hi can i change my samsung galaxy s3 housing from white to pebble blue if i buy a new one as i cracked my screen and i need a new one and i like the look of the pebble blue case or do they have different screw layouts on the housing ?
tomoinbirms said:
hi can i change my samsung galaxy s3 housing from white to pebble blue if i buy a new one as i cracked my screen and i need a new one and i like the look of the pebble blue case or do they have different screw layouts on the housing ?
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You cant replce the housing mate
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neil05 said:
You cant replce the housing mate
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If he changes the screen to a blue one, and buys the blue back cover then... BAM! color changed.
I understand the question and... I would guess you can do this as the screen is glued and the back cover has no screws.
To show you how hard it is to change to front screen here is a video.
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/mobile&gl=GB
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If this is the same story like with the galaxy s1, then I can say, yes you can
Your screen is cracked, so just buy a blue one, dissamble your phone and change the white parts with blue actually, if I would break my phone, I would make it grey or red ;D
So good luck mate, it isnt that difficult. I could change the screen of an iphone 4s almost without a tutorial at the first time, and this **** is really ****ed up inside. I hope, the s3 isnt build up that complicated
not an easy task to seperate digitizer and the outer glass actually .....
fahadsul3man said:
not an easy task to seperate digitizer and the outer glass actually .....
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And finally man, how did you separated it?
julianisrael said:
And finally man, how did you separated it?
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You can't without breaking it.
If you're replacing the housing, you need to replace the glass too.
rootSU said:
You can't without breaking it.
If you're replacing the housing, you need to replace the glass too.
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I know this is a wee bit of thread necromancy, but I've separated the glass and digitizer on many devices without breaking it. Grab a good heat gun, something a little more powerful than a blow dryer, and heat the glass without staying in one place too long so you don't burn anything. The glue will loosen. Use a screen prying tool and slowly remove the glass starting at the edges, nice and evenly. Keep reapplying heat and inching the glass off.
Don't try to half ass it. Use the right tools and go slow.
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My front bezel/housing as a few minor nicks that are driving me crazy.. does anyone know a place to source a replacement bezel? I can find them for the I9100 all day long -- but nothing for the I777. I found a few places that sell the LCD/Digitizer/Bezel combo -- but that's a bit pricey for something I don't need, heh.
* Update: Found a place @ https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7471
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My front bezel/housing as a few minor nicks that are driving me crazy.. does anyone know a place to source a replacement bezel? I can find them for the I9100 all day long -- but nothing for the I777. I found a few places that sell the LCD/Digitizer/Bezel combo -- but that's a bit pricey for something I don't need, heh.
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Had a dream last night my phone fell onto concrete and shattered everything to pieces. I fully blame reading your post as it was the last thing I read before going to bed.
As for what you're trying to find for replacing, parts are currently very hard to find. Hopefully more replacement parts will be made available as time goes on. I know I'm regularly looking because part of my business is smartphone repair.
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Well, for what it's worth I managed to find a place with replacement I777 housing.. I ordered it last week, it supposedly shipped Friday. So, we'll see..
For anyone else looking, I ordered from here: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7471
sweet keep us updated
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Well, for what it's worth I managed to find a place with replacement I777 housing.. I ordered it last week, it supposedly shipped Friday. So, we'll see..
For anyone else looking, I ordered from here: https://www.gounlock.com/details.php?itemId=7471
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Do you think it'll fit? Its stock black? How do you get it off anyway?
Why wouldn't it fit? It's an OEM piece. It should be the same color as stock, too. The only thing im not absolutely sure on is whether or not it will have the AT&T branding (I hope not!)
I'll post an update once it arrives and I install it.
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magn2o said:
Why wouldn't it fit? It's an OEM piece. It should be the same color as stock, too. The only thing im not absolutely sure on is whether or not it will have the AT&T branding (I hope not!)
I'll post an update once it arrives and I install it.
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+1 If there's no AT&T branding..
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magn2o said:
Why wouldn't it fit? It's an OEM piece. It should be the same color as stock, too. The only thing im not absolutely sure on is whether or not it will have the AT&T branding (I hope not!)
I'll post an update once it arrives and I install it.
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looking forward to the pics. hoping there is no att brand on it also!
any update? pics? does it have ATT branding?
thanks!
Its just the outer bezel, there's no branding. The touch screen/glass is what has the branding.
For those interested:
The good news is, its definitely an OEM piece. The bad news is that there is no way to replace it without breaking the LCD. The amount of force required to separate the LCD from the adhesive holding it to the bezel is outstanding.
