The Nexus S has a similar shiny black battery cover as the 9360. It's a pretty big complaint of that phone that the shiny back attracts tons of fingerprints. This is pretty much the same for the 9360, so I tried this method for making the back look like brushes aluminum and it turned out awesome! You can see the process at the thread I linked up there.
Pictures are attached. It looks amazing - the device looks very high end now.
Interesting, not sure its my cup of tea but it is another option at least. Personally I'd go the case route before doing that. Although I have been considering trying the BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber Armor. Has anyone used these before? I like that you can get different colors; I may try the white myself: BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370 Armor Carbon Fiber protectors by BodyGuardz
Thanks guys, I'm really liking it, very reminiscent of the 8900. And it also feels better than the shiny plastic.
heplock - I don't know if you can notice in the pics, but the BB logo is actually white. I was originally trying to be careful around it, but eventually just sanded right on it cause there's no way to avoid scratching the silver off in this process. So I guess underneath the silver is white!
It actually looks really nice white, it looks unique and has nice contrast with the burshed look.
Hi quick question, in the original thread they mentioned 2 types of sandpaper. Which one(s) did you use? And do you just wipe it with water after the sanding? The cover looks amazing btw. I cant wait to try this with mine.
The Nexus S has a similar shiny black battery cover as the 9360. It's a pretty big complaint of that phone that the shiny back attracts tons of fingerprints. This is pretty much the same for the 9360, so I tried this method for making the back look like brushes aluminum and it turned out awesome! You can see the process at the thread I linked up there.
Pictures are attached. It looks amazing - the device looks very high end now.
Holy shiiiii, that looks beautiful bro! Haha! If RIM made the back like this in the first place, but like metal or aluminum it would make the phone feel more a lot more strudy, and not like a kiddy toy phone -_-. Nice post man.
Last edited by camacho.kyle; 02-16-12 at 05:34 AM.