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    Paint job on an alienware

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by helmeston, Sep 9, 2011.

  1. helmeston

    helmeston Notebook Consultant

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    Hi there,I got my alienware m17xr3 a month ago, and I whas asking myself if some of you had done a little paint job to your laptop, like putting it yellow or so and if so, how did it look and feel like, and how did you manage to do it?
     
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  2. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Ask inap He does it to every Alienware he's owned. They look sick too. Like crazy fine
     
    DR650SE, Sep 9, 2011
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  3. inap

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    yellow is sick, i powdercoated my M15x yellow and it looked friggin awesome. I painted the r3 using automotive paint, it feels hard so i no longer have the soft touch feel.

    pretty much just primer it and painted it. i did no sanding on the soft touch paint.
     
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    It's should be way easier with the R3 since It's not aluminium.
    You can't go wrong if you know what you're doing.
     
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  5. helmeston

    helmeston Notebook Consultant

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    wow, and what type of paint to use ? Any thing else I should know?
    edit: And inap, do you have a video of how you painted it?
     
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    i used an automotive paint with a hardener. i got my buddy to paint it for me. simply as primer then paint. prolly do a write up of it sometime next week, been busy with work and family stuff.
     
    inap, Sep 9, 2011
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