You are right that the metal backs are usually laser etched. The plastic ones on the other hand are usually injection molded then screen printed.
The injection molding is well outside what most would consider “hobby grade”, however there are many guides on how to diy screen print (though running it on curved surfaces is an extra challenge). So your best bet would probably be to buy a clone back cover with little or no writing on the back, then screen print on your own custom stuff.
Oh yeah, injection moulding is definitely well outside of my scope of capabilities and budget, haha. I’ll look into diy screen printing! Thanks for the help <3
I found that foil transfer like stamping or printing is more likely to be the method they used. Screen print metallic ink is either too flaky or too shimmery, not reflective smooth.
I found some examples, the key caps you mentioned, made with two-shot injection moulding but the text on them looks imprecise and has rounded corners. The iPhone back cover has really precise and sharp text. The small text is also probably too small for that method.
Technically that’s misgendering by the part of whoever write the things. God made man and woman in their image, so they are neither. It should be a They. Even more so if you consider his 3-part existence.
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