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    New stylish Lid for my lappy

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by GRZ530, May 7, 2007.

  1. GRZ530

    GRZ530 Notebook Consultant

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    it's nothing special,just for a new looking
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  2. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    very nice. is that a sticker or was it painted?
     
  3. GRZ530

    GRZ530 Notebook Consultant

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    just sticker so i can replace every months
     
  4. Circa69

    Circa69 Notebook Evangelist

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    great look, just a little accent to personalize it :)
     
  5. CWar

    CWar Notebook Geek

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    Wow, that looks great. How did you cut the small details in the sticker?
     
  6. GRZ530

    GRZ530 Notebook Consultant

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    i go to decal customized shop,they have a huge collection of these symbols,i pick 1 and ask them make them different a little.Then it's mine

    They create these by Corel Draw,very budget.about 2.5 dollars for black lid,symbol and inside transparent crystal plastic

    :)
     
  7. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Awesome, that looks great. Good deal too.
     
  8. eyuras

    eyuras Notebook Consultant

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    Thats Very impressive
    is it a decal or is the whole laptop got a black sticker? its hard to tell
     
  9. MaxGem

    MaxGem Notebook Consultant

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    very nice color scheme..that yellow/orange really sticks out
     
  10. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    Looks great.
     
  11. Circa69

    Circa69 Notebook Evangelist

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    I wanted to ask how these wear. Please post back after you get some time on your stickers and let us know how well they last and whether they start pealing. Also how easily they come off when you want them off.

    LOL, not that you are biased towards yellow and red based schemes :)
     
  12. GRZ530

    GRZ530 Notebook Consultant

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    I think when coming off,the original paint will be duty (look like artifact-sorry for my english)

    because it's really budget,so i recommend you cover a transparent plastic first for protecting the original paint,then you can put any background and customize as you want

    look like this motobike:glossy
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    it is the first time I customize my laptop,i also reference previous customized lappy from NBR .Painting may be expensive and good quality but when i wanna another style,i have to re-paint and may be it make the notebook unoriginal.It's expensive too :rolleyes:

    I dont say when i come off my decal,it's still be original,the paint may be look awful ( my 2 cent),but i can easily replace it by another favorite decal.my lappy will look like a butterfly again :D

    When i'm tired of customizing,the last time i will paint my lid and cover it by transparent plastic.

    PS:in my country,there are rarely customized painting lappy shop,no specific machine to do it.They have to do it by hand mostly,an example of this is site
     
  13. MilanZR

    MilanZR Notebook Geek

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    very nice,i'm also trying to find someone or some company to paint my notebook but i can't find.does anyone know where i can paint my notebook here in Nederland?
     
  14. magenta

    magenta Notebook Enthusiast

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    Your laptop looks wonderful, GRZ530 - from the photos it looks like a professional paint job. Thanks for posting!

    I really like the idea of using stickers to personalise a laptop - when I eventually get around to doing something with my 6400 it will probably involve stickers, as I'd like to be able to have a new look whenever I fancy a change.

    Hi MilanZR, sorry I can't be of any help as I'm in the UK. You could try asking around at garages for a company that does custom paint jobs on cars, and then seeing if they would paint your laptop.