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Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: tad on Sun, 15 February 2009, 20:33:18

(http://web.pdx.edu/~tmf/static/mini01.jpg)

(http://web.pdx.edu/~tmf/static/mini02.jpg)

(http://web.pdx.edu/~tmf/static/mini03.jpg)

Used three heavy coats of Plasti-Dip Spray and RIT-dyed keys from a fellow forum member. Smudges and such aren't noticable to the naked eye, but the camera flash picks everything up. Oh well.

Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 15 February 2009, 21:42:58

you mean plasti-dip as a sealer? Looks neat. Is that gloss krylon on the frame?

Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: tad on Sun, 15 February 2009, 21:55:08

The Plasti-Dip was sprayed directly on the frame. The keys are merely RIT-dyed, no sealer. The photos exaggerate the glossiness, it's really more of a matte rubber finish.

Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 15 February 2009, 22:49:53

oh so you used black plasti-dip? interesting...
is that stuff staying on?

Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: tad on Sun, 15 February 2009, 23:41:02

It stays on pretty well, actually. I accidentally banged in on the wall as I set it up, which peeled off a little bit on the back corner, but no amount of rubbing with my fingers does any damage.

I also tested the spray on a spare mouse. Using matte Krylon Fusion as an undercoat makes the Plasti-Dip stick like it's part of the plastic. Impossible to chip off. I want to be able to peel the stuff off of the board later, so I opted to avoid this step.

Title: Stealth Mini
Post by: lam47 on Mon, 16 February 2009, 04:30:16

If you get a chance could you get a picture outside in sunlight.
It should show the real colour and texture a lot better than the flash.
Taking photos of black things is always a pain.