Painting a Commodore 64 Case (Disgusting C64 Part 3)
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- It's time to paint that disgusting case that we weren't able to restore properly just with elbow grease and retrobrighting. Rather than trying to match the original breadbin case tones, I'm just picking a bright, loud color and going for it. I'll cover choice of paints, technique, and how it turned out, as well as the restoration of a few more odds and ends.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Prep work
02:42 Colors
04:16 Painting
08:02 Rusted metal
10:56 Restoring the manual
12:16 Putting case back together
14:47 Badges
16:03 Final result
17:00 Testing
18:07 Conclusion
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RMC case-painting episode: • BBC Micro - Did The UK...
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#commodore #c64 #restoration - Наука та технологія
Electric blue is _perfect_ for a C64: after all, it fits with the default BASIC colours when you boot!
That's very true!
As a CPC owner back in the day, painting the C64 in Spectrum colours would've been hilarious.
I salute your daughters wish to troll the (sometimes overly judgemental) retro community!
Oh, I still find it hilarious. I had to resist the temptation 😃
@@NoelsRetroLab You should've resisted the temptation to resist the temptation! (-:
I really like your daughters idea. Lateral thinking. I might get a C64 and do it.
Maybe use more muted tones for the rainbow!
You should totally do it! If so, send me a picture and I'll show it to her. You'll make her day 😃
That would look so cool. A C64 in Spectrum colours. :)
@@NoelsRetroLab It mighnt take a few years. bucket list is a bit long. but iT's definitely on there.
Back in the 1980s I used to go into shops selling home computers and type in a program on the Spectrums that made them simulate the Commodore 64 start screen, complete with flashing cursor. It was fun watching the confused looks on other customers' faces!
Someone must have mentioned it but you have the space bar on 180 degrees at the end of the video. :-)
I love the case color!
Haha, yes, I noticed it too late after the photo shoot. Doh! It's all good now 😃
The case color is better than phthalo blue and a sunset, but it needs a lighter colored keyboard.
Beautiful work. I really like this!
Thank you so much 😀 You were definitely one of the inspirations since I remember that nice, red C64 you painted a while back!
@@NoelsRetroLab Ah the Commodore music maker upgrade. Funnily enough I’ve been editing a directors cut of that series just yesterday!
Retro Recipes But you know how there's inevitably always great controversy that springs up over the theatrical release vs the director's cut ... oh wait ... I get it - that's the whole idea! :-)
The Spectrum idea from your daughter would actually be amazing. I wouldnt care what the "haters" or the "snobs" say, it would have been a true homage to 2 of the greatest 80's influencers. Just noticed that @Catriona is going to do one, that would be cool. Hahaha really got for a moment with retrobrighting paper !!!!!
My happiest day would when opening a 80's computer and finding little marker pen ticks on the chips, knowing that Noel or Adrian had been in there first !!!!!
Sorry I am putting marks on chips too so you couldn't know if it is from Noel or Adrian. :-D
Thanks for the details about painting, it's what I have the most tribulation about. 🇨🇦🐧
I love that blue. Excellent choice. I would proudly display that machine where everyone could see it.
Electric blue feels appropriate for the C64 given what you see when you turn it on. Great job! :-)
Wow, that looks amazing. Blue is my favorite color. What you did what was great because it saved a machine from the landfill. Hopefully I find a reasonably priced machine soon, so I can try my own custom paint job.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!
Electric Blue makes me think of something naughty back in the 80s UK lol
It's actually fitting for a C64 and all its sex games back then... ;-)
That was first thing that popped into my head to
My initial thought was "SMURFS!". So I guess I still have hope, even though I know exactly what you mean without googling.
Looks Amazing! cool hehe I remember having an MSX and by that time my friend had a C64 and I was always impressed by the music and graphics of it, later on I had an Amiga because my father had a Video Producing company, gosh Commodore, what times...
As I child of the 80s who ended up in engineering and computer science because of his C64, I would like to say this is COMPLETELY in keeping with the spirit of the C64. In the era of monochrome, CGA, and whatever the Apple II had, the Commodore was all about creativity, color, and music. It was just so much fun. I think this pays homage to the spirit of what it really was all about.
I was like "argh, a blue C64!" but after seeing how you revised this baby... you did well and if I could I would maybe do the same with a bin in this condition.
The final result looks superb! It’s wonderful to take something that anybody else would have thrown in the trash and restore it to such a wonderful working condition.