Yes, I broke my LCD. Kind of frustrating since I only had a couple nicks on the bezel originally. That was the straw that broke the camels back so I ordered a Galaxy Nexus instead.
Hope this information helps someone else...
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magn2o said:
Its just the outer bezel, there's no branding. The touch screen/glass is what has the branding.
For those interested:
The good news is, its definitely an OEM piece. The bad news is that there is no way to replace it without breaking the LCD. The amount of force required to separate the LCD from the adhesive holding it to the bezel is outstanding.
Yes, I broke my LCD. Kind of frustrating since I only had a couple nicks on the bezel originally. That was the straw that broke the camels back so I ordered a Galaxy Nexus instead.
Hope this information helps someone else...
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Ouch!
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magn2o said:
Its just the outer bezel, there's no branding. The touch screen/glass is what has the branding.
For those interested:
The good news is, its definitely an OEM piece. The bad news is that there is no way to replace it without breaking the LCD. The amount of force required to separate the LCD from the adhesive holding it to the bezel is outstanding.
Yes, I broke my LCD. Kind of frustrating since I only had a couple nicks on the bezel originally. That was the straw that broke the camels back so I ordered a Galaxy Nexus instead.
Hope this information helps someone else...
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Did you use a heat gun or anything? I've replaced two bezels for people and neither lcd broke. All it took was some heat and it peeled right out. Just like the nexus s.
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Did you use a heat gun or anything? I've replaced two bezels for people and neither lcd broke. All it took was some heat and it peeled right out. Just like the nexus s.
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Me as well. Heat gun does wonders.
Does anyone know how to replace the gunmetal ring around the screen? That's the only place I have a couple nicks
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K Rich said:
Does anyone know how to replace the gunmetal ring around the screen? That's the only place I have a couple nicks
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Yes I have the same problem, I went online to buy the frame, they don't sell it. You have to buy the entire housing and it looks pretty complicated. I'm trying to return the phone and they wouldn't take it because of a scratch on the metal piece. Did you ever figure out how to fix the frame only? I dont even know how to take the phone it self out. Looks like the entire insides have to be transferred to the new housing. It sucks, should of never bought this dang phone. Thanks
Does anyone know how to do this without using the heat gun?
Sorry to bump an older thread, but i want to change the entire housing (including bezel) but using the same lcd screen on my s2, would heating the screen to remove it from the old housing ruin the screen? has anyone does this sort of thing before that can chime in? my bezel is cracked n scratched and is driving me nuts!
any help at all would be appreciated!
I have been seeing them going on Amazon for 15 bucks, I really don't know about the reliability of the seller but they are supposed to OEM off original phones.
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Hi
Is there any way to replace the bezel\frame without replacing the screen?
do you have to re-apply the adhesive material?
My friends Screen broke after dropping it just a day before they recieved their case.
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OUCH!!!
Bet he won't do that again
One question though:
Is this with, or without the shatterproof protector that was pre-installed?
If it was on, I'm curious how the non-screened ones will hold up.
shmoejoe said:
Bet he won't do that again
One question though:
Is this with, or without the shatterproof protector that was pre-installed?
If it was on, I'm curious how the non-screened ones will hold up.
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its with the stock screen protector. Dont know if its shatterproof
I guess its only shatter-resistant then.
Did he happen to drop it off a tall building? That's some bad damage D:.
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I guess its only shatter-resistant then.
Did he happen to drop it off a tall building? That's some bad damage D:.
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they tripped and dropped the phone. weird thing is that the housing is clean of scratches.
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its with the stock screen protector. Dont know if its shatterproof
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The stock screen protector's job is to hold the pieces of the broken screen underneath so nobody gets hurt!
your friend removed stock screen protector?
Bad luck, i've been in a motorcycle accident with the phone in my pocket and it came out unharmed.
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i cant look at this picture, hurts me even my white one is alive
When I had my x10 it got dropped many times without incident. The time that broke the screen it fell about 24 inches onto carpet lol
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Put Screen protector provide in the box on your phone.
After that,
you can play football with it .
It comes with a screen protector? The Rogers one doesn't. Those cheap bastards!
Damn where did he drop it ?
Since it has like 2/3 dents (points of impact)
Looks like it dropped with the screen down on a pebble stone path
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i cant look at this picture, hurts me even my white one is alive
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yes it does look bad, i put my hands on my head when i first saw it.
Wirelessgirl said:
It comes with a screen protector? The Rogers one doesn't. Those cheap bastards!
