yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG G Watch R] shaolin95:
Interesting mod indeed. I do like it better than the Urbane but not better than the "boring" black as you call it. Black still looks best to my eyes but good job there.
[LG G Watch R] blazentrance:
I also did the sanding and changing the shape as well. It's useful from the maintenance perspective~
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
I did wonder how thick the bezel was. Ive done everything but the marks around the screen, but will be doing them when my rubber tips arrive. Now I might rub the bezel down to make it look more like an Urbane.
[LG G Watch R] glitchhawk:
I think mine came out pretty good for the first time ever doing something like this. It might need more polishing though.
[LG G Watch R] blazentrance:
I checked LG G Watch R Teardown by iFixit before sanding and the tickness of the top metal(top circle) is almost same as the vertical gap between top metal(top circle) and body base metal.

This is the reason why I did this housing shape mod.
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
Thats good, ive sanded off the markings but made a hash of it, so need to sand as much of it down as i can now. Looking at the tear down it looks like the bezel could be sanded right down to the body level. Ill see how far I can push it.
[LG G Watch R] blazentrance:
For the top metal sanding to make it like Urban, my recommendation

put metal side on sand paper #1000 or similar and push from back plate(plastic body) to apply uniformly-flat weight and slide it randomly.

polish sanded circle with fine liquid polish maybe 2 to 3 types with rolling buff.

(optional)apply unti-scratch liquid to the metal really carefully, especially confirm that liquid does not made any damage on your gorilla-grass before the operation.

Or buy Urban :D
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
Ive done a little already and I have a screen protector on the screen which seems to have avoided any damage. Id like to sand it a little lower than you have, mainly because of the mess I made of the inner most part of the bezel.

I will use 800 grit and finish with 1500 then 2500, and polish it with car body cutting compound, which worked well on the main body.
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
OK done, needs polishing up which ill do by hand, but yes, you can sand the bezel right down to the screen. This is JUST above the screen protector, which needs replacing now. The one in the pictures is the one I used while sanding.
[LG G Watch R] aardappel12:
Your balls. They're huge.
[LG G Watch R] leyvatron:
The watch looks a bit weird now, but thats just my opinion.

thats the beauty of this watch, we mod however we like. :good:
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
It does in the pictures, but looks better in reality, especially with a nice watch face.
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
That GWR looks great. Good job
[LG G Watch R] fifapro23:
Hey guys, I just got around to doing that to my watch too. I used various different grits. I started off with 320 then 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500. In that order. What should I use to polish it. I have swirl marks and I can't get rid of it.
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
I used a fine car paint cutting compound and a Dremel polishing wheel, but you can use any fine abrasive polish.. or just metal polish.

I decided in the end to polish the body, but leave the bezel sanded, I just made sure the swirl marks were uniform so it looks like a satin, machined finish.
[LG G Watch R] fifapro23:
How about rubbing compound in the auto store or metal polish for rims? I don't own a dremmel so would it come out by hand?

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I have to say, I wonder why lg made this watch black
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
Yeah that should do it. By hand it will take a while and you must be a bit careful, its only iP67 resistant, rubbing too hard with too much could push it past the seals.

As with the sanding start with the most abrasive and get finer.
[LG G Watch R] fifapro23:
Wait, I need several different compounds or one?
[LG G Watch R] julz:
Makes the bezel look massive!
[LG G Watch R] willstilson:
OT, but mind sharing info on your band?
[LG G Watch R] fifapro23:
I actually got it on ebay. its called a mesh/ chainmail/ shark something band. Just type in mesh and you should get it.
[LG G Watch R] willstilson:
Cool, thanks
[LG G Watch R] reeves1985:
here's my watch

didn't have the balls to sand it so used a bit of scrap vinyl and cut the bezel on the plotter

here's the result and easily removed as well with no damage.

Haven't got round to going any further yet!
[LG G Watch R] MasK:
This looks better than the Urbane!!

I always wanted a duo color scheme.
[LG G Watch R] kloan:
Is the crown/button removable?
[LG G Watch R] beauwilliams:
I want to sand all the paint off including the bezel

Do you guys think it would be possible to sand the watch including bezel by hand? I don't have access to a dremel and can't justify buying one just for this
[LG G Watch R] Blueii:
Sweet!

