First ignore the incorrect speaker camera cut outs I am an idiot. I ordered two of the 4 by 8 sheets to get free shipping. I put my head on straight for the second try.
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When installed it feels textured but still a little more slick than I wanted. Over all I like it. Gotta steal the wifes phone to take a picture of it installed.
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First of all, let me be the first one to thank you for doing this. I came from Atrix HD and only thing I miss is the carbon fiber back.
Now, can you please explain how you managed to cut it so clean? Made a template first? I'd love to do this to mine!
Also, do you think that will hold the back glass together better? How thick and durable is it? I know people have had issues with glass cracking but I'd love to have carbon fiber look with some added protection.
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First of all, let me be the first one to thank you for doing this. I came from Atrix HD and only thing I miss is the carbon fiber back.
Now, can you please explain how you managed to cut it so clean? Made a template first? I'd love to do this to mine!
Also, do you think that will hold the back glass together better? How thick and durable is it? I know people have had issues with glass cracking but I'd love to have carbon fiber look with some added protection.
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Well from start to finish, about 10 minutes.
I ordered the 2 sheets of 4"x8" sample of Carbon Fiber from http://www.carbonfiberfilm.com/ It's the high end 3M stuff used in Custom Car applications and other things. Very good quality stuff. The 4"x8" sheets come with free shipping, where as the next size up is 12"x12" costs $15 bucks but has like $15 dollars in shipping.
It cut very easily with a simple cheap X-acto knife. I used a ruler (well really, it was a piece of Model train EZ Track since I couldn't find my a ruler and upstairs was so far upstairs and I was being lazy. I did two cuts (one long and one short side) to get straight edges using the pattern of the carbon fiber as the guide. I then laid it on the back of the phone to get that size of the glass insert, and cut the other two sides. I still had the original back plastic sticker on the device so I pulled that off and used it as a template for the speaker and camera. I centered it on the carbon fiber, taped it down and then started cutting away at it with my X-acto knife. The first time, I stuck it on the back of the fiber not thinking thus the wrong speaker/camera locations. I actually took 2 seconds and thought about it on the second one.
It's probably the thickness of a Zagg Invisi-shield. I would assume it would give some extra strength to the back glass, I'm no materials expert. I just wanted something with some texture.
Two months later and this had held up like a champ. Better than the zag on the front even. No issues around the edges no Marks on it. Looks great.
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That's really cool!
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Has anyone painted their battery door? I've got an extra and I want to paint it white, but I haven't a clue how to do it. I assume sanding since its plastic.
No sanding just use plastidip for temporary yet good looking paint or if you're 100% committed use the plastic bonding paint available at any walmart. No sanding needed and turns out great. Thin even coats with time to dry in between. Post pictures
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I did this w/ my Droid Charge using RC Model Spray Paint.
Learn from my mistake on painting phones....... Let it dry!
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
amazon has a bunch of color cases for this phone already. Id get a case. however if your up to a real challenge get some carbon fiber from fiberglast.com and go to town. i did an otterbox once, took three tries to get it looking ok. patience is key. best of luck
Yeah, but no color battery doors. I've been waiting for HTC to come out with their red and white battery doors.
Did you ever end up painting it... I just got a spare and and want to paint it buy want to know what you used
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hahaht that cool i havent thought about that
Yeah me too, what's the best way?
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Use the plastic bonding paint. It'll work but be patient and let it dry between light coats. No sanding required
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Use the plastic bonding paint. It'll work but be patient and let it dry between light coats. No sanding required
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How durable are these paints? Will they chip over time?
I used krylon fusion and I think it looks pretty good. Hard to get even coat with no drops on the extended battery where it plateaus though. But all in all not too bad
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I spray painted mine. Looks great but the slits for the speakers got covered and muffled the sound. I took a toothpick to clean it sorta worked
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Anyone got pics of these? I'm considering doing white on mine, also will this interfere with the antenna since it is located in the battery door
No my antenna works fine
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The Krylon Fusion holds up very well just gotta be careful not to do coats too fast or it'll goop up and be soft.
I recently tried this, there was some chipping on the side, but i think that was because i wasnt able to do evan coats on the side. overall it looks great, especially when paired with a red soft gel case that i picked up from best buy the white accents with the red cover looks bad ass to say the least
Jack seems to like it
I'm to scared to try this. Don't u need those gold looking things on the back door to get reception.
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My reception has been fine all day. the paint doesnt interfere with the gold ant, considering those are on the inside of the back
Hey All. Got my Amaze yesterday and its already up and running on the Energy ROM with faux kernal; thanks to those respective devs. With the flashing out of the way for now, time to look into some cases. As everyone is aware, amaze is not the lightest or thinnest phone, so a case with minimal weight would be desireable. I ran into a matte snap on case from ebay, wanted to know if anyone here has any feedback on these. I am not going after the price (I am open to spend whatever for the ideal case), but more so on the "thin" part. Sadly, I can't post the url due to my noob status, but its easily searchable under "Matte BLACK Hard Snap On Thin Back Case Cover For HTC T-Mobile Amaze 4G".
