[scauntay]

i have a 15" g4 aluminum. yes the aluminum is a nice color, but i want something different now. ive done google searcing and searching on this site about how to do it. im confident in my painting, i have all of what i would need, but just want to ask how it is the speakers were colored over without cloging the holes up. i dont want to sit there and poke out each speaker hole with a pin or tiny circle file. also i would just like to know of any tips. ill be taking the entire thing apart so i dont screw anything up. the paint ill use is a fire red car paint, kind of like a dark candy apple. i will be shooting a coat of clear on it as well. there was a website i saw somewhere on here that would paint your powerbook for you and i just cant seem to find that page.

thanks,
S

[Dino-Rider]

Are you using spray cans? Or a spray gun? I'll tell you right now that cans will suck. If you use a spray gun, thin out the paint, and then it won't 'clog' the holes. Also, realize that if you do paint it, it will probably scratch and look like crap within a year. Make sure you prep it really really well too.

[scauntay]

ill be using an airbrush. a ppretty good hobby air brush. i was thinking of using a car airbrush but that might be too big of a spray area and might spray a little too much paint.

[Dino-Rider]

Then simply thin out the paint.

[scauntay]

ill have to play with the mixtures this weekend. but how about the speaker holes? is there a way to keep the paint from clogging it up?


and i just realized what the little pictures you have on your signature are. hahaha i used to love those toys when i was a kid. i had all three of those

[Dino-Rider]

.... reread what I wrote. The answer has been mentioned twice.

[scauntay]

sorry bout that, i guess i just skimmed it too fast. ill see how it goes this weekend if i get some break time.

[cbrfanatic]

dont forget that you will change the tolerances of your case depending on how many layers or primer, paint, clear coat etc. youll need to wet sand the edges that need to meet when putting the case back together or they wont fit the same.

[scauntay]

thanks, that is probably something that would slip my mind. unfortunatly i didnt get to paint my PB this weekend. i just didnt have time when i visited my parents. ill just have to pick up an air compressor from somewhere and then give it a shot at my place. but any more tips anyone can think of would be great, not just for me but for anyone looking into painting theirs laptops as well.

[mdc]

ColorWare

They will paint yours for you.

[masons247]

make sure you post pics so we can see it

[scauntay]

thanks mdc that was the site i was looing for.