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| Click here to select a new forum. | | PowerBook mods! | Posted by: Franklinstein on 2008-03-01 15:36:07
Okay, so I'm finishing up on some mods, and I'm kind of stuck on this one. I knew I didn't want to leave the logo white, mostly because I wanted something to stand out against the metal background, but now I can't really decide what I want to do with it.
Suggestions?
| Posted by: John8520 on 2008-03-01 17:37:35
I'd make it a cool blue or something, with some (very) diffused LEDs behind it.
When I did that to mine I put an apple sticker behind it and it looked pretty ugly.
| Posted by: Temetka on 2008-03-02 17:57:39
Rainbow?
Red Apple?
Spider?
Clarus?
Finder?
It's your book. What theme are you going for?
| Posted by: macintoshman on 2008-03-02 18:37:36
CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!
| Posted by: Anonymous Freak on 2008-03-02 20:12:50
I see a red door and I want it painted black...
No colors anymore I want them to turn black.
(Two points to the person who can name the source of the quote.)
I say black. But it'll take a few coats to overpower the light. Or you could dismantle it and put a piece of thick paperboard or something behind to block the light.
| Posted by: bluekatt on 2008-03-02 21:04:38
rolling stones paint it black ( easy )
id prefer blue ( naturally) and it was black to start with so why paint it black again ?
| Posted by: iMac600 on 2008-03-02 22:48:46
Looking at this from a design perspective, i'll say paint it black. Two tone colour schemes are incredibly effective when used properly. At the moment you have 3 tones there, black, silver & clear. If you painted it blue, likewise you would have 3 tones.
Black & Silver all round though would just look mint, imho. 🙂
Could also just put a piece of black behind it to retain some depth, plus it's easily reversible if you change your mind.
| Posted by: Franklinstein on 2008-03-04 01:42:16
Thanks for the suggestions. My project, with a working title of "Making an abused PowerBook look cool," is more or less complete.
Since I didn't want to buy an entire can of spray paint for one square inch, I scrounged up a dark blue piece of plastic that fit nicely in there, so it's blue now. I'll link to pictures of the whole thing when I get them.
If I find something else that could use up the bulk of a can of paint, I'll probably go ahead and paint it black.
Unfortunately, I couldn't really change the bottom logo (I was just going to pull off the plastic logo to expose the black plastic below, but there's a screw stud underneath the apple), so it's black, silver, and white on the bottom. Maybe if I find a thin sheet of glossy black plastic I can change it out.
For now, it looks pretty neat... for a weekend experimental project. If anybody is interested, I can write up a how-to for this.
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