Clear Gloss Finish, Or Primer

Im painting my new MSI MS-1039. The color is red.
Im gonna put painters tape on keyboard, touch pad and screen first then do the following:
-Use plastic paint [red] to paint it [2 coats]
-Use Primer or clear gloss finish
-Take off tape
-Be happy

So, which should I use after the 2 coats of red plastic Krylon paint? Primer, or clear gloss finish [for plastic.]???

 

Are you planning on painting inside of all of your I/O ports? Into the cooling vents/exhaust?

 

Good luck with the paint job, and let us know how it goes. Post pics.

 

yes, have to agree with Justin. Paint fumes do carry quite a bit of paint with them and it would not be nice to get your fans and ports all painted up or gunked...

normally folks will disassemble it, no?

 

i'm thinking the clear gloss finish since it's for plastic. plus if you go to lowes.com and look at primer they have a guide for what primer to put on what, and it doesn't say anything about plastic...

 

umm primer goes under your paint... on bare plastic... why would you put it over your fresh paint?

 

Primer comes first then once finished with painting apply a clear gloss finish. You may want to practice on something-model car etc. and of course it is best to have the machine disassembled before beginining in order to get the best paintjob. Best of luck

 

defiantely do some more research before you attempt this

 

k, i will. what color for lappy in my sig? im not getting the ms1039.

 

eh, I don't understand the poll, one goes under paint, one goes over. Shouldn't the answer be both?

 

I'd ask alienware about painting the machine since it may void your warranty.

 

yea i will. Thanks for the info about painting stuff!

 

You might want to consider using vinyl dye (see various articles here and a paint/dye source I've yet to try here.) Supposedly they adhere better on plastic parts (they dye actually sinks into the material and becomes a part of it) though I've never tried them myself. My impression is that getting automotive paint (for instance) to stick is difficult.


-j

 

i've had quite a bit of success with just 99 cent cans of black gloss spray paint from a can and my ti 83 and a few other plastic cases and what not. just make sure to sand down the casing before you paint with like 220 or 300 grit just to give it a surface to stick to. then even coats with sanding in between after it dries over a few hours. then sanding in between clearcoats. and finally really fine grit wet sanding and a car wax buff. Make sure you know what you're doing and do your research before hand.

 

Theres also some stuff that you can buy that comes in a rattle can, that is called Bull Dog. It makes it so the paint will stick better, I'd scuff it so the surface was rough, Bull Dog it, prime it sand, 1 coat of paint, sand, 1 more coat, then clear it. Just something that you might not think about, but painting your laptop will add a few millimeters in thickness, Paint does take up space.

 

you want to sand in between every coat to make sure it's as smooth as possible, and use gradually finer paper then 1600 or so for the buffing after the clear.

 

If I am not mistaken, Krylon Fusion is specially formulated to adhere well to plastic. I have had Krylon Fusion on my lappy for about 3 months now with no chipping or scratching. I am very pleased with the finish. That was without primer or a clearcoat as well.

 

Are laptops hard or soft plastic?

 

Just be careful! .

 

i thought i'd make a post here because of this thread:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=143207

 

LOL, trouble maker