Right went to halfords today to have a look at this stuff and i found some Vynil Paint i persum that is the same stuff cam in a spray can, do i buy that or is it called something else. Also Right im sure there is a thread somewhere that gives me loads of info but all i want to know is If i paint my cd bezel and tray etc..... do i 1-Have to sand it 2-how many coats do i do 3-do i sand between the coats 4-do i need to add clear caot if so where and whats the name of it thanks
Buy it, that's the stuff. 1- no 2- a lot of thin ones 3- no 4- no Also: http://linear1.org/mods/index.php#Vinyl
I've heard that a lot before but whenever I try spraying thin coats I find they get really un even. Is it ok say spray once, let it dry spray once again (maybe from a different angle) let it dry, and then keep spraying even if it doesn't get into the places you want it to at first? Do all the thin coats have to be as even as possible?
quick tip ... paint the led's (or light pipes for the led's) with hot wax and the dye wont darken them ... i use a candle and a paintbrush with only 5 bristles left to do it ... and clean the plastic with isopropyl alchohol and let it dry completely before you spray, if there's cigarette funk or finger oils on it you'll get unever spots on your drive faces ... and if the you spray too heavy and it bubbles a little, for gods sake dont touch it!!!! it will dry ok, i promise.
where do i get this from "isopropyl alchohol " can't i use something i got in the house like water and soap cause im not sure where you'd get it i'll ask me mate though he might know
go to your local doctors surgery and see if you can get off them, or the local pharmasists some "Medi Swabs" or some similar isorprbyl pre injection cleaning pads. ?
^^^ in uk just use white spirit m8, wot ur looking to do is basically de-grease the area b4 spraying for things like bezels i normally just put them in the washing up - washingup liquid is one of the best degreasers around! like the hot wax idea, i usually just use grease painted on which works fine
isopropyl alchohol that the same stuff you use to clean sircuit boards of flux? if it is i might have some somewhere
So basically will the black writing on the front of the cd drive still show through then? If so i could use this to spray onto my keyboard instead of covering the letters up. Can you get this stuff in any colour as well? thanx
in my experience ive found that yes the letters do show through, only because they are on top of the plastic though, they dont show up enough to be usefull though
Yes, if you paint in thin coats, the writing will still be visible that's one of the great things about vinyl dye. To paint your keyboard it would be advisable to take the keys off and paint them separately and mask off the "key section" to paint the body of the keyboard. The only thing about painting the keys is that most keyboards have the letters painted on so you will loose those. Some people opt for re-legending their keyboard and others just leave the keys and paint just the casing of the keyboard.
Yes, it does. I got mine from Autozone. It's made by Plasti-Kote. It's actually pretty shiny for vinyl dye.
