New slim paperwhite case on Ebay - Page 11

Yolina · 10-06-2013, 05:29 AM

If I managed to do it, then pretty much anyone can believe me

aceflor · 10-06-2013, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Yolina

Yes freehand

The case is PU leather - so mostly plastic - wiped it with some nail varnish remover to give it a bit of a key, then wiped with water, used some leather dye I had lurking about to do the background (the white balance on the pic is off, it's actually a much darker, deeper red) using a sponge and then used black acrylic paint for the deer. Once it's finished I'll spray a couple of coats of clear matt varnish.

As in "things everyone just have lying around in their kitchen.."

. Come on Yolina, admit it, you are an artist

Yolina · 10-06-2013, 05:58 AM

The leather dye was leftover from when I freshened up a card holder a couple of years ago, I got the paint and brushes from £ stretcher or similar

I've also used car paint in the past to spray terracotta flower pots, might have some of that lurking somewhere too - so does that make me a car bodywork expert by association

I quite like having a go at doing stuff, but believe me I can't draw - I can just about copy something if it's simple enough but that's the extent of my abilities

xendula · 10-06-2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

Don't worry Yolina, we are all case hoarders, and it all started with ONE person (that's right xendula, go in hiding and pretend the only reason why you are not answering right now is because it's the middle of the night in the US...

)

Fine, blame me of it makes you feel better!

On ebay.com it shows a tracking number in "your purchase history", so that makes it easy to see where one's stuff is.
I'd say, ask for a refund. It took me 2 emails but they paid me back for the messed up case.

xendula · 10-06-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Yolina

Once it's finished I'll spray a couple of coats of clear matt varnish.

Wow, Yolina, sounds all much too complicated for me to attempt: I was thinking of using a gold sharpie.

The last sentence made me perk up: what kind of varnish is that? I keep wondering what I could use to protect my purple ebay case from getting dirty. It would have to be something that is not poisonous, so I don't have to wash my hands every time I use my Kindle.

Yolina · 10-06-2013, 10:36 AM

It's just some random all-purpose spray varnish (the spray-outdoors-don't-breathe-in-whilst-doing-it-type)

It's normally fine to handle once it's fully dry and stops smelling so since I have it, I'll be using that. It's likely no worse than whatever is used to finish the covers in the first place anyway. You can probably find some less lethal stuff if you go looking on the net though

aceflor · 10-06-2013, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Wow, Yolina, sounds all much too complicated for me to attempt: I was thinking of using a gold sharpie.

The last sentence made me perk up: what kind of varnish is that? I keep wondering what I could use to protect my purple ebay case from getting dirty. It would have to be something that is not poisonous, so I don't have to wash my hands every time I use my Kindle.

Why did I not think of this before ????

You remember that I wrote that the first tiny stain was due to olive oil ? Well, reading your post, all of a sudden an idea came through my head. So I took a white cloth, poured a tiny bit (really tiny) of olive oil (we have 5 different sorts in the house, don't ask, so I took the one with the faintest smell), and "worked" it in the cover. It is now a tad darker, the stains have disappeared, and my guess is that the cover is protected for a little while. I may have to do this regularly, but I don't mind. And it is not toxic too.

My guess: neutral shoe polish would work wonderfully too.

sparklemotion · 10-06-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

Why did I not think of this before ????

You remember that I wrote that the first tiny stain was due to olive oil ? Well, reading your post, all of a sudden an idea came through my head. So I took a white cloth, poured a tiny bit (really tiny) of olive oil (we have 5 different sorts in the house, don't ask, so I took the ), and "worked" it in the cover. It is now a tad darker, the stains have disappeared, and my guess is that the cover is protected for a little while. I may have to do this regularly, but I don't mind. And it is not toxic too.

My guess: neutral shoe polish would work wonderfully too.

Coconut oil would work well too. I have a jar of cold pressed coconut oil and it has tons of uses.

aceflor · 10-06-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sparklemotion

Coconut oil would work well too. I have a jar of cold pressed coconut oil and it has tons of uses.

