painted my dreamcast

[fast]

As stupid as it sounds, it depends on the type of paint.

[chipperkwah]

That makes me wonder. Is there any good way to strip the paint off a console?

Fingers crossed! We can hope.

[Scooter]

There is a paint stripping product made for model railroading. It strips paint off of plastic without doing damage to the plastic.

[puke_face]

I think an airbrush for model cars would work better than krylon, use a quality paint and sand the old stuff off of it before hand. But then again i would never try to paint my own console, IMO, thats what keeps them unique is their own look amongst other consoles, from the factory is how they were intended it to be. But from the same stand point, I would much rather have a better running car than the ones from the factory so I would enhance performance and possibly paint it. At least you were thinking outside of the 'bun' and 'went to taco bell' instead, 'eh comrade??

[fast]

I dont remember the type of plastic the Dreamcast is made of, but the most common way to strip nonlatex spraypaint is acetone/nail polish remover. Spray it on, let it sit, wipe it off. If the paint is acrylic you can let it soak in knock off pinesol overnight and then attack it with a soft brush or rag and it works wonders - same with removing paint from pewter figurines... Both technically work on latex paint but it is much harder. I have had decent luck using isopropel on dried latex but I do not suggest it for plastic. Some people use dot 3 brake fulid but thats just crazy (and has an awful smell).

What Scooter is talkign about is probably Bix paint stripper. Which is great, but for a $2 at the dollar store I can get Pineglo and an ABS plastic container to "dunk" it in. If you really want to go fancy, you can get an ultrasonic shaker.

[corn619]

The best way to paint a console is to get a spare shell or extra broken console. The Krylon Fusion works well if you keep the coats thin and tacky. I wonder if it would be feasable to mold your own custom looking shells like Ben Heck does?

[h8b1llg8ts]

why not a case mod? If you want to do something different there are quite a few other options then that paint job ...

[Mozgus]

I just remembered I painted a gamecube in 2003. It looked alright, but the paint wasn't the right kind. It remained sort of squishy forever, and you'd leave permanent fingerprints on it if you pressed too hard anywhere on it, even weeks later.

[DCsegaDH]

I painted my DC awhile ago,I wanted it to look subtle so I painted it metallic gray kind of like a Sega Sports DC.I have 2 that's why I painted it and it was a $5 DC also.You should always take time to paint and not rush it and you should of at least masked off the DC logo.http://www.racketboy.com/forum/download/file.php?id=114

This is how you paint a console if you do want to do it:
1.get some smooth sand paper,shouldn't scratch it
2.wipe it down,no dirt on surface
3.mask off areas that you don't want sprayed,take your time
4.spray even coats of plastic primer back and forth
5.spray the paint evenly and then clear coat if you want it to last and not chip
6.then wait 24 hours or less for it to dry

[Niode]

These are my case mods. Apart from my GC which I haven't got a pic of. The SNES is now finished, when I get round to taking a pic I'll post it up.
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 609#p45609

You really should use spray paint to paint consoles. Never use poster/acrylic paints it never turns out good.

Follow DCsegaDH's little guide and you should be golden. The key rule is lots of thin coats. Your first coat should just look like you've covered the plastic in specs. The next coat should come several hours after the first, to make sure that the paint has dried 100%. After you have done a few coats just clear coat it.