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I just want to do a design like those laser etchings on those PBs and MBPs, only tri-toned

Should I cover the areas I don't want painted, use a mild acid to roughen up the surface, then spray on a layer of paint, remove the cover, then repeat for the other colour? what kind of paint should I use?

It's just a standard MacBook, not the black version, the white version; and just the centre of the top panel, surrounding the logo.

hello?

xxAmondra wrote:

If its just like the iBooK you would remove the plastic around the screen and remove the white using alchoal.

and would that make the paint stick? preferably with leaving parts of the orig paint as par of the design?

However if macbooks are like a metalish surface there is a company out here that does laser engraving i dont know if thats something you would be interested in

I would, but the MacBook is essentially an Intel iBook.

FutureDreamz wrote:

xxAmondra wrote:

If its just like the iBooK you would remove the plastic around the screen and remove the white using alchoal.

and would that make the paint stick? preferably with leaving parts of the orig paint as par of the design?

However if macbooks are like a metalish surface there is a company out here that does laser engraving i dont know if thats something you would be interested in

I would, but the MacBook is essentially an Intel iBook.

You could mask off the parts that you want to appear and remove the paint that you dont want. Again this is accomplished by removing the plastic lid from the display.

xxAmondra wrote:

If its just like the iBooK you would remove the plastic around the screen and remove the white using alchoal. However if macbooks are like a metalish surface there is a company out here that does laser engraving i dont know if thats something you would be interested in

manwe wrote:

I recall a pretty cool mod for an old iBook. Basically you must remove the case, get rid of the white paint, and repaint. Just be warned, something like this will void your warranty. Also, you can't paint the upper base (ie. around the keyboard) -- on the iBook anyway.

Here is the link: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/iboo … t_mod.html

This will not work. Only the first few revisions of white iBook G3 used clear plastic with white paint. Since then, it's been solid white polycarbonate.