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Paint Job... Al la RAZR

post #1 of 31
4/16/06 at 9:41pm
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Hi All,
So I got my $750 i9300 the other day and instead of selling it, I gave it to my wife. I also decided that I was going to finish my mod on my existing i9300 to make it a full XPS G2. I had the carbon fiber cover on it, and figured she wouldn't like that. So... I decided to custom paint it to match her pink Motorola V3 RAZR.

Anyway... Here is a screen shot. I lightly sanded it, put two coats of the pink on it, followed by a little wet sanding and one more coat of pink. After that two coats of clear.

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post #2 of 31
4/16/06 at 9:43pm
Nice job man!

I have also been really thinking about painting my 9300 lately. Those quick snap covers are the perfect thing to practice on (I have the carbon fiber one as well).

Did you use the Krylon brand plastic spraypaint?
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post #3 of 31
4/16/06 at 9:53pm
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It was just generic brand name indoor/outdoor paint from Lowes. The can said it can be used on plastic, wood, metal, etc.

I just took my time. First coat I put on at 3pm, 2nd at 5pm, 3rd at about 7pm. The next morning I wet sanded lightly again, cleaned all the dust real good then put on the clear coat. About 2 hours later, put on the 2nd clear coat.

I did remove the little Dell emblem from the center, and taped over the circle. When I was all done, just a little model cement to re-attach it.
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post #4 of 31
4/16/06 at 10:33pm
Hah, nice mod, my girlfriend loved the pic lol. Hopefully she doesn't want me to do that to her HP .
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post #5 of 31
4/16/06 at 10:42pm
Nice job.
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post #6 of 31
4/17/06 at 1:09am
Nicely done. Contributing to domestic peace even
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post #7 of 31
4/17/06 at 2:14am
Wow, this is really cool. Not a fan of pink but she should love it.
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post #8 of 31
4/17/06 at 2:35am
haha... awesomeness... im scared of painting the laptop though-- or wait, that was the faceplate ehh?
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post #9 of 31
4/17/06 at 2:37am
It was a carbon fiber cover I beleive.
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post #10 of 31
4/17/06 at 3:08am
Haha! Nice one!
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post #11 of 31
4/17/06 at 11:01pm
Damn nice work.
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post #12 of 31
4/17/06 at 11:11pm
Really cool, man. I was thinking of doing something like this for my girlfriend.
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post #13 of 31
4/18/06 at 12:21am
Oh wow, that looks really cool. I want one of those. Really nice for just using regular paint.
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post #14 of 31
4/23/06 at 8:49pm
That looks fantastic. I concur with the above person who commented on your thoughtfulness contributing to domestic peace.
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post #15 of 31
4/26/06 at 11:14pm
damn that is awsome.... props

I need to get myself another 9400 cuz my wife keeps taking mine all the time to play games...

i have the carbon fiber so the pink would make her real happy...lol
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post #16 of 31
5/7/06 at 3:43pm
nice job!
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post #17 of 31
5/7/06 at 4:01pm
We Delawarians have skills!
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post #18 of 31
5/8/06 at 8:19am
Nice job
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post #19 of 31
5/8/06 at 1:15pm
Nice job man
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post #20 of 31
5/8/06 at 3:38pm
(^_^) Great paint job Pugsly0014, really nice with the existing color of the machine. Now you got me thinking about doing the same to my, 'cough, cough' I mean, my GF's machine.
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