MY APOLOGIES for my earlier post it was supposed to be private. epecially since i have 300+ emails to go thru, busy week.
LAG
Daniel Padilla <dproldan_at_telefonica.net> wrote:
> > Digging trough some old backups, i found some pictures of the first
> > time i
> > painted my newton.
>
> Very nice. Did you sand/peel/etc. off the grippy green surface first?
>
I put the cases into a nail polish remover (acetone) bath, the rubber
paint peels without effort after that.
In the process I learned that they used different plastics for the
different parts of the newton. Only the back case, the front case and the
screen door will survive this acetone bath, other parts will melt.
Daniel Padilla
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