i painted my SKII check it out

Originally Posted by djhyro

first off, the whole reason why i did this was because i jumped into the ocean w/ my first SKII (salt water = quick death). i got a new one and used the housing from my deceased SKII and painted it.

Originally Posted by djhyro

hey guys..what do you think? its not pro but i like it

Originally Posted by Reason23

yeah the shiny doesnt look as good as the more duller paint....got instructions on how to take this thing apart? when i take **** apart and dont have instructions i have a tendancy to just rip things apart and break things lol

Originally Posted by djhyro

first off, the whole reason why i did this was because i jumped into the ocean w/ my first SKII (salt water = quick death). i got a new one and used the housing from my deceased SKII and painted it.

i went to hobbytownUSA and bought tamiya surface primer and tamiya color spray paint (for plastics). i sanded the thing down using 800grit sand paper..just enough to get it dull so the primer can stick...i sprayed 1 coat primer and 2 coats black metallic...although for the front it seems like i held the paint can too close to it because it doesn't look as smooth as the back...i didnt put any clear coat as this is my first test..i'm planning on taking it apart and painting it again, but with patience this time and a couple coats of clear coat...for now, the paint is holding up well...the trick is to keep the paint coat really thin...the thicker the coat, the easier it comes off...it doesn't feel sticky at all..it feels just like how it feels originally...taking the unit apart is fairly simple..heres a quick step by step:

1. Remove the 4 buttons by digging your nail to the edges closest to the screen and lifting it up.
2. Remove your sim card and bumpers.
3. Flip the screen half way and remove the 2 torx screws by the reset button.
4. Remove the other 4 torx screws under the buttons.
5. Carefully detach the top from the bottom. The top bumper area will be easier to detach than the bottom bumper area. The bottom requires the slightest bit of force.
5. Once you have the top separated from the bottom, remove the 3 black screws in the middle of the circuit board on the bottom half (they form a triangle). There are 2 additional screws above and below the directional keypad. These do not need to be removed in order to remove the circuit board from the bottom housing
6. Now, you can lift the circuit board away from the bottom housing. Notice the vibrator on the top right and the speaker on the left side are still on the housing. You will need to remove these if you want to paint it. You will also need to mask the two gray areas on the bottom housing (the one that says SIDEKICK II) (if you dont want to paint over them) as well as the camera viewfinder, mirror, and flash area.
7. For the top half, once those 2 torx screws near the reset button are removed, the screen can come off. If you look at the top half of the unit, you will see a cylindrical shape piece of metal at the top. This manages the screen cable so it doesn't tangle whenever you flip it. This whole assembly comes off with the screen. All you have to do is guide it out of the housing.
8. The housing for the screen can be removed by unscrewing the 4 screws behind it where the IMEI sticker is. The housing snaps off easily.
8. The rest is cake. The buttons for hanging up and pick up and also the scroll wheel can be removed easily. The scroll wheel is held on by 2 screws. The keyboard snaps off easily. Don't forget to unscrew the white piece of plastic stopper that physically stops the screen whenever it flips.

Originally Posted by Raheel

Theres a Black Special edition coming out next month

Originally Posted by 1fastmax05

does anyone know if the dummy phones have the same shell as the normal sidekick? i think its just missing its brain. if anyone knows please tell me lol

Originally Posted by djhyro

hey guys..what do you think? its not pro but i like it.

Originally Posted by djhyro

hey guys..what do you think? its not pro but i like it

Originally Posted by NukeEm05

When I painted my kick and showed it on here. I have since then sold it and have been paintin my friends kicks and even buyin them in bulk to sell them on ebay. I've gotten really good, i have disemble and prep one in about 20-25minutes and it only takes about 3 days to dry properly for 2 coats and one clear coat. here are my just recent additions.

I recently sold the black one on ebay. The metallic blue and candyapple red will be going on ebay later today. The other two i havent decided what color i want to paint them yet. My friend requested a color changing one so i migth be doin that next. I'll post my results.

Originally Posted by puerrican718

Those paint jobs are hot guys. I got a sidekick2 on me that I was thinking of painting up aswell, got some krylon primer and a good metallic blue aswell on hand but never bother with dissambling the sk2 thinking it was really hard. But if i do go ahead and do it I wanna replace the screen aswell. Does anyone know if you can atleast use the lcd cover screen from the dummy phone versions of the sk2???

Originally Posted by puerrican718

Basically the display version. Its like those fake phones you see in stores that are just for display. Most fake phones use the same housing as the phones they display except they have no mechanical parts ofcourse.they usually cost around $5 - $15

Originally Posted by NukeEm05

When I painted my kick and showed it on here. I have since then sold it and have been paintin my friends kicks and even buyin them in bulk to sell them on ebay. I've gotten really good, i have disemble and prep one in about 20-25minutes and it only takes about 3 days to dry properly for 2 coats and one clear coat. here are my just recent additions.

I recently sold the black one on ebay. The metallic blue and candyapple red will be going on ebay later today. The other two i havent decided what color i want to paint them yet. My friend requested a color changing one so i migth be doin that next. I'll post my results.