Looking forward to being part of the Amaze community!
I have a two piece black rubberized case on my one amaze, and a one piece hard case on the other one. Both are light, and fit pretty good. the two piece fits tighter, and has cutouts for all the mic holes on the back cover etc. and they all line up. its just a cheap ebay case. And both are thin. Any cheapie case you get on ebay will be light, and the best part is after a couple months just pay $3-5 and get a new one.
The one piece doesen't cover the top and bottom of the phone, just the sides, so it won't protect as well as the two piece, and if I ever have to pop the two piece apart to get at the back cover, it comes apart easy.
I'd get a cheap two piece, try it out. if you need more protection, then upgrade, but i'd start at ebay.
Be careful with some of the cheap ebay snap-on cases. I got one for a previous phone that was front and back pieces that snapped together. It was thin and looked OK but it would pop open when dropped and the phone would come out and land unprotected. It was ok for scratch protection and keeping the screen off the table but provided very little to zero drop protection.
Thanks for the info. Yeah I have to consider the drop protection. When I was searching youtube for cases, the videos were showing cases which was huge. Yes it protects the phone, but it’s very uncomfortable to carry around. Might have to try some on from the local mall kiosk if anything.
I just went with a cheap ebay case from eforcecity and I'm satisfied. I think I paid $6 shipped and it came with a screen protector.
I got one from ebay that is really good, it comes with a holster. Trust me, thiz isnt like the ones that are cheap made and snaps when minimal force aplied to it. This is high quality. Not bulky either.
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I too have this case, it works great. I have not noticed any difference in my network connection signal strength which was a concern and has provided good protection for the phone in its couple of drops. I work in a hydraulics shop with hardened concrete floors and it has held up well. As a side note the case also holds up well when exposed to mineral and petroleum based hydraulic fluids.
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I got one from ebay that is really good, it comes with a holster. Trust me, thiz isnt like the ones that are cheap made and snaps when minimal force aplied to it. This is high quality. Not bulky either.
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Anyone know what this case is called? I'm currently using Kraken, which I love. But this looks equally as sexy.
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Anyone know what this case is called? I'm currently using Kraken, which I love. But this looks equally as sexy.
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I think that's the cheapest I've seen
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I'm thinking about using full body skins instead of a case. Is anyone else protecting the phone this way? How is it working for you?
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I would like to know as well. I did that on original EVO, and it worked well. I can't believe how many times I dropped the EVO on hard surfaces and had it be totally fine. The LTE feels more delicate. But I really don't want to add any additional size, I already wish it was about an inch shorter.
I'm using the full body Zagg. But the HD screen protector. The screen protector is about to be replaced with a steinheil.
I also ordered a skinomi, but zagg ended up being the first available. So I should have the skinomi as well in another day or two and I can compare the two. Generally speaking the skinomi is less rubbery, and leaves less finger prints then the zagg.
All in all, I like skins as they dont detract from the look of the device, and they don't add bulk. I don't typically drop my phones so I don't worry about that.
The only downside to the skin would be the smudges and fingerprints. Instead of making the glossy plastic part matte like some people would like to do, the whole back becomes glossy. but knowing the skin can be removed a year later and it will look brand new is totally worth it.
Pics..
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I purchased the skinomi full body as well and planned to use that with the zagg hd screen protector. My zagg has some indentations /scratches that have not self- healed after two days. I wonder if the skinomi will be better and does the hd really matter? I also considered a carbon fiber skin, but I don't want to change the look of the phone, and but yes, fingerprints...
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I got the Skinomi brushed steel full skin. When it comes in and I get it on I will post some pics. This phone is huge and I dont want an even bigger case for it.
I am using the XO Skin. It works great. The phone feels so slim with it.
It will not provide much drop protection though.
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I just ordered a matte-finish black skin from decalrus.com, waiting to see how that works out. (I used the zagg black leatherskin on my old Evo, this one couldn't really carry that off, even if it was available.)
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I'm thinking about using full body skins instead of a case. Is anyone else protecting the phone this way? How is it working for you?
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I don't know about this specific device, but i have used one for my other device. I bought it because I want to keep the sleek look of the phone. It protects from scratches, but it doesn't protect much from being broken.
Received my Tech21 case yesterday. I have to say, it's awesome. Of course I threw it on the ground as soon as I installed the case I'm impressed. It fits nicely and is a lot smaller than I thought it'd be. With the Tempered Glass screen protector, this phone should be able to withstand any normal fall. Shipping from the UK didn't take as long as I thought it would either. Very pleased. The only issue I see is the style of plastic is "hard" not the softer type. I'm used to Incipio Feather cases and they have a softer more "grippy" feel. (I know; use your Big Boy words.) Anyway, I recommend this over an Otterbox, unless you need to protection from water. This will not protect from water damage.
