It's actually the backplate that came with the phone, I just bought a roll of carbon fiber vinyl, applied it with the help of a space heater, and then "trimmed" the edges, which was almost more like shaving off the excess. Worked way better then I expected TBH.
Amazon link to carbon fiber roll: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059XCVVO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2L1Ryb2VGJV8F
TCBunny 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film Wrap Black 12" x 60" Sheet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059XCVVO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yxeSyb71GWA2V Thats the material and basically you peel about 2 inches of the back off, stick the end of the trim on that little piece and slowly pull the rest of the vinyl backing off and stick it on the trim. Its easiest if you dont get any wrinkles the first time you put it on. To do the harder corners use a heat gun. There are lots of videos on youtube about it too
relatively easy to apply, just make sure the surface is clean and dry...heatgun will help to get it into little crevices and stuff..
The one that I bought is currently unavailable on amazon. But I did have some difficulty with application. Id rate the product 7/10. That or I just suck at using it.
Buy whatever has the best and most reviews on amazon.
Do you think car vinyl wrap would work? I was looking at some that looked like carbon fibre, and they were pretty cheap.
Edit: Something like this
http://www.amazon.com/SimCarbon-Carbon-Fiber-Vinyl-BLACK/dp/B0059XCVVO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_7
Just buy something like this, take out your stick and buttons, remove your old artwork, cut the piece to fit, remove the film on the back, stick in on there and maybe screw in the corners like on mine, then put everything back together.
Really nice work!
It's probably a bit easier to use a vinyl wrap or a gun grip. You can find cheap carbon fiber textured vinyl wrap and gun grip on Amazon. I'd recommend gun grip as it's designed to be held with sweaty hands.
amazon i just got a vynil wrap thing they use for cars and yes I did cut it to size https://imgur.com/QHQy5AU
SimCarbon 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film Wrap BLACK 12" x 60" Sheet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059XCVVO/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_f1Dovb0TW948Q
These are the steps that I took
Sand the board and apply a thin finish on the bare wood.
I got some carbon fiber wrap of amazon for $7ish and applied that to the deck, trimming off the excess that was hanging off the edges.
Taped the whole board with masking tape
I used a website called blockposters.com (http://www.blockposters.com/) to print out the logo onto multiple pieces of paper so i could get the correct size I wanted.
After taping the logo on, I used a raser to cut out the logo, going through all 3 layers down to the bare board.
Now that I had the logo cut out of the carbon fiber with the tape covering it I used a flat white spray primer to prepare the areas of paint
After the primer was dry I applied the blue paint in a couple light coats to ensure it sprayed on evenly
When that was dry I removed the masking tape off of the whole thing and sprayed on a couple coats of a glossy clear coat.
For the trucks I just lightly sanded them and applied the paint with a clear coat