Custom painting my m11x

[ejohnson]

So I have my m11x all taken apart right now and thinking of repainting it.

I have a few ideas I want to bounce off you guys to see what you think.

First, Make a Portal themed one. Paint it white (leaving palmrest black) then put on a aperture science logo on it along with the aperture science boot screen and win7 themes

Second, Camo . I like the camo look, but not sure if it would go well on a laptop.

Third, Red! I could have the only nebula red r1 around!

You guys have any ideas on what I could do?

[Lunatics]

Portal theme for sure.

[ejohnson]

Thats what I am thinking would look the best. Plus I can set the lights to orange and blue for the true portal theme.

Now I just need to find a aperture science acrylic logo to replace the alienhead with.

[some guy]

yea, Portal for sure.

i had always said i wanted to do this down the road.

i would love to see what it would look like, what kind of paint you use and how it holds up to daily abuse.

[ejohnson]

Well since the bottom plate is metal, the screen back is metal, and the rest of the casing is plastic (bottom, sides) Im going to have to get creative. But after working as a autobody tech/painter for a few years I should be able to get a good finish that stands up to use.

[ejohnson]

I think I got the aperture science logo figured out for it. I have some plexiglas at home. Going to take a hole saw and cut out a disc from the plexi. Then going to cut the alien head logo out and mount the disc in its place.

I can then paint the back side of the plexi white, and put the aperture science logo onto it with a vinyl decal.

Then it will light up when the computer is on

[bus_dr1v3r]

I would love to buy a broken machine just for the housing to play around with some mods myself! Good luck, and I was an auto body painter for about 5 years, but I don't have a booth or any clean air to work with now.

[ejohnson]

I have a small painting hood in my basement for small things. I will end up using that.

[bus_dr1v3r]

Gotcha, all I have left is a small compressor and a couple airbrushes. Are you planning on base/clear or single stage?

[DeeVu]

Haha it would be cool to do a portal theme and some how incorporate it to your desktop where as a theme the webcam would show whats on the other side of your computer through a portal on your desktop.

Its a stretch but either way, I vote for portals.