rubber type battery cover

suzook

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Im wondering if there is a rubber type batery cover door available? Sort like the back of moto phones? I know I can get a case like that, but I like my phone "naked". Im hoping there will be a batt door replacement that has that texture. Has anyone seen one like that?
 
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I don't see the need for a case with this phone but apparently I've got greasy hands or something because dang it gets slippery. A nice soft touch, matte, rubberized replacement cover would be great. Similar to the Incipio Feather I had for my BlackBerry.
 

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I don't see the need for a case with this phone but apparently I've got greasy hands or something because dang it gets slippery. A nice soft touch, matte, rubberized replacement cover would be great. Similar to the Incipio Feather I had for my BlackBerry.

If it had a rubberized back, I wouldn't have a case on it. But since it doens't...I picked up the high gloss silicon case. But apparently I have greasy hands and it was getting slippery. So I traded it for the black graphite case. I really like it. It doesn't get slippery and looks really nice on the phone.

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You could just take this route if you prefer not to use a case or skin for your phone. A light coat on the battery cover should do the trick.
Krylon NonSkid Coating
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I too had the problem of the phone sliding around too easily in my hands, and the Zagg shield (a bunch of places make very similar "shields", search around for coupon codes) worked perfectly. You can barely tell it's there when looking at it, the back of the phone still has a nice gloss finish to it but it grips so much easier. I have the protector on the front too; I'm not so excited about it but it does a great job stopping hard objects from touching the screen so I am keeping it for now.
 

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Went the Krylon route, with a different paint, mostly because the non-skid isn't applicable to plastic, though I'm sure you could still try it.

Here's what I ended up with:

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senezncsu, that looks really good. Do you mind sharing with us the paint that you used (if you don't want to post the name maybe at least the UPC). Also, do you mind giving the steps or method used?
 

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I am also looking for a rubber battery cover. This is what I found. It's better then the plastic battery cover. It's a very thin stick on skin. A very soft leather. Works great. Not like rubber but better then the battery that comes with the phone. Type in leather tech-armor. Its made for the samsung fancinate. I believe the company is called Qmadix. The skin is very thin. You place it on the battery cover. You can take it off without any glue sticking. Try it you may like it.

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It IS real but I bought a couple for mine and the girlfriend's phones. Mine lasted a week and hers lasted 2 weeks. The material is brittle and tends to crack by the cutouts just from taking it in and out of pocket/purse. It's a shame too because they fit the phones perfectly.

I've also tried the spray on coating for the battery cover. I used a product called plasti dip. Looks and feels great but isn't very durable. I don't know if I'm not spraying it on thick enough or what but it keeps peeling. Even tried sanding down the battery cover to get it to adhere better.
 

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My girlfriend has the Gal S through T-Mobil and they have a slip-on cover, like VZW's silicon one, but it's got a slight texture which makes it grippy as all get-out! I tried it on, but I think the rear speaker is in a different place so I couldn't get one.

I've currently got the basic vzw silicon cover. it's alright, but surprisingly smooth/slippery. Still better than naked.
 

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