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I ignore the letters written on the keycaps, consider it another
security feature.
Bob
On Sat, 21 Feb 2009, Marcus Brooks wrote:
> It's been a long time since I tried painting keycaps, and I got
> similar results, except I _only_ painted the caps, so the mechanisms
> didn't get sticky at all.
>
> I know there's _some_ sort of plastic primer out there because I have
> a can around here somewhere.
>
> To knock off that greasy feeling, first be sure the paint dries
> completely--I think acrylics dry better and harder than enamels. Then
> I would de-gloss the key tops by scrubbing with a sponge or cloth,
> water, and a fine abrasive like Bon Ami powder. That should make them
> feel better to the touch. Just be careful not to scrub the paint off
> entirely.
>
> Marcus
>
> On Feb 21, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Thomas Levine wrote:
>
> > I tried that with one of my keyboards. I did a miserable job, so the
> > keys needed to be pressed a lot harder, but you can avoid that if you
> > spend some time on it.
> >
> > The real problem is that it slightly changes the texture of the
> > keyboard; it feels a bit more rough if you do a few thin coats. I was
> > trying to cover the letters with yellow, (I was too lazy to get
> > primer,
> > but I just now searched Google, and it turns out that Krylon Fusion
> > primer does not exist.) so I did a lot of thick coats of yellow
> > instead
> > of an even more absurd number of thin coats. In that case, it came out
> > very smooth but sort of greasy. (It was not greasy, but it felt like
> > it.) Also, the paint started coming off after a while, but I probably
> > should have waited longer before I started using it. I don't remember
> > how long I waited; I probably should have waited a few days at least.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > On Sat, 2009-02-21 at 05:28 -0600, Marcus Brooks wrote:
> >>
> >> On Feb 21, 2009, at 5:02 AM, gregorystuartgordon wrote:
> >>
> >>> ... The main reason
> >>> that I do not own a smart board is because they stopped making them
> >>> in black. While comfort is crucial: "my duty was always to beauty."
> >>
> >> Dare I say, Krylon?
> >> Marcus
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Thomas Levine!
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
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