cdub998

I meant like a pic where it is all done and sitting so I can see the color shift.

I have a 00 miata and I shut the garage door on the bumper. So I put some epoxy on it and wet sanded it. Then sprayed some base and clear and feathered it out real nice. I am still working on it though. Getting good with the spray can!

Kindredice

Well done mate,looks great i gotta paint my monitor to get rid of the only white thing on my desktop,maybe later.

SpookedJunglist

I dont think you will be able to see the color shift because its not moving.
This might work a little bit better. My laptop is at work so I will have to take pictures later.

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cdub998

yeah thats what I was looking for. Now after 6 months get some good Megs gold class polish and some nice carnuba wax and she will be SHINY!

rza

That is sweeet! I wish that guide was up before i painted my case!

SpookedJunglist

The following is Soem questions that 3xtr3m3 asked me via PM. I wanted to have the questions and answers available here so I am posting it here in the forum. If you have any questions please ask them here because it will benifit the forum to have all questions here.
Thanks
Spooked


Thanks for checking out my Guide. Hope i give you the answers you want to hear

I have never had a problem using any primer on plastic. If the surface is roughed up enough before hand it should hold just fine. Several coats will guarantee that it holds. A heavy first coat will help hide any imperfections in you case. Your primer has to be wet sandable is the most important thing to look for.

The sand paper also needs to be for wet/dry sanding. It will say so on the package.

On my paint I did sand in between the base coat and the top coat. You will only have a top coat. So do this...
Paint then look for blemishes and then sand the whole thing lightly with very high grit 1200+.
You just want to make sure that the surface is flat for the next coat. Your final coat needs to be perfect. If your final coat is not perfect Paint it again untill you get that perfect top coat.

If you are going for a jet black case and want the mirror finish go for the clear coat. The end result of the clear coat is awesome. Once again only sand your clear coat if there are any blemishes.
If you want another example of clear coat check out FoRmEd's Lappy paint overhaul here . At about post 80 he starts his clear coating.

I hope this answered your questions. I will be posting this in My thread for others to use this informnation. In the future I think i might update it to cover the things I missed.

Your pal
Spooked

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markuk3

Thats one of the best paint jobs on a lappy or a ferrari iv,e seen..nice job mate ..And a very good and informative faq ...Please list yur address so i can send you my lappy..lol

Chosen

The same steps obviously apply for a normal comp case correct
BTW nice job! good tutorial

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Yes sir. Exept for taking apart something with 50,000 tiny screws. that only fit in one specific hole

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I wish I could figure out how to take apart my laptop

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