Looks beautiful and modern, congrats.
Retrobrighting all manuals now!
I'm amazed more people don't paint them. I mean if you do it right, and you did - who cares. I'd say you just did one of the best restorations I've seen.
I would only do that for cases where there's nothing to lose anymore, so to speak. That way, preserved cases stay preserved and the ugly ones get a new lease of life such as this one.
That glob of solder on the RF shield is important. It lets the lid make good electrical contact with the base.
I would definitely go back in and solder that.
Absolutely love the blue color - looks brilliant! Well done Noel!!
Noel, this is an amazing restoration!! Well done. Also, your daughter is fantastic! Cheers
Thank you so much 😀
Now THAT is a beauty! The color suits the 64 perfectly. Good job Noel.
Fantastic work on the case. I would have liked to see electro-plating of the RF shield and cartrisge bracket though, maybe next time.
Awesome outcome! Love the colour choice. Great job. 👍
Glad you like it
My god, this is some absolutely beautiful work! Your daughter is an absolute genius for suggesting the Spectrum colours, but I absolutely love the outcome of the electric blue, like others have mentioned, because it matches perfectly with the default BASIC colour scheme!
I could never push myself to paint my C64 as it really isn't that bad despite being an eBay purchase, but if I had to, this colour would be quite a contender.
I have to say, I was a teensy bit skeptical about the color, but given the condition of the case - of course a paint job had to be done. Seeing the result completely changed my mind, it looks great! It turned out amazing. What a transformation. Thanks for sharing this journey with us!
Great video 👍 really liked the tips on spray painting as it's something that normally scares the pants of me!
Glad it was helpful! I was also pretty intimidated before, but now I'll certainly repeat it when it's needed again.
The result is absolutely beautiful. I'd take it over the bland usual brown/grey ones any time.
Awesome job on the case! It looks gorgeous!
Thank you! Cheers!
I want to see a spin off channel that's just Noel's daughter styling old computers like their competition
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Had some doubts before the keyboard went in, but the end result was amazing. Good job, Noel!
Wow! 😮 I absolutely love that color Noel! And that's one of the best C64 spray paint jobs I've seen on UA-cam. I would definitely keep that C64 for myself to enjoy. I kind of wanted to see the worn badges against the new spray paint, but the new ones look amazing too. Well done! 👏 (I'm off to spray paint my C64 now... (jk))
Thanks so much! To be totally honest, I had some doubts after I picked the paint. I realized I hadn't taken the brownish color of the keys into account and that maybe I should have gone with an earth tone instead. But I'm really glad I picked that one. To me it all came together with as soon as I put the badges. Like magic! 😃
@@NoelsRetroLab I was actually surprised how good the keys looked with the color.
@@HAGSLAB Right! Total blind luck 😃
From rags to riches. That C64 looks amazing! ❤
Nice! Imagine if Commodore released the C64 in colours like that back in the day!
Right? I know some people say it's too different, but I think they would have been really striking in a color like that.
Wow! Loved how the system turned out! The blue was a perfect choice, considering the default BASIC colours, and also Commodore's use of a lot of blue in their branding and design (manuals, packaging, etc)
Saw the first part in my YT feed, decided to watch on a whim, and ended up watching all three parts back-to-back, and was entertained and informed all the way through.
You've just gained another subscriber from this, well done!
Awesome! I'm really glad you enjoyed the whole trip 😃
@14:24 guess the rust remover dissolved the zinc plating on the steel screws, thus uncovering their true and original dark colour of the steel.
The zinc plating has dual purpose. On the first hand it is a mechanical protector of the steel, preventing oxygen and moisture to get into the steel itself. And when the galvanic corrosion kicks in, the zinc, being less noble and acting as an anode in the electrochemical pair, corrodes faster and prevents the corrosion of the more noble metal that acts as a cathode. In this case, the steel is not corroded.
Great work on the C64, it looks absolutely stunning!
Looks great in "Smurf Blue" :)
Would suggest that you embedd the old manual in acrylic resin to perserve it and have a great "conversation piece" in your shelf.
That is what i call. "Gorgeous". I love that colour blue and you've done an outstanding job on the paint work. Brilliant work, Noel :)
Since years, i have searched a game, that i played on my atari clone, back in old day's. And I just watching this video and BANG. River Raid. Thank you!
Haha, I'm glad! I know from experience that it can be frustrating to remember a game but to have no idea of the name or how to even find it. Glad that triggered it! 😃
What a fantastic restoration, Noel! That c64 looks amazing.
