Modded my Tan Smart Cover.. Check it out!

[alan111]

Well I got the idea from another member on here. Wasn't too fond of the tan color, so decided to stain my cover. I simply took some olive oil and just rubbed it in with a sponge. Did 2 coats, and allowed it to bake/dry in the sun for about 4-5 hours.

Came out looking great --

I also added a couple of coats of leather guard, water-repellent. Adds a drop of gloss and makes the water bead right off

 

[BlondeLocks]

Nice job.

 

[glen e]

wow...just generic olive oil?

 

[alan111]

wow...just generic olive oil?

Yep the stuff you put in your food.

 

[TC25]

Just my thought - Might want to try tung oil instead of a food oil.

EDIT: I mention this because I imagine if I rubbed a food oil into my Smartcover and left it laying around where one of the dogs could get to it, they'd eat it, no matter how long I let it bake in the sun.

 

[KittyKatta]

Neat! My biggest gripe with the smart cover colors is that theyre all so bright (except for black) and make the iPad look like a toy. That color is very close to what but from the pictures it looks more like it's dirty than it's stained. Is there a better material to use to make it darker and more even?

 

[alan111]

Neat! My biggest gripe with the smart cover colors is that theyre all so bright (except for black) and make the iPad look like a toy. That color is very close to what but from the pictures it looks more like it's dirty than it's stained. Is there a better material to use to make it darker and more even?

It looks just like my old brown leather jacket

 

[rdowns]

So rubbing a little oil on something is classified as a "mod".

I suspect that will smell rancid inside of a week or two.

 

[Aqua Bliss]

This makes me want to mod my leaver navy blue cover, hmmmm what what changes could be done without making it look black.

 

[Bag302]

Olive oil will go rancid and will probably smell. You should use baseball glove oil instead. Nokona glove conditioner is a good product for about $5.

Sun tan oil would also be a better alternative (if you like pina coladas)

 

[gescom]

Wow, this is a great idea! I am going to try and use the leather shoe shine on my black case just to see if I can get a gloss look!

 

[QuarterSwede]

Now that looks classy! However, I'd probably have gone with this as well:

Olive oil will go rancid and will probably smell. You should use baseball glove oil instead. Nokona glove conditioner is a good product for about $5.

 

[bernardlee]

Nice job!