Likely by letting it sit in a bed of spent coffee grinds or with a thorough rubdown of coconut oil or a combination of the two.
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New iPhone Leather Case
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Likely by letting it sit in a bed of spent coffee grinds or with a thorough rubdown of coconut oil or a combination of the two.
Storm Gray anybody?
How'd the color get dark and how long did it take? I didn't really like the actual storm grey color but if it darkerns over time I might consider it.
Today's only day I've used it so it's just that dark? Almost DARK brown or black.
A friend of mine is selling his storm grey for $20 which was barely used. No scratches. Saw it but didn't like the color and thought if it darkens over time maybe it won't be such a bad idea considering it's going so cheap.
For$20 I would definitely get it. You can definitely darken it. I used coconut "oil" from a grocery store on my saddle brown. You can control how dark it gets by applying and wiping it off. The more applications and the longer you leave it the darker it gets.
Lol I can't picture myself sitting there rubbing coconut oil on the leather back every now and then. But it sounds like it's worth a try, guess I'll be buying it off him after all. Thanks.
Anyone with a color other than black XP any flash wash out when taking pictures? I ask because the black camera ring has since been eliminated with this generation of cases.
Help! Just had this for less than a week and already have an ink mark. How do I get it off?
[doublepost=1485225668][/doublepost]It looks so worn already because my one and a half year old likes to throw my phone around.
Edit: Dr. Google gave me the answer. I used hairspray and a qtip.
[doublepost=1485225668][/doublepost]It looks so worn already because my one and a half year old likes to throw my phone around.
Edit: Dr. Google gave me the answer. I used hairspray and a qtip.
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Brand new it is pretty bad, but trust me it gets better. I didn't like the brand new one I bought weeks ago and returned it. I decided to give it another chance and bought an "open box" one from ebay. When I got it I treated it a couple times with coconut oil and it now looks and feels great. The coconut oil trick really works!
Hi I posted in this thread earlier regarding the wiggle room on the sides of the apple leather cases.
I tried using the leather case again after giving up on them for a couple months. and after a few days I started to use he case again, I see the 7 and 7 plus leather cases start to stretch and becomes "loose" and I feel the wiggle room.
Is this inevitable? Am I the only one? I wanna use the apple leather case cuz I had such a good experience with the 6 plus leather case.
I tried using the leather case again after giving up on them for a couple months. and after a few days I started to use he case again, I see the 7 and 7 plus leather cases start to stretch and becomes "loose" and I feel the wiggle room.
Is this inevitable? Am I the only one? I wanna use the apple leather case cuz I had such a good experience with the 6 plus leather case.
Wiggle room? Mine is still tight and have gotten it about a week after launch. I tend to switch my cases back and forth too.
When you try to grip the case from the sides and squeeze it gently...you can feel a wiggle room.
Hey guys. 2 things
I got a free apple leather iPhone 7 saddle brown case from Apple.
I want to make it darker. So I read use coconut oil, do I just put some on my fingers and rub the case a few times?
Second is the case has a bunch of lines going down it (5 to be exact) Is this normal? Ive seen the same lines on some in this thread.
I got a free apple leather iPhone 7 saddle brown case from Apple.
I want to make it darker. So I read use coconut oil, do I just put some on my fingers and rub the case a few times?
Second is the case has a bunch of lines going down it (5 to be exact) Is this normal? Ive seen the same lines on some in this thread.
I believe it's the lighting, it still has that new look that makes the color lean more towards orange.
No noticeable wiggle room on mine and I've had it for a while and constantly switch in and out of it.
Yes just try to spread the coconut oil evenly. You can also let it sit in used coffee grinds for several hours to attain a beautiful patina almost immediately. The lines are normal but some cases have hardly any while others have quite a few.
Yeah I spread it evenly but I got a huge dark circle in the middle. anyway I can get the circle out?