Comments on: 10 minute project: giving your iPhone bezel a brushed look

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:23:34 +0000

Don’t have one. Sponge so much cheaper. Plus I did the dishes afterwards. Two birds, one sponge.

By: Sven

Sven — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:11 +0000

Why not use a Dremel powertool?

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Top 10 Clever Fixes for Your Broken Stuff [Clever Uses] — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:21:04 +0000

[...] Things feeling. Smooth out your iPhone or any other gadget with a polished chrome-like finish by brushing the bezel evenly with a rough sponge. It’s a bug that becomes a feature on your newly-unique phone. (Original [...]

By: fsck-y dingo

fsck-y dingo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:44 +0000

I used a Scotch-Brite heavy duty scrub sponge. It’s made by 3M and can be bought in singles. This is a very easy cosmetic thing to do. The most time consuming part is masking the iPhone with tape. For that I’d suggest blue painters tape. It left both the glass and plastic residue free.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:12 +0000

might use those for round 2, but Double-Sided Sponge had been training for months for this event and I didn't want to disappoint him.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:47 +0000

I wouldn't recommend it because i haven't tried it, but if you go to luismayhem's youtube video you'll see that some people have already tried that and it seemed to have worked out alright for them. No guarantees, though, and no pics so far.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:06:47 +0000

I'm guessing that would just restore the chrome finish, though, and I'm not as fascinated with chrome as Apple is. I don't think this tip is for everyone, but I definitely found it interesting enough to try.

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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:55:24 +0000

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By: aeyulous

aeyulous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:19:10 +0000

will it work for ipod touch gen 2?

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:37:51 +0000

Awesome idea! Thanks

By: Shobizz3000

Shobizz3000 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:40:41 +0000

Oh, ok. A kitchen sponge. When u said 2 sided sponge i was just thinking you meant something more coarse. That sounds good. Think i'll do this when i get home. I've never really like the chrome ring. It definitely is the cheapest looking part of the phone. The brushed gives it a look of higher quality. Thanks for the tidbit. By the way, you guys on for the talkcast this week?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:58:55 +0000

I just used a simple kitchen sponge for it…really not that coarse, although by the end of it there was an indentation on the sponge where the green stuff came off If you're gonna do this, I suggest really taking your time with the strokes so they're nice and straight.

sandpaper would likely do the same, but it might be too rough. I was really just following instructions and then posting my results and pics here.

By: Shobizz3000

Shobizz3000 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:21:06 +0000

How coarse is the grain on the sponge you were using? Was wondering if a piece of fine grain sandpaper would do the same?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:48:43 +0000

Yikes! Why not just use chrome and aluminum polish instead?

By: Dwin

Dwin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:08:46 +0000

Seems like it would work better with steel wool or Scotchbrite

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:05:46 +0000

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By: John

John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:14:01 +0000

Awesome Cool! I did’nt know that this is possible. Now I know how to eliminate scratches on my iPhone. My phone is kinda scratchy because of carelessness. But other than that I also want to give my phone a new look.

By: tim01

tim01 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:08:16 +0000

after having my iphone for over 2 years now, it pretty much looks like brushed aluminum anyways

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:24:06 +0000

keep in mind, the third pic is the original chrome and the fourth is the "brushed" look. I didn't do a fantastic job and will probably give it a second try, but this is good enough for me for now.