Painted\windowed monitor

pummer · 07-25-03, 12:37 AM

Recently I painted my old crappy 15" monitor with Navy Blue Krylon Fusion and cut a window in it, and then added dual yellow 6" SVC Cathodes. Here are the pics. Any questions, feel free to ask.

Jenova · 07-25-03, 12:48 AM

very nice man
like the monitor patteren and the yellow cathodes in it
very nice in the dark
what u should do with a new monitor is put the symblo in the top of the monitor

aznchaos · 07-25-03, 12:53 AM

it looks very nice i like the window. Also i got the same mouse as you lol.

wannaoc · 07-25-03, 11:05 AM

Nice! I tried to paint mine a couple weeks ago but I got all nervous when all the parts started moving around from screw removal and put it back together. Nice job you braze soul.

modenaf1 · 07-25-03, 11:14 AM

awsome job!! i love that window! its awsome!

I like the way that keyboard and case match it! are you planning on peint the other keyboard and moniter?

pummer · 07-25-03, 11:41 AM

I might paint the keyboard that's black now, because I like it better than the one I already painted. I don't think I'm going to paint the other monitor, it'd be too much trouble for what I'd end up with. That monitor won't even go over 60hz at 800x600 in windows, but oddly in linux it'll do 1024x768 with 75hz rate. Oh well.

Ducker · 07-25-03, 11:42 AM

very cool!

Mico · 07-25-03, 01:21 PM

Nice job. Looks very nice with the cathodes. Great work!

FunkDaMonkMan · 07-25-03, 04:42 PM

Looks good! I was thinking a/b doing this w/ my monitors... but i'm wayyyyy too busy right now.

I like the Cold Cathodes, how did you power it?

pummer · 07-25-03, 04:53 PM

I put the inverter inside the monitor and then soldered an extension from the molex plugs to the inverter. Not hard, really. BUT, if you decide to put the inverter inside the monitor, make a metal housing, because when I have the lights on there are barely noticable lines coming down the screen. It's hard to explain --- just put it in a housing or put it in the computer and extend the cables from the inverter to the cathodes.

CliffNotes: powered by molex on comp's power supply, with inverter in the monitor, but don't do it exactly the way I did

Oni · 07-25-03, 08:22 PM

OMFG!!

That's GREAT! Good job!

Lord_Zoltan · 08-01-03, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by pummer
Recently I painted my old crappy 15" monitor with Navy Blue Krylon Fusion and cut a window in it, and then added dual yellow 6" SVC Cathodes. Here are the pics. Any questions, feel free to ask.

Nice lol you have the same keybaord as me that compac.

LOL GOT mine for 8 bux

Steve978 · 08-01-03, 07:23 PM

you should make some sort of a monitor painting tutorial I know I'd be very interested. Painting monitors sounds like it could be reaally difficult... did you take the housing completely off? or just like cover the components?

pummer · 08-01-03, 07:51 PM

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Originally posted by Steve978
you should make some sort of a monitor painting tutorial I know I'd be very interested. Painting monitors sounds like it could be reaally difficult... did you take the housing completely off? or just like cover the components?

All I did was take the rear part of the casing off of the front part, then use a plastic bag and some paper and some masking tape to cover the innards. Notice how I didn't paint the bottom controls area of the monitor. This was because I didn't take the whole thing apart, so I didn't want to paint over the LEDs.

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Originally posted by Lord_Zoltan

Nice lol you have the same keybaord as me that compac.

LOL GOT mine for 8 bux

Me too, from pricewatch

KfistoRok · 08-01-03, 10:24 PM

That.. is freggin' awesome man. Very cool. What did you do the cutout with?

pummer · 08-01-03, 10:28 PM

dremel, then finished it with a few files and sandpaper

crazed · 08-08-03, 03:35 PM

you are sick!

i don't think i'd have the guts to open up my monitor...don't like the thought of bein electricuted (sp) :þ

Lord_Zoltan · 08-08-03, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by crazed
you are sick!

i don't think i'd have the guts to open up my monitor...don't like the thought of bein electricuted (sp) :þ

Risk a friend dude, lol , get him to open it up, mod it, thne get him to close it, then buy him a beer for every time he gets zapped.

mata2974 · 08-08-03, 04:05 PM

nice job

Oni · 08-09-03, 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by Lord_Zoltan
Risk a friend dude, lol , get him to open it up, mod it, thne get him to close it, then buy him a beer for every time he gets zapped.

