2012-07-31



Jake von Slatt of The Steampunk Workshop kept breaking the rear glass panel on his iPhone. So, he ended up making his own gorgeous replacement out of brass to replace the standard Apple logo ones who kept getting. The only problem was that it made his signal strength super weak, so he figured out how to transfer the etching onto a glass back. Here's the basic rundown of how he accomplished this feat...

How to Steampunk Your iPhone Rear Glass Panel

First, remove the camera and flash with an X-acto knife. Remove the glass. There's a double-stick membrane that holds the glass back onto the... more

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