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  Fun with Fleckstone

   • s******j@f****.**o.com
     23/02/2001 07:39:51 UTC

     Got tired of my computer's looks. Eight year old funky tower case.

     Went to Fry's. Thought the cases they had looked even worse: Cheap iMac

     ripoffs. (In 20 years, "That Double Ought Show!" will feature sets that

     have translucent blue computers.)

     So I decided to paint my case.

     Went to Michael's craft store. Held my nose to avoid potpourri
     poisoning.

     Get a can of Fleckstone.

     Other colors I already had: Black and Silver.

     Masked off the front of the case and sprayed thusly:

     Panel around drive bays: Black

     Radiator-like grille in front of fan housing: Silver

     Rim: Fleckstone over black.

     Case sides and top: Fleckstone.

     Back panel: Black.

     Looks damn cool. I'd post a picture on the website, but the pictures my

     webcam takes are pitiful. Maybe I'll take a real photo and scan it in.

     I highly recommend doing this. Beats the hell out of a plain putty
     colored

     case. Something I might do to another machine is based on a paint job I

     saw on a teenage girl's model rocket: Spray the case with a bright
     florescent

     color, clearcoat, dry thoroughly, apply strips of masking tape in
     various

     orientations, spray on heavy coats of black. Strip off tape. Great
     contrasty

     look. Dazzle armor for the Pepperland Royal Navy.

     And, um, if you do do this, it's a really good idea to empty out the
     guts

     of the machine first. Unless you need an excuse to upgrade.

     Stefan

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