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Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
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Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Now this is what I call painting a Thinkpad: http://www.trevorshp.com/creations/laptop.htm
Or when you install Linux on your R40e: http://www.craigsarea.com/paint_laptop.html
Or put David Hill( ) on the back cover: http://www.instructables.com/id/Painting-a-laptop/
I wonder if that would be a good idea for some lids that are more heavily scratched to hide the scratches?
Seems like a good idea on the commoners like those 4x machines. Wouldn't dare to put a drop of paint on the rare birds.
Or when you install Linux on your R40e: http://www.craigsarea.com/paint_laptop.html
Or put David Hill( ) on the back cover: http://www.instructables.com/id/Painting-a-laptop/
I wonder if that would be a good idea for some lids that are more heavily scratched to hide the scratches?
Seems like a good idea on the commoners like those 4x machines. Wouldn't dare to put a drop of paint on the rare birds.
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
I couldn't bring myself to deface my poor ThinkPad like that...
Maybe a vinyl graphic instead. At least you won't feel so bad about it, eh.
Maybe a vinyl graphic instead. At least you won't feel so bad about it, eh.
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
I wouldn't mind it if it was scratched up a bit. If it was mint, or even close to mint, forget about it. I don't think the vinyl graphic would hold much better because the glue would make it all sticky
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Since my X220's battered and beaten, I'm wondering if powdercoating is a viable option for the magnesium lid and bottom chassis.
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Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Powder-coat a design or just a flat color? What color/design are you thinking of.axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:30 pmSince my X220's battered and beaten, I'm wondering if powdercoating is a viable option for the magnesium lid and bottom chassis.
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Bog standard ABS is easy to coat but remove the rubberised coating and then wipe with a solution 50% IPA 50% demin with a lintfree cloth to remove any static. Any automotive plastic primer will fill any scratches in - just don't leave anything that doesn't like heat in the lid when you cure the paint.
You would have to remove all the guts just leaving the lid n base due to the electrostatic powdercoat process.axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:30 pmSince my X220's battered and beaten, I'm wondering if powdercoating is a viable option for the magnesium lid and bottom chassis.
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Flat black, as a Thinkpad should be.Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:51 pmPowder-coat a design or just a flat color? What color/design are you thinking of.
My aunt's X60 is even more battered-- the cat had a habit of sleeping on top of it. The lid is full of little scratches as a result.
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
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Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
I wonder.... could that FlexSeal stuff that is on TV could be a substitute for a rubber finish. It is rubber(??) after all. Just bondo the cover, then FlexSeal. When you are done, you can patch up your car and fix that leaking windowaxur-delmeria wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:40 pmFlat black, as a Thinkpad should be.
My aunt's X60 is even more battered-- the cat had a habit of sleeping on top of it. The lid is full of little scratches as a result.
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
Dunno if FlexSeal isThinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:50 pmI wonder.... could that FlexSeal stuff that is on TV could be a substitute for a rubber finish. It is rubber(??) after all.
1. available in my country
2. won't flake or run. Roofs, walls, and pipes just sit there and you don't really touch/handle them every day. Laptops on the other hand, are held, grabbed, stuffed into bags, and suffer all sorts of physical contact (or abuse for that matter).
Maybe you could test it on a Thinkpad carcass first?
Another crazy idea is "bare metal" (all paint removed/sanded down) so the magnesium is exposed, then apply a few layers of scratch-resistant, matte clear coat. :O
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
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Re: Ok, I want to paint my Thinkpad after seeing this.
One problem with bare metal look, It might look like a MacBook????????
Put an IBM badge from a Z61 (titanium lid) so they know its not a mac
Put an IBM badge from a Z61 (titanium lid) so they know its not a mac
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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