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#477221 - 10/23/09 08:24 PM Painting a Macbook Pro [Re: yellowdude]
jozpage Registered: 10/23/09 Posts: 1	Hey, Im new to all this and i want to paint all of my Macbook Pro either dark blue or black. How would i go about doing this? What kind of paint should i use? Is there a special way to this? All help will be greatly appreciated.
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#477466 - 11/15/09 01:03 AM Re: Painting a Macbook Pro [Re: jozpage]
Mike ZigMeister Registered: 09/02/01 Posts: 2966 Loc: SW Illinois	Originally Posted By: jozpage Hey, Im new to all this and i want to paint all of my Macbook Pro either dark blue or black. How would i go about doing this? What kind of paint should i use? Is there a special way to this? All help will be greatly appreciated. Why paint it and possibly ruin the finish and/or the MacBook? Why not use one of their skins? It's cheap and you can always change it back to the original should you decide to sell it later.
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#477615 - 11/15/09 10:23 PM Re: Painting a Macbook Pro [Re: Mike]
neil Neil Ticktin Registered: 06/05/08 Posts: 1184 Loc: Westlake Village, CA	And there are a variety of other skin manufacturers as well. Gelskins.com has some great stuff! _________________________ Neil Ticktin Editor-in-Chief/Publisher MacTech: Magazine, iPad, Web, and Live Events Check out: MacNews \| Mac Community Search \| MacTech on iPad!
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#477680 - 11/16/09 06:46 AM Re: Painting a Macbook Pro [Re: neil]
ctan Where's the RAM? Registered: 03/24/08 Posts: 65	If you do decide to paint it, the most important thing is prepping. Taking the time to sandblast (if available) the case, AND putting down a solid primer will pay off for you. Once you have it painted, look into finishes. _________________________ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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#478162 - 11/18/09 08:18 PM Re: Painting a Macbook Pro [Re: ctan]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/16/07 Posts: 1816 Loc: Florida, USA	Best bet really is to tear it down and have the case "hot tanked" then paint it with a enamel paint. This way there is no priming needed. Or even better go get the case powder coated. _________________________ To live is to let die
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