Kindle in Black?

Houdini7 · 04-26-2008, 03:00 PM

I absolutely love my new Kindle, but I want it in Black. Or at-least a darker gray.

Has anyone attempted to paint theirs?

Will Amazon sell me just the plastic shell so I can practice?

Ervserver · 04-26-2008, 06:25 PM

Krylon makes a spray paint just for plastic, get it at Wal Mart. Not painted a Kindle yet but I did a custom paint job on the better half's laptop computer. Pink of course

NatCh · 04-26-2008, 10:29 PM

Make sure you cover the screen very carefully!

By the way, that Glad Press-N-Seal stuff is not a good choice for covering the screen.

It works just fine, but it can strip the topmost layer off the display. That hasn't really caused me actual problems on my PRS500, but it's probably not a bad idea to avoid doing anyway.

Houdini7 · 04-26-2008, 10:45 PM

I'm wondering how hard it would be to remove all the guts and Screen from the white housing. that way I could get a solid application of paint, and not worry about masking the screen...
Maybe I'll wait for a few weeks, just to make sure I do not have any warranty issues...

NatCh · 04-26-2008, 11:11 PM

I dunno, that's a good idea, though. It'd be relatively easy with a PRS500, and I think the 505 isn't really more difficult, but I've never held a Kindle, so I couldn't offer a comment that would be worth anything.

Alisa · 04-27-2008, 02:31 AM

I might risk spray painting it just taping off the screen if it weren't for the keyboard. I wouldn't want to spray the keys and make them unreadable and I'd worry that the paint would get in through there and mess stuff up. I think I would feel more comfortable removing the housing to paint, but then I'd end up with a dark Kindle with white keys which might be functionally better (the white case wouldn't bounce so much light back reducing the contrast) but might be rather funny-looking. Of course, I'm a Kindle owner. So that already says I prefer function over form, I suppose.

daffy4u · 04-27-2008, 12:01 PM

Maybe someone with a broken Kindle would be willing to experiment. Somewhere around here I saw a link to a page with pictures of a Kindle completely taken apart, so it would be easier to paint.

Houdini7 · 04-27-2008, 01:36 PM

Igor's step by step
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2172951...7603433447881/

Even though he did not remove the LCD, it still looks do-oable....

But I'd feel better if I had a spare shell 'just i case'
Maybe I'll contact support and see if I can buy one. (I doubt it though)

04-26-2008, 03:00 PM	#1
Houdini7 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 300 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle	Kindle in Black? I absolutely love my new Kindle, but I want it in Black. Or at-least a darker gray. Has anyone attempted to paint theirs? Will Amazon sell me just the plastic shell so I can practice?

04-27-2008, 01:36 PM	#8
Houdini7 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 300 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle	Igor's place has the photo... Igor's step by step http://www.flickr.com/photos/2172951...7603433447881/ Even though he did not remove the LCD, it still looks do-oable.... But I'd feel better if I had a spare shell 'just i case' Maybe I'll contact support and see if I can buy one. (I doubt it though)

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04-26-2008, 06:25 PM	#2
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Krylon makes a spray paint just for plastic, get it at Wal Mart. Not painted a Kindle yet but I did a custom paint job on the better half's laptop computer. Pink of course

04-26-2008, 10:29 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Make sure you cover the screen very carefully! By the way, that Glad Press-N-Seal stuff is not a good choice for covering the screen. It works just fine, but it can strip the topmost layer off the display. That hasn't really caused me actual problems on my PRS500, but it's probably not a bad idea to avoid doing anyway.

04-26-2008, 10:45 PM	#4
Houdini7 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 300 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle	I'm wondering how hard it would be to remove all the guts and Screen from the white housing. that way I could get a solid application of paint, and not worry about masking the screen... Maybe I'll wait for a few weeks, just to make sure I do not have any warranty issues...

04-26-2008, 11:11 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I dunno, that's a good idea, though. It'd be relatively easy with a PRS500, and I think the 505 isn't really more difficult, but I've never held a Kindle, so I couldn't offer a comment that would be worth anything.

04-27-2008, 02:31 AM	#6
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I might risk spray painting it just taping off the screen if it weren't for the keyboard. I wouldn't want to spray the keys and make them unreadable and I'd worry that the paint would get in through there and mess stuff up. I think I would feel more comfortable removing the housing to paint, but then I'd end up with a dark Kindle with white keys which might be functionally better (the white case wouldn't bounce so much light back reducing the contrast) but might be rather funny-looking. Of course, I'm a Kindle owner. So that already says I prefer function over form, I suppose.

04-27-2008, 12:01 PM	#7
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Maybe someone with a broken Kindle would be willing to experiment. Somewhere around here I saw a link to a page with pictures of a Kindle completely taken apart, so it would be easier to paint.

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