13 Jul
1998
13 Jul
'98
4:16 p.m.
At 07:38 PM 7/13/98 -0700, Tom Owad wrote:
I've been tempted to do that too. :-) What kind
of paint would be best
for this? And how would you go about cleaning the unit before hand?
Hmmm. I would probably go with a really fine sandpaper to give the paint
something to stick to, then if I wanted, clear coat the finished product
for a good seal against possible flaking. I painted a 14" SVGA monitor
once. Flat black, straight out of a cheap spraypaint can. It never flaked,
but some did rub off when I moved the monitor. I touched it up with black
magic marker.
I have this weird idea that one day custom paint jobs on computers might
make me some extra money. Am I crazy? Do you think there would ever be a
market for it?
I've seen one guy on the net that has built custom mahogany and marble
cases for his Mac cx and others. Was cool to see a more recent Apple in
wood. :)
Is this off-topic?
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13 Jul
13 Jul
4:26 p.m.
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, John Higginbotham wrote:
I have this weird idea that one day custom paint jobs
on computers might
make me some extra money. Am I crazy? Do you think there would ever be a
market for it?
You're crazy, paint and plastic don't mix. But a chrome-plated Mac might
be cool. Or take your case and make your own mold: cast aluminum Macs,
ceramic Macs -- that's the ticket!
-- Doug
11:44 p.m.
Doug Yowza wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, John Higginbotham wrote:
Dependant upon the base of the paint, it most certainly will. I've had to
rework some less collectable machines and repainted them with paints that have
toluene, acetone and xylene base, satin finish, availabel at Walmarts as
"fashion satin" paints. Of course there's a certain touch to it to get a
decent finish and you have to ruff up the finish properly. I've had people
want black finish PS/2's and they are "looking good" especially with a
black
keyboard and monitor and a charcoal grey mouse.
The other suggestons you have are kind of a thought too though, although I'm
not sure how easy it would be to cut a mold for a ceramic case <g>
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I have this weird idea that one day custom paint
jobs on computers might
make me some extra money. Am I crazy? Do you think there would ever be a
market for it?
You're crazy, paint and plastic don't mix. But a chrome-plated Mac might
be cool. Or take your case and make your own mold: cast aluminum Macs,
ceramic Macs -- that's the ticket!
11:50 p.m.
John Higginbotham wrote:
At 07:38 PM 7/13/98 -0700, Tom Owad wrote:
Use paints that have glue type solvents, ones with toluene, acetone and xylene
that will melt into the finsih below and/or plastic and bond after sanding
with 400 sandpaper, works great. Like I said in the other message the "fashion
satin" paint they have at Walmart works exceptionally well and comes in beige,
light and dark grey and black. I keep a can of white too but rarely need it
except for an occasional monitor blemish.
After it dries overnight (esp black) clean it down with a sponge and then dry
it off and the excess dust of overspray will be gone, just like a factory
finish.
I've been tempted to do that too. :-) What
kind of paint would be best
for this? And how would you go about cleaning the unit before hand?
Hmmm. I would probably go with a really fine sandpaper to give the paint
something to stick to, then if I wanted, clear coat the finished product
for a good seal against possible flaking. I painted a 14" SVGA monitor
once. Flat black, straight out of a cheap spraypaint can. It never flaked,
but some did rub off when I moved the monitor. I touched it up with black
magic marker. I've seen one guy on the net that has built custom
mahogany and marble
cases for his Mac cx and others. Was cool to see a more recent Apple in
wood. :)
That might be kinda neat looking.
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14 Jul
14 Jul
6:52 a.m.
At 07:38 PM 7/13/98 -0700, Tom Owad wrote:
It's too cool a thread to be off-topic.
There's an outfit here in San Francisco that does custom paint jobs on
computers and they have more work than they know what to do with.
One of my dreams is to re-case my CPU and monitor in mahogany and brass
like 19th century scientific gear. It wouldn't be that big a job, but then
I'd have to build a keyboard from scratch with engraved ivory
keys...umm...I think I'll put it off a little longer.
R.
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I've been tempted to do that too. :-) What
kind of paint would be best
for this? And how would you go about cleaning the unit before hand?
Hmmm. I would probably go with a really fine sandpaper to give the paint
something to stick to, then if I wanted, clear coat the finished product
for a good seal against possible flaking. I painted a 14" SVGA monitor
once. Flat black, straight out of a cheap spraypaint can. It never flaked,
but some did rub off when I moved the monitor. I touched it up with black
magic marker.
I have this weird idea that one day custom paint jobs on computers might
make me some extra money. Am I crazy? Do you think there would ever be a
market for it?
I've seen one guy on the net that has built custom mahogany and marble
cases for his Mac cx and others. Was cool to see a more recent Apple in
wood. :)
Is this off-topic?
6:14 a.m.
At 10:52 AM 7/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
One of my dreams is to re-case my CPU and monitor in
mahogany and brass
like 19th century scientific gear. It wouldn't be that big a job, but then
I'd have to build a keyboard from scratch with engraved ivory
keys...umm...I think I'll put it off a little longer.
At one time, I was thinking of "retrofitting" my computer into an old
rolltop desk, but it's like 100 years old. It is mine, but my wife would
still kill me.
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