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[Vibrant Accessories] n2ishun:
Having painted my share of high dollar collectors cars....maybe some tips are in order huh ?

:)

In no way use anything coarser than 220 grit, and myself, I would never consider using anything coarser than 320.....even stripping the original cover.

Use wet and dry paper with water.....a constant drip of water (in the kitchen sink would work fine).

If you think you are finished sanding and have it perfectly smooth....you are half way there, keep sanding.

Sand in ONE direction only, NEVER change directions.

No, you cannot think of a good enough reason to override this simple rule.

Use tack cloth, don't know what it is ? It picks up all lint and dust that invariably sticks to the surface and makes for a crappy job. So....use it, it's cheap.

Mist a very fine (incomplete) coat and let it sit for 15 minutes or so before painting.

Reason: You will see if there is a paint reaction without blowing all that sanding time and it will provide a bonding layer for the final coat/s.

Let the thing dry, don't play with it (yea, I know you're anxious....deal with it).

After completely dryed and cured (that is not 3-4 hours, it is 2-3 DAYS) you will want to color sand it to make it like glass.

Use 1200 to 2000 grit wet and dry paper in water and use the same straight line single direction motion.

You do not have to sand it out perfectly, you are just looking to break the surface and smooth it a bit.

Be careful, don't go too far and sand thru the paint.

Use glazing compound, or Mothers mag polish, in that same straight line single direction motion. Use it with a T-shirt type cloth and do it by hand.

Buff out with the same type T-shirt cloth, be sure it's CLEAN cloth with no *funk* on it.

Enjoy.
[Vibrant Accessories] Mouahmong:
Wow, That is super extensive. :) I might try it your way with my brother in law's cover and compare it with my method.
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Upload the photos to a place like www.imageshack.us Also i think i might have applied a few too many coats because my case gets dents.

Two questions What is Color Sanding ? I have tried to google but only come up with colored sand.

What "Use glazing compound, or Mothers mag polish" would you sugest and where would you find it? I tried using Hard as Nails however i had applied about 1/8" of paint so i just took it all off to start again.
[Vibrant Accessories] Mswolf06:
Story of my life. :p
[Vibrant Accessories] n2ishun:
Try this (pretty much what I posted but it has all those pretty pictures to follow :) ).

http://www.carcraft.com/howto/926/index.html

Glazing compound is a extremely fine grade polishing compound.

DO NOT use polishing compound, it is too coarse of a grit and will ruin the finish.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...E3E02LECIE20S4K7_nid=VXR55XJ4BGbe9NQK7NZ8TZgl should be enough data for ya.

Mothers mag and aluminum polish...

http://www.mothers.com/02_products/05100-05101.html

It says it's or metal only (and was designed for that) but it kicks some serious butt on final polishing paint.
[Vibrant Accessories] Alex530:
Would invisible shield prevent the dents?
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Finished mine tonight

3 peper sprays (not a full coat)

1 Full spray

Wait 24 hours

3 full sprays with the clear acrilic

Wait 24 hours

340grain sant paper light sand

Now I am going to see if my friend from work who does tatoos can use his airbush to airbrush on a longhorn. then i will use some Auto polish acrilic to clearcoat on top of it.
[Vibrant Accessories] dearmiju:
how can i disable the light for menu/home/search/back button?

So the decal is on but the light is bothering me.

when it's dark outside and it looks odd so I was wondering if there is a way to disable the lights for the menu/home.search/back key?
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
I ended up getting use to it its a bit blurry but not bad. This isnt a standard feature but a dev might make a mod of the lights (for notifications ) so it is possible to disable them but not with what is out now.
[Vibrant Accessories] dearmiju:
ah actually I don't mind the blurryness of the light so much anymore but the light really just makes it obvious that the print on my decal is crappy quality.

Do you have this issue? the menu/home/ack/search icons on my decal don't look so nice. small fragments of lines/pixels aren't even printed on parts of the icon. do you think it's just the seller i bought from?

i ordered from wirelessflavor Ebay.

anyone have close-up photos of their decals for me to see? I'd like to find a better quality decal if there is one~
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Sorry for the blurryness of my camera its a 6 year old digital camera.

