To paint a laptop; Test 1

[kbronski]

A friend donated his dead Toshiba to me recently and it seemed to be a great subject for experimentation.

Painting my laptop is something I've been wanting to try for a little while now, but I haven't had anything to test it out on. So, I used this Toshiba as a test subject. I took it apart, masked off areas that I didn't want painted, and, using gloss white Krylon Fusion spray paint, did a little color scheming. It turned out a little better than I was expecting, especially for a first attempt.


BEFORE

AFTER (click picture to enlarge)

If I do this to my laptop, I won't use white. I'm thinking a lime green for the lid pieces and maybe something else on the bottom. Still haven't decided yet.

 

[SIW2]

Looks good in the pics.

How durable is that paint? Never heard of it.

 

[kbronski]

Supposedly, Krylon Fusion bonds to plastic at a molecular level, making it rather durable. I also applied three coats, just to be sure. I'll carry the computer around with me for a couple weeks, taking it in and out of my bag, opening and closing it, and treating it as I would my own computer, and see how the paint holds up.

 

[kbronski]

An update: So far, the paint has held up well.

 

[SIW2]

That sounds promising.

 

[kbronski]

At this point, my guess is that if you just keep it in a sleeve and don't let it bang around against other things, it'll stay looking nice.