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Just Want a general opinion on a carbon fiber HD2

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Thats my HD2 as of now, Now i just want the general opinion if i should put white carbon fiber on the top and bottom on the device as a contrast. Heres a picture of the different types of vinyl could buy.
I'm wondering What would look best or Not to put anymore carbon fiber vinyl on my device.

looks pretty sharp like that but I would go with the same pattern if it matches up for the top and bottom I think that would look nice

I wish there was a white version......

conantroutman said:
I wish there was a white version......
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The Whole thing white?

me too. white is sexy

Personally, I don't like any colour or pattern. But if you`ve already begun, you should go for it and fully change it to only one colour scheme.
Once again, I wouldn`t go for this if I were to choose, but that`s just my opinion...

Wdave said:
The Whole thing white?
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All white! alwight.......
Chavtastic! That's my style, cheap and nasty!

man that looks very sharp where can i get my hands on the black one

I vote for the white . Anyway I find it cooler if you can get the top and bottom in carbon too.
if you happen to do that please draw us a template for it thanks!

aescobar900 said:
man that looks very sharp where can i get my hands on the black one
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www.Carbonfibergear.com per the picture
I'd say go with the white.

I could not find just the battery cover I dont want the full cover case. ( just like the one in the pic that covers only the battery) Can u give me the exact link please I appreciate it.

He purchased the Vinyl and then placed it over the original cover. They don't actually sell the case for the phone.
Here's the link to the Vinyl
http://www.carbonfibergear.com/direct/3m-di-noc-carbon-fiber-vinyl

8 bucks thats not bad at all im still not sure to get black silver or white, how easy was it to apply and does it stay on nice and tight?

I like this modification. It matches my carbon fibre multi-pen and other accessories (www.netcomposites.com). Unfortunately I don't have much use for the pen now - the stylus nib is for resistive screens only.

there is a new post on xda about some1 doing the same thing for evo 4g..

aescobar900 said:
8 bucks thats not bad at all im still not sure to get black silver or white, how easy was it to apply and does it stay on nice and tight?
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Well it was relatively easy to put on the battery case, It's kind of time consuming if you want to be anal with it. So far the thing has stayed in place and looks great, People have been giving me compliments for it, they say it looks great .
All you really need to put it on is a sharp hobby knife to cut it to size. Just take the battery case off the phone and cut it to shape. I mainly got the inspiration from that thread Here.

did mine like that about a year ago , and my netbook and my laptop .....
both the netbook and laptop are just the top covers , and the HD is just the battery cover ......

anyone paint their EVOs?

anyone in here paint their EVOs? first I did the paint scrape mod, ending up with black-red-black, then i bought the back plate and battery cover in stock white so I ended up with a bunch of color combinations...now I painted my original (the one I scraped) plate and battery cover baby blue and gave it a few coats of clear.
I think it looks nice.
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opinions?
if you've also painted yours, share!

That looks pretty damn sexy...I really want to do this mod but with my luck ill break my evo and SOL since It voids your warranty.
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I've painted mine as well. I originally had the white evo, but after having it fall out of my pocket on the pavement, it had a few dings where the red plastic was showing through. So I decided to sand it down and paint it. Except that I was sorta lazy and just used what I already had, and just a few weeks prior to this, I had been repainting the bumper on my black car.
So I disassembled it, sanded it down to get rid of the dings (the plastic is disturbingly soft), and then just did the 1-2-3 punch of plastic adhesion promoter, base coat, and clearcoat. 2-3 coats of each, naturally.
I think it turned out pretty ok, though I left my battery cover as-is.
I took some photos to document the process here. Unfortunately I had to use flash on these shots, and it ends up looking sorta worse than it does in real life.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agress/sets/72157626604134375/

looks great. you did a better job in terms of procedure. I think this is my best job so far but it's far from perfect...I'm still learning!
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Thanks, I do plan on repainting it something other than black at some point, but for now this is preferable to having visible dings on the body.
I like the color you chose for yours and it looks really nice. I'm impressed with the fact that you were able to keep the HTC lettering metallic while painting the rest of it; regardless of whether you masked them off or just removed them and then re-attached them, it had to have been kind of a pain.
That said, I think I prefer the stock white back on that; it color-coordinates really well with the back of the case.
Also I noticed that you painted the inside of your kickstand white. subtle, but a nice touch.

I did this a while back for my gf...

The problem with this is once you put a case over it its pointless. Better off just painting a case. Does anyone really use an Evo with no case?
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I don't use a case.

wow...props, that looks bad azz! but yea...i'm clumsy so i dont think i could pull that off without breaking it some how

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Does anyone really use an Evo with no case?
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I feel the same about phone cases as I do bras for cars. Maybe they protect your phone, but they look stupid. I'd much rather have a scratched up phone than a stupid looking case on it. BTW, I bought my Evo on launch day, never used a case or screen protector, and you have to look very hard to find any imperfections.
*sorry to get off topic - OP, I'm digging that shade of blue... very nice job.

Xperia S in White or Black?