Yeah, this inspired me to do this to my own watch but cant share the photos yet until I post at least 10 posts. haha

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Not that I know of. You just have to sand around the button which can be a bit tricky but you'll get the hang of it.
[LG G Watch R] kloan:
It took a lot more sanding than I thought it would. Ended up rounding off the edges quite a bit. I like the look though.

Buuuuut.... I accidentally scratched the display. Just some light scratches, but still frustrating since I was being very careful. What I don't get is why the F'in wankers at LG decided to use plastic instead of glass... seriously, WTF?!

Anyway, ran out of sunlight, so I'll polish it tomorrow and post some pics of the finished product.
[LG G Watch R] Blueii:
Good job!

Yeah most that I've seen who sanded their watch, me included, also got a rounded edge on the bezel, I like it though. It compliments the sharp edges of the body so well.

Oh, you should have covered the screen.
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
Most screen protectors, if fitted well, will hide minor surface scratches.
[LG G Watch R] kloan:
I'm thinking of getting some cheaper screen protectors to use while I do the inner bezel, then use the tempered glass one after everything is done.

How did you guys do the inner bezel? I don't want to F mine up... I saw a pic of a rubber bit a few pages back. What bit is that? Is that what's best used for the inner bezel to get the paint off without messing up the screen?
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
I also started my little project on sanding the paint out of my GWR. I used 150 grits sand papers to remove the pain. I will get some 320, 400, 600, and on till I get to 2500 grits and finish it with metal polish. Found it hard to get the black paints off in the corners n edges. Any advises?

Just to be safe I put 3 layers of screen protectors on my GWR. I know its over kill but I don't want to mess up the GWR screen.
[LG G Watch R] ice_coffee:
I mirror polished mine a few days ago

It took a while, but I am pleased with the results.
[LG G Watch R] nicogri:
Very very nice
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Did a little more sanding tonight. Waiting for my polishing cream.
[LG G Watch R] :
the flat bezel looks really bad, maybe your polishing will make it look good
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Yes. The flat bezel looks kind of cheap n home made. I might just polish the bezel n leave the body in stainless steel look.

Been wear my watch for 3 days now n I am beginning to like it more n more. But I still think it looks better in black. I only sanded it down because the bezel black paint was all damaged.
[LG G Watch R] ChrisM75:
Ive had nothing but 'wow' reactions after I flattened the bezel .People say its much better now than before. It looks chunkier, and smarter, less like a sports watch

There are several expensive designer watches with a similar bezel.
[LG G Watch R] Cst79:
Looks much better than the original.
[LG G Watch R] Outcome:
What did you use to mirror polish it? I had mine looking really good without sanding the inner bezel, but then the dremel tool slipped and damaged the numbers a bit, so I think I'm going to do what you did.
[LG G Watch R] Piercing Heavens:
Able to list what polishing cream and method you used to achieve this shine?
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Spent another hour sanding my watch using 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 and 2500 grits sand paper. I might not need the polishing cream. It's really shinny. But I kinda like the sanded stainless steel look better. Too shinny.
[LG G Watch R] ice_coffee:
This is the first time I ever mirror polished anything in my life, I just used my dill and a polishing kit from ebay, it took forever. I think what I did was far from the most efficient way to do it and to be honest the kit was pretty rubbish too

But if you really want to know then this is the kit I used

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400315935383?nav=SEARCH
[LG G Watch R] KodeBlue:
Aww man, that is sweet. That's the first one I've seen sanded all the way down to the screen like that. How did you get the close without messing up the screen? I just may have to copy! :)
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
I got some cheap screen protectors on eBay. I applied like 3 layers of screen protectors n just sand away. Just remember to sand in a linear direction. Use high grit (1500) sand paper to remove the black paint on the bezel. The metal on the bezel is very soft.

6X - Spartan Shields Premium HD Screen Protector Cover For LG G Watch R - 6X = $1.99
[LG G Watch R] joshw0000:
You guys have me wanting to sand my GWR down...and I just got it...today. I've been using a stainless Moto 360 with the official stainless band for a while now. I thought about putting the band on the GWR but it'd look stupid on a black watch. But on a stainless it'd look good.

