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    Asus C90S - repaint advice...

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by adey, Apr 2, 2008.

  1. adey

    adey Notebook Guru

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    hey folks..

    need some advice...

    my asus c90 is kinda outa color now.. the touchpad comes painted..
    refer pic1.
    over the months of use the paint has faded away.. i like the black touchpad as most of the other notebooks have it..

    also i wana paint the remaining golden colour around the screen and the touchpad to black as well or may be grey not sure.. the golden color is kinda wearing off from the sides...

    wanted to check with you guys what color combo wud u suggest and also how should i go about sorting out the touchpad and the other bit of laptop.

    someone suggested that i shud use sandpaper to get rid of the golden color from the touchpad wasnt sure if it is a gud ida to do so.. but as u see in the other picture the underneath the golden color its black...

    thanks a lot for your time and great suggestions..

    adey...
     

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    adey Notebook Guru

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    thanks for the link. already saw it.. i am a novice with paint but like to do it myself for my laptop.. hmm is there any step by step guide for painting the inner surface of laptop n also the touch pad?
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The touchpad can be painted.
    I just painted my touchpad. I removed the sticker over the pressure conductive plastic piece and then sanded that piece of plastic. I used 400grit and then worked to 600 grit sandpaper. Then I airbrushed a few coats of black over the touchpad.
    Now I am in the process of leafing the Voodoo mask onto the touchpad.
    Once that is finished, I am going to lay down a few layers of clear coat, so that the touchpad does not wear.

    You are going to have problems with paint, cause of the heat generated by your laptop. My friend has a c90s, and its always burning to the touch. I dont know how she uses it.
    I know that the paint I put in my system, comes strait from Peterbilt. Its a three part paint, which means that the two pigments of red are layed over a silver base.
    My paint is rated for 180Fahrenheit. I feel the heat from my friends C90S, and the gpu continually runs around 230F. I hear that this is a problem with the Gddr3 cards, but not with the gddr2 cards.
    Anyways, if your system gets really hot, you must check the thermal ratings on the paint you use. Many automotive paints will discolor very quickly if they are subject to extreme heat for long periods of time.

    K-TRON
     
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    i m interested to hear how well the touchpad function after being painted on. This is always the off-limit area to my laptop mods.

    cheers ...
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You can test the touchpad, by using index cards. If you can still use your touchpad with three index cards intop of it, than the paint will not affect the touchpad.
    If your touchpad becomes unresponsive with one index card on top of it, than the paint will result in unresponsiveness.

    My touchpad is sensitive with 6 index cards on it, so it should be responsive with paint, leafings and a clear coat.

    K-TRON
     
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    clever tip .. but would the paint thickness be causing some unwanted connections around the edges?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Apr 4, 2008
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