Custom painting my PS3
 

So I decided to pull my PS3 case apart completely and paint it. I already painted the top piece that slides off to get to all the screws, I painted it a silver color, I think Im going to go with the same color for the body and for the face instead of silver paint it a metallic Blue. Im not getting to fancy with anything like lettering or the like, (I might make a PS3 logo stencil and do it in blue on the top). Ill post pics when im done.

here are the pics
http://photobucket.com/PS3paint

password is welcome

Be careful painting around the buttons...you might want to pop out the metal inserts while you are painting.

What ones are you talking about specifically?

The power and eject "buttons" are not buttons; they are metal bits that read capacitance...if you paint over them they stop working.

vasaline lol

Vasaline would have worked well! Anyway I just put the 2nd coat on and am waiting for the final dry. I didnt go all out and sand etc and im not going to clear coat the PS3. I probably will coat the controller though since that will actually be handled. As soon as it dries ill put it back together and take pics,

Incidentally I tried uploading pics but I dont have enough privilege or something. Is there an alternate way? Image shack perhaps?

yes use tiny pic to upload the pics

then just post the links, by using the picture button on the thread. :)

here it is
http://photobucket.com/PS3paint

password is welcome

I will take better more detailed pics tomorrow with a cam, I used my phone and thats all I got. also ill take pics with the guts back inside controller.

Nice...very retro.

haha retro? Im no artist so I could do anything crazy, But I def did it professional, I primed inside and outside all the pieces and then put color on both sides instead of just outside. 2 coats of prime and 3 coats of color.

If I do this again I think ill try to layer some more colors, I did screw up the front buttons somehow. I pulled them off like you guys said and painted the parts around and put them back but they dont work now. I think either they arnt making contact or when i reglued the top piece that covers them the glue spread under the buttons. Oh well thats what the controller is for.