Paint-matching my e1705 to my car...

I've got a Dodge Magnum and I have identified the color as Brilliant Black Pearl Clearcoat XR/AXR and I know where to get the primer, paint, and clearcoat. I'm by no means a pro painter, my questions are:

1. Do I need to do anything special to the laptop surface before applying primer?

2. Will car paint work well on a laptop?

3. Obviously painting the screen itself isn't a good idea rolleyes , but what about the touchpad? Will it still function or should I not have even asked that?

4. Any problem areas I should know about?

5. Once it is completed, is it a good idea to apply standard car wax/cleaners to it?

6. Other suggestions?

Thanks!

 

Alright, I think I can answer some of your questions and point you in the right direction.

1) You just need to make sure the surface is clean. The primer will probably tell you how the surface needs to be prepped.

2) Someone has painted there touchpad and it has worked. Check this link out.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=54554

4) I just painted my notebook using Krylon Fusion Paint. There aren't really any problem areas, just make sure you mask everything off that you don't want paint on. Check out these two links for my painted i6000 and dallasb. The notebooks are essentially the same as far as cosmetics go.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=55096
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=54387

5) I think once you are finished, there isn't any really need to wax and clean it with car cleaners. I think you could just use water. Your notebook isn't going to be exposed to the whether and stuff like a car finish is. Plus, it may make the surface too slick, but here is a link to someone who has waxed their notebook.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=51540

6) I would consider trying Krylon Fusion, you may be able to find a paint that matched the color of your car well. The paint is formulated for plastic and is not suppose to chip. It also does not need any prep work or really any painting skills, plus it dries in 15 minutes! It also claims to become chip resistant after 7 days.

Hopefully that helps you a bit, let me know if you have further questions!

 

Oh yea, and while you have your laptop apart and are voiding your warranty, add some arctic silver to the CPU and GPU I got temp drops of 10 degrees C for both under gaming, which consisted of playing Guild Wars for a really really long time ! Here is the link to the guide I wrote...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=55084

 

Well when we paint our systems it involves nearly a dozen steps. I would recommended doing multiple layers and giving it time to cure/dry. You can paint the touchpad if you like. Car paint works very well on computers. And as for waxing and maintenance you will have some fingerprint and possible dent/chip issues so keep paint for touchup. Waxing is fine just use a quality wax and make sure to do a nice job of it.

Best of luck.

 

Wow... sweet, thanks for all the tips! Rep all around!

For the bonus rep:

The paint I need to match it black with metal-flake, is there a Krylon paint like that?

 

Great idea matching your laptop color to your car. Tell us how it goes, im really thinking of doing mine but am really scared.

 

Well if anyone is interested I can do the work for you, for a fee of course. Solid color though would be fairly cheap. Metal flake you mean like a metallic or a pearl coat? (pearl coat is better but more expensive harder to find)

I can get that for you and you should be able to find it just about anywhere auto paint is sold .

 

Best thing would be to go to your local walmart and check the colors out. They do have a Textured shimmer black paint which would probably be close to your car color. I actually used textured shimmer graphite for my notebook. The only thing is that the paint is textured, meaning it has a light sand paper type of feel, I don't think it is bad at all though. Here are the colors though...

http://www.utilitysafeguard.com/s.nl/sc.22/category.4119/range.31,39,39/.f

 

Prior to primer you might to scuff up the plastic a bit with something like steel wool or scotchbrite scuff pads and then wipe clean with acetone. Gives the primer something more surface to stick to.

 

wow that's really hilarious ... it's known that black cars attract more heat than white cars from the sun, but that computers that are silver would generate less heat? I don't get it though! The heat comes from the inside of the computer not the outside! Why would that effect a ten degree temperature drop? it doesn't make sense to me. blackdiamond13 @ Jemsite

 

For your car’s color selection I can suggest you a website from where I buy paints for my Corvette. It’s Automotive Touch UP I hope it’ll help u.

 

thats advertising as u probably the owner???

 

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Oh yea, and while you have your laptop apart and are voiding your warranty, add some arctic silver to the CPU and GPU I got temp drops of 10 degrees C for both under gaming, which consisted of playing Guild Wars for a really really long time !

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wow that's really hilarious ... it's known that black cars attract more heat than white cars from the sun, but that computers that are silver would generate less heat? I don't get it though! The heat comes from the inside of the computer not the outside! Why would that effect a ten degree temperature drop? it doesn't make sense to me. blackdiamond13 @ Jemsite






i just had to go LMMFAO at the ygu that thinks artic silver is paint and is trying to punk someone over something he knows thing about lol artic silver is a grease like substance that u put on ur cpu to help it transfer heat more efficently to the heatsink thus lowering the overall temp of the cpu do some research before you try n talk to someone

 

Saleders, this is a 3 year old thread. Next time check the date before posting.

 

Yea, you were getting my hopes up, i was like "when the hell did mark find time to visit the forums? last time i talked to him he was swamped with work" xD

 

Guess blatant website spammers dont care