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yes there is a screen protector pre-installed.
Hows the Rogers version?? any yellow tint issue yet ??
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Damn where did he drop it ?
Since it has like 2/3 dents (points of impact)
Looks like it dropped with the screen down on a pebble stone path
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yes i assumed the same thing "screen down on a pebble stone "
Doing a self repair on these will be a nightmare as well I would say.
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Doing a self repair on these will be a nightmare as well I would say.
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true
and there arent any "Sony" screens for sale yet
only one seller has for $200 and says "sony ericsson"
Can i buy it? I can use the battery as a spare one!
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yes there is a screen protector pre-installed.
Hows the Rogers version?? any yellow tint issue yet ??
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How can I tell if there's a screen protector pre-installed? The Sony store told me there isn't one. When I had the X10 and Arc they both had pre-installed screen protectors.
I just got another Rogers one. The first one I had there was an issue with the home screen. I have yet to test out the screen to see if I have the yellow tint issue. I will play some games and heat up the device and look out for it.
Is there an app that looks for dead pixels or the yellow tint issue?
Thanks
I had a droid x that I had in my pocket with heavy knives, keys, coins, etc and only got those very small scratches where you could only see them if it was held in the light at the correct angle. I've had this phone for less than a week and it has a deep scratch that my fingernail can grab onto.
Should I attempt an exchange? I know it's ultimately my fault...but do I have options? I have insurance but I'm looking for a freebie or cheapie.
screen protectors are cheap but I hear time machines are pretty costly.
akimity said:
I had a droid x that I had in my pocket with heavy knives, keys, coins, etc and only got those very small scratches where you could only see them if it was held in the light at the correct angle. I've had this phone for less than a week and it has a deep scratch that my fingernail can grab onto.
Should I attempt an exchange? I know it's ultimately my fault...but do I have options? I have insurance but I'm looking for a freebie or cheapie.
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Try to break/brick your phone and attempt a return.
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My Defy+ has one too. I just live with it.
akimity said:
I had a droid x that I had in my pocket with heavy knives, keys, coins, etc and only got those very small scratches where you could only see them if it was held in the light at the correct angle. I've had this phone for less than a week and it has a deep scratch that my fingernail can grab onto.
Should I attempt an exchange? I know it's ultimately my fault...but do I have options? I have insurance but I'm looking for a freebie or cheapie.
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Your options are one to ignore it two to pay for a repair . the alternative is to commit fraud .
This is SGS3 forum yes .
jje
Its not the end of the world... I have a big scratch down my screen... If you try hard enough you should be able to do all the things in your life that you wanted to do before the scratch happened...
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droid X ? wrong thread ?
Aimara said:
droid X ? wrong thread ?
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Read again and you'll get it.
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Read again and you'll get it.
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ok ,OP , what does your insurance cover ?
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screen protectors are cheap but I hear time machines are pretty costly.
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Something that can go through Gorilla Glass won't be stopped by a flimsy screen protector. It would have made no difference.
Not a lot you can do. Some people say putting a screen protector over a scratch can hide it some extent.
Replacing the screen on the cheap is out of the question. It's basically attatched to another part which means you have to replace two parts.
I don't have a screen protector, starting to think I should!
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Something that can go through Gorilla Glass won't be stopped by a flimsy screen protector. It would have made no difference.
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Gorilla glass not scratch proof! And yes the right screen protector will stop scratches
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Something that can go through Gorilla Glass won't be stopped by a flimsy screen protector. It would have made no difference.
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Of course a screen protector should have helped. Just a tiny bit of sand can ruin the screen completely. With a screen protector just it should have been wasted and not the screen
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Have had my s3 for a month and it is full of small scratches.
Had my s2 for a year and basically scratch free.
Wonder if they forgot the gorilla on mine...
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Have had my s3 for a month and it is full of small scratches.
Had my s2 for a year and basically scratch free.
Wonder if they forgot the gorilla on mine...
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Same here, I take real care of my mobiles. My old i9000 doesn't even sport one scratch after two years while the i9300s screen is littered with them. Not really sure why though, but I think it might be the flip cover. (tiny bit of sand on it and bye bye screen)
Right now I am not too bothered with it, I'm going to get the screen replaced in two weeks.
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Have had my s3 for a month and it is full of small scratches.
Had my s2 for a year and basically scratch free.
Wonder if they forgot the gorilla on mine...
