Jack's Custom Notebook Paint Jobs
Custom Desktop & Notebook paint.
Both use to be silver.
HP Pavilion dv4000
Pentium M 1.73 GHz Intel Centrino
1024MB 533MHz DDR Memory
80GB (5400RPM) HD
Double Layer DVD±R/RW and CD-RW
15.4” WXGA+ BrightView Widescreen

I thought my new XPS m1530 tuxedo black was a little bland, so I painted mine Metallic ruby red. Sort of in-between the Current XPS m1530 & the older XPS 1710 style. I took my sweet time masking it perfectly, then I painted 4 coats of primer, 4 coats of base, sanded in-between w/2000 grit and then 2 coats of clear, then I baked it with a heat lamp between coats. (Four feet above the lid)
Click to see The "before" shots & XPS review here:

Masking

Primer: 4 coats, one hour between, light 2000 grit sanding in-between

Base coat: 4 coats, light 2000 grit sanding in-between

(Base coat was Ruby Red Metallic by Dupli-Color Auto Spray)

Clear: 2 coats over red/black/silver to blend in.

Sunlight photo

Sunlight photo

Indoor lighting

I painted my mouse to match

My favorite of all time: the XPS 1710

My redition of the above.

Dell XPS m1530
Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz
3GB DDR2 sdram at 667MHz
160GB 7200RPM sata hd
256MB geforce 8600M GT (DDR3)
15.4inch lcd lg 1440x900
Slot Load dvd+/-rw
85 whr 9-cell & 6-cell Battery
Click to see The "before" shots & XPS review here:

Software Installed in both systems
OS WinXP Pro Media Edition 2005
O&O Defrag
avg70free
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Several Data Recovery programs
aida32-detailed system specs
EUDORA 7.1
Adobe PhotoShop 7.0
Adobe ImageReady 7.0
Adobe Photoshop CS
PhotoPaint 9
CoreDRAW9
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
Macromedia Fireworks 8
Macromedia Flash 8
Adobe Reader 7.0
Animation Shop 3
Nero - Burning Rom
PowerDVD
DVD Shrink 3.1
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Outlook
coffecupFTP
CuteHTML

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