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How can I refurb aluminium iPhone back covers?

Hello everyone,

I have been fixing smartphones since 3 years and i have kept the old back covers of the iphone (5, 6 and 7 series) since then. I now have hundreds of them which are partially or quite scratched.

I would like to know if it is possible to refurb them to make them look new or at least cleaner?

These are originals so it is clearly better to use them than the other I can buy.

I have tried toothpath but it only works on little scratches.

Does anyone have a real method?

Please, it would help me a lot (and a lot of people i believe)

Thanks,

Aimé

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@aimelavil the backs are anodized aluminium so you need to be very careful how you do this. I'd use a very fine buffing compound and a small Canton Flannel buffing wheel. Of course you can always check with some metal fabricators in your area and see if they offer a buffing /refinishing service since you have so many.

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thank you, i ll tell you how it works

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