Flash the Urbane rom and it'll essentially be a full Urbane convert.
[LG G Watch R] groaner:
I just got mine yesterday. Bought used and it has a few scratches on the bezel. Mostly outside the markings ring.

I just may have to do this, at least to that part of the bezel. I want to keep the inner ring.

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[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
I had a mote 360 with metal band n I loved how it looks. But sold the moto for GWR. I found a moto 360 KO band on eBay n it looks 90% like the one sold my Motorola. It only costs me $11. It looks great with my sanded down lg GWR
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
[MENTION=1464655]groaner[/MENTION]:

Which watch face is that on your picture. Looks nice...
[LG G Watch R] groaner:
its the Ranger Military face by Zuhanden. he has a bunch of amazing and customizable faces.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.smartwatchface.watch.face.ranger.military&hl=en

the price is nominal but when you want them all it really adds up. :)
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
It was Skymaster from Zuhanden and not Ranger Military. They are both beautiful and look quite similar. I bough both.

Thanks
[LG G Watch R] groaner:
OH ya, that's right. I'm using Ranger now. was using Skymaster. Both similar and awesome.
[LG G Watch R] Cloudfly:
Messed up My Watch

I started sanding my watch but when I got to near completion, my screen now just keeps spinning from top to bottom and reappears on the top. Any ideas what might be causing this? Is it because I got dust/moisture into the watch? Any help would be appreciated.
[LG G Watch R] captaincalamares:
That looks great! I did the same with my HTC M7 :cool:
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Found this metal band with my sanded down GWR. And it looks great. Only $12 on eBay.
[LG G Watch R] Piercing Heavens:
Wilson which polish did you use? Was this a mirror polish or just regular?
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Bluemagic 400 from amazon $8.
[LG G Watch R] Piercing Heavens:
If you dont mind answering a few questions.

Which grit did you use and what polishing attachments?
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
I do not mind. I started at 800 grit -> 1000-> 1200--1500>>1800--2000---2200 finally 2500 grit. Got all the sand papers on eBay for $5.

It was a fun project and I am super happy with the result.
[LG G Watch R] Piercing Heavens:
What did you cover the screen with while sanding?
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
Yes. Make sure the screen is protected b4 sanding. I got some cheap screen protectors on eBay n put a few layers on just to make sure the screen is 99% covered. Most screen protectors are cut small.
[LG G Watch R] KUSCfan:
Hi, I think your watch face is incredible. May I know what it is please?
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
Does anyone know if the raised bevel on the G watch R is solid so it can be sanded down a bit making the phone look more like the Urbane? I don't want to start sanding down the bevel only to find that it's only thin and hollow and that I've sanded a hole in it....
[LG G Watch R] kloan:
Yes, it's solid. There's at least one person in this thread that has already done it.
[LG G Watch R] tuckersmission:
Has anyone tried paint stripper instead of sanding? My thoughts are it could save a lot of effort.
[LG G Watch R] datawrhsdoc:
I've been holding off sanding my watch until I got annoyed with the bezel scratch marks. It came out so nice, that I wish I had done this sooner. In fact, I'm getting more comments than ever on it. My wife, who bought me the LG G Watch R, said to me "Wow! I love the watch. You didn't tell me that you were getting a new smart watch. I hope that you didn't spend too much."

I used a Dremel to do the first quick pass, and then moved from high grit through 2400 grit sand paper and a Dremel polishing pass. It took about 15 minutes to do the whole job. The band is a steel shark mesh from Amazon that I paid $20 for (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010H4KZIU).
[LG G Watch R] firehawk:
I looked through this entire thread, and I think out of all the options

a) bezel ring only

b) bezel ring + body

c) full bezel + body

d) full bezel + mirror body

e) mirror full bezel + mirror body

yours (e) seems to look the nicest.

