Painting keys (liquid plastic)

nixxjsteve · 18 January 2011, 17:11

Hi there after advice I have ordered 2 tins of liquid plastic (the exact same stuff as seen in Chrispy's thread), to (yes I know another one) change my amiga into a black beast.

However... I want to color the keys black with no letters or numbers (like a das keyboard) So will I have any problems using the liquid plastic on keys? or is it just fair game like the case.

Thanks.

prowler · 18 January 2011, 18:12

I think you'll just have to try it. Most A1200 owners who decide to colour their cases black use a CDTV keyboard to avoid this problem.

This is a practice generally frowned upon by the Amiga community, because for every CDTV keyboard used for an A1200 conversion there is one more CDTV without one.

If you manage to pull this off it might signal a welcome reprieve for CDTVs losing their keyboards in future!

nixxjsteve · 18 January 2011, 20:51

Ah I see... well once I get home tomorrow the cans should have arrived ¬_¬ and the fun shall begin!. edit: I did think about using the flatter laptop style keys.

prowler · 18 January 2011, 21:02

Don't forget to report your progress in this thread once you get started, with plenty of pics if possible.

There's bound to be a lot of interest in this, especially regarding the keys.

I would advise you to carefully remove the keys from the keyboard for the work and support them on matchsticks and blu-tak or similar.

Even though the keys will be plain black when you've finished, don't lose track of which keys go where, because those in different rows have different angles on the faces to give the keyboard its slightly concave profile.

Photon · 18 January 2011, 22:10

A decent matte black bumper spray (for plastic bumpers on cars) from my local car parts store worked a charm on my yellowed A600 Portable space bar. It's been used over 2 years and still looks like new. You don't need a clear coat over it, just spray thin layers 2-3 times until it's covered. Recommended!

There's also transparent and black background stickers on eBay at about 8 EUR a pop. Make sure you get the vinyl permanent 'replacement' ones (full keymap). If you change your mind about no lettering afterwards, I mean.

18 January 2011, 17:11	#1
nixxjsteve Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Merseyside Posts: 62	Painting keys (liquid plastic) Hi there after advice I have ordered 2 tins of liquid plastic (the exact same stuff as seen in Chrispy's thread), to (yes I know another one) change my amiga into a black beast. However... I want to color the keys black with no letters or numbers (like a das keyboard) So will I have any problems using the liquid plastic on keys? or is it just fair game like the case. Thanks.

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18 January 2011, 18:12	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I think you'll just have to try it. Most A1200 owners who decide to colour their cases black use a CDTV keyboard to avoid this problem. This is a practice generally frowned upon by the Amiga community, because for every CDTV keyboard used for an A1200 conversion there is one more CDTV without one. If you manage to pull this off it might signal a welcome reprieve for CDTVs losing their keyboards in future!

18 January 2011, 20:51	#3
nixxjsteve Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Merseyside Posts: 62	Ah I see... well once I get home tomorrow the cans should have arrived ¬_¬ and the fun shall begin!. edit: I did think about using the flatter laptop style keys.

18 January 2011, 21:02	#4
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Don't forget to report your progress in this thread once you get started, with plenty of pics if possible. There's bound to be a lot of interest in this, especially regarding the keys. I would advise you to carefully remove the keys from the keyboard for the work and support them on matchsticks and blu-tak or similar. Even though the keys will be plain black when you've finished, don't lose track of which keys go where, because those in different rows have different angles on the faces to give the keyboard its slightly concave profile.

18 January 2011, 22:10	#5
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,652	A decent matte black bumper spray (for plastic bumpers on cars) from my local car parts store worked a charm on my yellowed A600 Portable space bar. It's been used over 2 years and still looks like new. You don't need a clear coat over it, just spray thin layers 2-3 times until it's covered. Recommended! There's also transparent and black background stickers on eBay at about 8 EUR a pop. Make sure you get the vinyl permanent 'replacement' ones (full keymap). If you change your mind about no lettering afterwards, I mean.

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