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    My Sharpied "DULL" XPS m1330...

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by Kossel, Feb 10, 2008.

  1. Kossel

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    looks amazing!!!
     
    imjesus, Feb 10, 2008
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    very nice! I would never be brave enough to lay a sharpie on my dell. Nice dull :]
     
    korean_boi, Feb 10, 2008
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    nice work, have you clear coated it yet? otherwise it will rub off
     
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  5. Kossel

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    I have it for 1 week and nothing have rubbed off yet. anyway it can be removed with water.

    I want to do a better one then coat it... and I'm looking for what material to use
     
    Kossel, Feb 10, 2008
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    very nice. i thought it was going to look bad before i opened the thread.
     
    Heatseeker, Feb 10, 2008
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    I like it, very well done!
    and if you can rub it off with water I see that as an advantage. new style everytime you get bored
     
    eyuras, Feb 11, 2008
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    Looks very nice.
     
    War-Crimes, Feb 12, 2008
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    That looks beautiful. Dell should hire you as their designer :D
     
    BrightRed, Feb 12, 2008
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    Excellent work with a sharpie. I wish I had skills like that in artwork.
     
    Redline, Feb 12, 2008
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    yeah, damn good design. you're definitely not the average joe with a sharpie. if you were, your end result would have looked pretty bad but yours looks professionally done!

    how about buying a sleeve from these folks after you're satisfied with a design?

    http://www.invisibleshield.com/

    (late edit: i think all sharpies are permanent; are you using a water-based pen? or maybe sharpie makes non-permanent pens, too?)
     
    nousernameavailable, Feb 16, 2008
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  12. Kossel

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    hi

    since I'm not from US so I couldn't order from invisibleshield.com but I ordered this I don't if it has good quality.. If so that's not a a bad idea coat it with those "shields"

    all sharpie are permanent, but also depends on what material that's why I said it can be rub off with water ( I don't mean easy but still can) :D
     
    Kossel, Feb 16, 2008
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    this gives me an idea, I wonder what chinese brushed indian ink would look like...
     
    gunslung, Feb 16, 2008
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    the problem is, my notebook is black so i don't know what kind of ink is good (white ink is no so common as black ink)
     
    Kossel, Feb 16, 2008
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    get some white primer car paint and a whole lot of masking tape or plasticene to block off the important parts, you only need a light coating to get some contrast between the black ink and the blackground.

    I guess it could be pretty risky though...


    white acrylic paint drybrushed or dry sponged onto the surface works aswell, thats how I've primed the edges of my lid so that I dont have to spray around all the crevices
     
    gunslung, Feb 17, 2008
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    Same here, but pretty nice looking. I could never do that to my laptop, washable or not, or could even draw that. Well, i guess you used a pattern or stencil.
     
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  17. Kossel

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    no i didn't use parttern or stencil, it just a random draw, actually I could never do a same one again lol
     
    Kossel, Feb 17, 2008
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