MacRumors user Shenaniganz08 did a nice job on his newly bought secondhand abused iPhone 3G. Here’s how story goes:

“My previous iPhone was stolen at the gym, low on funds I decided to buy the cheapest iPhone I could find that worked regardless of condition. I found an iPhone 3G that had being completely abused and had a dark spot on the LCD. On the second picture notice the gouge on the right side, out of of all the blemishes it was the deepest) Still I ended up buying the phone for a really good price. The replacement parts from eBay only cost $16 for the glass and $23 for the LCD ( sanding kit $10) making it a price effective mod.”

Check out the rest after the break.

First attempt: restoring it using the 800 grit sandpaper and about an hour – looking better but it still had tons of deep dents and scratches.

Higher grid sand

Wetsanding (not too much water)

Orange 3m pad with 3M rubbing compound on a power drill

Polished with a blue 3M Pad with Meguair’s 205 paint polish then finished with some Meguair’s NXT 2.0 wax.

Great work! I put my thumbs up for this.

[Full story and steps at Macrumors]

[Thanks Tony]