Paint and Emblems

Here is where we discuss modifying the aesthetics of a laptop with paint and emblems.

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I think there could be a nice market for custom paint. Is anyoen aware of companies offering this service?

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I don't know of any companies that do specifically laptops, but this company does awesome jobs on their own desktop cases: http://www.falcon-nw.com/exotix-custom.asp
People tend to charge a lot for paint jobs, so I would do it myself. People usually remove all of the internal components to spray paint the case, but there is an easier way. Get vinyl-based paint, and brush it on. Put Saran-wrap on all of the sensitive parts, and stencil the image out of cardboard. You can brush it over, and you will not have to worry about airborne particles.

Completed mods:
GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)
Mods in progress:
8600c to 8600 keyboard swap (to get the eraser head).
Tweaks: Radeon 9600 pro (337/242) at 400/300
~TWEEK

 

If one paints the exterior of a laptop... Any idea on its effect on heat dissipation[?][?]

 

It depends which part you paint. I don't plan on painting my whole case, just the back of the LCD. Obviously, LCD heat isn't that much of a problem. As with any mod, monitor your heat closely. If anything is overheating to begin with, either hold up on the mod or upgrade the heat spreaders. Paint will act as an insulator, but heat is usually expelled through vents, so it usually won't hurt anything. I would be more concerned that the paint would melt (if you use that plasticky stuff), so make sure your paint has a high melting point.

Completed mods:
GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)
Mods in progress:
8600c to 8600 keyboard swap (to get the eraser head).
Tweaks: Radeon 9600 pro (337/242) at 400/300
~TWEEK

 

I found a great company: www.casewraps.com . It isn't paint, but they have a lot of great logos (I'm falling for the Unreal Tournament one).

Completed mods:
GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)
Mods in progress:
8600c to 8600 keyboard swap (to get the eraser head).
Tweaks: Radeon 9600 pro (337/242) at 400/300
~TWEEK

 

That is a good find Andrew. But I cant seem to load the laptopwraps.

If it is a wrap then you can change it as you please unlike paint which is somewhat fixed

 

The problem with putting those on a dell system, however, is that the Dell badge is in a recession, prohibiting proper adhesion. I am probably going to do a monochromatic paint, probably gold, using a stencil of the Unreal Tournament logo[8D]

Completed mods:
GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)
Mods in progress:
8600c to 8600 keyboard swap (to get the eraser head).
Tweaks: Radeon 9600 pro (337/242) at 400/300
~TWEEK

 

That site is basically my business idea!! Another one bites the dust. Actually, I was thinking something a little more refined. Something that could be mass produced, the end user prints/draws/"transfers" their own graphic themselves, can be used on a variety of surfaces, reversable, and a material that could possibly aid in cooling would be cool. Badges and logos do bring up an interesting problem; making the 'skin' look whole...no recess points or ridges. Back to the drawing board.

 

I got an idea. It's a case wrap with one sticky side, and a plasticky side. You stick it on the laptop, and pull off the plastic. The sticky aluminum-based paint (I know nothing about paint bases, tell me if this would be impossible) would adhere only to the plastic, and would not overlap on vents or recessed areas. They could be mass-produced for gaming and computer hardware logos, and custom jobs could come as a premium. The aluminum would help cooling.

Completed mods:
GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)
Mods in progress:
8600c to 8600 keyboard swap (to get the eraser head).
Tweaks: Radeon 9600 pro (337/242) at 400/300
~TWEEK

 

It would be more of a gimmick than anything else. Having plastic in-between the sticker and interior would negate any benefits. It would sell though [ ]

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If there is indeed some aluminum in that sticker then you can advertise it as a cooling system too. As I learn it from here, plastic casing of laptop is a poor conductor and putting aluminum outside will attract the heat and dissipate it. I believe Apple computers have aluminum based casing, if I am not mistaken.

A little research will make that happen. If stickers can be put on cars then why not computer. Just add aluminum in it and you have an instant coolant...

Just don't forget to give as free sample and discounts in case you invent the ultimate sticker coolant.

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