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Offline MiR4i

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Color Matching
« on: Tue, 21 January 2014, 20:01:12 »
The title is slightly misleading because I couldn't think of a better way to put it, but let me explain...

In my internet quest to find a set of Ducky 108 Ansi PBT key caps, I've come up empty handed.  Ducky said it's unlikely that they'll make anymore and whatever's left out there is all there is.  So, I picked up a side-printed version (rather than completely blank) because that's all I could find in stock anywhere and it's pretty close to what I ultimately wanted.  I would prefer completely blank, and the side printed characters wouldn't be that big of a deal except that they're Thai.  :D  So, my question is... Does anyone have any experience or advice on what might be the best way to go about "coloring over" the side printed characters?  Nail polish?  A sharpie? Masking off most of the key cap and then hitting the one side with some semi-textured flat black spray paint?

I'm pretty new to the world of key cap customization, but after owning a completely blank Das keyboard, I really miss the "inscription-less" look.

Thanks!
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Re: Color Matching
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 21 January 2014, 20:45:57 »
Why do you want Ducky keycaps in particular?

Will GMK black blank PBT suffice?

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50935.0
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Offline MiR4i

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Re: Color Matching
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 21 January 2014, 21:04:39 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 21 January 2014, 20:45:57
Why do you want Ducky keycaps in particular?
It just seemed to be the easiest way to obtain the extra 4 media keys that the Ducky Shine 3 has, as well as, the 'window' for the CapsLock, Scroll Lock, and NumLock lights/indicators.  Apparently the Thai Ducky set doesn't come with the windows for the lights/indicators. /shrug

Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 21 January 2014, 20:45:57
Will GMK black blank PBT suffice?

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50935.0
I already asked in that thread if those key caps were dark black and was told that they were more of a dark gray.
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