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paintin da mizzy fo rizzle (56K go away, lots of pics)

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:05 pm
by STRESSTEST
So those of you that have actually put some wear and tear on your MX500, 700, 900, know that the silver paint on the top insert starts to get pretty shitty looking. Today I finished the paint on the mouse, and the base will be done tomorrow.

Paint used was the Metalicast anodize paint in red with the base coat paint they make as well. The color is a blood-red to the eye, but you can only see that in the 4th pic. Digital cameras, ya know ;)

The "logitech" aluminum medalion was removed and bondo was used to fill in the dimple. I'll do the same to the base as well, hate how the paint flakes off it it, so they are removed.

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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:06 pm
by STRESSTEST
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Once dried, I'll do some 800~1000 grit sanding on the base coat, add another base coat, then we'll be talking red paint in the morning :P

Thats it for tonight

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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:25 am
by Ferno
lookin good dude...

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:36 am
by Mobius
Yes, very sharp Stress. You utter Freak!

Think my modding days are over.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:36 am
by JMEaT
Nice mod. I like. :)

But one question. Were they out of Bloooooo? :wink:

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:53 pm
by STRESSTEST
I actually have the blue paint they offer in metalcast (Duplicolor) and I didn't like the look, so I sanded it of and started over with this :) So yea, step ahead of ya

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:54 pm
by fliptw
oddly enough, Logitech sells the MX 510's in that colour too.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:56 pm
by AceCombat
now that is nice. how much did it cost you to do that?

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:18 pm
by STRESSTEST
fliptw wrote:oddly enough, Logitech sells the MX 510's in that colour too.
yes, very similar, but not the same

AceCombat wrote:now that is nice. how much did it cost you to do that?
two cans of paint at 6 bucks each and some sandpaper and bondo...

pretty cheap

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:59 pm
by AceCombat
STRESSTEST wrote:
AceCombat wrote:now that is nice. how much did it cost you to do that?
two cans of paint at 6 bucks each and some sandpaper and bondo...

pretty cheap
damn that is cheap, because when i painted a car in highschool with Metallic Blue, the damn metal flake paint was like 80$ a half gallon can :?: :!: :?: :!: :?: :!: :!: :?: :!: :?: :!: :?: :?: :!:

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:20 pm
by Vindicator
I've used the Metalcast stuff before, its pretty nice.

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:56 pm
by STRESSTEST
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All done :P

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:31 pm
by Top Gun
You seem to share a common theme with the creator of Blingmethod.com: Bondo and lots of shiny paint. If I ever need someone to bling out PC components, I'll give you a call :P.

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:01 am
by Admiral LSD
STRESSTEST wrote:Image
Now, open wide and say "Aaaaaah!"

;)

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:18 pm
by AceCombat
that is very nice. man stress you gave me some ideas. TY :D