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Those cut outs are huge... It looks nice with the exception of the abnormally large spaces on the back and ports. It seems like companies think it's too hard to make it a perfect cut out similar to Spigen on the back.
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Got the same case on a T-Mobile store. Best case so far for my G3.
i love this case and the grip it gives. the cutouts are large but i am sure that is to ensure all/any cable would fit.
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i love this case and the grip it gives. the cutouts are large but i am sure that is to ensure all/any cable would fit.
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You have a good point because the stock cable is rather large. I wonder if the large cut out on the back was to prevent any interference between the case and laser.
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You have a good point because the stock cable is rather large. I wonder if the large cut out on the back was to prevent any interference between the case and laser.
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Yeah my spigen case for my s4 wouldnt let me use my aux cable i had for my car. And i had to find a fitting cable which was annoying.
As for on the back around the camera the larger/wider cutouts probably work better as well when it comes to feel since the case is fairly thick a staunch drop right around the button could possibly make it more annoying to fully hit the button from multiple angles while holding the phone..
I assume all of these things are thought about im just thinking as to whywhy.. Its a great case though im gonna keep it until the US slim guard case becomes available.
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Thanks for posting this up. Pics look good. I was gonna stop at a best buy and pick one up before my trip to Colorado but they were out ?. I'll definitely be getting one when I'm back home though.
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Other than BestBuy, T-Mobile and Sprint corp stores are selling it too.
The T-Mobile by my house was having 30% all accessories last weekend when I bought the G3. Saw this case in blue and knew I had to have it since I had one with good results on my old Galaxy S2 back in the day. Its been a little over a week and the blue areas that actually rest on surfaces tend to turn a little black though. It's not awful (to me anyway). Just a heads up.
Dropped my phone the other day flat on it's back from my pocket and cringed knowing the orange goodness was on the top and sides but it was still fine lol.
I had a poetic case for my Nexus 7 and I love it. Any news in poetic offerings for the Shied Tablet?
Their eta is 15th September.
Which poetic case are you referring too? I emailed them a few days ago and they responded saying they didn't have any plans for the flip case style (slimline), but only making a silicone skin case.
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Which poetic case are you referring too? I emailed them a few days ago and they responded saying they didn't have any plans for the flip case style (slimline), but only making a silicone skin case.
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Here are a couple I've found in my daily browsing, both the Turtle Series and Revolution series, though middle of next month to end of next month pending which one.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MV9TYUK?psc=1 (Turtle)
and
http://www.amazon.com/Nvidia-Shield...&sr=1-18&keywords=nvidia+shield+tablet+rugged (Revolution)-Only in black atm.
Here's their main website link
http://www.poeticcases.com/nvidia-shield-tablet
I ordered this one yesterday and it looks very much like the Poetic Slimline cases. I'll have to see how it works after it arrives, though, but the price is hard to beat and I like that it offers some drop protection for the corners.
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I couldn't find a better thread, so I was hoping for assistance here. I just got the revolution case, but the screen protector on the inside has an oily sheen when it presses against the screen. Any suggestions on the best way to remove that after popping the tablet back out of the case? It is bad enough that it impacts the display quality significantly.
Thanks!
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I couldn't find a better thread, so I was hoping for assistance here. I just got the revolution case, but the screen protector on the inside has an oily sheen when it presses against the screen. Any suggestions on the best way to remove that after popping the tablet back out of the case? It is bad enough that it impacts the display quality significantly.
Thanks!
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The screen protector is glued on to the inside of the front frame so you can heat it up with a blow dryer or a heat gun then pry it up at a corner and peel it back. Otherwise you can take a razor and just cut around the opening of the frame and it should do the trick.
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Oh! I'm sorry, I was not specific enough. I was hoping to clear off the oily sheen effect, not actually removing the screen protector. Thank you though for those steps.
pretty sure the sheen is the screen protector material itself and not some kind of coating. The oldschool ballistic cases used to do this and one of the possible solutions was to sprinkle some baby powder on it to prevent it from sticking.
A trick that worked for the Otterbox on my wife's Galaxy S3 might work here as well:
First clean the display and the inside of the screen protector. Get some baby powder and while leaving the top closed shake up the container to get the powder into a fine dust inside. Take the screen protector and hold it above the shaken baby powder bottle(?), open the top of the powder and squeeze the bottle so a powder cloud comes out and slightly dusts the inside of the screen protector.
Put the case back together and hopefully the oily film is gone. Clean/Repeat as necessary.
There are videos on YouTube showing this solution. Some use the powder on the device, I think it's wiser to do it on the case/screen protector.
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