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bkenobi:

I wouldn't have thought of using a laminated kitchen/bathroom counter top for a CP, but it could work out pretty well.  I'm not sure I would paint it though.  I suspect you will have a tough time getting any paint to stick well enough to the laminate.  Plus, half the point of laminate is to have a durable surface.  By painting it, you have a softer surface again.

Vicious Burger:


--- Quote from: bkenobi on December 07, 2009, 10:26:24 pm ---I wouldn't have thought of using a laminated kitchen/bathroom counter top for a CP, but it could work out pretty well.  I'm not sure I would paint it though.  I suspect you will have a tough time getting any paint to stick well enough to the laminate.  Plus, half the point of laminate is to have a durable surface.  By painting it, you have a softer surface again.

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I forgot to mention that i did a paint test on a spare piece yesterday. First I used Rustoleum primer,that sh** sticks to anything,i use it whenever i paint anything!  Then I went over that with a coat of black enamel,and once it had dried it seemed pretty hard. I would have liked to avoid painting it if possible but they dont do the counter tops in the colours i wanted !! I think it turned out ok. I may do a second coat on top just to see how that comes out too.

drventure:

Yeah, I can second that about paint sticking to laminate. Just check out my thread for the nasty results. I've just now got all that mess scraped back off.

If you do go that route. I'd say sand it good to get a good stickable surface, then prime it (or use some of that spray body putty filler, then prime), and then paint. Otherwise, you may end up like the mess I had  :-[

Vicious Burger:

I should be fine as long as the Rustoleum primer holds up,I've never had any problems with it,it seems to be pretty good stuff. Sticks like s*** to a blanket !

Vicious Burger:

Almost done now,shame I'm letting it go in 2 weeks,but my brother in law is going to love it so its worth doing..
I Cut out the control panel,primed and painted it,and fitted all the controls. Re-used the rectangular buttons from the original CP, for the admin buttons,and made some new text inserts using the Tron font. Also cut the plexi to size and sprayed a black border so just the screen shows through. Was going to try to get some artwork custom made for that but i've spent enough on this already. Just need to fit some quarter round trim at the left and right edges of the plexi to hold it flush with the monitor and stop it falling out.

 

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