Touch up paint for laptop ?

Anyone has any ideas about how to touch up the paint on a laptop. My HP ZT3000 paint on the side is rubbing off. Also the mousepad button. I really don't want to repaint the whole thing. I just want to repaint the paint that rubbed off.

 

I was really hoping someone would answer you by now as I have the same question.

In any case - I do some modding and read a lot on modding forums. Automotive paints are the best for looks and "sticking power". A good quality paint bought from an automotive spares dealer like Autozone should work best. Suggest you repost on either bit-tech.net or hardocp.com. The modding experts live there!

Let me know what you find or your results.

 

I think it'd be difficult to get a good result with any touch up--it just wouldn't blend in wothout quite a bit or sanding/buffing. I think it would be easier and give a better result to repaint the whole thing. I've thinking about doing mine lately--I'm going to trying the Krylon Fusion paint for plastics.

 

If you're doing the whole thing, it might be worth it to have an auto body shop do it. Contrary to what's apparently the popular belief, at least on the Fujitsu forum here, auto body shops paint a lot more than cars. Bikes, bed rails, laptops - they have the equipment, and as long as you pay, they really don't care. You'll have to take it apart yourself and bring them just the case. If you're not feeling adventurous OR if you don't want to void your warranty, you can have a service center take it apart and give you the case, then you'll bring back the painted case and have them re-assemble it. P1 is doing mine start to finish (including arrangements with the auto body shop). I'll post pics and stuff when I get it.

Malia

 

Thanks, I'll check those sites out. Like I said before I really don't want to paint the whole thing.

 

Another thing a auto body shop will tell you - it's impossible to colour match 100%.

I don't think you have any other options but to paint the entire part(s) that rubbed off. You could stop at seams but you simply would not be able to paint only the spots that rubbed off

 

I saw some automotive touch up paint at walmart today, it's just what I need. But I will need to take the laptop apart first.

 

Has anyone here painted there I6000? I want to paint the white trim on mine to something other. Wonder how hard it would be to do so.