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Today i invalidated my warranty and cast caution to the wind as i ripped apart my gamecube and re-sprayed the outside.
The pics aren't very good, only one really shows the actual colour with any kind of accuracy.
Still, here's the link:
http://huw41.tripod.com/blue/cube.html
The process:
1. carefully, remembering where everything went, open the cube and take it all apart. (The way it's pieced together you'll need to seperate quite a lot of the innards to be able to remove the case).
2. respray everything apropriate. For me, this was all the purple parts (including buttons). Give it a couple of coats if required.
Also, and i figure with the handling, this is quite important, when dry add a spray top-coat to protect the paintwork and keep it from rubbing off on stuff.
3. When dry, reassemble everything.
I also chose to cover the labels (such as the ATi one, the one under the lid and the one underneath) with masking tape, to be removed after painting, to keep them visible. I covered the rubber feet on the front too, as i'd have needed some other tools to remove them.
Now, this isn't exactly a basic job, you'll need to be able to handle a screwdriver and keep all the pieces organised well, and you'll certainly need a good range of phillips (cross) head screwdrivers to cope with all the screws in there, and as well as forefitting your warranty, you risk it not working when it goes back together (i was nervous as i fired it up after re-assembly :^) ).
You'll also need a specially shaped head to get into the 4 main screws in the case (available from lik-sang) and a long barrelled socketed screwdriver (any diy or nerdy electronics store).
However, it looks the nuts. Much nicer than purple (well, i prefer it :^) ), and because of the way the cube is assembled, it should look very professional when done. Mine now looks, for the most part, like it was born blue :^)
Problems? Well, as one of the pictures shows, the ATi sticker took a bit of paint at the bottom, a shame as the other two made it out pretty much perfectly). Instead of spraying over it completely though, i prefer to look on it as a cool battle scar.
Also, the open button is a little less smooth than it once was, but not seriously.
Other than that, it's all worked out as well as i could have hoped.
While i was at it, i sprayed my 4gamers memory card in the same colour. The card itself is very unreliable, and i don't use it any more, but it's nice to have a matching one there.
Doing the card itself was incredibly simple. If opening up your whole console intimidates you, this could be a better option - 2 screws, 2 bits a plastic, a circuit board and a bit of mettle. Simple stuff.
Keep in mind thouh that official cards have tricky screws needing a special screwdriver head which i for one haven't come across anywhere. My 2 third party memory cards have phillips (cross) head screws, i expect most third party cards will be the same.
So, a few hours work, a tenner on paint (although i've not used much from either can), and i had to buy screwdrivers, you can probably borrow suitable ones though. Oh, and around a fiver for the special screwdriver head.
And now my gamecube is unique and frankly downright beautiful :^)
I'd say it was worth it.
*Disclaimer - if you want to try and do this, it's nothing to do with me, you're on your own. I accept no responsobility whatsoever if you balls it up. The whole post only describes what i chose to do to my cube. If you want to do something similar, you chose to, and take the risks yourself.
Nothing to do with me :^P
The pics aren't very good, only one really shows the actual colour with any kind of accuracy.
Still, here's the link:
http://huw41.tripod.com/blue/cube.html
The process:
1. carefully, remembering where everything went, open the cube and take it all apart. (The way it's pieced together you'll need to seperate quite a lot of the innards to be able to remove the case).
2. respray everything apropriate. For me, this was all the purple parts (including buttons). Give it a couple of coats if required.
Also, and i figure with the handling, this is quite important, when dry add a spray top-coat to protect the paintwork and keep it from rubbing off on stuff.
3. When dry, reassemble everything.
I also chose to cover the labels (such as the ATi one, the one under the lid and the one underneath) with masking tape, to be removed after painting, to keep them visible. I covered the rubber feet on the front too, as i'd have needed some other tools to remove them.
Now, this isn't exactly a basic job, you'll need to be able to handle a screwdriver and keep all the pieces organised well, and you'll certainly need a good range of phillips (cross) head screwdrivers to cope with all the screws in there, and as well as forefitting your warranty, you risk it not working when it goes back together (i was nervous as i fired it up after re-assembly :^) ).
You'll also need a specially shaped head to get into the 4 main screws in the case (available from lik-sang) and a long barrelled socketed screwdriver (any diy or nerdy electronics store).
However, it looks the nuts. Much nicer than purple (well, i prefer it :^) ), and because of the way the cube is assembled, it should look very professional when done. Mine now looks, for the most part, like it was born blue :^)
Problems? Well, as one of the pictures shows, the ATi sticker took a bit of paint at the bottom, a shame as the other two made it out pretty much perfectly). Instead of spraying over it completely though, i prefer to look on it as a cool battle scar.
Also, the open button is a little less smooth than it once was, but not seriously.
