HOW TO: Polish Your iPhone 4’s Stainless Steel Band

Even though it’s Sunday, here’s a fun weekend project for iPhone 4 users: how to polish your iPhone 4’s stainless steel band.

You need:

  • blue Painters tape
  • 2500 and 3000 Grit Sandpaper
  • 3M Rubbing Compound
  • Mother’s Power Metal
  • Microfiber towels

How to:

1.Tape up your Iphone 4 using blue painter tape. Wrap around the plastic edges as close as you can to the metal band

2. Wetsand with 2500 sandpaper until you get a slightly shiny finish, follow up with 3500 grit. You can also use a Green Brillo pad, or 0000 steel wool.

3. Using a microfiber apply the 3m rubbing compound, it will probably take four passes to get it good

4. Use Mother Power Metal to finish the mirror finish

For a more pics and a discussion thread visit MacRumors’ forum…