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I was wondering too if it was weaker on the SGS3 but probably not. I was hoping they had some sort of fix for scratches. I know clear nail polish will remove a scratch on glass albeit temporary. I may see how that works. It still baffles me though that 2 years and no scratches on the droid x and 3 days and I got a nice deep one on this newer phone. I guess I just had bad luck.
For the person who wrote about fraud...you're a douche. Verizon had no problem downgrading me from unlimited after I upgraded well before the expiration. I did get that back with a phone call, but they had no problem attempting fraud. If there was a known minor issue with the first release phones you bet I would try to work that into getting a new one and pretend as if the flaw was affecting my usage. I know that's a stretch but there are some smart people on this forum who can think of just about anything.
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Not a lot you can do. Some people say putting a screen protector over a scratch can hide it some extent.
Replacing the screen on the cheap is out of the question. It's basically attatched to another part which means you have to replace two parts.
I don't have a screen protector, starting to think I should!
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Yes applying a screen protector will hide scratches,I have them in my phone,I was very careful with my phone and I got them! I put a screen protector and you can't see them, yes it makes the phone not look that great but it's better then scratches!
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Your argument is that this should not be happening on gorilla glass, especially not on 3rd gen glass. It's a faulty glass, some of the white ones had bad gorilla glass and was easy scratched.i have never used a screen cover and never had a scratch (2 sgs,2 gs2 +1 gs3) over 2 year period.
and it should be replaced be the phone warrenty and not the insurance.
This is your argument,if they eat it or not that depends.
Do you think I could exchange my 16gb phone for a 32gb phone? Just say I want the bigger one. I'm still within the exchange dates correct?
They are going to say it's not scratch proof
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So basically whilst trying to change the track while walking home my Galaxy S3 had a coming together with the pavement, Now the top left corner of the glass is smashed, there's cracks going along the glass but the screen is in one piece and the digitizer still works perfectly, I was wondering what I'm looking at for fixing it? Is it possible to just get the glass covering the screen and replace that or will I have to replace the whole screen itself despite the fact that's in fine shape?
I want my beautiful screen back basically! Thanks for any help you can provide
Search is your friend........
Bummer about your screen.
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Nope you need to replace the whole unit since you cannot separate the parts - at least not without damaging them.
It's around 250€
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Nope you need to replace the whole unit since you cannot separate the parts - at least not without damaging them.
It's around 250€
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Ive seen screen (with frame) replacement parts for €150 on ebay..
But yea, its still not a cheap thing to fix.
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Ive seen screen (with frame) replacement parts for €150 on ebay..
But yea, its still not a cheap thing to fix.
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I believe that means separating the digitizer from the screen, not for the faint hearted. Full unit replacement is far easier but more costly. There are plenty of posts regarding this matter.
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yea pulling that screen off is going to be a bugger......you will need heat and time. i dont see problem with the pulling OFF the screen, but i wonder how you would re-adhear the screen once it is pulled. are they going to send you special glue.
thats where i would just replace the whole screen and digitizer. it seems risky to get the screen and pull it off......and just be stuck with a makeshift way to stick them back together.
Im trying to find where to buy the silver frame for this phone, anyone know where to find it?
The instructions is good for changing the glass but i cant find any good for changing the frame, anyone knows if there are some instructions for this operation?
Google "s3 tear down video"
You will also need to replace the glass
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get the bezel on eBay.
@rootSU you sure about that?
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get the bezel on eBay.
@rootSU you sure about that?
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Is this what you mean? ebay.com/itm/Housing-Frame-Front-Bezel-Cover-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-White-/330943326960?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4d0dc26af0
If it's suffering from scratches, you can use a sliver sharpie to cover it pretty well. Much easier and cheaper
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If it's suffering from scratches, you can use a sliver sharpie to cover it pretty well. Much easier and cheaper
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Thats probably why its hard to find information about it, its to coplicated and expensive..
Du you know any specific pen that works...
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get the bezel on eBay.
@rootSU you sure about that?
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Yep. Unless the new bezel comes with glass already. Removing the glass from the existing bezel (or middle plate) breaks it
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Yes I confirm that to have a new bezel you need to buy a whole glass+LCD+bezel pack as all those parts are glued together. To change the bezel you would have to remove the digitizer+LCD, meaning destroying them. That's what I did to repair my broken screen some months ago.
So it's about 140$ I guess.
The amoled too? Jeez
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Thats probably why its hard to find information about it, its to coplicated and expensive..
Du you know any specific pen that works...
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I saw a video a few weeks ago (that I can't find now). But, and I think just a regular silver sharpie. I am going to buy one and use it on my own as it's also suffering from scratches.