Uploaded with ImageShack.us
[Vibrant Accessories] dearmiju:
ahh yours does look a bit better than mine.

where did you order from?
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
From the link OP gave out for ebay.
[Vibrant Accessories] iynfynity:
this is way a lot more better than the black one.
[Vibrant Accessories] kentot:
White all around

picked up the Decal from the OP and also a White Gel Skin also from ebay can't post the link so just search ebay for this item number for the skin: 220659248729

I like the look of mine and I just loaded Eugene_373's latest 2.2 Froyo build. Lovin it.

Kentot
[Vibrant Accessories] willsnews:
So the front decal just goes over the screen not like under the glass?

Constantanoble
[Vibrant Accessories] ntellegence:
I love this. I ordered the red one and sprayed the back cover with red model paint.
[Vibrant Accessories] ga3lopez:
you think you can put the white front decal on top of a screen protector.?
[Vibrant Accessories] Gusgom:
You can't I tried it looks horrible if u do and u cant get rid of the bubbles....
[Vibrant Accessories] eunkipark92:
U cant sew in the pic but I have few bubbles. Oh well.
[Vibrant Accessories] mrsbelpit:
That looks awesome. Is that front skin clear where the capacative buttons are or what? Doesn't affect performance of the buttons?

eta: nvm, I see they are printed on.
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Box cutter and you could but its tough. Also if you put on the SP before the image it might work.
[Vibrant Accessories] jmattp:
That's really nice.

But...

Unless you play guitar and you're left-handed...
[Vibrant Accessories] itouchhanna:
can you send me that wallpaper to davis33095@aol.com
[Vibrant Accessories] chadster214:
where did you buy the hard case?? if you dont mind me asking?
[Vibrant Accessories] agentaaron:
you can get the real one (not the ebay knock-off) for 5.99 at www.elagostore.com

They also have the best phone stands around IMO
[Vibrant Accessories] brian_v3ntura:
i assume u dont use a screen protector... i do want to get the white skin,but afraid that i have to mod my screen protectors just so i can change them. and how is the case? i've been hesitant abt getting the mesh cover due to lint build up..it looks like lint could get in the holes.
[Vibrant Accessories] Sultan1993:
Hello)

I really want to ask about the front decal skin... when it's installed, is it really obvious that it's there? i would like to buy Black one, to get rid of Samsung and T-Mobile logos...

If I apply SP over the decal will it be obvious that something is under SP?

I mean...this decal covers only the place around the screen or does it cover the screen too?
[Vibrant Accessories] Master™:
It is kinda obvious if you know that the Vibrant doesn't come in white.. lol

The black shouldn't look obvious at all though, and no.. It doesn't cover the actual screen, only the edges.

I took my white one off & trashed it within 5 minutes of putting it on.. I didn't like it
[Vibrant Accessories] eunkipark92:
Yea you have to take off the case and clear the back every once in a while. And no if you get the full screen protector like realook screen protector you can just apply the skin on top of the screen protector.

Back then I cut my screen protector in perfect size and applied it...measured it and all that nerdy stuff.. it was paIn ib the @ss
[Vibrant Accessories] Sultan1993:
So, if i'll look from the front it won't obvious that something is there, but if i'll look from the one side, it will be clear that something is on the screen?

So i need to cut screen protector to fit the hole, and place it with the decal and it won't be so obvious?

P.S: I want to use black decal

P.P.S: if i put screen protector on top of decal will they somehow interfere with each other? Or will there be something like a stair where in decal we have hole for the screen
[Vibrant Accessories] chriswallen79:
Five bucks on ebay
[Vibrant Accessories] chriswallen79:
For the white back that has samsung and with google on it
[Vibrant Accessories] tle034:
So I got one of these skins yesterday and put on my phone. Unless you do a really good job putting the skin on ... you can go ahead and buy it otherwise it might look good from the pics but it wont if you hold it right in front of you. Don't waste your money buying this save 5 bucks for a case or a screen protector or whatever.
[Vibrant Accessories] texas_born:
I bought the white skin and it looks great. I have absolutely no bubbles . I didn't use the back skin because now I'm thinking of just buying a white battery cover.
[Vibrant Accessories] jrathbun27:
i saw this section a couple weeks ago and started debating ordering the skin... ordered thursday and came in yesterday... looks great... takes a while to get it placed perfectly and its still a touch off in the one corner but looks great on the phone... the light from the touch buttons does show through but its blurred really bad, kind of annoying at first but you get used to it. now waiting for my battery cover to come in and ill be quite happy with it... all in all spent about 15 dollars and now have a white vibrant.
[Vibrant Accessories] treyvaporizer:
Hey guys check this out. Its an i9000 battery cover but it fits on the vibrant

http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewIte...h=item20b6cd0234&autoredirect=off&emvcc=false
[Vibrant Accessories] henrykipson:
Hello...My friend has white vibrant skin cover on samsung and it really provides a pretty and cool look. I also like to have white vibrant skin on my samsung.

