How do I cover my Cell Phone with rhinestones? Well, it’s easy, not expensive.
If your phone is a flip-open type, consider the top a 'canvas' to produce a
piece of art on. You will need GemTac glue ($4.70 ), a few applicator sticks,
and a variety of colored rhinestones You may choose to do all the same color,
mixes of colors, or actual designs with rhinestones. The final look is up to
you. But, if you want to create a work of art that is unique to you and your
phone, using different colors set up in patterns. Choose 5SS 7SS 9SS stones to
cover these phones, for this sizes allows great detail of pattern. If you
choose to cover your phone in all one color, then choose 12SS stones, for
application will go fast. BUT, still prefer the smaller, more time consuming
5SS 7SS 9SS stone.
Remember:
The smaller the rhinestone, the less chance you losing stones due to abrasion
Use Gem-Tac Glue, it is easy to use.
Questions:
How many rhinestones will I need to cover my phone?
What model phone, how much you want to cover?
How many stones it will take to cover a certain
area?
Here is a formula you would use to cover a cell phone:
Length X width of area in inches gives square inches or if the phone is 2" X
4", then it would have 8 square inches of surface.
Since hinestones are measured in millimeters you will need to convert using 25
millimeters to one inch. So with the above area (2X4 =8 sq. inches, then (2X25)
X (4X25) = 5000 square millimeters. You have to know how many of a specific
size rhinestone will fit in 5000 square millimeters, and to do that, you have
to know the square millimeters in a specific rhinestone.
Here a formula to do just that. You are going to use either 5 SS 7 SS 9 SS or
12 SS rhinestones to cover your cell phone.
5 SS rhinestones are 2.54 sq. mm Square Set: allow 3.2 Sq. mm
7 SS rhinestones are 3.8 sq. mm Square Set: allow 4.8 Sq. mm
9 SS rhinestones are 5.31 sq. mm Square Set: allow 6.7 Sq. mm
12 SS rhinestones are 7.07 sq. mm Square Set: allow 9 Sq. mm
16 SS rhinestones are 12.56 sq. mm Square Set: allow 16 Sq. mm
20 SS rhinestones are 17.34 sq. mm Square Set: allow 22 Sq. mm
If you are going to set all your rhinestones in a tight grid without
interleaving then allow a 9 SS rhinestone to cover 6.7 sq mm, a 12 SS
rhinestone to cover 9 Sq mm. Figure out how many rhinestones you need in total,
divide the area to be covered -in Sq m- by the Sq mm coverage of the
rhinestone.
In the above example, you had an area of 5000 Sq mm to be covered with a 9 ss
stone. Therefore, 5000/6.7 = 746 rhinestones, and since rhinestones are sold by
the gross (144 ea.), you would need 5.1 gross, so order 6 gross. We suggest the
9 SS rhinestone for a good reason. It is subject to much abrasion ...the
smaller the rhinestone, the less likely it is to be ripped off when handled
roughly. Conversely, the larger the rhinestone, the more apt it is to be torn
off, or separated from it's backing (Leaving a shiny silver spot where a
rhinestone used to be. You will be much more happy with the look of 9 SS
stones. If you really want to get fancy, and if you have a very steady hand
then go with a 5 SS rhinestones for a look! (This is the size that a very
prominent of course, if you use a 5 SS rhinestone, you will need more
rhinestones. In the above example, you would need 11 gross.)
A note to advanced: Laid out what consider the most direct method of calculating
the number of stones needed. there are faster ways to figure the needs, and of
course, 25mm squared is 625 that can be used as a single multiplier...but this
gets the job done, and everyone can remember this method.
If you choose to interleave your rows of rhinestones...offset every other row
for a very tight set, then you will need more rhinestones, up to 1/3 more.
Your rhinestones will look best if set onto a black surface. The black will add
contrast to your work and make it pop. Do not paint the surface a color that
matches the rhinestones, for the overall effect We do not advise to pain any
cell phone. If it is silver, green, purple, whatever, so be it. The overspray
can cause a problem. Either get a black cell phone or cover the one you have.
No matter what color it is, it will be very sharp when you are finished.
The value of used everyone is doing cell phones. strongly suggest laying out the
cover as a real rectangle, ignoring curves that fall outside the rectangle. Do
all stoning inside the drawn rectangle, then finish by fitting stones to fit
the curves. You may use a smaller stone to make everything come out perfect.
Mixing stone sizes inside the actual design is not a good idea, as the fit will
fall apart very quickly. A large work of art will take some time. about 4-5
hours for the glue to fully set. If you work on your lap top at night, it can
be used the next morning, and you can return to your project the next evening,
everyday, more of the picture will appear. When you decide to replace your note
book with a new, improved version, the rhinestones cannot hurt its resale
value, for there isn't enough resale value to worry about in the first place.
Why not enjoy the unit as a work of art as well as a functional computer while
you own it. And, can you imagine your friend's reactions when you pull it from
its case! Yes, I can too.