Other than that, it's all worked out as well as i could have hoped.
While i was at it, i sprayed my 4gamers memory card in the same colour. The card itself is very unreliable, and i don't use it any more, but it's nice to have a matching one there.
Doing the card itself was incredibly simple. If opening up your whole console intimidates you, this could be a better option - 2 screws, 2 bits a plastic, a circuit board and a bit of mettle. Simple stuff.
Keep in mind thouh that official cards have tricky screws needing a special screwdriver head which i for one haven't come across anywhere. My 2 third party memory cards have phillips (cross) head screws, i expect most third party cards will be the same.
So, a few hours work, a tenner on paint (although i've not used much from either can), and i had to buy screwdrivers, you can probably borrow suitable ones though. Oh, and around a fiver for the special screwdriver head.
And now my gamecube is unique and frankly downright beautiful :^)
I'd say it was worth it.
*Disclaimer - if you want to try and do this, it's nothing to do with me, you're on your own. I accept no responsobility whatsoever if you balls it up. The whole post only describes what i chose to do to my cube. If you want to do something similar, you chose to, and take the risks yourself.
Nothing to do with me :^P
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RastaBillySkank wrote:
> It does indeed look the nuts. Same colour as the debugging ones
> actually.
> Well done :-)
Lol, thanks :^)
> It does indeed look the nuts. Same colour as the debugging ones
> actually.
> Well done :-)
Lol, thanks :^)
Syphonical wrote:
> No offence....but it doesn't look like you've changed it at all.
> You can only see it on the bottom(in one picture) as you said but you
> still did a good job, but i have to ask.... what happened to the
> feet???
Yeah, the lighting wasn't great and the pics were taken with a digital camera with no flash. The picture of the bottom is reasonably close to the actual colour, but itdefinitely does look.. 'different'.
And i have some of those special stand things , as shown in one of the pictures. I quite like them.
> No offence....but it doesn't look like you've changed it at all.
> You can only see it on the bottom(in one picture) as you said but you
> still did a good job, but i have to ask.... what happened to the
> feet???
Yeah, the lighting wasn't great and the pics were taken with a digital camera with no flash. The picture of the bottom is reasonably close to the actual colour, but itdefinitely does look.. 'different'.
And i have some of those special stand things , as shown in one of the pictures. I quite like them.
It does indeed look the nuts. Same colour as the debugging ones actually.
Well done :-)
Well done :-)
Oh, another *important* point:
Just after spraying, i coughed up a bit of flob with small amounts of the blue of my new gamecube in.
I'm not about to fall over dead (i hope!), but it's probably not entierly healthy.
So if you're going to do this, i recomend some kind of mask (you can get special filter masks dirt cheap if you know where to look. I don't, but i've seen them before).
That or make sure you have very good ventiation while you work.
Just after spraying, i coughed up a bit of flob with small amounts of the blue of my new gamecube in.
I'm not about to fall over dead (i hope!), but it's probably not entierly healthy.
So if you're going to do this, i recomend some kind of mask (you can get special filter masks dirt cheap if you know where to look. I don't, but i've seen them before).
That or make sure you have very good ventiation while you work.
No offence....but it doesn't look like you've changed it at all.
You can only see it on the bottom(in one picture) as you said but you still did a good job, but i have to ask.... what happened to the feet???
You can only see it on the bottom(in one picture) as you said but you still did a good job, but i have to ask.... what happened to the feet???
A blue cube? Groovy ^_^
I'd like a nice shiny red Cube, but I'm no good at doing stuff like that *_*
Looks like you did a good job though :)
I'd like a nice shiny red Cube, but I'm no good at doing stuff like that *_*
Looks like you did a good job though :)
Today i invalidated my warranty and cast caution to the wind as i ripped apart my gamecube and re-sprayed the outside.
The pics aren't very good, only one really shows the actual colour with any kind of accuracy.
Still, here's the link:
http://huw41.tripod.com/blue/cube.html
The process:
1. carefully, remembering where everything went, open the cube and take it all apart. (The way it's pieced together you'll need to seperate quite a lot of the innards to be able to remove the case).
2. respray everything apropriate. For me, this was all the purple parts (including buttons). Give it a couple of coats if required.
Also, and i figure with the handling, this is quite important, when dry add a spray top-coat to protect the paintwork and keep it from rubbing off on stuff.
3. When dry, reassemble everything.
I also chose to cover the labels (such as the ATi one, the one under the lid and the one underneath) with masking tape, to be removed after painting, to keep them visible. I covered the rubber feet on the front too, as i'd have needed some other tools to remove them.
Now, this isn't exactly a basic job, you'll need to be able to handle a screwdriver and keep all the pieces organised well, and you'll certainly need a good range of phillips (cross) head screwdrivers to cope with all the screws in there, and as well as forefitting your warranty, you risk it not working when it goes back together (i was nervous as i fired it up after re-assembly :^) ).
