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I don't think it's a very good idea to paint the housing, since it is very difficult to make the paint stay in place. The surface will become very sensitive for scratches and the underlying original color will show through each crack or scratch. I have actually tried once, on an old Motorola phone, many years ago, and I used a paint that was intended to be used on car rims, i.e. a very sustainable and high-quality product, but the paind did not stay at all places, unfortunately.
For my K700, I found a new housing, which was black from start. That made my K700 look very original and onlike any other phone. (My K800 is black from start, so I do not have to make any changes on it
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In any case, if you intend to start a paint project, you should at leas start with buying a new housing to work with, which is clean, scratch-free, and you will stil lhave the original housing as a backup if the project should fail.
You should start with sanding the surfaces with very fine-grained sandpaper, which makes the paint stick better.
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Posted: 2007-05-28 20:31:18
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"and I used a paint that was intended to be used on car rims" - but you used paint for aluminium or other metal surface. There are several types of color, some for metal, some for wood so I'm not sure if the color will stay "forever".
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Posted: 2007-05-28 20:35:12
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If I do this, I will buy a new housing. I need a backup housing if I destroy/f*** up the housing I am painting
I guess it will work if I use the right colour and sandpaper before painting. The housing costs something like 50 USD + shipping on eBay, so I have to be sure that I can do this before I buy something. Won't waste 50 $ on a housing I will destroy
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Posted: 2007-05-28 21:39:06
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no. leaving the p990 keypad silver and rest black would look hideous.
please leave our p990 as it is. its perfect.
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Posted: 2007-05-29 04:35:38
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No, the P990i is boring
I have searched ebay for a black housing but couldn't fin anything. Is there other places they may sell black P990i housings?
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Posted: 2007-05-29 13:39:26
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reminds me of the old days when Tranquil painted his P800 black
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=42938
and Mixin painted his P800 pink!
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Posted: 2007-05-29 13:49:17
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that looks jsut like what i've been looking for...
i used to buy my black covers from mobile.brando.com.hk
but they've never had a black cover for the p990i.
if anyone finds a black cover for sale, please pm me or send me a mail.
many thanks for your help, toby
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Posted: 2007-05-29 14:47:17
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For those who are thinking of painting it (personally I don't see the point), I could suggest masking fluid. It dries quite quickly and tears off like rubber once you're done. My uni halls neighbour was an automotive design studend and he loved doing his own paint jobs on things. Masking fluid was one of his most useful tools. But it does smell like bird poop :S
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Posted: 2007-05-29 14:59:57
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Old topic, I know. Just wanted to share my case mod of my old P990i. Still a work in progress. I'm on the hunt for a black qwerty rubber keypad. Once I find one I'll be painting the remaining silver parts into orange-yellow to contrast nicely with the flat black, to give my P990i the "sport-look" of the Energy Black C702.
I've been custom painting computer housings before and the trick to making successful gadget custom paint job is to use the proper paints (I personally recommend Bosny Acrylic-Epoxy spray paints), patience to make several thin coats in a span of 3 days, and good masking skills.
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Posted: 2009-09-03 07:08:04
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nice one gMax keep up the great work
cant wait to see the finished product.
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Posted: 2009-09-03 08:20:20
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