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PowerBook mods!
- Thread starter Franklinstein
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macintoshman
Banned
CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous Freak
Well-known member
I see a red door and I want it painted black...
No colors anymore I want them to turn black.
(Two points to the person who can name the source of the quote.)
I say black. But it'll take a few coats to overpower the light. Or you could dismantle it and put a piece of thick paperboard or something behind to block the light.
No colors anymore I want them to turn black.
(Two points to the person who can name the source of the quote.)
I say black. But it'll take a few coats to overpower the light. Or you could dismantle it and put a piece of thick paperboard or something behind to block the light.
Looking at this from a design perspective, i'll say paint it black. Two tone colour schemes are incredibly effective when used properly. At the moment you have 3 tones there, black, silver & clear. If you painted it blue, likewise you would have 3 tones.
Black & Silver all round though would just look mint, imho.
Could also just put a piece of black behind it to retain some depth, plus it's easily reversible if you change your mind.
Black & Silver all round though would just look mint, imho.
Could also just put a piece of black behind it to retain some depth, plus it's easily reversible if you change your mind.
Franklinstein
Well-known member
Thanks for the suggestions. My project, with a working title of "Making an abused PowerBook look cool," is more or less complete.
Since I didn't want to buy an entire can of spray paint for one square inch, I scrounged up a dark blue piece of plastic that fit nicely in there, so it's blue now. I'll link to pictures of the whole thing when I get them.
If I find something else that could use up the bulk of a can of paint, I'll probably go ahead and paint it black.
Unfortunately, I couldn't really change the bottom logo (I was just going to pull off the plastic logo to expose the black plastic below, but there's a screw stud underneath the apple), so it's black, silver, and white on the bottom. Maybe if I find a thin sheet of glossy black plastic I can change it out.
For now, it looks pretty neat... for a weekend experimental project. If anybody is interested, I can write up a how-to for this.
Since I didn't want to buy an entire can of spray paint for one square inch, I scrounged up a dark blue piece of plastic that fit nicely in there, so it's blue now. I'll link to pictures of the whole thing when I get them.
If I find something else that could use up the bulk of a can of paint, I'll probably go ahead and paint it black.
Unfortunately, I couldn't really change the bottom logo (I was just going to pull off the plastic logo to expose the black plastic below, but there's a screw stud underneath the apple), so it's black, silver, and white on the bottom. Maybe if I find a thin sheet of glossy black plastic I can change it out.
For now, it looks pretty neat... for a weekend experimental project. If anybody is interested, I can write up a how-to for this.
