Please don't try this if you are unsure about putting you phone in slight danger... i can't repair phones... (Although there should not be any damage as it is quite easy)
updateNOTE: This does not work with plastic covers! The sugar will leave scratch marks on it. (if you are careful only vary few)
This instructable is to show you how easy it is to remove some unwanted logo's from cell phones and other plastic / metal products. The logo has to be of the type glued onto the surface rather then etched in (which generally is the case 90% of the time) as we will scratch them off. There are many ways which you can go about this from fingernails, to pin, but there is one trick, which i have tested and will show you...
sugar.
The key is to scratch of the logo without leaving and marks on the surface of the phone (in my case PDA). Sugar works perfectly. The idea of using sugar is admittedly not my own. I first came across it on the following forum. Yet, I was not sure whether it actually works, and how to go about it. So I just decided to do it: and the results are good. Apparently the sugars -crystals are strong enough to remove the logo (sticker) but too soft to scratch the casing leaving it thus unscathed.
Whatever the reasons: it works!
Note: I edited the pictures so that important parts stand out.
updateNOTE: This does not work with plastic covers! The sugar will leave scratch marks on it. (if you are careful only vary few)
This instructable is to show you how easy it is to remove some unwanted logo's from cell phones and other plastic / metal products. The logo has to be of the type glued onto the surface rather then etched in (which generally is the case 90% of the time) as we will scratch them off. There are many ways which you can go about this from fingernails, to pin, but there is one trick, which i have tested and will show you...
sugar.
The key is to scratch of the logo without leaving and marks on the surface of the phone (in my case PDA). Sugar works perfectly. The idea of using sugar is admittedly not my own. I first came across it on the following forum. Yet, I was not sure whether it actually works, and how to go about it. So I just decided to do it: and the results are good. Apparently the sugars -crystals are strong enough to remove the logo (sticker) but too soft to scratch the casing leaving it thus unscathed.
Whatever the reasons: it works!
Note: I edited the pictures so that important parts stand out.
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Really all you need is
- Your logo infested cell-phone, pager, whatever
- Several cubes of sugar: I hardly used one, but according to other sources they need up to twelve, so a few extra can’t hurt [you can eat the leftovers ;)] )
- TAPE!! It is important as you don’t want sugar getting into your phone
- a newspaper: you might want to limit any mess by using a newspaper as protection for your desk/workstation.
- a pin to remove any sugar in niche
- cloth to wipe off the sugar
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WD40 also nicely removes pricing-labels if they are a bit too clingy.
It's okay darlin, you ask all the questions you want! And, I'd like to add BEAUTIFUL EYES!
:D have fun
That person in the photo I referred to is in fact a female of our species, and they happen to be lots and lots of fun!
Now the registrant, THAT may or may not be a female I agree... at least I hope that's what you mean. At any rate, I believe in an analog world I could probably tell the difference... again, I hope!
:D
In addition to that, I am just admiring the part of "her" profile that says
Web Site
http://chenboyu.com
Age: 27
Gender: guy
I am all for being charming and charismatic, but if it was a woman, then your comment would just make her feel very awkward.
"THAT may or may not be a female I agree"
Yeah, and if that WERE A REAL WOMAN she'd be totally comfortable discovering that a guy who likes dressing up like a warlock checked out her profile to verify if she were really a girl or not.
LOL! We'd probably both be out of luck!?!?!
I was just playing with you thund3rcock , I mean you no harm. In fact we'll probably never cross paths in real life, right?
Ever seen Bawls? Bawl's "ink" is actually vitreous enamel. The stuff isn't merely stuck on, it's pigmented glass fused to the bottle. (Think "welded" and not "soldered") The only method that will remove the enamel is to physically grind it off, which totally ruins the bottle.
When I wrote to the Bawls company asking their advice on removing the text, they suggested soap and steel wool. I tried it, and it totally failed. Steel wool might scratch glass, but even a tempered file could barely remove the enamel, so I decided they simply didn't know their product. I wrote to an enamel manufacturer, and they said that enamel could be thermally shocked off of metal backings, but when vitreous enamel is used on glass, it's a lost cause.
I'm reasonably sure that the ink on your vodka bottle is enamel. Vodka is probably strong enough to remove most adhesive inks, so they would probably opt for something that'll resist solvents.
That's how iI would do it on Metal, anyway. I presume glass would work the same, but you might need diamond based abrasives.
Marya