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hey you guys, i was trying to make a clear jewel for my xbox from my existing stock one. so i managed to get the jewel off the box with a butter knife with minimal damage. and now it was time to get the sticky stuff off. i did that with my fingers and got it done all good. but the hardest part was getting the green backing off. i read online that i should sand it, or use Brasso, or whatever. i sanded with my dremel cuz i didnt have real sandpaper. needless to say i f'ed up my jewel. plus it has all these scratches from the sanding. knowing that the damaged could not be reversed, i took the experience as a lesson learned. now that the worst had happened, i figured that id try to get the remaining green off just for the hell of it. i used nail polish remover and the green slided off! however the jewel had a huge crack in the middle...


just thought id share that with you. later.

skip

PS> anyone know where i can find XB jewels for cheap? anyone willing to donate ;)

Do not Use polish remover at ALL 

My frist Time I poored polish remover on the Damn thing LOL

my Second time I just rubbed it on and it worked But about 1 day later it started to Crack in the Mid
At that Point it started gettng worse But it did Not Crack all the Way So now it's a Clear Jewel With a Nice Crack in the Mid  =/

Just a Small Bit of polish remover gets in the Little crack where the Word Xbox is at you Are DOOMED
i mean all i used was a Very Damp rag with polish remover and wiped it off And it still got a Crack in the Mid

SO i Say Never USE polish remover ..   

so how is thwe best why to remove it to make it a clear Jewel

good to know. thanks for the tip zzk. so what about something like easy off over cleaner, would that work?

i think so yachi told me to put it in the  in the sink and wash it with soap

would soap work?

i am not sure Soap would work LOL  IDK

i just used the sanding Way where you use High then Low grade Sand papper

didnt the sandin scratch the jewel?

if you start coarse and work your way to a very fin grit, you can smooth out the back where it isnt scratched, just a heads up, if you dont want it to have a snowy feel to it, dont use industrial strength degreaser

after you use a Very Fin grade on it use some tooth past on it =) makes it Shine Nice

soap? i never said soap! i did it wit very fine sandpapaernd a bit of tooth paste on an a4 page. did da job!

ok it sounds like sanding is the way to go. what grit types did u use? i read that leaving it frosted achieves a better light distribution if u wanna light the jewel...  is that true?

ye. it wud b hard to get it completely clear. a little frostin wud b good but u gotta make shure its even

yea i would like a clear jewel but i dont kno where to get good sand paper around here

Dic3 ive kinda got the same problem. but school starts tomorrow and i know a few folks in the industrial tech dept.  (wood shop), so ill prolly steal some paper from school...

haha skip, nicely done...
however, fine sandpaper aint that easy to get from school, the very fine ones are in storage..
but find the teacher at a VERY busy time, and ask if you can go grab one for your latest project. you'll be fine

well thats how it is here... humm
the jewel... does having it clear give it a cool look? i thought it would look ugly w/ no lights..

hehe, ill take the advice torob.

hmm, good question... i plan on lighting the area where the jewel is, thats the only reason id clear the green.

Just had to Add some pics Of My frist time Makeing a Clear jewel


(http://www.smdepot.net/zzk/clear1.jpg)
(http://www.smdepot.net/zzk/clear2.jpg)
(http://www.smdepot.net/zzk/clear3.jpg)

u cant see the crack at all, it looks great! the lighted jewel looks awesome. frosted seems like the way to go. thanks for the pics Zzk.

looks cool, i'll definately try it sometime soon

ive heard that if you use a product like "Brass-O" a product that one uses to polish brass items will rub the green right off with out those light "foggy" look to it

Mine is cracked......anyone can sudjest a glue that will not only hold.....but not seen aswell

no chance man. if its cracked u can see da crack.

