Coloring Plexiglass

eascarface · 14-May-06, 09:29 PM

Ok sorry for not being on for a while but its been a really busy week.
Anyways over the course of the week Ive decided that:
A. I really want to build my own case
B. Building it out of plexiglass seems to be far easier than building it out of metal and cheaper as well.

Ive looked around a little this weekend and the local Home Depot has some clear 3/16" Lexan for cheap. However I dont want to do just a clear case as thats really kind of bland. Ive found some black smoked acrilyic online but its fairly expensive. I can afford it if neccesary but was wondering if it would be worth it to try doing it myself. Thanks

Nerdz · 14-May-06, 09:59 PM

Did you try US plastics?
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp

nick_boy69 · 23-May-06, 06:03 PM

Well what you could use is Tail Light Tint Spray,I know thats cheap,And then you just spray over it once and keep doing it untill you get the right effect,depends weither you want it dark or light,Probly easyer and cheaper to do it this way than getting it pre done

14-May-06, 09:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
eascarface Apex Tech God Join Date: May 2006 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 3,386	Coloring Plexiglass Ok sorry for not being on for a while but its been a really busy week. Anyways over the course of the week Ive decided that: A. I really want to build my own case B. Building it out of plexiglass seems to be far easier than building it out of metal and cheaper as well. Ive looked around a little this weekend and the local Home Depot has some clear 3/16" Lexan for cheap. However I dont want to do just a clear case as thats really kind of bland. Ive found some black smoked acrilyic online but its fairly expensive. I can afford it if neccesary but was wondering if it would be worth it to try doing it myself. Thanks __________________ In cases of major discrepancies it's always reality that's got it wrong.

14-May-06, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT Posts: 6,587	Did you try US plastics? http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp __________________ I still fold "No amount of Experimentation can Prove Me right, It only takes one to prove me Wrong"-Albert Einstein

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23-May-06, 06:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
nick_boy69 Apex Techie I Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 71	Well what you could use is Tail Light Tint Spray,I know thats cheap,And then you just spray over it once and keep doing it untill you get the right effect,depends weither you want it dark or light,Probly easyer and cheaper to do it this way than getting it pre done