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CD-rom drive mod
- Thread starter Fingolfin
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Sony said:
Indeed it should... and will be...lol.
Welcome to the Forums, Fingolfin. I'm gonna move this post for you. In future, I ask that you take a moment an put posts into their proper topic. You'll get a lot more help, and quicker, if you do.
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You can also consider vinyl dye. I would recommend taking the bezel off the CD first, and popping off the buttons and plastic LED lens before you do anything.
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i saw a much cleaner mod on a cddrive b4 cant remember the details and it will be a bit more complex then painting but he took of the cd bezel and attached the drive to the original case bezel not shure how he worked out the butten issue but it was very cool could not even tell there was a drive there
so when the drive opened it pushed the hole original case slot bezel out
very sleek and kool
maby u could mod it a lil more and put the eject butten somware else?
so when the drive opened it pushed the hole original case slot bezel out
very sleek and kool
maby u could mod it a lil more and put the eject butten somware else?
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natopotato said:i saw a much cleaner mod on a cddrive b4 cant remember the details and it will be a bit more complex then painting but he took of the cd bezel and attached the drive to the original case bezel not shure how he worked out the butten issue but it was very cool could not even tell there was a drive there
so when the drive opened it pushed the hole original case slot bezel out
very sleek and kool
maby u could mod it a lil more and put the eject butten somware else?
I remember that. He mounted the CD-ROM back about 5mm farther than it should be, and glued the normal bay cover to the CD-ROM's tray.
Here's a couple of articles about "stealthing" a CD:
http://www.multiplaycity.com/diy/001/001diy.html
http://www.belowzer0.com/bin/showguides.cgi?id=4
http://www.multiplaycity.com/diy/001/001diy.html
http://www.belowzer0.com/bin/showguides.cgi?id=4
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go here...
http://linear1.org/mods/vdye.php
they pretty much show how to do it (other than how to take the cd-rom apart) w/ vinyl dye...you can use the dye with almost any kind of plastic as well as metal (careful though...the site has an article about vinyl dye and metal...)
-peter
http://linear1.org/mods/vdye.php
they pretty much show how to do it (other than how to take the cd-rom apart) w/ vinyl dye...you can use the dye with almost any kind of plastic as well as metal (careful though...the site has an article about vinyl dye and metal...)
-peter
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Starfox said:
That's not stealthed! Stealthed is where you paste the drivebay cover that came with the case over the drive, so you can't even tell it's there.
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vinyl dye is what the name says...it is in a regular spraypaint can, but it is especially for plastics...instead of just adhering to the surface, AFAIK the dye actually bonds with the plastic, so it doesnt chip easily (or at all)...its a much easier alternative to spraypaint, considering it does very well with raised letters and leaves the drive looking like it came that way...
-peter
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I want to spray my cdr's /floppy metallic
it seems like a good idea to remove the bezel and tray before spraying metallic paint on electronics but is this necessary and how do i get the plastic parts off?
thanks
it seems like a good idea to remove the bezel and tray before spraying metallic paint on electronics but is this necessary and how do i get the plastic parts off?
thanks
