Hi. When I got a new phone a couple weeks ago, it came with this really nice, name-brand (not giving names here) phone case. It’s really rugged and feels great on the hands. It’s also one of the most premium phone-case options out there.
Unfortunately, the case is plastered with the text: Pixel. The only phone engineered by Google. I really don’t enjoy being a walking advertisement for Google, but leaving such a great case lying around is quite a pity.
So I wanted to ask if there’s a way to remove the text that would not damage the case itself?
The case is made of TPE plastic according to its packaging. I thought about just scratching it off cause it does seem to be some kind of layer on top of the case, but I’m worried it won’t be removed cleanly and might even leave behind scratches.
Is there another way? Is there some kind of solvent able to do this job?
Here’s a closeup if that helps.
Thanks!
Edit: I have decided to uncensor the words.
I’m in club “cool sticker”, if you can get something to stick to it.
I follow the “buy a Windows computer, install Linux, and slap an Apple sticker on it” school of thought. If it’s an Android phone, I would recommend using another Apple sticker.
I follow the “buy a Windows computer, install Linux, and slap an Apple sticker on it”
That is epic.
Is that like “my favourite part of Star Wars is when Gandalf says Make It So” ?
“Dodge this”, Han Solo said and threw the ring in the volcano.
You just unearthed a memory of a girl asking “Yoda? Ain’t he that dude from Mario?”
My 15yo self was soooooo snobby about that.
Hell yeah cool sticker. I have an iPhone but I have a clear-backed case with a couple bad dragon stickers between the case and the phone.
a couple bad dragon stickers
do you mind sharing an example?
Yeah! Right now I have two of the standard red/black stickers from here, facing opposite ways: https://bad-dragon.com/products/bdstickers
NSFW, obv
If you have a friend with a Cricut/Silhouette machine, they can make you some custom stickers pretty easily.
Cover it in FOSS logos.
You forgot to remove one “#TeamPixel”, buddy
The Pixel is one of the most distinct looking phones anyway, kind of hard to hide it. The text on the case is disgusting though.
ow, my bad
You could always cover it with a cool sticker.
That is the ugliest case I have ever seen! Dip that removed in acetone…
I’m sorry but censoring this is the dumbest shit
Specially if one is so inconsistent at it.
I should point out that I got a phone from the notorious Google for GrapheneOS.
Edit: uncensored the names
Bro it’s not Beetlejuice. Google isn’t going to magically appear and ruin your day if you utter it’s product name 3 times
I didn’t want to fucking swear on the internet
Yeah. Thank you for fucking keeping our thread fucking clean of swears like the fucking G- word.
(Not sarcasm, I approve wholeheartedly.)
Not now but we might implement this feature in the future keep up following us to be notified when we do 😉
Now I’m never gonna guess who made the phone. /s
(Lol. GrapheneOS only supports phone from a single vendor right now.)
This exposes GrapheneOS to a few potential users, and I think this is worth the few hundred dollars that Google might get, lol
Also, the pixel is quite a good phone
It really is. And it’s particularly nice with GrapheneOS on it.
If it’s surface level, you can use a melamine sponge (branded sometimes as “Magic Eraser”) to remove text from plastic. It works as essentially an extremely fine sandpaper.
Something that could also work is baking soda, a very small amount of water, and a toothbrush.
Use acetone
But test is a small area first! You don’t want it damaging the case coating.
Yeah lol it eats plastic
Did you get a phone case with your pixel? I didn’t when I bought my pixel 6a. Anyways, as others have suggested, you could slap some stickers on it. Or you could try to spray paint it if stickers are not your thing.
Maybe it would be possible to just grind the thing down a bit depending on how thick it is. But if you do that it’s probably going to be hard to get a nice finish
The case is clearly textured in the closeup. Grinding it down will definitely mar the surface, but sanding might be more effective.
Did you get a phone case with your pixel? I didn’t when I bought my pixel 6a.
The phone case was a complimentary gift from the e-commerce platform I bought the phone from. Not from Google themselves. My guess is that they wanted to get rid of these 2023 H2 Limited Edition Pixel × Rhinoshield Phone Case Pixel 8 - Black that no one wanted to buy, so they decided to just give it away. Pretty thoughtful gift actually.
As other have suggested a sticker is cool if you are in the game but keep in mind you will definitely have to change it in a couple of months also writing with a marker(paint) on it graffiti style won’t survive the everyday abuse … If you want a clean look I would try to cover the white words with a sharpie ( ink ) might last longer still not a permanent solution… But keeps the clean esthetics …
Got a dremel?
If it looks like a screen print you could put some salt or sand on top, cover with tape and rub it off