Spare-Flair
Supreme [H]ardness
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- Apr 4, 2003
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I want to use some Vinyl Dye on my notebook because there is a strip of white plastic that goes around the outside of the display and it is also part of the latch. This strip of plastic is waffered between the two layers of the display, the outside is Aluminum/Magnesium and the inside of the display is plastic. But in between these is a strange design choice of a plastic insert that goes around the border of the notebook display and is integrated with the latch.
Now this is rather ugly and also, the hinges and latch are also white while the rest of the notebook s dark grey plastic and a metal/magnesium shell. I can't for the life of me figure out how to disassemble the monitor aside from chipping/drilling out the plugs that the manufacturer installed overtop of the the screws that hold the display together and I don't want to do this. I want to use some Vinyl dye to permantely color the white strip and the latch black or dark grey.
I want to know if it's possible to brush Vinyl dye on somehow (spray into a container, then use delicate brush or q-tip?) around the strip while I try my best to mask off the plastic and metal parts of the housing. I think I can handle the rest but the latch may give me some issues because it slides and there is also a hook on the underside.
Now this is rather ugly and also, the hinges and latch are also white while the rest of the notebook s dark grey plastic and a metal/magnesium shell. I can't for the life of me figure out how to disassemble the monitor aside from chipping/drilling out the plugs that the manufacturer installed overtop of the the screws that hold the display together and I don't want to do this. I want to use some Vinyl dye to permantely color the white strip and the latch black or dark grey.
I want to know if it's possible to brush Vinyl dye on somehow (spray into a container, then use delicate brush or q-tip?) around the strip while I try my best to mask off the plastic and metal parts of the housing. I think I can handle the rest but the latch may give me some issues because it slides and there is also a hook on the underside.