Brushed metal iPhone

[Reaktor5]

Originally Posted by Libuff

reaktor,
did you put the electrical tape right onto the invisible shield?

I actually didn't put any on the front. And I ripped off the invisibleshield backing off because I wasn't happy with it.

Getting the tape perfect takes patience but it's worth it.

[JFSikora]

Originally Posted by Reaktor5

I actually didn't put any on the front. And I ripped off the invisibleshield backing off because I wasn't happy with it.

Getting the tape perfect takes patience but it's worth it.

Nice, so you didn't put anything over the screen? How much pressure did you apply and how long did it take to get the look you wanted? I'm going to have to pick up a scotchbrite pad tomorrow and practice on my girlfriends phone....

[Reaktor5]

Originally Posted by Bad Ash

Nice, so you didn't put anything over the screen? How much pressure did you apply and how long did it take to get the look you wanted? I'm going to have to pick up a scotchbrite pad tomorrow and practice on my girlfriends phone....

Well the invisibleshield front was on my screen still. I suggest taping up the front just in case. Took me about 5 minutes. I started off pretty slow with not much pressure but then got the hang of it. The trick is to use large motions instead of a quick back and forth to really get the lines looking good. I used the corner of the pad and pressed down with one finger pretty hard which seemed to make it easier.

[Libuff]

someone mentioned residue from the electrical tape. If were all going out for the scouring pad, you could also try painters tape. It's made for similar applications.

[Reaktor5]

Originally Posted by Libuff

someone mentioned residue from the electrical tape. If were all going out for the scourig pad, you could also try painters tape. It's made for similar applcations.

Electrical tape seems more durable to me.
And I used a Q-Tip and some rubbing alcohol which made the residue come off very easily.

[iLoveiPhones]

Originally Posted by Reaktor5

Hey guys, just got done 'brushing' my iPhone and it looks great!
I'm cleaning it off now since the electrical tape did leave a little bit of a residue. I'll be posting some pictures soon!

Hopefully this link works:
MobileMe Gallery
Enjoy and sorry for having such a poor digital camera.

Great job Reaktor5! It looks amazing!

[MPKU]

Reaktor5, looks great.

I also took the back part of my invisible shield just yesterday because I was unhappy with it. It felt awkward and the corners would stick out and peel up.

[Reaktor5]

Originally Posted by MPKU

Reaktor5, looks great.

I also took the back part of my invisible shield just yesterday because I was unhappy with it. It felt awkward and the corners would stick out and peel up.

Same with me. Dirt/lint got under there and it really looked awful.
I'm thinking about getting a FullBodyFilms set, iLounge gave it an A- and said it was the best out of the three they tested (including the invisibleshield). And it's the cheapest of the three, go figure.

FullBodyFilms Protection Pack for iPhone 3G | iLounge

[JFSikora]

@Reaktor

Any negative effects of doing this so far?

[Reaktor5]

Originally Posted by Bad Ash

@Reaktor

Any negative effects of doing this so far?

Nope none yet.
One thing I found was some of the brush strokes weren't going in the same direction (me being dumb and using small strokes) so I went back over it and it seems to look better. Which is good, if you mess up you can fix it.

I also did the sleep/wake button, volume up/down, and the silent button. It blends in a lot better that way. And surprisingly, that's how I thought it was going to look by the Macworld pictures.