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I am going to acquire a PowerBook 180c very soon and I was wondering what type of paint to use on it? I would probably just paint the top of the lid.
Thanks,
Patrick. :-)
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Originally posted by povvy:
<STRONG>I am going to acquire a PowerBook 180c very soon and I was wondering what type of paint to use on it? I would probably just paint the top of the lid.
Thanks,
Patrick. :-)</STRONG>
Acrylic or epoxy.
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Use Pactra racing finish paint. You can find it at your local hobby store. This paint actually bonds with the plastic of your case, making it even stronger than before.
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Originally posted by btober:
<STRONG>Use Pactra racing finish paint. You can find it at your local hobby store. This paint actually bonds with the plastic of your case, making it even stronger than before.</STRONG>
Important to note that Pactra has at least two lines, an Acrylic line (like I said) and a lacquer based line.
the lacquer one is more resistant to water, but the acrylic is also good.
I still side with epoxy, because epoxy bonds with the plastic better than the lacquer or acrylic pactra will, provided you prep the 'book with a little 1000 grit sanding first.
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isn't epoxy a kind of glue?? Makes sense, though, paint with glue may bond better.. :shrug:
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Originally posted by cheerios:
<STRONG>isn't epoxy a kind of glue?? Makes sense, though, paint with glue may bond better.. :shrug:</STRONG>
Epoxy is a type of glue. It's also a type of paint.
It works great on fiberglass, concrete, plaster and other surfaces, including swimming pools. It also is rugged enough to stand up to the punishment that a laptop receives.
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Thanks a lot!
I think I'm going with epoxy. Where would be a good place to pick some up? A Hobby store?
What I'm planning on doing is painting it light gray and slapping a white Apple sticker on it.. sorta like a TiBook :-P
Patrick.
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Originally posted by povvy:
<STRONG>Thanks a lot!
I think I'm going with epoxy. Where would be a good place to pick some up? A Hobby store?
What I'm planning on doing is painting it light gray and slapping a white Apple sticker on it.. sorta like a TiBook :-P
Patrick.
[ 11-29-2001: Message edited by: povvy ]</STRONG>
You could paint a white circle, mask the apple shape, and then paint light gray all around- final step, remove the masking, revealing a white apple logo in epoxy.
Try a hobby store.
Test on something else first...
And you may want to disassemble the laptop so that you only spray the covers, not the laptop itself.
RJ London has a line of acrylic-epoxy, which is a high gloss epoxy... never used it, but it's interesting. You may not need the high gloss and can go with any epoxy.
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