Chrome HTC HD2 Battery Cover Tutorial
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don't do it!
This just seems like a horrible idea. I just picture your phone on the ground with a cracked screen and a lanyard attached to a battery cover hanging from your wrist... and some random guy running off with your battery.
that's the problem, 14usd for a piece of metal is too expensive imo, or I would've bought one already to drill couple holes for a lanyard in there
This just seems like a horrible idea. I just picture your phone on the ground with a cracked screen and a lanyard attached to a battery cover hanging from your wrist... and some random guy running off with your battery.
Wow this is amazing! It takes a lot of work to remove the paint tho'...
But the whole new look is awesome.
But the whole new look is awesome.
The result is really astonishing. It fascinates me indeed, and now it looks like the phone a Harley rider would proudly use. Not that I own a harley, that I wish I did
Wouldn't using one of these
make the job easier anyway?
Now, if only I could bring myself to do it for real, that's a sure warranty void for you.
BTW, how much did the cover become thinner after you polished it? Does it lose much thickness or is it less resistant in any way?
I own a harley and I wouldnt own it. I like it. but just cause you got chrome doesnt mean your cool. but in this case maybe so. I am doing it for my gf. she is always taking those facebook/myspace style pics.
you know you coulda made your life a lot easier and just use aircraft paint remover? a can of the aerosol kind is $5 at walmart and the gel kind is a bout $10 for a quart at autozone. no need to buff it or anything.
you would still need to buff it sand and polish the alum. luckily I work at a piant shop and didn't spend 30 min on mine and I had 2 layers of automotive paint on mine ontop of the regular stuff htc coats it with. the aircraft stripper worked like a charm then work a few grits I had laying around with a 3inch air polisher and went upto 1500g. came out decent I noticed I missed a few spots so i'll be redoing it but I have another back cover for those not feeling the bling look days. here is a quik pic I took as you can see the scratches as I rushed it and didn't finish the polishing. .
This just seems like a horrible idea. I just picture your phone on the ground with a cracked screen and a lanyard attached to a battery cover hanging from your wrist... and some random guy running off with your battery.
lol@the random guy running off with the battery
No really, that is feasible, attaching it to the side you open it from is obviously dangerous, but find enough space for a lanyard on the opposite side and the battery cover is not going to get removed, there are two deeper bumps there that grapple very tight on the internal chassis.
Right now, I'm using the "adesive tape lanyard hack" and it works charms even if it's not charming
BTW @OP, grats for being featured on the portal
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you would still need to buff it sand and polish the alum. luckily I work at a piant shop and didn't spend 30 min on mine and I had 2 layers of automotive paint on mine ontop of the regular stuff htc coats it with. the aircraft stripper worked like a charm then work a few grits I had laying around with a 3inch air polisher and went upto 1500g. came out decent I noticed I missed a few spots so i'll be redoing it but I have another back cover for those not feeling the bling look days. here is a quik pic I took as you can see the scratches as I rushed it and didn't finish the polishing. .
Looks really good, am thinking i might just give it a go
*droooool*
okay is it just me, or does that back piece look freakin' awesome??!!!
want to try my hand at this, but majorly fear having it look not as good... anyone out there really good at this and want to sell one?? haha PM me!!
okay is it just me, or does that back piece look freakin' awesome??!!!
want to try my hand at this, but majorly fear having it look not as good... anyone out there really good at this and want to sell one??
haha PM me!!
Yours looks awesome. I wish I had access to a 3 inch air polisher when I did mine. I dream of the day when HTC starts taking the same kind of pride into their phones as watch manufacturers do. Building them of full metal casings. I have thought about taking the phone apart and attemping to polish the plastic parts to a high glossy black finish, but I am not sure if under the rubbery skin if the plastic is hard enough to take a good polish. I have tried to polish soft plastics before and the result isn't pretty
Awesome ! Congrats ! How much time did it take You ?
Can´t do it myself since I use the ext.batt. which has a plastic cover
Can´t do it myself since I use the ext.batt. which has a plastic cover
First. Real cool idea!!!
But @ all plz dont use the 300er... for the color use 1000 and than for the finish 2500er So u need spend a lot of time... but the result are amazing!!!! THX Dude!
But @ all plz dont use the 300er... for the color use 1000 and than for the finish 2500er
So u need spend a lot of time... but the result are amazing!!!! THX Dude!Not convinced!! I have done this to my phone, problem is is that it scratches so easily, it now looks a mess, also aluminum tarnishes in air quite quickly. My advice would be to leave alone.
Hi all
First of all thx for the wunderfull idea !!!
I did it and it is great!!!
But i did it with 800 permanently so for the colour and the finish also.
It dont reflects, i dont know why so if anyone of you can give me a hint how to make it reflective it would be great
First of all thx for the wunderfull idea !!!
I did it and it is great!!!
But i did it with 800 permanently so for the colour and the finish also.
It dont reflects, i dont know why so if anyone of you can give me a hint how to make it reflective it would be great
800 grain is too harsh, you need finish with at least 1000 for a nice mirror finish.
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2I wasn't happy with my HD2, so I decided to polish the battery cover. I wrote a tutorial in case anyone is interested in doing the same to their device.
blog.whitesites.com/Chrome-HTC-HD2-Battery-Cover-Tutorial__634103488469591250_blog.htm1You inspired my modded HD2
Hey WhiteSites, you rock! You really inspired me and my back was all scuffed up and terrible lookin so I started sandin! lol I got it down to the metal then got lazy.....well not really just opted to have it professionally done. I also took it a step further and got mine engraved with a 2nd G logo I redesigned for myself. Check it out and let me know what you think.
