[broooke]

So I went for it... and now to post the results!





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What you will need:

• Masking tape
• A hobby knife
• Spray paint (preferrably the kind for plastics)
• T5 torx bit
• Cardboard
• Hair dryer (to speed up the process)
• Sandpaper

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1. Take apart the BB. You will need the T5 torx for this. Just remove the faceplate, battery cover, and bottom plate of the phone.




2. Tape off the parts you do NOT want to paint (of course this includes the screen, camera lens, etc.
Use the hobby knife to trim off the excess.

[broooke]

3. Peel off the excess tape.



4. Now you are ready for the sandpaper.

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5. Sand away!



6. Now we are ready to begin painting.

[broooke]

7. Use a cardboard box (or even a garbage bag) to cover your work area... optional of course.





8. Cover with two or three coats of color, followed by one coat of clear paint.

[broooke]

9. Wait for it to dry!!!




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**edit
A few from this morning... had to go to work so didn't really have much time.
More later.








It's still a little sticky and needs another clear coat. Just seeing what it looked like all put together.

[BigB]

very cool.

[ta3harri]

Ohhhhh....thats really cute. I want mine pink! I know that I would totally screw something up tho. I'll stick with a skin.

[daddybear]

nice...

do you think at&t will ever service it if necessary?

-db

it looks good though...

[broooke]

^ Not worried about it because I bought an extra faceplate and battery cover. If I ever need to do anything, I will just switch them out

[berrywhite]

Nice job Brooke!!! Not bad at all for a do it urself job!

[NBor101]

That's pretty cool. Nice work.

[berrywhite]

NB... Great Avatar!!!

[MrEastwood]

quick question....how easy is it to place the logo plate back on? (the small piece at the bottom of the phone with the carrier logo)

[broooke]

Not hard at all. Go to youtube and search for curve disassembly and there's video on there that will show you how to remove it. Just pry it up with the t5.

[MrEastwood]

i know, i just watched one. i really want to do this, the only thing i wasn't too clear on was putting that particular piece on. is there something that it will snap onto?

[broooke]

I was worried about that one too, but there are little tabs under it.. it's not that easy to break but just be careful not to snap them off. When you're done, it snaps right back on really easily.

[CMEC]

Nice job it looks great. I saw this on pinstack also. Its funny, no one on Crackberry made a comment about your pj's. lol

[Click]

I have a Pearl and I will be sending your way. I would like mine a burnt orange color. Good Work!! I MAY take a stab at it. Kinda nervous tho!

[John Clark]

I can see doing this if you have another faceplate set to put on if you need to. However, disassembling the device does void warranty.

That being said, I think it looks nice! I can't let my daughter see this thread.

[Gibralter]

Wow brooke thats awesome! Great job....now you have me thinking......

[Kaos]

Very nice Brooke.

[chinesecatt]

Nice job it looks great. I saw this on pinstack also. Its funny, no one on Crackberry made a comment about your pj's. lol

HAHA, that's funny. Okay I had my laugh for the day
Yeah I noticed the nails and the pajamas *giggles*


Good job Brooke ! It looks like a "Hello Kitty" phone.. my favorite.

[epiguards]

Hey Brooke nice work, very daring. I think I like that more than the pink berry

[Berryman]

Very original, congrats on the great job.

PS. Appararently, as an added plus, as soon as you hold a completed pink Blackberry, your nails suddenly grow and become perfectly manicured

[geekaren]

very cool modification and nice photo tutorial!! I love the color.