samsung galaxy s vibrant skin
[Vibrant Accessories] BiznessMan:
Thanks to OP, I went out and bought my own skin as well

The white vibrant looks pretty awesome! I can't wait to get this mod done
[Vibrant Accessories] wtf.now?:
OP: Nice mod! Question though... What rom are you running?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Accessories] henrykipson:
wow....Really cools kin and i also like to have cool and sttylish skin on my device to change its appearance. these skins are easy to install and remove.

xperia x10 mini pro skin cover
[Vibrant Accessories] Longcat14:
Dude, that looks epic. I want to do that SOOOO bad.

Sent from my GT-i9000/Vibrant.
[Vibrant Accessories] SuaveCanadian:
Looks like Cyanogen.
[Vibrant Accessories] henrykipson:
I had great collection of sony accessories and now i am looking for best and high quality skin that offer protection and also provide new look to my device.

sony e reader skin
[Vibrant Accessories] aznpandaman:
Is it me or is henrykipson simply advertising? You bring totally nothing to the thread.
[Vibrant Accessories] Needlefeet:
That's really cool. I have a white back on my Vibrant, but it gets crazy dirty! I really like how that front panel skin came out, though. I was curious how those looked.
[Vibrant Accessories] khan_frd2002:
how can i buy i live in india
[Vibrant Accessories] dj_techwiz:
that is awesome

the white mod is awesome good job
[Vibrant Accessories] siberian85:
here is total transformation video with silver bezel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXiCdmXTJN4
[Vibrant Accessories] kxlling:
I recently turned my vibrant white too, white extended battery cover, android decal on back, white front decal, and also using fishman aospish rom for the vanilla-gb look. The black bezel and buttons still look great on it too. The touches of black from there and the buttons/cam still look good with it.

It's my white vanilla vibrant
[Vibrant Accessories] OTAw:
^^ let's see some pics
[Vibrant Accessories] kxlling:
No other cam to take them. My vibrant is my camera on the rare occasion, sorry.

I might try my old g1 and see how it comes out if I can get it back from my wife though.
[Vibrant Accessories] kxlling:
Alright, so here's a couple pics of my white vibrant, along with a screen shot of the vanilla rom it's running. While I may not have gone as far as painting the phone, I still like the way it looks and it's a nice change until I can upgrade later on.
[Vibrant Accessories] texdroid:
looks awesome and cheap to do
[Vibrant Accessories] siberian85:
You still have black bezel
[Vibrant Accessories] kxlling:
Yes, along with the black buttons and camera area. I personally like the little black touches left, adds contrast to it. That's just me though, it's nowhere near as nice as the op's work, but I'm happy with it.
[Vibrant Accessories] warlife2008:
Very Cool !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gackno:
Hello, its my first post and i hope its not the last one. I would like to know if there are any apps that reduce the battery usage from the screen. Most of the time when i check my battery use in the setting, it always shows me that the display is using more than 50% and sometimes 80% of the battery. My phone brightness is always set to the minimum, also the life of my battery runs out so quickly. So any recommendation will be great thanks.:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] scorpower:
Black background, use Launcher Pro, hide notification bar, slide away your page and dock, totalblack screen when on.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otaylor10:
I've seen people posting about how they are getting 20+ hrs from their battery and I can barely get 5 hrs from mine so any help with maximizing my battery will be useful. Also if anyone could help me with overclocking it would be greatly appreciated.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrazyM0f0:
I need to know whats the best rom and droid out there, plz anybody
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Spyros-:
Hello,

Artemis ROM + mattc 1.5 Android

Greetings
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matthes42:
In my opinion Duttys cdlc and mattc Leo + Froyo w/Sense 1.6b

Other users will report other ROM combinations as it depends on everybody´s preferences. So this thread seems to be not really useful
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mb:
Dutty's and Xcelsior
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClydeB1:
A futile question if you ask me as everyone has their own opinions. My view (for what it's worth) of the best rom / android combination is in my signature :D.

