Spray painting my Tivo

[spta97]

I broke down and purchased a Samsung SIR-S4120 (100 hour Tivo) because I can't get the 3.1 upgrade to work on my DSR6000 for my missing locals. The specs on the unit look good, but I hate the color (silver) and want to spray paint it black to match the tens of thousands of dollars of other equipment that I have already :rolleyes:

Has anyone ever spray painted a silver Tivo black before? I hate to do it, but the last silver component I had only lasted 5 minutes before I returned it.

Thanks!

ps: Why are they making things silver now? Would it kill them to give us a choice of black or silver????? :mad:

[ronnythunder]

i hear ya spta. i have some dsr6ks and some hdvr2s, and i wish the hdvr2s were black. i think it's just because silver is "the thing" now. offering two colors would drive up the cost for a box that's already selling on razor thin margins. :(

ronny

[FredThompson]

T60s are silver, also. Silver has a longer shelf life because scratches don't show as easily. You can always put it behind smoked glass doors or get an IR repeater and hid the base unit.

[GREEK]

Ive actually painted and put plexi windows and neons for people in the past. If you use good quality stuff it looks pro. To be honest, I have only had it done by a good friend that owns an autobody shop and sprayed them with basic black pretty quick. The only tough part is the front panel. I always took the time to take the pcb out an remove the buttons too. I'm sure a good quality spray paint and some careful taping would do the trick. Also note that a dsr panel will fit on a newer tivo if you cut the end of the card off a little, have done that as well, and the cover is the same......

[spta97]

Well since it is too cold for painting now I'll have to wait until spring time but I think I'll give it a try. The problem with the silver is it sticks out like a sore thumb even from across the room. Even a black paint job that is less than perfect would be better for me. As mentioned, it's the buttons that are gonna be the b!tch. Although I could probably live with silver buttons as long as the unit was black.

I've sprayed things before by scuffing with 220 grit sand paper and doing a coat of primer and several light coats of spraying so I think I can do it. Once spring time comes around be on the the look out for my "befores and afters" :D