Which watch band is that? I like the combination mirror + polish, and ended up getting this instead (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RE7SD8I)

I am wondering if the bezel is aluminum. The main body seems to be stainless steel, but people say the bezel is soft and can be sanded away easily. If this is the case, I will try to make the body mirror, and keep the entire bezel intact as black, similar to what the never-released official Silver G Watch R was supposed to be (http://www.androidcentral.com/sites...images/2014/09/lg_g_watch_r_wrist_weather.JPG)

Will see how far I get tonight. If the dremel slips and damages the bezel, I'll have to silver up my bezel ring too.
[LG G Watch R] datawrhsdoc:
I went with bezel ring + mirror body for two reasons: (1) the ring scratches easily and already had noticeable scratches, and (2) the bezel is made of aluminum.

Because the bezel is soft aluminum, I didn't want to sand the whole ring as it would be very very difficult to get and maintain a mirror shine on the inner part of the ring.
[LG G Watch R] firehawk:
So I managed to get the paint off the body. It was a lot quicker than I thought. Just a light touch with the dremel, and it's gone. The parts around the crown and the bezel were impossible to do with the dremel, so I ended up using a dremel bit and sanding it slowly by hand. Afterwards, the body looked like galvanized sheet metal. Very ugly.

I only had time to do some light polishing, but the body now looks more like brushed steel. Going to keep going until it has a beautiful mirror finish.

I did scuff up the bezel a few times with nick marks all around when the dremel was hard to control at the edges. I found that a hobby paint marker pen was enough to hide the imperfections.

I'm liking how the bezel is still fully black. Makes the aluminum look like a separate piece, like a diver watch with a rotatable bezel. I kept a few other parts black too (the flat of the crown, and the space between the lugs) and so far I'm loving the two-tone. Makes it so I can use it with a silver band or a black band.

Will post pictures after I finish the mirror polishing. I don't want to paint the bezel nicks until after the polishing is done.
[LG G Watch R] fiskmasen:
Who will be the first with a G watch in gold? youtube.com/watch?v=ZlJYqWOel4s
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
Was finally annoyed enough by the scratches on the bezel that I took out some sandpaper myself.
[LG G Watch R] Br1ce:
Did you use only sandpaper ? Is there any visible scratch if you look closely ?
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
I used only sandpaper. The finest I had was K400 so yes, if you look really close you can see small scratches. But it's not visible at any distance over 10 cm.
[LG G Watch R] firehawk:
I think I'm the only one who left the bezel alone. Getting to a mirror finish takes a long time! The first pic is from right after sanding the paint off. The second pic is after 4 passes of buffing with the dremel.

The stainless body gets very hot! I run it under water after buffing half the watch, so that I can hold it to buff the other half! Also because I don't want the heat to damage the electronics inside.

I'm guessing it's going to need at least 4 more passes before it gets the same mirror finish as the Huawei. Although I like having the black bezel. It really stands out now.
[LG G Watch R] FuMMoD:
Hey guys what tips did you use for your dremels? I ordered a kit from Amazon and want to know how to use it to polish the G Watch. I currently have sandpaper and have sanded it up to 1000 grit but I rather use a dremel instead. Thanks

http://www.amazon.com/WEN-2307-Vari...ie=UTF8&qid=1446137346&sr=1-2&keywords=dremel
[LG G Watch R] yuzaman:
hello, has anyone tried with a stripper gel?
[LG G Watch R] FuMMoD:
How do you guys get rid of micro scratches?
[LG G Watch R] HKSpeed:
One option is using aircraft paint stripper (spray can or paint brush). There are plenty of Youtube videos showing it done. I've used it to remove paint from car wheels and hoods. I'm sure it'll damage the screen and/or back of the watch.
[LG G Watch R] bigdave79:
So although I read this entire thread before starting, I failed to remember this vital piece of information. I used a sanding band for my initial pass with the dremel (didn't have a puffy sanding attachment) and I scored the metal in some areas. No amount of polishing is helping. Any ideas on how to fix it? Should I start again with the puffy tool or manually do it with sandpaper? Thanks.
[LG G Watch R] scott_lampe:
Gave sanding some black off a go as well. Just did the sides and a ring on the bezel. Dremel and mag wheel polish. Think it turned out alright.

Will post a photo after 10 messages.

Somebody ask me some questions on the procedure.

