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Mar 26, 2013 at 4:57 PM Post #47 of 88
Thanks for sharing the thread.  I think I missed where you shared what kind of paint you used.  Was it normal spray paint?
 
Mar 26, 2013 at 5:41 PM Post #50 of 88
It would only be conductive if it were wet I believe. You would want to let it dry for a really long time if you did that, like a couple days just to make sure its fully hardened.
 
Mar 26, 2013 at 7:07 PM Post #52 of 88
Metallic paint contain microscopic metal particles. So they aren't perfectly isolated.
 
Dark paints, which contain black, usually use carbon as a dye. It means they are slightly conductive.
 
Both of these are probably not a problem at low voltages - like in a cmoy. But I'd make further research into the particular paint you want to use before dipping a whole circuit into it.
 
But personally, I think it'll just look ugly. 
 
And then there's the problems introduced by sealing every components in paint. Sealing a capacitor is a bad idea. A layer of paint over parts that dissipate heat will thermally insulate the part and make it work at a higher core temperature. Higher temperatures means the part will die faster.
 
May 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM Post #59 of 88
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Looks really nice, seems that red is a recurring theme around here.
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A few years ago I was given an old Sharp stereo. It looked like that when it was given to me:
 

 
Some weeks later:
 

 
The first thing I did was gut the tape players out. I then cut two inches off the unit and rebuilt the facade using automotive body filler. I painted it using thick metal paint. Had to mask everything for the red paint, then waited a week for this paint to dry before I could mask it to do the black layer. Looks much better than the original, doesn't it? Red is kind of a safe color to go with when you want a noticeably different paint job.
 
Still looks great, 4 years later. Only place where paint chipped is on the power button:
 
 
 
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