So, my friend can't decide what to paint her new laptop...

Izulde · 07-10-2007, 02:45 AM

She's got it narrowed down to 3 choices and can't decide between those 3, so she begged me to set up a poll on one of the forums I hang out on.

I figured FOFC would be the most receptive to this (and have the most fun with it

), so here goes:

Choice #1

This is the one I personally like the best, but it's also the one she had the least to say about other than she thought it was pretty.

Choice #2

This is, according to her, her "favorite piece of artwork by one of my friends". This is also the first one she mentioned and the one that she's leaning towards. I told her she should go with her first hunch, but she still begged me to make a poll.

Choice #3

She's a Taoist so has obvious affinity with the yin-yang symbol.

She also asked for people to recommend other art that would be really cool. I personally advise against this, as it would lead to yet more indecision on her part.

Note:
The outcome of this poll will not affect me personally. I'm not dating her, I'm not getting it on with her and I have no intention of doing either, so do genuinely vote for what you think is best.

Poll forthcoming.

SackAttack · 07-10-2007, 03:12 AM

Think you could get away with "don't bother, the lead in the paint would make it too heavy to carry around"?

JonInMiddleGA · 07-10-2007, 03:13 AM

People paint laptops?

st.cronin · 07-10-2007, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+1

Emiliano · 07-10-2007, 03:56 AM

I like #2 the most.

Ksyrup · 07-10-2007, 06:13 AM

I would go with #1, but have it inscribed with her name. That way you can kill two unnecessary birds with one stone.

Brillig · 07-10-2007, 06:48 AM

I'm assuming she's done this before and knows what she's doing? Because I'd be cautious getting any sort of solvents around an LCD screen.

gottimd · 07-10-2007, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+2

stevew · 07-10-2007, 06:59 AM

I'm going to suggest that she paint a panoramic view of one of her close friends on it, with some kickass star wars posters in the background.

Draft Dodger · 07-10-2007, 07:44 AM

I'm going to suggest that she paint a panoramic view of one of her close friends on it, with some kickass star wars posters in the background.

Mustang · 07-10-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+3

KWhit · 07-10-2007, 08:21 AM

#1 and #2 are about equal to me. #3 is a very, very distant 3rd.

MikeVic · 07-10-2007, 08:46 AM

I think #1 is the nicest looking, but #2 and #3 actually have meaning to her. Between those two, I like #2 better... so I voted for that one.

Radii · 07-10-2007, 08:53 AM

I like #1 the best, but, WTF, people paint laptops?

flere-imsaho · 07-10-2007, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+4

SnDvls · 07-10-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+5

I heard of wraps similar to the ones for ipods, just not painting them.

is there some special paint needed for this or just the any Home Depot kind will do?

AZSpeechCoach · 07-10-2007, 12:16 PM

Can you use a roller? Will interior latex work? Do you need the blue tape?

korme · 07-10-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+6

I want to see some examples.

JonInMiddleGA · 07-10-2007, 12:23 PM

Apparently I am not the only non-cool old guy here at FOFC

For the record, I would think #1 would look better as a paint scheme on something the size of a laptop.

Lathum · 07-10-2007, 12:26 PM

Is it bad that I read the thread title and new it was Izulde before even looking?

and put me in the camp of having no idea you could paint a laptop.

gstelmack · 07-10-2007, 12:27 PM

MikeVic · 07-10-2007, 12:28 PM

Uhh and yeah, I didn't know about painting a laptop either..

+8.

Senator · 07-10-2007, 12:28 PM

Lathum is +9
I am +10.

B & B · 07-10-2007, 12:35 PM

Travis · 07-10-2007, 12:51 PM

Maybe even suggest painting some sort of decal/shell rather than the laptop itself? Not sure how long she plans on keeping this laptop for, but given the normal lifespans of computers for the group I hang out with, it seems like a lot of work not to be able to transfer over.

rkmsuf · 07-10-2007, 12:59 PM

I put vinyl siding on my laptop.

molson · 07-10-2007, 01:00 PM

I saw a lot of this at law school, and considered it a "hippie deal" (the art was typically radical political statements). I also don't understand how I can spill less than an onze of water on my laptop and it destroyes everything, where other people can coat the entire thing paint and nothing bad happens.

Desnudo · 07-10-2007, 01:09 PM

p0wned

JonInMiddleGA · 07-10-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

I put vinyl siding on my laptop.

Nicely done.

Toddzilla · 07-10-2007, 01:20 PM

where can I get *that* model laptop?

Lathum · 07-10-2007, 01:20 PM

1970's wood paneling?

gkb · 07-10-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

What number are we on now? +11 or something...I voted for #2.

Young Drachma · 07-10-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gkb

What number are we on now? +11 or something...I voted for #2.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+12

Young Drachma · 07-10-2007, 01:27 PM

How is it done? With real paint? So do you keep it when it dies, because you're tied to the paint job? Does it peel? It'd be hard to take that to work, I imagine.

Mustang · 07-10-2007, 01:41 PM

She's not blonde is she? Instead of painting her laptop, tell her there are these things called 'wallpaper' that she could use.

cthomer5000 · 07-10-2007, 02:06 PM

Flasch186 · 07-10-2007, 02:07 PM

+14

mine has synthetic stucco so its nice and moldy.

Travis · 07-10-2007, 02:08 PM

hxxp://www.schtickers.com/

Fidatelo · 07-10-2007, 02:13 PM

my brother bought a laptop several years ago, it was an old clunker (even at the time). I think he paid about $400.

Anyways, he decided to paint it silver. He used a brush. It did not go well. The thing still worked, but damn, it was not pretty. I don't think he ever really liked that laptop much after that.

nilodor · 07-10-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

+15

nilodor · 07-10-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

She's not blonde is she? Instead of painting her laptop, tell her there are these things called 'wallpaper' that she could use.

