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D Ko
07-30-2005, 01:37 AM
I bought a Contour Showcase (white... I woulda gotten black, but it wasn't released at the time) for my B&W 20 GB 4th gen, and I liked everything about the case until started keeping it in my jean pocket, and now the blue dye from the jeans is permanently etched into the plastic no matter how hard I scrub with soap and water, bleach or anything else. Now, being from Wisconsin, I am a diehard Green Bay Packers fan, and plan on painting my case Green and Gold (layer 1 green, layer 2 gold). Obviously this will require some electrical tape over the clear plastic and between the panels. What sort of paint do you guys suggest that will stay on that plastic without chipping?

Also, FYI, should this not work, I've been using a leather case recently in place of the Contour, so it wouldn't be a huge deal. Thanks in advance for any help, and please let me know if this should go in the "Hacks & Mods" forum instead.

Xz33
07-31-2005, 12:20 AM
i dont know that i would paint the case because it might chip, but there are a lot of people who used dye to color their contour design cases, so you could do it that way, but you should make the mix stronger than normal because the color will fade a little bit.