modding the TiBook case

paulpaul
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
any ideas? i kinda spilt some ink onto my PowerBook, and it wont come off, now i have an idea to make some custom paint job on it... i think it would look kinda cool... any ideas?



(note the ink is where you would rest your palms... i havent decided if i want to paint there or the outside...)



[ 11-12-2002: Message edited by: Paul ]</p>

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  • Reply 1 of 12
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    You could get some TiPaint to paint over the ink, I think.
  • Reply 2 of 12
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    i ahve heard some Very Bad Things? about the TiPaint and i am willing to deal with the ink stain... what I am looking for now is suggestions on what I could paint onto either the outside or inside of my TiBook that would look decent...
  • Reply 3 of 12
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I think that the Ti Paint quality is a little above that of spilled ink.







    You should take your Ti into a place that does custom artwork - you know, surfboards, etc. Have someone paint a dark square there and paint a kick-ass design in it.



    I know a guy here that does awesome work on drivers (that's a golf club to those geeks here who don't leave the house) - I've wondered what it would look like on a PowerBook...



    What the hell, you've already totally ruined your PowerBook - GO FOR IT.



  • Reply 4 of 12
    apple.otakuapple.otaku Posts: 590member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>I think that the Ti Paint quality is a little above that of spilled ink.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I think he was referring to people getting taken by that company.



    [ 11-13-2002: Message edited by: apple.otaku ]</p>
  • Reply 5 of 12
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Try acetone. That will solve your problem. . . and as far as I know it's not going to react with anything on your book, but you may want to look into it.



    I know that in the machine shop we use acetone to clean off permanent ink from aluminum and steel surfaces. (Ink used for indicator lines, drill holes, etc.)
  • Reply 6 of 12
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    [quote]Originally posted by apple.otaku:

    <strong>I think he was referring to people getting taken by that company.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Oh, whoops. Hadn't heard of that... (it WAS a joke though)



    I'd love to see someone get a nice custom paint job on their Ti Book. Come on man, go for it.



  • Reply 7 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Or you could order a replacement part for it. I'd be surprised if that part was over $80, even with inflated parts prices.



    If you want to go that route, I can install it for you. I'm a certified technician, or so says this little sheet of paper...
  • Reply 8 of 12
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    the upper casing rightnext to the trackpad is only $80?



    hmmm maybe i should leave it and then get the parts now and replace it when i want to sell it
  • Reply 9 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    jeez, I don't recall the wallstreet parts for that area of the machine being so much. That was the last time I was working as a tech though <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 10 of 12
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Dude: Acetone.



    I think nail polish remover contains some amount of the stuff. TRY IT. It's cheap.
  • Reply 11 of 12
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    well its been a week and the ink is almost gone...



    so much for painting the case... if it isn't going to last a few weeks, whats the point?
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