Nice custom paint job on Nintendo DS

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, December 27, 2007 12:42 PM | permalink

Just as cars run better when washed, games play better when the device has an opalescent sparkle paint job.

Shawn says: "I just finished a paint job on an Original DS as a gift for my girlfriend. It was part of a multi staged attack plan to get her into gaming. She never gamed before she met me and thought all games were first person shooters... After playing Nintendogs, New York Times Crossword Puzzle, Cooking Mama, and My Word Coach on a shinny Purple DS she is now Wii bowling with the best of them and playing Zelda on occasion." Link

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#1 posted by jerrberr , December 27, 2007 1:11 PM

The correct term is "Purple Metal Flake"

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#2 posted by Jeff , December 27, 2007 1:41 PM

Did you actually spray it? That must have required a lot of frisket or masking tape. Looks very girly. I love it. I want one!

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#3 posted by Anonymous , December 27, 2007 2:24 PM

As Red Green always said "if the woman don't find you handsome they should atleast find you handy"!

I did spray the whole thing. You can check out the pictures for the details. I made comments on everything as well.

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Shawn

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#4 posted by TzareaM , December 27, 2007 2:28 PM

Pimp your DS... it's DOT COM!

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#5 posted by stratosfyr , December 27, 2007 4:54 PM

I painted a laptop and a calculator (as practice for the laptop) a little while ago... pretty much the same way. The laptop is red and the calculator is blue-green automotive paint (looks much nicer than the enamel on the laptop but unfortunately wouldn't stick), both with light copper spray over it. A fun project if you aren't afraid of taking your electronics apart and have good ventilation! (I got in trouble with that...)

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#6 posted by JamesMason , December 27, 2007 10:49 PM

Totally off topic, but mentioned in the article. Got DS + games for my kids from Santa, ordered NYTimes crossword "game" also for myself. Thanks to the timing feature, it would be possible to document that I have "played" probably 12+ hours in the last two days, much to the dismay of my kids, who are placated only in the fact that we also got a Wii.

It rocks! If you are into crosswords, you must get a DS with this game. The only problem is that I will eventually run out of puzzles. I am so hoping this becomes a "franchise" so there will be more in the future.

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#7 posted by organisciak , December 28, 2007 11:12 AM

I did the same thing a few years ago, and my DS looks very similar, but blue. Here's a photo of it after I sanded the old paint off and soaked it for a while: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organisciak/114676205/