From: Brad Burean (Burean_at_email.msn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2000 - 18:27:30 EDT
Ok Steve;
Well first you have to completely disassemble the computer, and make sure
all parts are off that you don't want painted. I removed the display
adjustment sliders, and the little plastic dots. (you can paint the dots
too, just stick'em on something)
1. Clean the complete surface to be painted with paint thinner to remove
dirt, grease oils etc. And let dry completely DON'T USE Laquer thinner!
2. Place the item on a stand or something so when you spray it gets the
edges, etc. Put your first coat on extremely light, and let it dry. I
waited about 20-30 minutes, and wiped it down with a tack cloth and gave it
another thin coat, paying attention to the angles and edges of the bezel.
3. Give it another thin coat, wiping down between each coat and let it dry
about 40 minutes after the third coat. I really looked it over before
giving it the final 2 coats, seeing where the paint was covering and where
it wasn't. That black will stand out like a sore thumb if you miss a place!
4. I put on the last two coats, about 30 minutes apart, Came out perfect.
Key to painting is, do it early before the bugs are out. If a bug does land
in your paint, leave him there until it dries. And take you time. I've
painted 10-15 cars in my life and if you rush it, you'll mess it up. If you
have a old computer to practice on, go that way.
5. Let it dry as long as you can live without the machine. I've already
dry fitted the pieces back together, but on my 560 I'll wait at least 48
hours before I touch them. If the paint is at all tacky let it go another
24hours.
6. The only problems I can see doing this is those damn logo's. You could
try to mask them off, or just paint them and then highlight them with
another color, you would need a very fine brush and a steady hand here. On
the inside, if you painted the palm rest like my 560 has, I wonder how long
it would look good. And if you do foul up, and decide to remove all the
paint, well you're going to have one hell of a mess.
If the Krylon holds up to scuffs and scrapes as well as it looks now, I'm
going shopping for my 560's paint!
Hope this helps, BTW my neighbor came over while I was painting and asked if
I could paint a laptop for his son Pokemon yellow, this make the wheels turn
for ebay around the holidays!
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