Hands on with Colorware's Custom Blackjack II Process

[Rocco Augusto]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.modaco.com/content/smartphone-standard-news/276023/hands-on-with-colorwares-custom-blackjack-ii-process/' target='_blank'>http://www.modaco.com/content/smart...ack-ii-process/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Last month I posted in this topic about Colorware's process for customising the Samsung Blackjack II. Colorware graciously offered to repaint a truly battered Blackjack II that team member 'encece' hooked me up with, and i've been using the resulting device for a few weeks now. So what's the finished result like? Gorgeous!"</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/zt/auto/1226945255.usr8.jpg" /><br /><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Photo courtesy of MoDaCo]</span></em></p><p>Over at MoDaCo, Paul was brave enough to send in his Smartphone for the ol' paint job finish. I have to say that I am <em>highly</em> impressed. While the Samsung Blackjack II is a powerful device, I was always put off at how cheap and shiny the outer body looked. It was as if Samsung had learned nothing from the mistakes of other manufactures and ignored the fact that shiny finishes on and tiny gadget turns the device into a fingerprint magnet. Even if you do not suffer from my hatred for smudges and fingerprints, there is no denying that after spending 5 minutes with a super shiny device like the Blackjack II that it just looks trashy and cheap because it is all smudged up and gross looking. From the look of the images that Paul has posted of this new paint job, while the device still looks shiny, it looks a whole lot more refreshing than the standard black paint job. Hopefully these lighter and brighter colors will do more to hide all of the smudges this device picks up.</p>

[ucfgrad93]

While I've never owned or seen one in person, Colorware's work, from the pictures I've seen it looks like they do a good job. My only complaint is that their work is very expensive.

[mbranscum]

My only complaint is that their work is very expensive.

While I do not have a complaint, I question Paul's judgement of color selection! :eek:

[Pony99CA]

[...]I question Paul's judgement of color selection! :eek:
Ditto. Maybe it's some soccer (er, football) team's colors. At least it's not as gaudy as some of the Crystal Icing (http://www.crystalicing.com/) work.

For something a little more subtle, check out this Touch Diamond color shifting paint job (http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=news&id=5694).

Steve

[Jason Dunn]

I was not impressed with the durability of Colorware designs:

http://www.zunethoughts.com/news/show/22882/

I like the idea, but I wouldn't send them anything to get done again unless they assured me they'd changed their colouring process to be tougher...