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Show off your brushed iPods! [PIX FIXED]

post #1 of 19
4/3/10 at 6:23pm
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Was tried of that scratches-by-simply-looking-at-it mirror back. So I grabbed a piece of Scotch Brite and here's what I ended up with.
Futurama FTW
Also, would Brasso do anything to this brushed back?
If you did one, show it off!
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post #2 of 19
4/3/10 at 6:26pm
Pictures are broken
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post #3 of 19
4/3/10 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by gbacic View Post
Pictures are broken
Yes, but I'm glad to see your old avatar is back, 3602. Actually, now I notice that it's different. But still good.
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post #4 of 19
4/3/10 at 8:39pm
baidu.............
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post #5 of 19
4/4/10 at 5:28am
Looking good!

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post #6 of 19
4/4/10 at 12:08pm
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Eh... I hate Baidu for doing that...
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post #7 of 19
4/4/10 at 12:11pm
Pretty cool, man! Psyched for the new season of Futurama?
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post #8 of 19
4/4/10 at 1:20pm
That looks really good. So is the back less likely to get scratches after being brushed?

EDIT: Wait, is Scotch Brite a sponge? What exactly did you do?
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post #9 of 19
4/4/10 at 1:26pm
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Go to the Scotch Brite site. You should find some sort of a rough, dark green cloth-thing. I brushed the back using a piece of this.
Or, go to your local hardware store and pick up some 800-grit sandpaper.
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post #10 of 19
4/4/10 at 2:23pm
Looks great, and now I know what to do when I SSD my 5.5G.
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post #11 of 19
4/4/10 at 2:43pm
make sure to cover the HPO and 30 ports though, otherwise you can short the circuit board with steel lint covering internal parts. iPods aren't watertight, so do be careful as Apple don't cover things like sanding the back of your player.
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post #12 of 19
4/4/10 at 2:46pm
I'd suggest removing the back cover instead, just to be safe.
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post #13 of 19
4/4/10 at 3:03pm
I like it and a thumbs up for the quote. I should really start watching that show again, South Park is taking up most of my time lol.
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post #14 of 19
4/4/10 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by shigzeo View Post
make sure to cover the HPO and 30 ports though, otherwise you can short the circuit board with steel lint covering internal parts. iPods aren't watertight, so do be careful as Apple don't cover things like sanding the back of your player.
Didn't do that... Saw some dark dust in the holes, just blew into them. Most of the dust went on my hands, anyway.
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post #15 of 19
4/4/10 at 3:17pm
Please tell me how you did this. I mean it looks awesome. When I get my 5.5g Ipod I will definitely try to create a brushed aluminium look on the back cover.
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