LOL

KWhit · 07-10-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

Duh.

Oilers9911 · 07-10-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

People paint laptops?

That was my first thought exactly.

Edit: Oh yeah....+16

Logan · 07-10-2007, 02:45 PM

I use crayons. I'm not high-tech enough to know I could've painted it.

+17.

johnnyshaka · 07-10-2007, 02:48 PM

This is what she should do:

Buccaneer · 07-10-2007, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Apparently I am not the only non-cool old guy here at FOFC

+1 on this one.

+whatever on what everyone is saying. Plus, I definitely would not recommend it. I would imagine the heat, as well as ambient light and environment, would cause some problems with the paint on the laptop, causing fading, chipping, toxic fumes and stuff.

wade moore · 07-11-2007, 06:15 AM

FWIW, I've definitely heard of painting desktops - airbrushing to be more specific. When I was in college I almost had it done, but never heard of laptops - doesn't seem like too big of a stretch though. In fact, the desktops I saw had the mouse, keyboard, everything done to match.

So, maybe I'm + 1/2?

so, +17 1/2

Logan · 07-11-2007, 06:59 AM

Sellout.

CraigSca · 07-11-2007, 08:21 AM

I'll pile on - it's in my nature. +18.5

Logan · 07-11-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigSca

I'll pile on - it's in my nature. +18.5

I'm invoking the power of rounding:

+19

Now we're back on track.

View Poll Results: What should it be painted?
Choice #1	13	33.33%
Choice #2	14	35.90%
Choice #3	0	0%
Other (specify)	1	2.56%
Trout painting!	11	28.21%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

07-10-2007, 03:56 AM	#5
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07-10-2007, 06:13 AM	#6
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07-10-2007, 07:44 AM	#10
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07-10-2007, 12:16 PM	#17
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07-10-2007, 03:12 AM	#2
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Think you could get away with "don't bother, the lead in the paint would make it too heavy to carry around"?

07-10-2007, 03:13 AM	#3
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	People paint laptops? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-10-2007, 06:48 AM	#7
Brillig College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mountain View, California	I'm assuming she's done this before and knows what she's doing? Because I'd be cautious getting any sort of solvents around an LCD screen.

07-10-2007, 06:59 AM	#9
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I'm going to suggest that she paint a panoramic view of one of her close friends on it, with some kickass star wars posters in the background.

07-10-2007, 08:21 AM	#12
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	#1 and #2 are about equal to me. #3 is a very, very distant 3rd.

07-10-2007, 08:46 AM	#13
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I think #1 is the nicest looking, but #2 and #3 actually have meaning to her. Between those two, I like #2 better... so I voted for that one.

07-10-2007, 08:53 AM	#14
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I like #1 the best, but, WTF, people paint laptops?

07-10-2007, 12:23 PM	#19
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Apparently I am not the only non-cool old guy here at FOFC For the record, I would think #1 would look better as a paint scheme on something the size of a laptop. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

07-10-2007, 12:26 PM	#20
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Is it bad that I read the thread title and new it was Izulde before even looking? and put me in the camp of having no idea you could paint a laptop.

07-10-2007, 12:27 PM	#21
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	+7! __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

07-10-2007, 12:28 PM	#22
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Uhh and yeah, I didn't know about painting a laptop either.. +8.

07-10-2007, 12:28 PM	#23
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	Lathum is +9 I am +10. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand Last edited by Senator : 07-10-2007 at 12:29 PM.

07-10-2007, 12:35 PM	#24
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07-10-2007, 12:51 PM	#25
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Maybe even suggest painting some sort of decal/shell rather than the laptop itself? Not sure how long she plans on keeping this laptop for, but given the normal lifespans of computers for the group I hang out with, it seems like a lot of work not to be able to transfer over. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

07-10-2007, 12:59 PM	#26
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I put vinyl siding on my laptop. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

07-10-2007, 01:00 PM	#27
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I saw a lot of this at law school, and considered it a "hippie deal" (the art was typically radical political statements). I also don't understand how I can spill less than an onze of water on my laptop and it destroyes everything, where other people can coat the entire thing paint and nothing bad happens. Last edited by molson : 07-10-2007 at 01:08 PM.

07-10-2007, 01:09 PM	#28
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	p0wned Last edited by Desnudo : 07-10-2007 at 01:10 PM.

07-10-2007, 01:20 PM	#30
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	where can I get that model laptop? Last edited by Toddzilla : 07-10-2007 at 01:22 PM.

07-10-2007, 01:20 PM	#31
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	1970's wood paneling? Last edited by Lathum : 07-10-2007 at 01:21 PM.

07-10-2007, 01:27 PM	#34
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07-10-2007, 01:41 PM	#35
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07-10-2007, 02:07 PM	#37
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	+14 mine has synthetic stucco so its nice and moldy. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

07-10-2007, 02:08 PM	#38
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07-10-2007, 02:13 PM	#39
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	my brother bought a laptop several years ago, it was an old clunker (even at the time). I think he paid about $400. Anyways, he decided to paint it silver. He used a brush. It did not go well. The thing still worked, but damn, it was not pretty. I don't think he ever really liked that laptop much after that. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

07-10-2007, 02:45 PM	#44
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I use crayons. I'm not high-tech enough to know I could've painted it. +17.

07-10-2007, 02:48 PM	#45
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	This is what she should do:

07-11-2007, 06:59 AM	#48
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Sellout.

07-11-2007, 08:21 AM	#49
CraigSca Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Not Delaware - hurray!	I'll pile on - it's in my nature. +18.5 __________________ She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! She loves you, yeah! how do you know? how do you know?

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