Hindsight is 20/20 and I realize this probably wasn't the best idea to begin with....
(Scott Kirkland, if you were wondering..)
A spray fixative should do it. You can get it at an art supply store. I had a similar thing on glass and it worked great… but for display, not something going in and out of your pocket. Is that the actual phone or a case? Either way if the autograph is important to you its now a display piece.
If this is a seriously prized signature, here's what you do: scan it, isolate the signature in GIMP (or Photoshop if you're into that sort of thing), and send your phone to a laser engraver who can permanently fix the design in place. Then wash off the original. As a side bonus, you can get the same thing done on future phones in perpetuity.
He is kinda my heartthrob as I have seen dozens of his shows over the last 20+ years. It's invaluable to me, and that is the important bit. :)
That is a sick idea, and not actually out-of-scope.
I'll need to think on that as the "pristine" nature of it in its current state would literally get etched away. Alas, it is slowly fading now anyway, so the memory still could be preserved for a lifetime.
As they say: Think, but think fast.
I mean, taking a high quality picture of it, like this, is a great way.
And that is exactly what I have resigned myself into, my friend.
If all other options fail, this exact picture is perfect.
I'll still remember looking at this completely starstruck while me and my wife (of 25 years this month; hence the TCM+Okenfold concert being the perfect marriage, in itself, of our musical taste.) were sitting on the street tripping our balls off in the wonderful Denver atmosphere of weed smoke and piss smell, all while trying to enjoy the fresh air with a few drags from an American Spirit cigarette. (Incidentally, I was wearing the same cargo pants she bought me for one of our first parties over a quarter century ago.)
In the most literal sense, a picture is worth a thousand words in this case. It'll be an instant flashback, at anytime.
That's a lovely story. Thank you for telling it to me.
I have one for you, where I accidentally ended up getting a free ticket to a concert at Red Rocks but turned it down because I was confused and uncertain.
And I wasn't high or anything.
Red Rocks is a wonderful venue, too! Awww! Sorry for your loss. :(
I only go there for artists that absolutely respect what that place has to give. It's a "sacred" venue for me, TBH.
We were at Cervantes Ballroom tonight, and TBH, it's a bit cramped and can be a little rough for some, but the sound is absolutely peak quality. Don't turn down tickets for that place either, is my point. (I am friends with a local death metal singer that knows the owner and he said quite a bit of money was spent on that sound system.)
Resin or hard coat prob. Make sure you cover up anything you don't want coated in goo
I was thinking airbrush/clear coat, but pouring a coating on may be ideal and faster, provided I can source the materials fast enough.
Wtf.
Just enjoy it and the moment.
Also get a new phone.
Satan?
Lulz! I mean, maybe though? It really depends on how you choose to enjoy your club nights, I suppose. ;)
Here is a random example of what we are working with, however:
Probably clear coat it.
It sounds barbaric but probably nail polish could work also in a pinch.
Then put on a seethrough case.
Likely a good option! The ink is proving to be super fragile, so a brush is out. I do have an airbrush, so I'll experiment with that as well.
I was gunna say to encase it in resin, but I realized that's the actual phone haha. Maybe practise pouring epoxy resin on surfaces, and see what it does to ink like that on surfaces like that... I think the heat might fuck with it, also you might want to use a torch on the resin to get rid of any bubbles (just 'glancing' passes with the torch, so it shouldn't create that much more heat then the setting resin). Get the same brand of marker and a similar material; probably anything plastic would do. You'd then have to make some sort of mould that can attach to the phone in shape you like and sand it down afterwards.
Resin creates heat when setting, so it would be best if you take the phone back off... I doubt you can though so...
https://resinobsession.com/resin-frequently-asked-questions/how-to-layer-resin/
https://resinpassion.com/why-use-a-torch-to-get-rid-of-bubbles-on-epoxy-resin/
Encasing the phone would be a "solid" option if it weren't for the lithium bomb that the phone contains. (I could probably just fully discharge it somehow, but bypassing the charge controller to make that happen would be problematic.)
A super thin coat of resin is still a good option and the heat may be manageable in that case. The phone body is designed to sink quite a bit of heat already, so likely not a serious issue.
Quite a bit to think on! Thanks! :)
Edit: Oh shit. I just realized that encasing the phone in resin and then having the lithium battery decide to off itself in a dramatic way could be 10x more catastrophic than I originally thought, making it absolutely not ideal for air travel. Lol!
I may end up just buying a new phone, TBH.
Encase it in a block of resin then!
Like so:
Practise with other things first though ofc
(I responded to your other comment already, but just inserting a disclaimer for the broader populus that encasing a lithium battery in resin, while possibly briefly entertaining, is no bueno and potentially extremely damaging to any squishy bits you hold dear on your body. Just covering all the bases, friend!)
Lol. Much cheaper to just replace the shell.
Could that be done in a "white glove" way? Cracking the original shell on a phone requires quite a bit of heat and leverage, both of which seem super risky.
A screen protection coating but on the back. Maybe first do a test on another phone
I would have one shot to try. The ink is proving to be super fragile already, so it wouldn't survive a second go at it.
I wonder if it would be possible to remove that part of the case and find another?
In the interest of risk management, buying a new phone is likely the better option. Also, this is a brand new phone and haven't even had time to properly leave a scratch on the glass yet.
That is an option though and one that's going to be considered.
Couldn't you use a sheet of plastic they use for fingerprints in order to at least transfer it?
Probably not without damaging it further, but that is worth some additional research, for sure.
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