These questions always pop up and are often closed as soon as they appear because there is no such thing as a best rom as everyone's needs and preferences differ. The answer to which one is best is the one that suits your needs best, so try a few and decide for yourself.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanien:
Nah

Nah use Energys micro rom and Foyos 2.2 Desire Rom - Very fast... although you will have some problems with soem app... but his is for all android ports i think
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClydeB1:
Indeed, 5 replies and 5 different views :D

So to the OP I hope you are now better informed as to what is best than before you started this thread. I'm guessing not though. :D:confused::p;):cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixine786:
Let me know when a Mod is going to close this thread....

READ RULES
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irispen:
I installed TextMaker 2010, but i uninstall it since it cant read large files and it has no pinch to zoom or kinetic scrolling..

Q: Now, when ever i open a doc files in FILE Explorer, it cannot recognize it.

there is an error "The file '_' cannot be opened...." can any one help me?

i think the solution is to make the Microsoft word mobile 2010 a default word processing app. but how can i do it?

PS, if possible, is there a way to have a kinetic scrolling feature on "taxtmaker or documents to go"?
[HTC Aria General] tak27:
I love this phone, but I've recently noticed a problem. There are times when the 3g icon in the status bar has a checkmark under it as opposed to the two arrows. When it has the checkmark the phone won't transmit any data at all. It's gotten to the point that I have to reboot the phone every time it happens.

Anyone else having this problem, and what can I do to fix it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warboy:
I noticed after rooting 2.2, All I did was get root and apply the eng-bootloader.

But It says S-OFF in the bootloader and I did not apply unrevoked forever.

I got it though sprint's phone insurance company, since it's replacement for my old one.

Why would it have S-OFF? It's hardware 003. So I see no reason why it's S-OFF'd.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzN1337c0d3r:
The engineering bootloader is S-OFF, but it is not permanent unlike Unrevoked Forever. If you load a regular bootloader back on, the S-OFF will go away.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bludragon742:
Correct me if I am wrong, but eng gives you S-OFF doesn't it? I have S-OFF and I didn't use u4.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IceCreaMan:
It won't stick....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim M:
S - Off = you have root, but if you did not run unrEVOked Forever you can lose root by an OTA update.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
Y'all must be using a different hboot than me because Eng hboot never showed S-OFF until I ran U4E...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Warboy:
Alright. Just wondering.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd9900:
I was playing around with 2 roms tonight and noticed an issue with vvm not making a connection to sprint. I figured it was the roms so I restored my backup and am still having the same problem. I'm in a decent service area and I can make and receive calls. But when I leave a voicemail it will only let me dial in too check it won't let me use the application. Anyone else having issues?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texodore:
I was just going to post the same thing. Lots of errors: v30 and v08, can't download the upgrade to voice mail? Maybe it will be working in the morning after I wake up.
[Droid 2 Accessories] bbianchi:
My last two refurbed DROIDs and my DROID2 have had the blue application tab for the screen glider sticker left on. Why is this? Ive just been getting a sharp knife and cutting them off. Is moto just getting lazy with all their device success?
[Droid 2 Accessories] facelessuser:
The blue tab is to allow you to easily pull off the plastic sticker on the back of the screen; they put the plastic there for shipping and packing. Since you cut off the blue tab, it is harder to pull it off; though, the plastic sticker won't hurt the phone, so no big deal either way.
[Droid 2 Accessories] nemesis000000:
i left it on to keep the slide tight
[Droid 2 Accessories] bbianchi:
My initial DROID 1s all had that sticker. Not sure how much it makes the slider tighter by, but it certainly does it's job eliminating metal on metal friction. Like a lubricating / pressure sticker. I don't think its supposed to be removed at all.
[Droid 2 Accessories] 640k:
it IS supposed to be removed and it's not providing the "lube" effect that you're noticing. check back to a few sites that have actually dismantled a DROID. the sliding mechanism is where the two slots are on the back of the screen.

there are only two objects sliding against the plastic:

the locking mechanism

and the data ribbon

the backing is meant to be removed and provides no protection or benefit.
[Droid 2 Accessories] bbianchi:
I'd like to see some form of proof because I can easily argue this.

