How To: Salt Water Etch An iPod For Cool Steampunk Look

But won’t salt water etching fuck up my iPod? If that thought entered your mind as you read the title of this article, you probably don’t have the stomach to go ahead with this project. However, if you don’t mind taking a risk, or you are looking for an excuse to pick up one of the new iPods anyway – read on.

If you like the idea of adding a little old-timey flair to the back of your iPod, Jake over at the Steampunk Workshop has a complete set of instructions on how etch an image onto your iPod using little more than a bottle of ER-71 photo resist liquid, ER-8 photo etch developer, a transparency, some tape, a bin, and some water. As you can see from the image above, the results just might be worth it. � Sean Fallon

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