All you have to do is send in your iPhone 3G and they will take it apart, custom coat the case, put it back together and ship it back to you. Or, they will start with a brand new iPhone purchased from a reseller. The coloring process costs $150 for just the back or $230 for all parts that can be colored. Yeah, I know that’s a little steep, but you can choose from solid and metallic colors. All the colors contain a high-gloss finish that is scratch-resistant, adding an extra layer to your iPhone.

What’s really cool is you can have all areas of the iPhone colored including the back, frame, button and SIM card tray. You can even get the dock and earbuds dyed. The color system is described as a “hybrid of manufacturing and automotive coating materials.”

[via ColorWare]

The red-cased iPhone would no doubt be a part of the (PROJECT) RED campaign, a cause that donates proceeds for HIV and AIDS medications in Africa. Even though earlier speculated red products fell through, this one may very well actually happen like the 8GB iPod nano and 1GB iPod shuffle. 

Regardless of charitable affiliation, I think a lot of people would be interested in such a brightly colored iPhone because it’s own of the norm. Even this artist’s rendering looks pretty appealing, if you ask me. 

[via MacBlogz]