Thursday, February 5, 2009

iPhone 3G - How to protect the precious housing from getting scratches

My iPhone 3G came with a silicon casing, courtesy of the retailer where I bought the phone from.

Seems good for only a few days, then I noticed that the casing seems getting bigger, and it is now about 2mm longer from top to bottom, the effect is scratches on the chrome ring surrounding the phone.

Tough not really visible since it is covered by the silicon case, but I do not feel happy. Well, what can I do when someone is giving me the casing for free?

Never mind, I told myself, should be able to solve this problem.

I was thinking of using Brasso, the well-known metal polisher solution to polish the scratched chrome ring. After googling the Internet, confirming that this is a viable solution, I started my hunt for Brasso.

At the same time, I wanted something transparent, strong, and very thin to protect the surface of the housing instead of having an "Oversized bra" for my iPhone.

This is pretty easy to spot on. After comparison with a few products, decided to try out Body Guardz.

Internet again, went to Low Yat Net forum where there's a buy/sell forum. Found a seller selling Body Guardz at a good price. Make a call, and bought from her. Here's the link.

Bought Brasso, tried polish the chrome ring, works well. But some scratches seems difficult to remove. Did a few times, and now barely visible for those once obvious.

Will keep doing for the next few days, until no more scratches, then I will apply Body Guardz.

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