rocinante2003

Well, my brother in law asked, and I did my best. It came out pretty good. I did learn some important lessons with this, which was what I was hoping to do.

Let me know what you think

Nancy

haha what a great idea! My keyboard could really use a make-over as well

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Dizzet

What have you painted it with... and by the way I like it, its very nice...

rocinante2003

Airbrushed with createx auto paints.

Thanks

ARTelevision

totally nice.
I think you just gave us all some inspiration!
Thanks...

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stonegrody

Wow, that's very cool. The lines look very clean. Good job!

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the_marq

Yup, now I am inspired to make a Canada Flag keyboard. THanks for sharing!

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Fremen

I now have a tear in my eye. *sniff*
Fantastic!

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denim

I want one!

Lasereth

That's a very, very good paintjob.

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Y2KDREAD

Wow, that's a really cool, one of a kind keyboard!

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Rdr4evr

Very nice indeed! Can you make me a silver and black keyboard?

rocinante2003

WOW, thanks everyone.

clavus

Have you used that paint on other plastic items prior to this project? I have yet to find a medium that sticks to things like phones and keyboards that does not come off over time. Greasy, human fingers are the nemesis of paintjobs on plastic. I'd be very interested to know how that paint holds up. I've got a keyboard that needs decorating...

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rocinante2003

Clavus, you hit the nail square on the head. The paints can be a pain in the butt to adhere to plastics, or metals for that matter. I painted a keyboard a very deep metalic blue, it was beautiful, until i picked it up. It was like a lotto scratch card. It broke my heart.

Theres a couple of things I have figured out to get around this.

1. Base coat with a rattle can Kreon, or other purpose made primer.
2. Sand down, just to add a slight rough surface to let the paint adhere too
3. Paint in fine, multiple layers. This is a really hard step, because you just have to be patient.

Confederate

I also use a plastic primer for stuff like that. Some of the stuff says it is flexible to keep better adhesion.

fhqwhgads

What about those new fusion paints? Anyone had any luck with those?

Edit: How rude of me. Awesome job on the keyboard.

blindsider

How much does an airspray setup to do that kind of work cost? I was thinking about learning the art.