I want to change the color of my tablet, keyboard and speakers. Since the new Intous 3 came out the purple on my 12 Intous 2 just looks old, not that it didnt anyways. So what I want to know is should I use Vinyl dye or spray paint on a area that that gets a lot of contact from arms, hands and what not. Also since it is a fairly darker color would it be possible to move up a few shades to a lighter color with vinyl. Im leaning towards vinyl here because I have used spray paint before on drive bay mods and it tends to wear down fast. Anyone with some experience on this? Also same question for my keyboard, Im not going to do the keys, just everything else.
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Vinyl dye vs. Spray Paint
- Thread starter waz
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Vinyl Dye is awesome stuff. I painted a keyboard about a year back gloss black and it looked great. It soaks into the pores of the item, so you won't get chips as long as it's the correct surface. I even painted a Aluminum case with it, though it did chip easily. You don't need any primer or sanding, as it keeps the original texture. That is what makes it look so professional. 
When you say the right stuff for the right surface what do you mean by that? To me plastic is plastic. Assuming I don't have to get into the chemical maeup of plastic, if it says plastic on the bottle I should be ok correct? Going to go down to Napa, Lordco and Wal-Mart right now.
Watch out for the really shiny/smooth plastics. The general consensus around here is that the plastic that already has too smooth of a finish doesn't tend to allow the dye to sink in enough, and it acts more like a paint, staying on the surface.
The rougher finishes tend to be the more porous ones which will give a better result over the long term, and hold their finish.
The rougher finishes tend to be the more porous ones which will give a better result over the long term, and hold their finish.
ShuttleLuv said:Vinyl Dye is awesome stuff. I painted a keyboard about a year back gloss black and it looked great. It soaks into the pores of the item, so you won't get chips as long as it's the correct surface. I even painted a Aluminum case with it, though it did chip easily. You don't need any primer or sanding, as it keeps the original texture. That is what makes it look so professional.
do you have another suggestion for painting aluminum other than vinyl die?