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So I just got my new k70 rgb in the mail today and it already has smudges on the brushed surface from me handling it. So I want to paint or plasti dip the aluminum surface of the keyboard to make it match my white m65 and also be less of a fingerprint magnet hopefully. I'm posting this in the hopes that someone out there has already done this and can give me a few pointers on the tear down of this keyboard. Unfortunately I think that the only way I can get the switches out of the frame would be to un solder them from the pcb which I really don't want to do because it sounds like a hassle. So I might just end up putting painters tape around every single key kinda like linus did with that motherboard.

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So I just got my new k70 rgb in the mail today and it already has smudges on the brushed surface from me handling it. So I want to paint or plasti dip the aluminum surface of the keyboard to make it match my white m65 and also be less of a fingerprint magnet hopefully. I'm posting this in the hopes that someone out there has already done this and can give me a few pointers on the tear down of this keyboard. Unfortunately I think that the only way I can get the switches out of the frame would be to un solder them from the pcb which I really don't want to do because it sounds like a hassle. So I might just end up putting painters tape around every single key kinda like linus did with that motherboard.

@connorpiper plasti-dipped an old Blackwidow.

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@connorpiper plasti-dipped an old Blackwidow.

 

But that was matte plastic, and the blackwidow kinda fell apart, which i'm guessing the K70 won't. I found Enamel paint was better though. 

 

Here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232093-razer-blackwidow-ultimate-2013-painting-mod-log/is my thread. 

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But that was matte plastic, and the blackwidow kinda fell apart, which i'm guessing the K70 won't. I found Enamel paint was better though. 

 

Here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232093-razer-blackwidow-ultimate-2013-painting-mod-log/is my thread.

When I made my first case for my diy keyboard I plasti dipped it and that was a bad idea it lasted about 2 months before starting to peel off
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Well I guess I'll have to find some enamel paint for this project. I am also going to fill the indent where I took off the corsair tramp stamp logo while I'm at it. I think if I tape the switches as horizontal lines I should be able to get decent coverage because taping each switch individually is going to be a nightmare.

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Well I guess I'll have to find some enamel paint for this project. I am also going to fill the indent where I took off the corsair tramp stamp logo while I'm at it. I think if I tape the switches as horizontal lines I should be able to get decent coverage because taping each switch individually is going to be a nightmare.

Why don't you just take off the keycaps and cover all the keyswitches? Do you also want to paint the "under the keycap area"?

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Why don't you just take off the keycaps and cover all the keyswitches? Do you also want to paint the "under the keycap area"?

I'm going to take off the key caps but yeah I need to tape the switches since they can't be easily removed. Hopefully I'll get some paint tomorrow and go from there.

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Yeah. Are you only painting the outside part?

And post a "mod log" (I want to say build log but this is not a build :D)

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Yeah. Are you only painting the outside part?

And post a "mod log" (I want to say build log but this is not a build :D)

I want to paint the top of the aluminum only but I have to get a decent fill in between the keys so it looks good and reflects the rgb light better

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Paint it chrome :D

Home Depot had some reflective paints last time I took a trip but i couldn't think of anything to do with it so I didnt get any. I wouldn't paint my k95 but I think the reflections would be beautiful.

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I want to paint the top of the aluminum only but I have to get a decent fill in between the keys so it looks good and reflects the rgb light better

Ahh, how Razer does their white bottom plate. That would be the first thing I change if I get one.

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