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I used some little sanding disks. About 15mm diameter, made out of sandpaper, 1000 or 1500 grit. Just use the dremel lightly and change paper often. It will wear it down and polishing is easy then.
[LG G Watch R] scott_lampe:
Just reading some threads in the g watch accessories forum and there is a snap on plastic cover and those slick wrap sticker things you could use if you really make a mess of the steel.
[LG G Watch R] scott_lampe:
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[LG G Watch R] bigdave79:
Thanks for the advice guys. I ended up re-sanding it manually with finer sand paper. Actually turned out OK. I had planned to leave the inner part of the bezel untouched but scuffed it in one or two places with the dremel. Covered it up with a sharpie.
[LG G Watch R] rosebud:
Had a go

So I had a go at this, not finished polishing yet but attached is progress so far.

I found that the sanding discs were way to abrasive leaving scratches. Within my rotary tool set there was an epoxy type disc thicker than the cutting discs and softer, this bought off the paint without scratching the metal.

I also found the trick of using g a sanding bock for round the bezel worked a treat.

Could do with tidying it all up a bit but really happy with the result so far.

Ps don't try using the wire sanders, you'll get a really good looking watch, destroy the wire sander and polishing turns the watch black again lol
[LG G Watch R] nexendz:
Just got my Watch R cheap from a guy, it was scratched so I decided why the heck not and sanded mine and polished it as well. Took probably 3 hours to do total and I love the way it looks now, I've had the Urbane, 360, zen watch 2, huawei. The look of the G watch R now reminds me of the urbane a bit and looks better imo and I actually prefer it over the huawei as well.
[LG G Watch R] Br1ce:
only 3hours ? I think I might try to do it as well soon!

By the way, it's nice to see the watch face I made on your watch :)
[LG G Watch R] nexendz:
The watch face goes well with the silver! Thanks for making it, if you need any info on doing yours let me know.
[LG G Watch R] bigdave79:
Wow, looks great. What grit sandpaper did you use?

I also like the look of the GWR better than the Urbane and probably also the Huawei. I had sold my old GWR in order to upgrade to the Huawei watch. The Huawei looks very classy, but it's a little bit too classy to wear at work and the stainless steel casing gets scratched way too easily. So I ended up buying a second hand GWR to wear on a day-to-day basis. Going to eventually sand it like my old one.
[LG G Watch R] wilsonliang777:
I had the gwr and sanded it to stainless steel. Last month I got a huawei watch and love it. The gwr is perfect but I can not stand the aluminum rim. Aluminum is too soft and picks up dings too easily. I wish the gwr was made out of 100% steel.
[LG G Watch R] nexendz:
I used 400 to take off the paint, then 1000 to get rid of the 400 scratches, then 1500 to make it finer.
[LG G Watch R] Piercing Heavens:
Did you use a dremel? Also which polish did you use for the mirror shine?
[LG G Watch R] nexendz:
Yes I used a dremel, I suggest starting off on flat surfaces to get a feel for it before getting into the smaller areas, you'll learn how to angle the watch to get into the smaller spaces easily. The polish I used was Mother's Mag and aluminum polish that you can find at autozone or walmart or any car care place.
[LG G Watch R] pananza:
After looking at the scratched bezel I took the plunge yesterday.

Started with 400 paper, then 1400 paper, then I polished. Still need some more polish before I'm satisfied.
[LG G Watch R] Pianoman144:
That's my watch atm [emoji16] Love that watch!
[LG G Watch R] xabat:
It looks awesome
[LG G Watch R] lorenzocec:
What happens after two or three months?

If I sand the black paint off, i will risk a reaction of ossidation after a long period? I think the black paint has a function of defence for the whole device, but I can also be wrong with this sentence.
[LG G Watch R] scott_lampe:
I would be surprised if there was oxidation of the stainless steel body or the aluminium bezel. My watch was sanded quite a while ago, I work at a coal shipping terminal and quite often take it into the sea. There are no signs of oxidation at all on my watch and it is still shiny☺
[LG G Watch R] mateau:
Hello all here my polished one needs still more polish but the result looks good for me

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[LG G Watch R] DarkFlasher:
Took a more conservative approach, but I think it looks very nice. When it gets worse I'll sand the whole thing.

Used dremel + 400 + 800 + 1200 grit.