Coconuts do not grow in my garden

xendula · 10-06-2013, 06:50 PM

Funny! I WAS thinking, a while back, whether something greasy may work, and I DID think about coconut oil, because I have some in my house, but wasn't sure if it would a) look horrendously blotchy and dark and b) would be constantly oily and leave oil smudges on my furniture.
Aceflor, thank you for the pictures (since I have the exact same case). Does the case feel greasy to the touch? Can you put it on -say - a bed sheet, without leaving greasy spots behind?

It changed the color a bit, but it's still lighter colored than the official case.

xendula · 10-06-2013, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Yolina

It's just some random all-purpose spray varnish (the spray-outdoors-don't-breathe-in-whilst-doing-it-type)

It's normally fine to handle once it's fully dry and stops smelling so since I have it, I'll be using that. It's likely no worse than whatever is used to finish the covers in the first place anyway. You can probably find some less lethal stuff if you go looking on the net though

Other things I have considered: bees wax, nailpolish.

Katsunami · 10-06-2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aceflor

So I took a white cloth, poured a tiny bit (really tiny) of olive oil (we have 5 different sorts in the house, don't ask, so I took the one with the faintest smell), and "worked" it in the cover.

So... you rubbed the case down with olive oil. Nice one.

If it all fails, you can just eat the case. Talk about a fiber-rich dinner

xendula · 10-06-2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sparklemotion

Coconut oil would work well too. I have a jar of cold pressed coconut oil and it has tons of uses.

I use that stuff for everything, too

, and one jar lastS for-friggin-ever!

sparklemotion · 10-06-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xendula

Funny! I WAS thinking, a while back, whether something greasy may work, and I DID think about coconut oil, because I have some in my house, but wasn't sure if it would a) look horrendously blotchy and dark and b) would be constantly oily and leave oil smudges on my furniture.
Aceflor, thank you for the pictures (since I have the exact same case). Does the case feel greasy to the touch? Can you put it on -say - a bed sheet, without leaving greasy spots behind?

It changed the color a bit, but it's still lighter colored than the official case.

I put coconut oil on my kindle paperwhite case and it works great. It absorbs it well so it's not constantly oily or anything. It didn't change the color of my cases, just gave them a bit of a sheen which I like. I have the pink and purple official amazon cases.

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Originally Posted by xendula

I use that stuff for everything, too

, and one jar lastS for-friggin-ever!

Yes!

xendula · 10-06-2013, 07:46 PM

Awesome, Sparkle, thanks for the feedback!!!

10-06-2013, 10:36 AM	#156
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	It's just some random all-purpose spray varnish (the spray-outdoors-don't-breathe-in-whilst-doing-it-type) It's normally fine to handle once it's fully dry and stops smelling so since I have it, I'll be using that. It's likely no worse than whatever is used to finish the covers in the first place anyway. You can probably find some less lethal stuff if you go looking on the net though Last edited by Yolina; 10-06-2013 at 10:42 AM.

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10-06-2013, 05:29 AM	#151
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	If I managed to do it, then pretty much anyone can believe me

10-06-2013, 05:58 AM	#153
Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	The leather dye was leftover from when I freshened up a card holder a couple of years ago, I got the paint and brushes from £ stretcher or similar I've also used car paint in the past to spray terracotta flower pots, might have some of that lurking somewhere too - so does that make me a car bodywork expert by association I quite like having a go at doing stuff, but believe me I can't draw - I can just about copy something if it's simple enough but that's the extent of my abilities

10-06-2013, 06:50 PM	#160
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Funny! I WAS thinking, a while back, whether something greasy may work, and I DID think about coconut oil, because I have some in my house, but wasn't sure if it would a) look horrendously blotchy and dark and b) would be constantly oily and leave oil smudges on my furniture. Aceflor, thank you for the pictures (since I have the exact same case). Does the case feel greasy to the touch? Can you put it on -say - a bed sheet, without leaving greasy spots behind? It changed the color a bit, but it's still lighter colored than the official case.

10-06-2013, 07:46 PM	#165
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Awesome, Sparkle, thanks for the feedback!!!