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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: BlueNalgene on Fri, 10 October 2014, 16:07:18
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What is the collective opinion on using vinyl wrap to cover up an old keyboard? Is it a crime against taste or a method of restoration?
To continue the title........
That is the question--
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The dings and scratches of a yellowed polymer,
Or to take 3Ms against surface of troubles,
And by opposing, end them? To dye, to wrap--
No more; and by a wrap, to say cover
The Heart-ache, and the hundred four alp clacks
Plastic is heir to? 'Tis a mantelleta
Devoutly to be stitched. To dye, to wrap
To wrap, perchance to clean; Aye, there's the rub.
For in that wrap of black, what stains may come,
When we have shuffled off this carbon fiber,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That gives Model M's of so long life:
For who would bear the hits and strokes of time,
The Presser's thumb, the proud MX Cherry,
The pangs of Locked CAPS, 6KRO delay,
The insolence of OSKey, and the spurns
That keyed merit of the membrane takes,
When he himself might his custom make
With rubber spatula? Who would the WASD bear,
To hunt and peck under an old finger,
But that the dread of something after Ctrl,
The undiscovered tenkey, from whose five
No accountant returns, puzzles spacefill,
And makes us rather bear 5th rows we have,
Than fly to others we know not of.
Thus TKL does make peckers of us all,
And thus the native hue of plastic
Is sickelied o'er with the UV rays of light,
And devices of fine pitch and layout,
With regard to their appearance turn awry,
And lose the name of excellence. Soft you now,
The fair Dell AT101W in all thy orisons
Be thou all my sins remembered.
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It is removable is it not?
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idk try holding a skull
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If you can do it right, that would be a relatively inexpensive and durable way to change the color on a stock case.
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If only I had a skull keycap. It seems like at least half of them are skulls. But I don't have any custom keycaps to hold. Best I can manage is "Alas poor ESC, I knew him paicrai."
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As long as it's not the ****ty 3M DiNoc pseudo carbon fiber, a good wrap job done properly can look good.
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Why not try PlastDip spray? Easier to remove.
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idk try holding a skull
Yours is empty
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What is the collective opinion on using vinyl wrap to cover up an old keyboard? Is it a crime against taste or a method of restoration?
Firstly if you can maintain an even 24C or 75.2F all year round where the keyboard resides then the vinyl wrap shall remain adhered to the keyboard. Any higher or vastly lower temps will see that vinyl peel away like a cheap condom.
Always paint a keyboard if you want a more permanent solution to your own personal aesthetics.
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idk try holding a skull
Yours is empty
that was unnecessary
edit: is the entire purpose of your account to reply to paicrais posts
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do it
i love cool mods like this
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idk try holding a skull
Yours is empty
that was unnecessary
edit: is the entire purpose of your account to reply to paicrais posts
pretty much it seems. same with pbtforever
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With regard to nubbinator's post; what makes the 3M DiNOC unworthy? I have had good luck with 3M products in the past. Is there some recommended alternative?
With regard to Elrick's post; this is for a lab keyboard. The lab maintains 23-25C all year round for experimental standard purposes. The vinyl wrap may also prevent lab-related damage. I have a Commodore Vic-20 with some extensive nitric acid and cockroach related chemical burns on the internal plastic.
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With regard to nubbinator's post; what makes the 3M DiNOC unworthy? I have had good luck with 3M products in the past. Is there some recommended alternative?
9 times out of 10 it ends up looking like ****. Carbon fiber is fine as an accent, but a full fake carbon fiber board just looks bad. Not only that, but since it has a regular pattern, any bubble or mistake will look ten times worse with it than with a solid color.
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With regard to nubbinator's post; what makes the 3M DiNOC unworthy? I have had good luck with 3M products in the past. Is there some recommended alternative?
9 times out of 10 it ends up looking like ****. Carbon fiber is fine as an accent, but a full fake carbon fiber board just looks bad. Not only that, but since it has a regular pattern, any bubble or mistake will look ten times worse with it than with a solid color.
There are some I've linked that don't look awful. I think I will experiment with it and see what I think. If it doesn't look good, I can always remove it.
https://i.imgur.com/Dkk9qhM.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/Dkk9qhM.jpg)
https://i.imgur.com/HY9P2mp.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/HY9P2mp.jpg)
http://imgur.com/a/0nFh5 (http://imgur.com/a/0nFh5)
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Well, I took a crack at it. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.
(http://i.imgur.com/WPWDKy2.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/pY4myBx.jpg)
The best part is the tactile sensation when my thumbs rest naturally below the space bar. Oh that sweet sweet texture.
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Good job!
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idk try holding a skull
Yours is empty
that was unnecessary
edit: is the entire purpose of your account to reply to paicrais posts
pretty much it seems. same with pbtforever
a troll account dedicated to troll a troll. Trollception
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Good job!
Thanks!