Case painting ?

[Shane Presley]

I'm sure this has been covered before somewhere else possibly but can anyone comment on a painting / cleaning process, or a success story on how to clean or re-paint cases. I'm looking to pretty up some old laminate cases, and also remove logos off of cases. Has anyone successfully done this ?

 

[Steve Tarak]

Re: Case painting ?

just don't drink it

 

[Bennett Prescott]

Re: Case painting ?

Also lighter fluid works.

 

[W. Mark Hellinger]

Re: Case painting ?

Depends on the laminate... real hot soapy water can work pretty good.

With some laminates you absolutely DON'T want to try to clean with lacquer thinner.

 

[Steve Hurt]

Re: Case painting ?

Vibrator sander

 

[Kevin Unger]

Re: Case painting ?

Fresh paint? If they're tagged, they're used.


Could mostlikely use a fresh coat.

 

[Ben Lawrence]

Re: Case painting ?

I have also found success with wd-40 and a razor for decals/stickers. I dont know about painting. The taping off of the metal edges/corners seems very labor intensive. People are pretty resourceful though maybe there is a paint that would look decent Im unaware of.

 

[john sulek]

Re: Case painting ?

if they have ink stencilled logos...try some shop rags and acetone. Keep turning the rag to soak up the ink as it breaks up.
Test on the case bottom first and go easy on the amount of acetone. A little goes a long way.

DO THIS IN A VERY WELL VENTILATED AREA WITH A RESPIRATOR and make sure you leave the rags in the open air to dry afterwards.

 

[W. Mark Hellinger]

Re: Case painting ?

if they have ink stencilled logos...try some shop rags and acetone.

Goodness NO! Some (many) case laminates, acetone turns the laminate into goo.

Concerning silk screen logos and such on cases, I'll suggest generally either leave them on (war trophies) or carefully attempt removal with an acid based paint removal stuff.

 

[john sulek]

Re: Case painting ?

this has not been my experience. But I did suggest to test a spot on the case bottom.
You are not pouring acetone onto the laminate...just dampening a rag with it.
Finesse is the name of the game.

I have done a lot of drop shipping internationally, and I only want one set of company ID/logo and contact info on those cases.

 

[Rob Timmerman]

Re: Case painting ?

Goodness NO! Some (many) case laminates, acetone turns the laminate into goo.

+1

Acetone will readily dissolve ABS (the plastic typically used on roadcase laminates), to the point that you can almost solvent-weld with it. So will most other organic solvents (I've solvent-welded ABS with the Goof-off previously mentioned).

While you can remove inked-on logos from ABS with acetone, you will end up melting off the texture of the laminate. Better to paint over the logos, or try a non-solvent paint stripper.
http://www.kelco.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/abs-chemical-compatibility-guide.pdf has a decent list of what does and does not attack ABS.