There are very clearly on both the droid2 and droid1 two pair of wear marks right across this sticker. Plus the last refurb droid I got has the sticker with no blue tab.
[Droid 2 Accessories] 640k:
i've replaced my backing with a vinyl sticker. the two wear marks are the spring locks that keep your keyboard closed. nothing else. the D2 is constructed identical to the D1 in that regard.
[Droid 2 Accessories] Hero77:
FWIW,

Every single time I have removed the sticker on the back, I ran into two things. Number one, it leaves it sticky. Number two, it makes it near impossible to open the phone quickly. Maybe cleaning it etc.. would fix that problem, but i'd rather just leave it alone.

I've seen a few phones with blue tab stickers, some with two pieces of black tape covering the area.
[Droid 2 Accessories] kwheel596:
My girlfriend has an R2D2 Droid2, her's was the only one of the 4 Droid2's I've personally seen with anything left on it, and even so just 1 aclohol wipe out of a box I got at a drug store cleaned it off
[Droid 2 Accessories] SuperFly03:
Yeah that thing isn't supposed to be there.

My Droid and Droid 2 were just as tight after taking it off... and 6 months later (well just got the Droid 2 so just the Droid on that part :p)
[Droid 2 Accessories] komputerfreek:
I actually think they are supposed to be there. I have two pieces of tape and this is my fourth droid 2. The first one without the tape actually had the sliding mechanism leave marks on the backing of the phone where it slides up and down and is hideous. The tape reduces the contact with the back and" absorbs " some of the blow. Im glad I got the two pieces of tape instead of the blue lining because its more pleasing to the eye.

Also it seems more snug and smoother with the tape.
[Droid 2 Accessories] kwheel596:
Have any of you EVER purchased ANYTHING electronic? The pieces of plastic with the blue tabs are just there for protection from scratches by anyone OTHER than the customer. The blue tab is there so you can pull that TEMPORARY plastic piece off.

Its the same as that plastic thats on the main screen (you know the one that you probably pulled off?) that tells you what each of the little buttons do.

This is the most pointless topic ever, Lol.
[Droid 2 Accessories] komputerfreek:
Just compared to my old droid 2. The droid 2 has scratches where the sliding mechanism is and my new droid 2 which I have had for a couple months does not have any scratches as I have left the blue tape still there.
[Droid 2 Accessories] botnryan:
LOL...the blue tab is there so you can pull the plastic off. seriously?..is this topic really real?
[Droid 2 Accessories] 640k:
if you guys think that the tape is really making that big of a difference, buy a vinyl from here:

http://www.grfxpstore.com/store/search/results?search_query=droid

that tape is made to come off, why do you think it bubbles up? it's not meant to be permanent and it's NOT the sliding mechanism leaving marks, it's the LOCKING mechanism. there are two little tabs that rest in slots at the top of the screen when the keyboard is closed, to help keep the screen from opening (although it does a piss-poor job). you can clearly see the path (scratches) from those tabs leading right to the slots at the top.

there are x-rays and tear-downs of the DROID 1 (same design/functionality as the 2). the sliding mechanism is located in the slots on the edge of teh screen.
[Nexus One General] Hitorii:
I love my Nexus One. It was my introduction to android and boy, was it a good one. I sold my iPhone 3gs for it and never looked backed. One thing has been nagging at me all the while though.

While I love my N1 and agree it is a power house of a phone, the multitouch issues just drive me nuts.

I love gaming on a phone, and while android isn't known for its amazing games like iDevices (c'mon, we all know this) all I can really get out of it is emulation. With the N1's bad multitouch problems, its hard as heck to play anything decent. So I decided I'm jumping the N1 ship and switching to the epic.

So, post in this thread if you, like me, are deciding to switch to another android device, and what's your reason.

Hito
[Nexus One General] Blueman101:
So long as your still an Android lol

The Epic looks nice, but im not a Sprint guy

See you at the next Dev Phone
[Nexus One General] willverduzco:
Aside from the better multitouch, I'm sure you'll also appreciate the better GPU. Congrats on the good choice of upgrades.