I think black looks cleaner as white is not having 100% white frame like X10 used to have but looks great on the back side ;-)
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Honestly one of the nicest phones ever designed. White for the girls, and black for the guys. Those are probably the targets too.

I'll buy in black.
Every phone I get is usually in black.
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I like how the display in black phones just melt in with the rest of the phone in a way that i dint find the white ones doing. I think the screen seems smaler when u have a white phone, and I like big screens

Usually black makes slim.

If it's matte black then I'll choose black but if it's glossy black then I'll choose white over it any day.

i was thinking of making this thread as well, im confused about which color i want to get myself too

You know what they say: Once you go black, you never go back.

Maybe this should be transferred to the Xperia S forum now?
In any case, unlike most here I prefer the white one from the front as I like the contrast. But, I'm afraid there's too much white for my taste on the back.
As far as the black one goes, I don't think the bottom plastic part will blend nicely with the deep glossy black bezel surrounding the screen, as the plastic will just look a little "less black" and not very integrated if you know what I mean.

black is the best colour. Whie does look nice but you will get bored of it very easily and no way of changing it. I used to have x10 with both white and black housing but after 2 cdays with white i always ended up returning to black.

Black. I think white is more.. girlish. No offense
Black colour is better because, if it gets dirty/scratched, it will be harder to notice it. Especially when talking about those shiny covers.

I pre-ordered the white one, I think it looks better than the black version.
ArmorD said:
Black. I think white is more.. girlish. No offense
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So that proves your point haha.
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Black
I have Arc S in white, but next one will be black

Black/Silver? Whats your pick?

Which one would you prefer? Black or Silver?
HTC One in black:
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HTC One in silver:
Black vs. Silver:
Comparison for HTC One Silver and iPhone 5 White (Thanks to hamdir):

silver

Red is here: http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=4209&view=1&c=htc_one_801e_32gb_htc_m7

[x] Black

I think both black and silver are very cool. If I had to choose, I would pick Silver.

There are several interviews that say no red version will be available. The red was intended for Verizon and they are not going to carry the phone so red seems to be out.

reddragon72 said:
There are several interviews that say no red version will be available. The red was intended for Verizon and they are not going to carry the phone so red seems to be out.
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Okay, I'll remove the red one then!

Re: Black/silver/Red?
Black looks the best.
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Silver

Not a fan of the design in general but I think the black looks way better. The bright white lines on the silver model really make it appear disjointed and makes it look like a Transformers logo. You can still notice the breaks in the black model but it blends in more.

I've had all black phones for the Galaxy line so now that I'm jumping to HTC I think I'll change it up even more! Silver for me!

Black for me, i like the understated looks of it, always had black phones (or "glamour grey" in the case of One X)

black

silver...every phone is black nowadays..

Black if it becomes clear that the coating is tough, otherwise silver as that's the colour any scratches will show up as.

The black looks better IMO.

Silver for me! but I think they both look pretty sexy!

ookkeri said:
I think both black and silver are very cool. If I had to choose, I would pick Silver.
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what u mean you would , lol you haven't ordered yet? I ordered at f4u upgrade deal for £26 500 min and U txt and internet no upfront cost

i pick black!

The silver looks cool. I'm afraid of the black paint fading or chipping. So I'd rather get the silver.
I will have too see them in person first.
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Painted X

Been wanting the colored X on the back of my phone and missed out when dbrands did the colored cut outs, and had parts of my X starting to peel off, so decided there's no better time to figure out how to color the X. Picked off the X and initially I was going to use the Testors brand of model paint. Got all the colors and got silver too so I could pick of the rest of the letters and do them as well. Along with the model paint I got some small syringes and some tiny craft needles and was going to put the paint in the grooves with the needle. Problem is, the paint in the syringe had a very tiny constant drip. The drip was slow, but too fast to get into each groove without getting some on the outside. I only managed to get the straight up and down part of the N done and had go another route. Watched a YouTube video of a guy that was coloring his Nexus 7 tablet and he had Sharpie Paint Pens. Never knew they had such an item. In his video he got pens with tips that were just a bit too big, he even says it in the video. I found a pack of pens on Amazon that had all the colors I needed with a fine tip on it. Works perfect! Here's some pics of the process, and links to get the pens to do it yourself. In the pics, it's just one layer of paint. I'm going to do more the next couple days as it dries, and then a touch of clean up if needed. The purple phone is my mom's phone. She wanted the X colored on her's too.
Amazon Link
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Genius!
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Purple glitter? Whatever gets your compass to point in the right direction. Anyway, good work on the letters.

Purple is OP's mom's phone.
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I guess that if you put over a dbrand skin, it'll cover the imperfections. Also dbrand includes an "M" sticker so you could choose it white and it would do a perfect match.

I'll post another pic tomorrow. Looks much better with a second layer of paint and the spots that are just outside the lines on a couple parts in the first pics is gone. Comes off easy.

NICE!! I've been looking for a way to get this done. I have a dbrandz skin with only the X showing. might have to tape it off or something though cause it's already installed and it's white.

Even if I don't like the purple glow that much, it's really nice work.

Looks cooool...

Niiiiizzzzee!!