DEC beige/creame/white paint

Jay West wrote: If it's a flat panel (or a panel with no curves < about 120 degrees) then a suitable wire brush attachment on an angle grinder can work wonders (just be careful as too choice of brush as too hard and you'll scuff the metal too much for a 'simple' respray). Personally I'm not a fan of solvents for this kind of thing as it's difficult to be sure that all the residue's been removed afterwards (and hence that something left behind won't magically attack the new paint from below). Washing and drying can cause its own problems (surface rust, water deposits etc.) I've always been told too that it's just not worth it on old panels as uneven sun-fading will result in a match that isn't "original" and won't match every other panel anyway. Matching by eye's a better bet (although personally I find it difficult, but doubtless it's a lot easier for the professionals who do this kind of thing every day!) Seems cheap to me, based on some of the quotes I've had before on this side of the pond. I've been told before not to mess around with aerosols though and to use a proper spray gun as the end result will be a lot nicer. I've zero experience of using a proper gun though, and have no idea how easy it is or how much it would be to rent / buy one along with suitable compressor... Note that all of this advice has been from automotive paint specialists; we don't seem to have such a thing as "public general-purpose paint specialists" around here. I'm willing to bet that it's just as sound for computer panels as it is for cars, though. cheers Jules