 >:( >:(
not the answer i was lookin for.....damn......and as far as i could find on the internet the cheapest replacemnt jewel is around $25....F that

$25, no way... check this site, jewels for $3.99 >>>Decal Girl (http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm/2,171.htm).
this one might help too >>>Game Console Skins (http://www.gameconsoleskins.com/interface.htm?content=http%3A//www.gameconsoleskins.com/skins/xbox/topjewels/xbox-jewel-detail/480/50.htm).
there were also a few hits on ebay, but shipping is deep... >>>Ebay (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=xbox+jewel).

good luck.

thanks skip!!!! i like the 3.99 VERY MUCH....HIGH FIVE!

think i might try to repair mine first thoug.......was kinda goin for an "Offical" look and i dont know how on par the 3.99 ones are you know?!?

Decal Girl Is the Number One Place for SKINS and stuff  Very Good Place i get alot of stuff from them =)

yeah decal girl has it all.

i wanted to go for the official look too, i really like the xbox log printed on the jewel. so even with the crack in mine, im gonna sand and frost it and install lights. i have a feeling the crack wont look too bad after the whole thing is completed.

holy cow, decalgirl is cheap as BEEP
i want to actually get somethin..
this caught my eye
The 12 piece plus a controller....
and a Jewel

it'll look nice and pretty cheap too a small $19.49
but uhm..
the jewels, they are just skins arent they? they just go over actual jewel? or will you have to take the "xbox" jewel off and put this under it?

thats a good question, are they new jewels or just skins for the jewel. maybe Zzk will know...

that is a Jewel Skin  So you Place that Over your Jewel

sadly decalgirl Does not have Jewels Just Jewel Skins

he he, jewel skins! scrotum...

aww man!!!! yea what yachi said.

lol

awwww yachi!!!!!

Anyone know where theres a good site for actulla jewels....not the skin of the jewel (hehehe)

http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=64_54 (http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=64_54)

regular softscrub works wonders for removing the green.  us a dremel with the buffing tip and some softscrub, you wont be disappointed.

On that llama link Snaf posted... you see the one " Mad-Modder Xbox Jewel - Fall Harvest "

Fall harvest my a@@.

what, you got somethin against "maple leaves" ??????

now your making me look racist against Canada. Which I'm not, I love Canada and Stephen from Canada. :)

BTW, Maple leaves look a little more..... not like pot. :)

I dont like the fact that 3 ?'s in a row is converted to a smiley...i mean come on.... there was no intention of me putting two smilies with ?'s over their heads when i typed that, i just wanted 6 ?'s. 

I'll talk to the forum admin and see if we can get it changed.

Greatest line in the history of the universe!

No... seriously it is the greatest thing I've heard in a long while.

hahaha, who talks to them selfs?
*everyone does*
*shut up Yachi, no one asked you*
*ahh*

[Sorry to be off-topic.. as if this conversation isn't already off-topic]

Congrats on your 666th post!! The devil lives in you my friend!

congrats on your...1205 post...
nearly double mine...


ffs get a life... haha j/k

glad somebody got a kick out of that, im sick of cracking myself up.

I think you got fweega happy, if you know what i mean. 

U can just pry the jewel off with a butter knife and it wont damage it?

nooo. heat it up with a hairdryer and it will fall off

I tried really fine sandpaper on mine when I got it off, but it didn't work. The letting it soak in abrasive chemicals seems to do the trick better. The sandpaper completely fubard my jewel.

well, you did it wrong then. you seen the pictures of mine.

the problem is sitting between your chair and keyboard

the abrasive chemicals do a great job of getting the green off, but they damage the plastic and make the jewel brittle. my jewel has a big crack in the middle. but the chemicals do get the green off.

Dam that sucks, but at least it got the green off ;)

I usded 97% alkoholic  :P it´s usulally used to clean pipes whith :P it took so long. i took i knife an scrape it of and afterward i took sandpaper and polish it ;) it look very good now exept for the fackt that is not is straight put on de box  ;D

hmm, 97% eh?



Im gonna find this stuff and have me a partay!

HAha i just laughed my A$$ off