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mike calcott · Joined: 18 May 2006 Posts: 307 Location: Australia

When I received my G70 there were some scratches to the dark grey from where it had been put on a trolley to move it, they were right on the front panel where the infra red receiver is located, they were only paint scratches as this part is originally overpainted over the light grey. I rubbed down the edges to give a smooth finish. I then took a trip to the local auto shop to try and find a colour close to the original.
I found KH bumper & trim paint was pretty close, I proceeded to paint the front section where the scratches were, I was so impressed with the finish I ended taking both side panels off and painting them too. The paint used gives a low sheen with a texture similar to original, in fact now the job is finished it looks original like brand new.
All I have to do now is to get the projector to work like brand new and I will be happy.

Very Happy

NewbieDAN · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:57 am Post subject:

Back in Black.....stealth mode.

Brian Hampton · Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 1173

Looks great in Black.

Good info on the other paint too....

If having a hush box wasn't so much fun I would find my self looking at the pj instead of the screen.

-Brian

EDIT- When I got my G70 some of the covers were missing (little round ones for the IR and another one for who knows what ) and the top cover was trashed (the long rectangular one with the screws in it). I was able to order all 3 pieces new from Sony and the person I bought the pj from refunded the $150 for the damage..... So,.. I don't want to see any G70s missing those little round covers so long as you can pick them up for about $10 (unless they ran out already.)

ecrabb · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject:

jkruger · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 2435 Location: Carlsbad, CA

One of the nice things about black is if it does get a small scratch it's easy to touch up with a black marker pen. Can you find the touchup on this?

NewbieDAN · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:15 am Post subject:

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

Nice job, I like the in soffit design. I did the same thing, makes the projector not look as bulky.

Mike

Gino · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:19 am Post subject:

How about a perspex hushbox?

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:56 am Post subject:

Gino · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:30 am Post subject:

You'd only need the perspex on the bottom of the hushbox, doubt you'd get many secondary reflection back to your screen from below there.

NewbieDAN · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:03 am Post subject:

At the mo, the covers swing down, so I'd like to retain the access, but I agree it would look nice, I did design it in such a way I could conceal it if I wanted with a flat cover, was thinking of some small anodized aluminium C section and slide it out from the open side, (I suppose that would work with the perspex too).

But I DO like the way it is now Very Happy

Mark_A_W · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:20 am Post subject:

Dan lives for threads like these!! I can just see his eyes lighting up everytime someone asks about painting a Sony Wink

AutoCAD Dan? I used R11....many moons ago.

NewbieDAN · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

I know, I know....(it's a bit sad actually)

I only wish I could contribute more to technical discussions but hey, my life skillz revolve around the aesthetic nature of things Thumbs Up

.....

But I did get a tip on perspex hush box construction....so this thread delivers Thumbs Up

oh and I've been chatting to Mike about his newly acquired 70, so he gets to see my setup....

How'd you see my eyes light up from there?

Autocad has just released v2009, but mostly getting into BIM with Revit, but play with a suite of different drafting software dependent on the job requirements.

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

I think most noise (except maybe the highest frequencies) would go right through a thin perspex hushbox. Use two layers, separated by 1-2cm of air, and you might get better noise isolation while still being able to see the pretty paint job.

ecrabb · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

Dan, the room is AWESOME!!! Just gorgeous. I love the butterfly roof. Are you a designer? All my friends are architects, so I've developed similar champagne tastes (on a beer budget). Some day, I want to live in a house with a design I love. Some day...

A good friend of mine is a design architect and he's really getting into BIM. He's always been a little leading-edge - he was designing with Archicad and FormZ back when we were in college in the mid-1990's. We both worked for the same firm for awhile (I'm a graphic designer) where we did a lot of rendering with Alias | Wavefront and later Maya. Now, I think he's using Revit and FormZ along with Acad.

They acrylic cover is an interesting idea. You could do some sort of white PVC or wood slide rail at the bottom of the recess, where a 1/2" sheet of acrylic could just slide right in from the front - like a drawer slide. Then, it would still be easy to access the machine. There'd be enough mass that any high-pitched fan noise would be significantly attenuated.

Very cool room.

SC