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I really want a mechanical keyboard coated with this.
by tenaciousDaniel 5y ago
I really want a mechanical keyboard coated with this.
- ksec 5y agoAre there any piratical purpose in doing it?
- stevenpetryk 5y agoYou can paint your black flag even blacker. Think of the plundering!
- Pet_Ant 5y agoI mean if you wanted black box for photographing things and wanted to minimise bounce lighting. This paint guarantees that only direct light would illuminate the subject.
- robbedpeter 5y agoIt'll make yer skull 'n crossbones really pop, matey!
- tenaciousDaniel 5y agoNot at all, would just look cool (in theory). Unfortunately the replies prove that it's impossible, at least right now.
- Eric_WVGG 5y agoUnfortunately surfaces coated with this (or Vantablack) cannot be touched, the coatings that creates the effect are too delicate. It's basically good for art projects and scientific applications.
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- eropple 5y agoSemple also sells an acrylic black paint which, while not this black, is pretty dang black and can be touched.
- atVelocet 5y agoAnd what’s the name of it and where can I get it?
- yifanl 5y agohttps://culturehustle.com/collections/black/products/raven-carbon-black-high-grade-professional-acrylic-paint-by-stuart-semple-100ml https://culturehustle.com/collections/black/products/raven-c... It mentions it's fabric-safe, so presumably durable enough for keyboards.
- chromaton 5y agoFrom the website: >Q. Can I paint my car / bike etc… >A. NO - 3.0 is quite fragile and will just scratch off, it won’t weather well.
- aquir 5y agoI wanted to paint my laptop with it but seeing this answer on their website made me sad :-(
- prox 5y agoJust paint it every week ;)
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- amelius 5y agoPainting your car white is the least you can do for the planet. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/painting-roofs-white-is-as-green-as-taking-cars-off-the-roads-for-50-years-says-study-7640770.html https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/painting-r...
- robbedpeter 5y agoA low gloss tough coating will add to the reflectivity, but a high gloss highly transparent coating might look really cool still.
- EliasWatson 5y agoTaeKeyboards has a video where he does that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKpsohmQMwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKpsohmQMwE It looks pretty good, but you can't put a clearcoat on it, so it's not durable enough to actually use as a keyboard. Still a fun item to have on your shelf though.
- 1-more 5y agoWait can you not clearcoat it because it ruins the effect? Or is it somehow too weak to accept a clear coat?
- h327 5y agoThe clear coat would ruin the effect by reflecting light, making the paint look less black
- 1-more 5y agoSure, I guess I'm imagining a thick enough coating where it looks like a very dark featureless surface under a transparent layer, which I think would look pretty cool. But that's not really clear coat so much as it is epoxy.
- sneak 5y agoAs others have pointed out, this will only work until you touch it. I use the Das Keyboard ultimate, which is matte black and, while partially reflective (and moreso on the keycaps where finger oil accumulates) it's still pretty great-looking.