm probably going to add a matte sealant as well.

On a side note, I blame the NFC antenna as one reason the aftermarket hasn't bothered making a cover. Adds to manufacturing complexity. Kinda sad when most of us don't use NFC. I hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by Nomedias

I've been looking for almost a year and have yet to find one, other than the glossy white one some countries get. A week ago I posted here asking about aftermarket covers. Total silence, not even a troll. Here is a reply so you know your not alone.

Several months back, I followed advice from this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1278827, sanding off the glossy layer and leaving a somewhat brushed-metal look. I've been mostly happy with it and it is easier to hold. Recently, I bought a can of Valspar stone texture spray paint at Lowes. The sanding I did appears to help it stick better, and so far I love the result. Feels almost rubbery, but not as rubbery as Plastic Dip paint. That said be careful with overspray getting on the underside of the cover, and don't over apply. I'm probably going to add a matte sealant as well.

On a side note, I blame the NFC antenna as one reason the aftermarket hasn't bothered making a cover. Adds to manufacturing complexity. Kinda sad when most of us don't use NFC. I hope this helps.

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Keep in mind it did not stick well the first time. This was by design in case I didn't like it. Second time I removed the paint (wasn't hard) and used an adhesion promoter before using the textured paint. I let it set a day before using it. I'm being gentle with it for the first few weeks. The paint techs at my workplace say paint can take months to truly "cure". As for a "sealant" I'll wait until I'm sure it cured.

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Respect! Looks good.

During an exhibition in China, I let "paint/graved" my nick name on my back cover of the Samsung Nexus S 9023. But it isn't that good, because of the "small" points on the cover.

Anyway.. I am also planing to customize my one, since i have enough "cheap" battery covers ^^

The metal style impressed me...