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painting my trusty PDA red,
« on: April 14, 2006, 12:22:06 pm »
hwy guys, i have my old  well a year old, Axim... and im getting sick of the color... i was wondering if you could help me paint this bad boy red. because its geting rather dull... to look at... and i want it to be the most durable paint too, so if it dents it will still appear red, and so it doesnt rub off all over me. cause i tend to use it almost everyday.

any suggestions? (it appears to be completely plastic)

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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2006, 12:23:59 pm »
Krylon Fusion works well. I used it to paint 2 plastic pots. Really bonded to the plastic. I was amazed at the result.
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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2006, 12:27:02 pm »
is it an apply to surface, or a kind of spray paint?

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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2006, 12:37:01 pm »
ah so its a spray,  :notworthy: what do you recommend for the buttons?.. they are silver... but a kinda glossy silver

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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2006, 12:39:11 pm »
Button....Well i don't know. Maybe stickers?  ;D
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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2006, 12:40:00 pm »
but theyre engraved...   :laugh:

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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2006, 01:46:45 pm »
My little niece like Puffy paint  :D Seriously, to get a proper result for the buttons you would have to take the unit apart. Good luck
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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2006, 09:25:19 pm »
thanks for the tip, i took the thing apart anyways, ran down to walmart picked up some krylon fusion paint, and painted the little baby [among other things], RED... ended up taking my PDA, my monitor, my little brother tuba tuner, and the cradle to the PDA and painted them all red... the result mostly was GREAT!.. the PDA probly had the best result from it... but i left the buttons the same color..., the monitor turned out a little runny.... the cradle at the edges was a little also... but overall im happy with it... I should have let it dry for alot longer then i let it though...

 but great stuff!  :notworthy: thanks again!
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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2006, 10:35:12 am »
If you didn't clearcoat that thing, the paint is going to start to smear and rub off very soon
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Re: painting my trusty PDA red,
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2006, 06:58:53 am »
guess illl h have to paint it again soon, does krylon have a special clear coat for its fusion products?