scottatwittenberg
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i am going to paint my laptop.. a dell c400.. but i want to get opinions first before i screw it up and have to resand it and start over or something fun like that..
so.. here is what i am thinking..
sanding with 3 or so grits of sandpaper from about 160 - 600..
a few coats of primer.. sand again
a few coats of color coat.. sand if needed..
coats of clear coat.. polish..
but.. i don't necessarily want it to be glossy that might be more trouble than it is worth..
the case is part plastic, part metal.. what paint products will work on both equally well
it needs to be durable.. it can't scratch easily.. and if it does scratch, i can't have grey showing through. also, i don't want smooth shiny spots to appear on the palmrest for example..
also.. what are people's suggestions for painting on symbols for things like headphone, usb, ethernet, monitor.. etc.... are there any stamps that can be bought? and then i can stamp them on under the clearcoat?
so.. here is what i am thinking..
sanding with 3 or so grits of sandpaper from about 160 - 600..
a few coats of primer.. sand again
a few coats of color coat.. sand if needed..
coats of clear coat.. polish..
but.. i don't necessarily want it to be glossy that might be more trouble than it is worth..
the case is part plastic, part metal.. what paint products will work on both equally well
it needs to be durable.. it can't scratch easily.. and if it does scratch, i can't have grey showing through. also, i don't want smooth shiny spots to appear on the palmrest for example..
also.. what are people's suggestions for painting on symbols for things like headphone, usb, ethernet, monitor.. etc.... are there any stamps that can be bought? and then i can stamp them on under the clearcoat?