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ntsf

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how well does it cling to the plastic?

drying time?

Why not the plastic specific paint?

Why white(lol)?
 
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WinkOsmosis

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Originally posted by: ntsf
how well does it cling to the plastic?

drying time?

Why not the plastic specific paint?

Why white(lol)?
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I don't know (you'll see why)

2 hours

They had this stuff at the car parts store, it's glossy, and it's epoxy. It should be very durable. Also, it's something different.

I ordered one of these keyboards and I wanted it to match. The mouse was dyed black before. So I don't know how well the stuff works on plastic, but it works great on the vinyl dye.

 
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waggy

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Originally posted by: PsychoticIdiot
wow... at first i thought u meant a real mouse... lol, but thats why im an idiot!
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yeah i was going to say the pet shop sales white mice for $.88 each! no need to paint them!
 
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WinkOsmosis

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The buttons are fine kthx. But it had some rough spots so I sanded it with 600 grit and sprayed it again.... liberally. So they might stick now!
 
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dman

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Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I used this stuff. It's made for appliances.

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Looks like Mac stuff. Doesn't show up in the pics but it's shiny, like a washing machine.
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Are all 4 pics the same color, and the white balance is off, or is it before/after shots? If it's before/after the cameras white balance is changing so it's hard to get the true effect... but can't really change that now, oh well, it looks pretty nice. My MS Intellimouse Explorer is looking pretty ragedy lately, maybe a coat of white would be good... hmmm...
 
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WinkOsmosis

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Originally posted by: dman
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I used this stuff. It's made for appliances.

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Looks like Mac stuff. Doesn't show up in the pics but it's shiny, like a washing machine.
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Are all 4 pics the same color, and the white balance is off, or is it before/after shots? If it's before/after the cameras white balance is changing so it's hard to get the true effect... but can't really change that now, oh well, it looks pretty nice. My MS Intellimouse Explorer is looking pretty ragedy lately, maybe a coat of white would be good... hmmm...
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The ones where it looks more white are with the flash. The others are with incandescent light + camera's color balancing. The mouse is pure white. Same as most washing machines.
 
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bigalt

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man, i was thinking they didn't look white at all but turns out it's because my screen is really dirty.

anandtech's background is yellow, right?
 
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JustAnAverageGuy

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Originally posted by: PsychoticIdiot
wow... at first i thought u meant a real mouse... lol, but thats why im an idiot!
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You aren't alone

Originally posted by: bigalt


anandtech's background is yellow, right?
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It's kind of a pale grey on mine. Then again, I'm using a really burnt out CRT
 
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slydecix

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Originally posted by: PsychoticIdiot
wow... at first i thought u meant a real mouse... lol, but thats why im an idiot!
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I thought he said "house"... I was gonna say, "how many cans of that stuff did you use?" ... but yeah, I can't read.
 
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Ikonomi

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Originally posted by: bigalt
man, i was thinking they didn't look white at all but turns out it's because my screen is really dirty.

anandtech's background is yellow, right?
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Sounds like you cleaned so hard you scrubbed away pixels, since it's grey for me.
 
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ndee

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Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: ntsf
how well does it cling to the plastic?

drying time?

Why not the plastic specific paint?

Why white(lol)?
Click to expand...

I don't know (you'll see why)

2 hours

They had this stuff at the car parts store, it's glossy, and it's epoxy. It should be very durable. Also, it's something different.

I ordered one of these keyboards and I wanted it to match. The mouse was dyed black before. So I don't know how well the stuff works on plastic, but it works great on the vinyl dye.
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wow, whatta stupid keyboard.
 
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WinkOsmosis

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Originally posted by: ndee
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: ntsf
how well does it cling to the plastic?

drying time?

Why not the plastic specific paint?

Why white(lol)?
Click to expand...

I don't know (you'll see why)

2 hours

They had this stuff at the car parts store, it's glossy, and it's epoxy. It should be very durable. Also, it's something different.

I ordered one of these keyboards and I wanted it to match. The mouse was dyed black before. So I don't know how well the stuff works on plastic, but it works great on the vinyl dye.
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wow, whatta stupid keyboard.
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How is it stupid? Is moving beyond the turn of the century typewriter layout stupid?
 
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