On my laptop I have quite a bad paint scuff mark where i can see the plastic instead of the paint! I think i did it by having my hand there too much and also trying to clean it with something too strong

Doesn't anybody know if there's a company that will fairly cheaply colour match into a spray paint? I looked at halfords but they said they did it using the paint code on the car.

Cheers
Paul

i remember there bein a comercial on a little while ago for a DIY shop that could match the colour of anythin u bring into them, they scan it and make the paint up...

the DIY one with fish lips an the guy from men behaving badly in the add!

u have to excuse me i am crap with names!

isnt that dulux... they dont do spray cans of it though do they

find the same colour on a car and take in the colour code from that car

no lol, i doubt it, hence why I didn't consider it.....

black_cinq said:

isnt that dulux... they dont do spray cans of it though do they

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pah there is always one to burst my bubble!

hehe i was close tho!

Imola, my laptop is a grey colour, I would never find a car in the same colour!

Paul does the scratch matter that much? lol

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pah there is always one to burst my bubble!

hehe i was close tho!

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Sorry alex

i just had the most awesome idea, well till i realised u are a student an prob couldnt afford it!

but some of that flip paint an get it resprayed in a flip hehe how awesome would that b,

may b easier just to spray the whole thing black with black spray from halfrauds dude.

black_cinq said:

Sorry alex

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its all good i will let u off this once, u can just buy me a drink or three in skeggy to make up for it!

I think the flip paint idea was the best

You'd have a laptop everyone would be jealous of

it's not a scratch, it's an area about the size of a 2p piece that's like somebody has sprayed it light silver a little bit (like one spray). It looks tatty and the laptop is better than that! It's about £3 for a sticker to cover it up (i.e. P4 sticker) but it 1) wouldn't 100% cover it and 2) is expensive considering it won't be properly painted.

mase_abarth said:

its all good i will let u off this once, u can just buy me a drink or three in skeggy to make up for it!

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Lol! Thats fine with me

You do drink water dont you?

the interior spray u get from halfrauds would work fine, couple of coats of primer, could do it any colour u wanted, couple of coats of clear lacquar (sp) and it will look brand new!

cost u about £30 at the most.

The trouble with respraying it is that it would need to be completely broken into pieces and with a laptop, that's an awfully bad idea lol. I could mask everything off completely and be ok with a small area though, then t-cut it (hahaha) to get a colour match.

Ok, this is sounding sillier every moment!

black_cinq said:

Lol! Thats fine with me

You do drink water dont you?

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lol ooo thats good, and yes i do drink water, but not when the sun goes down, then the water turns into JD an coke!

pghstochaj said:

The trouble with respraying it is that it would need to be completely broken into pieces and with a laptop, that's an awfully bad idea lol. I could mask everything off completely and be ok with a small area though, then t-cut it (hahaha) to get a colour match.

Ok, this is sounding sillier every moment!

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as long as u covered the inside with masking tape it would b fine.... i think. personally i would go for a striking red, that way at least u kno it is yours!

have you tried the manufactuerers

Ah, we might have a problem there then

My bank balance will only stretch to water this weekend

Paul - where abouts is the scratch? i'm sure the majority of people wouldnt even notice it