And if he gets zapped bad enough, you won't have to buy beer!

07-25-03, 12:37 AM	Thread Starter #1
pummer Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: buffalo ny	Painted\windowed monitor Recently I painted my old crappy 15" monitor with Navy Blue Krylon Fusion and cut a window in it, and then added dual yellow 6" SVC Cathodes. Here are the pics. Any questions, feel free to ask.
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07-25-03, 12:48 AM	#2
Jenova Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Perth	very nice man like the monitor patteren and the yellow cathodes in it very nice in the dark what u should do with a new monitor is put the symblo in the top of the monitor
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07-25-03, 12:53 AM	#3
aznchaos Member Join Date: Jul 2003	it looks very nice i like the window. Also i got the same mouse as you lol.
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07-25-03, 11:05 AM	#4
wannaoc Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Buried in UPS packages	Nice! I tried to paint mine a couple weeks ago but I got all nervous when all the parts started moving around from screw removal and put it back together. Nice job you braze soul.
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07-25-03, 11:14 AM	#5
modenaf1 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: the terran system	awsome job!! i love that window! its awsome! I like the way that keyboard and case match it! are you planning on peint the other keyboard and moniter?
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07-25-03, 11:41 AM	Thread Starter #6
pummer Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: buffalo ny	I might paint the keyboard that's black now, because I like it better than the one I already painted. I don't think I'm going to paint the other monitor, it'd be too much trouble for what I'd end up with. That monitor won't even go over 60hz at 800x600 in windows, but oddly in linux it'll do 1024x768 with 75hz rate. Oh well.
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07-25-03, 11:42 AM	#7
Ducker Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Dark Side of the Moon	very cool! __________________ FOLD!!!
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07-25-03, 01:21 PM	#8
Mico Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Marrietta, GA	Nice job. Looks very nice with the cathodes. Great work!
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07-25-03, 04:42 PM	#9
FunkDaMonkMan Member Join Date: Dec 2001	Looks good! I was thinking a/b doing this w/ my monitors... but i'm wayyyyy too busy right now. I like the Cold Cathodes, how did you power it?
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07-25-03, 04:53 PM	Thread Starter #10
pummer Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: buffalo ny	I put the inverter inside the monitor and then soldered an extension from the molex plugs to the inverter. Not hard, really. BUT, if you decide to put the inverter inside the monitor, make a metal housing, because when I have the lights on there are barely noticable lines coming down the screen. It's hard to explain --- just put it in a housing or put it in the computer and extend the cables from the inverter to the cathodes. CliffNotes: powered by molex on comp's power supply, with inverter in the monitor, but don't do it exactly the way I did
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07-25-03, 08:22 PM	#11
Oni Oni-ni-Kanabō Ninja Hippo eater Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada	OMFG!! That's GREAT! Good job! __________________ Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore. On Indefinite Hiatus Asus P6T SE Intel i7 930 @ Stock 12GB Corsair DDR3 9-9-9-24 XFX Radeon 5830 @ Stock Corsair 750 Watt PSU
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08-01-03, 07:23 PM	#13
Steve978 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Neverland Ranch!	you should make some sort of a monitor painting tutorial I know I'd be very interested. Painting monitors sounds like it could be reaally difficult... did you take the housing completely off? or just like cover the components?
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08-01-03, 10:24 PM	#15
KfistoRok Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern KY	That.. is freggin' awesome man. Very cool. What did you do the cutout with? __________________ Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H with AMD X25000, 4Gb G.skill, & Antec True Power 380
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08-01-03, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #16
pummer Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: buffalo ny	dremel, then finished it with a few files and sandpaper
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08-08-03, 03:35 PM	#17
crazed Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey	you are sick! i don't think i'd have the guts to open up my monitor...don't like the thought of bein electricuted (sp) :þ
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08-08-03, 04:05 PM	#19
mata2974 Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio	nice job
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