I painted my dinged up F122 gray
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- Location: Canada
- Main keyboard: Model F
- Main mouse: MX Ergo
I've had this f122 for a few years and it's been my daily at work. I recently painted an old terminal M to see how the color would match up to an industrial and I Was happy. I painted my F122 this weekend and changed up a few other things. I think it turned out nice! Thoughts?
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- Location: Canada
- Main keyboard: Model F
- Main mouse: MX Ergo
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- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
I wouldn't have pasted the stickers on, but the paint job is excellent.
Several of the F-122s that I have had over the years came to me with broken cases which I repaired with JB Weld, the best epoxy, in my opinion. Since JB Weld is already dark gray, I went to the auto parts store and got charcoal gray "Dupli-Color" which has worked exceptionally well for me.
That said, I go to great effort to treat my keyboards "nicely" so I don't know how much serious abuse the "Dupli-Color" can withstand before flaking off, but I suspect that it is stronger than ordinary paint.
Several of the F-122s that I have had over the years came to me with broken cases which I repaired with JB Weld, the best epoxy, in my opinion. Since JB Weld is already dark gray, I went to the auto parts store and got charcoal gray "Dupli-Color" which has worked exceptionally well for me.
That said, I go to great effort to treat my keyboards "nicely" so I don't know how much serious abuse the "Dupli-Color" can withstand before flaking off, but I suspect that it is stronger than ordinary paint.
- thefarside
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM 4704 F107
- Main mouse: Old, boring Logitech
- Favorite switch: Buckling spring
Look nice! Did you tape off the silver IBM label or remove it for the painting?
- schwi
- Location: CA, US
- Main keyboard: 1989 IBM Model M122, KBD67 Lite
- Main mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse, Glorious Model D
- Favorite switch: Acer Switch(?)
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Despite being a fan of stickers (:p) , I gotta say it's too stickered up for my personal taste.
But damn the case colour and the keys go really nice, good job!
maybe it's about time i get this poor guy painted...
But damn the case colour and the keys go really nice, good job!
maybe it's about time i get this poor guy painted...
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- Location: Canada
- Main keyboard: Model F
- Main mouse: MX Ergo
I just popped it off. I didn't want to deal with masking it off perfectly.thefarside wrote: ↑30 Jun 2021, 23:08Look nice! Did you tape off the silver IBM label or remove it for the painting?
- karlmartin95
- Main keyboard: IBM 4704 F77
- Favorite switch: Model F Capacitive Switch
You have balls my friend!
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- Location: Canada
- Main keyboard: Model F
- Main mouse: MX Ergo
LOL I love the + sign you made. I need to find a 1U + key
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
Removing metal badges is not that bad. A few drops of old-fashioned cigarette lighter fluid (naptha) in the depression will soften the adhesive in 10-20 seconds. Just make sure that you clean it up thoroughly, it is an enemy of plastic.
- schwi
- Location: CA, US
- Main keyboard: 1989 IBM Model M122, KBD67 Lite
- Main mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse, Glorious Model D
- Favorite switch: Acer Switch(?)
- Contact:
aha yeah i just took a sharpy to the damn thing. could've sworn i had a 1u + but i guess not so.. looks better than a blank cap anyways.ivanthetolerable wrote: ↑01 Jul 2021, 03:49LOL I love the + sign you made. I need to find a 1U + key
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- Location: Philadelphia
- Main keyboard: IBM MOPAR FSSK
- Main mouse: Logitech G502 Lightspeed
- Favorite switch: Brown Alps
- Contact:
I'm still trying to find an exact paint match for IBM industrial grey that was used on the original square badge indy Ms. The shade you used looks a touch darker, but still great!
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
Aren't we all?headphone_jack wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 19:29
I'm still trying to find an exact paint match for IBM industrial grey