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Offline adventurepoop

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Help painting plate
« on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 18:37:53 »
I have a plate salvaged from some keyboard or another. It seems to have a layer of tan paint on it, and I want to paint it black. What would be the best way to do this? I figure I would have to sand off the old paint first. Is plasti dip an option? thanks!
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 18:55:21 »
Quote from: adventurepoop on Sat, 14 June 2014, 18:37:53
I have a plate salvaged from some keyboard or another. It seems to have a layer of tan paint on it, and I want to paint it black. What would be the best way to do this? I figure I would have to sand off the old paint first. Is plasti dip an option? thanks!

No idea what "plate" refers to in this context, because I mostly work with ancient IBM iron and old-school Alps, but roughing it up a bit with sandpaper and cleaning it well is probably plenty of prep. I swear by Rustoleum paint, but some people love Krylon.

Apply several very thin coats. Save the plasti-coat for things that get a lot of handling.
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 19:05:44 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 14 June 2014, 18:55:21
Save the plasti-coat for things that get a lot of handling.

In my experience, plastidip doesn't hold up well.
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 19:19:56 »
Yeah, I've painted quite a few plates now, and I always use Krylon. I always sand it with 80-grit sandpaper to prep. Just do several thin costs, allowing like 15-20 minutes between coats. Then let it dry for 24-48 hours before mounting any switches or stabilizers.
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 20:11:24 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Sat, 14 June 2014, 19:19:56
Yeah, I've painted quite a few plates now, and I always use Krylon. I always sand it with 80-grit sandpaper to prep. Just do several thin costs, allowing like 15-20 minutes between coats. Then let it dry for 24-48 hours before mounting any switches or stabilizers.
alright ill give that a try, thanks everyone for help and such
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:12:34 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Sat, 14 June 2014, 19:05:44
In my experience, plastidip doesn't hold up well.
Yes, I thought "the plastidip solution" has just pros, no cons. Until I saw this

well, in some point of view this may be a con too, but for my taste of durable keyboard painting this is a huge con :-(
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:15:56 »
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Re: Help painting plate
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:17:35 »
Quote from: Eszett on Sat, 14 June 2014, 21:12:34
Quote from: nubbinator on Sat, 14 June 2014, 19:05:44
In my experience, plastidip doesn't hold up well.
Yes, I thought "the plastidip solution" has just pros, no cons. Until I saw this
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well, in some point of view this may be a con too, but for my taste of durable keyboard painting this is a huge con :-(

That's actually a pro for some.  IME, the issue is if it comes into contact with something a lot, it tends to pill a little and wear off.  Then it gets hard to remove.
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