You'll also need a specially shaped head to get into the 4 main screws in the case (available from lik-sang) and a long barrelled socketed screwdriver (any diy or nerdy electronics store).
However, it looks the nuts. Much nicer than purple (well, i prefer it :^) ), and because of the way the cube is assembled, it should look very professional when done. Mine now looks, for the most part, like it was born blue :^)
Problems? Well, as one of the pictures shows, the ATi sticker took a bit of paint at the bottom, a shame as the other two made it out pretty much perfectly). Instead of spraying over it completely though, i prefer to look on it as a cool battle scar.
Also, the open button is a little less smooth than it once was, but not seriously.
Other than that, it's all worked out as well as i could have hoped.
While i was at it, i sprayed my 4gamers memory card in the same colour. The card itself is very unreliable, and i don't use it any more, but it's nice to have a matching one there.
Doing the card itself was incredibly simple. If opening up your whole console intimidates you, this could be a better option - 2 screws, 2 bits a plastic, a circuit board and a bit of mettle. Simple stuff.
Keep in mind thouh that official cards have tricky screws needing a special screwdriver head which i for one haven't come across anywhere. My 2 third party memory cards have phillips (cross) head screws, i expect most third party cards will be the same.
So, a few hours work, a tenner on paint (although i've not used much from either can), and i had to buy screwdrivers, you can probably borrow suitable ones though. Oh, and around a fiver for the special screwdriver head.
And now my gamecube is unique and frankly downright beautiful :^)
I'd say it was worth it.
*Disclaimer - if you want to try and do this, it's nothing to do with me, you're on your own. I accept no responsobility whatsoever if you balls it up. The whole post only describes what i chose to do to my cube. If you want to do something similar, you chose to, and take the risks yourself.
Nothing to do with me :^P
The pics aren't very good, only one really shows the actual colour with any kind of accuracy.
Still, here's the link:
http://huw41.tripod.com/blue/cube.html
The process:
1. carefully, remembering where everything went, open the cube and take it all apart. (The way it's pieced together you'll need to seperate quite a lot of the innards to be able to remove the case).
2. respray everything apropriate. For me, this was all the purple parts (including buttons). Give it a couple of coats if required.
Also, and i figure with the handling, this is quite important, when dry add a spray top-coat to protect the paintwork and keep it from rubbing off on stuff.
3. When dry, reassemble everything.
I also chose to cover the labels (such as the ATi one, the one under the lid and the one underneath) with masking tape, to be removed after painting, to keep them visible. I covered the rubber feet on the front too, as i'd have needed some other tools to remove them.
Now, this isn't exactly a basic job, you'll need to be able to handle a screwdriver and keep all the pieces organised well, and you'll certainly need a good range of phillips (cross) head screwdrivers to cope with all the screws in there, and as well as forefitting your warranty, you risk it not working when it goes back together (i was nervous as i fired it up after re-assembly :^) ).
You'll also need a specially shaped head to get into the 4 main screws in the case (available from lik-sang) and a long barrelled socketed screwdriver (any diy or nerdy electronics store).
However, it looks the nuts. Much nicer than purple (well, i prefer it :^) ), and because of the way the cube is assembled, it should look very professional when done. Mine now looks, for the most part, like it was born blue :^)
Problems? Well, as one of the pictures shows, the ATi sticker took a bit of paint at the bottom, a shame as the other two made it out pretty much perfectly). Instead of spraying over it completely though, i prefer to look on it as a cool battle scar.
Also, the open button is a little less smooth than it once was, but not seriously.
Other than that, it's all worked out as well as i could have hoped.
While i was at it, i sprayed my 4gamers memory card in the same colour. The card itself is very unreliable, and i don't use it any more, but it's nice to have a matching one there.
Doing the card itself was incredibly simple. If opening up your whole console intimidates you, this could be a better option - 2 screws, 2 bits a plastic, a circuit board and a bit of mettle. Simple stuff.
Keep in mind thouh that official cards have tricky screws needing a special screwdriver head which i for one haven't come across anywhere. My 2 third party memory cards have phillips (cross) head screws, i expect most third party cards will be the same.
So, a few hours work, a tenner on paint (although i've not used much from either can), and i had to buy screwdrivers, you can probably borrow suitable ones though. Oh, and around a fiver for the special screwdriver head.
And now my gamecube is unique and frankly downright beautiful :^)
I'd say it was worth it.
*Disclaimer - if you want to try and do this, it's nothing to do with me, you're on your own. I accept no responsobility whatsoever if you balls it up. The whole post only describes what i chose to do to my cube. If you want to do something similar, you chose to, and take the risks yourself.
Nothing to do with me :^P
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