Great color! That and gold were my High School's colors. I also have a Kickstarter KS64C that is a very similar color to that.
It looks fantastic Noel, and I love the choice of colour. Another C64 rescued!
Good job on fixing this, it looks great. Thanks for all of the content.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Noel! Great final result! Congrats for having a daughter with amazing taste! Painting it like a Spectrum would be a blast!!!! Thumbs up for her!!!!
I absolutely love it! I'm all for getting it clean and modern, just because that's how I actually remember these machines, not like they are now usually.
Wow, this channel deserves more subs. Great work! Subbed!
Much appreciated!!
Well I wasn’t originally convinced by the choice of electric blue but it turned out brilliant in the end. Fantastic restoration overall and one more piece of computer history gets to live on for a while longer.
To be totally honest, I wasn't convinced either. After I ordered it, I started second-guessing myself when I realized the keys are brownish and that maybe I should have gone for an earth tone instead. So the ending was a surprise for me as well. Really happy how it turned out! 😃
Absolutely love how this turned out! What an amazing colour. If Commodore would have sold coloured cases back in the day this could very well be one of them if you ask me!
Looks great.
Last year I bought a system in a terrible state so I spray painted my C64c orange, I like the vibrant colour to it. I actually tried spray painting the grill to match the various colours on the C64 logo, but it didn't come out well and I went over it all in the one colour. It was my first spray job though.
Thanks! It's great that spray painting is a good last-resort when everything else fails 😃
I think this was exactly the video I was looking for Noel. I've a project to paint a 1541-II drive.
Sweet! Send me a picture with the result! 😃
@@NoelsRetroLab will do. Part of the plan is to source a replacement, colourful badge for the front. I contact Luke via his Etsy to see if he could help out.
I agree, it's really looking great! The blue colour was a good choice! And I understand that you wanna keep it. Just like the TI 99/4A I got for cheap and had to paint. A successful paint job adds some value to the machine.
That case looks incredible. Great colour choice, and an amazing restoration! Amazing!
Impressive result! I'm actually shocked at how good it looks. Well done Noel!
Wow. Amazing job on this whole project!
Fantastic series and the spray paint job turned out fantastic. Usually, spray painted C64s look horrible imo, because the paint looks way too thick. This one looks quite good, indeed. And 'electric blue' works perfectly with the keyboard colour. 👍
Amazing video Noel. Painting it in that colour really makes it pop...looks incredible. Love your channel.
Great series!!. And the result is fantastic. Seeing the initial condition of this C64 I could not imagine it would end up looking as good as this!. Congrats.
This is absolutely beautiful!!! Well done! Great work.
Glad you like it!
I've been waiting for this and you did not disappoint!!! That color choice was amazing! Great video! Really enjoyed the series!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the blue! Really enjoyed the transformation and it still has the Commodore feel. Well done. 👍🏻
wow. That turned out really nice. Great work!
Yay! UA-cam brought me another retro geek channel. Subscribed!
Yay! Welcome aboard! 😃
The effort you've put on this talks for itself. Awesome job and awesome looking machine! I can tell you, you'll keep it with you for ages. My first project was a PlayStation 1 that I had to paint for the same reasons and... well, it's still my favourite console! Congratulations, one of your best videos so far.
Hi Noel. You do a great job with all your videos and the comments you make. I think that 8-bit guy just places anything rusty in vinegar and leave for a day or two. It just removes the rust and doesn't damage anything like what you experienced with the springs. I tried it myself with the vinegar but I tried it with white vinegar and it worked. Keep up the good work :-)
Thank you! I think vinegar would have done the same thing, just taking longer. The problem was that those springs were really, really rusted and far gone, so they were rusted all the way to the core.
What you are feeling is the top laquer especially when you choose matte. The fine mist, will always make it matte and more matte because the fine droplets, matte has more evaporative qualities so that it already partially dries in the air. You can always wet sand it with a 1000 to 3000 grit.
But it will become a bit satin. If you want smooth finish than it’s a thick glossy coat. That’s also the reason why I painted mine with car paint and high gloss as well as the guitars I made and repainted. And with glossy you need to give it a wet coat to prevent the little droplets. And you definitely needs to wet sand that to get it smooth.
Electric Blue what a juicy color! Solid work without any runs and came out so nice. Now I let the rotted manual be the final proof that this poor computer was stored next to a leaking car battery or some other source of acid. Great job!
