Care to de-brand your iPhone while you polish it?
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Here’s a trick that has really piqued my interest: Slashgear (via @lgreenberg) just reported on a way to de-brand your iPhone’s back and remove any scratches to the casing at the same time. The de-branding is actually a byproduct of the scratch removal process (buffing the back of the phone), but it still looks really bloody cool. Embarking on this very shiny journey will remove your device ID text from the back of the phone, though, so this is best done with a device that’s already well out of warranty or bought on the cheap.
I took a look at the original guide over on hacknmod, but there aren’t many other pictures of the buffed device aside from the one seen above. It does look a lot glossier than an iPhone fresh out of the box, although I wonder if it still scratches as easily.
Sanding works wonders on the laptop’s power “brick” as well. It won’t debrand it but it can make it look better after months of abuse. I used a fine grit fingernail file (the foam block kind) to finish it off so I might try the headlight restoration kit and see if I can get the high shine back.
Thanks for the tip Hilary
Hadn’t thought of that. I don’t move the power brick that often, though. I’m thinking that a rough sponge might also do the trick, but it might not be coarse enough. It worked on my bezel, though, as previously mentioned on-site.
What I want to know is, does this void the warranty some what? Mainly for phones within it’s first year…
I’m guessing that the answer is yes, it will void the warranty. Especially because it takes away the serial numbers along the back of the iPhone.