This manual looks like some ancient parchment found in some Pharaoh's tomb :D amazing job! :)
That looks awsome, Noel. Maddi, Ms Mad Lemon, painted her Amiga A1200 in a metalic blue that was a bit darker than that, and that also looked amazing.
Yes, I saw that during my research. That was very cool too.
The two together would look awesome
Beautiful choice of colour. Turned out great.
Impresionante el trabajo que has hecho Noel! Felicitaciones! El azul que elegiste quedo muy lindo y le dio un aire de modernidad a la vieja y querida C64!
Great job Noel. It looks amazing!
Well done Noel! Great restoration! What a journey. The C64 looks fantastic.
Many thanks!
Wow, that is a great paint job. I really like your choice of color. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you! Glad you like it! 😃
Beautiful (colorful) conclusion to his series. The result seems really good indeed, especially if we consider from how far it went!
And your daughter is doing well too :)
That looks really good! Good job!
Great job! Loved the new color!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great restore, end result unique and a sight!
Dammit. The manual restoration and translation made me spit out a mouthful of vodka! Noel owes me a drink now. 🤣
Fantastic colour, love the blue
Fantastic result...planning on painting my own 64c this colour...an amiga500 "might" get the same also...looks lovely and thank you.
Beautiful paint choice, and very good result. Bravo.
Vinegar tends to work better for simply removing corrosion in most cases than 'rust treatments.'
Beautiful results!
Excellent video as usual. For the anti rust, they turned black because it removes the nickel coating on the screws. You don't actually need "anti rust", you will achieve the exact same result cheaper with just white vinegar.
@Noel
I agree with you, very well done and the blue colour you chose is excellent! Well nice indeed!
It does look really good. Great job!
Now thats a Restification!!! Amazing Job!!
Excellent results! Makes me wanna spray paint anything :D One tip though, don't use any spray cans held horizontally, and remember to clean nozzle after use. :)
I had one as bad as this, worked and was very cheap, so I sprayed it with proper plastic spray paint with 4 light even coats and a thick gloss coat and hardened it in UV light between coats and it stayed on there for years. I painted it "bubblegum pink" for a lass who liked retro gaming lol
Excellent resurrection of a rough case. I always tell people that rattle can paint jobs look good as long as you do the proper preparation.
Thanks 👍
That turned out awesome! I love the color.
That blue surprising looks good!
It does, doesn't it? 👍
Well if the ZX Spectrum can have coloured cases then so can the C64. Electric blue looks so amazing.
My god that blue is amazing. That was a cracking paint job even considering you'd not painted a case before. The finish is consistent with matt clearcoats I've used before. A quick wet sand with 2000 or so would get you want you want I think.
Beautiful though. I think that's that most tasteful retro paint job I've ever seen.
Looks very nice....great job!
Brilliant finish, what a transformation, and that Blue looks very well on the C64.
Thank you so much! Yeah, I'm super happy how it turned out.
Fantastic result. I seem to remember Ms Mad Lemon doing a slight sandpaper in between coats. That might help with the paper like feel. Love the Blue by the way.
Nice work Noel! The computer looks great.
Thanks!
Hi Noel
It came out well, i thought it was lighted when you were spraying it, maybe its just the sunlight and inside it is darker
A few tips for next spray, i am no expert and have done about 5 or 6 different pc's and now just take them to a local panel shop who does them in same day or next few days for me and all it costs is lunch - you can ask for a colour but i end up with some toyota / ford / GM greys and if i was something specific they look on the shelf it they have something close eg frog green, beige
So, the tips i have are
1. When you first spray ( you done the right thing start inside ) tilt the can another 45 degrees and do all the curved pieces eg with the cover on its face you spray the raised curved sections in on go - spray then light or with the can more further away
2. next do what you done
3. on the face side, do not lay them on the cardboard, you will get a paint run gathering on the sides and it will build up and stick on the bottom of the case to the cardboard
The way to fix this is to raise the piece you are working with of the base board, you can use a smaller box to sit the C64 cover on or even use some food cans or containers, i keep some plastic jamb jars and ice cream containers for that reason - i spray some model cars for my son this way
Another option is to use office paper clips, bend then like a J or W and use some string or fishing like to a piece of timer ( broomstick is good ) or that hard electrical conduit if the parts are light
You mentioned the smoother paper texture, that is the final clear coat, i dont think the texture is controlled by the final spray of matt / gloss / semi gloss as that is the amount of absorption / reflection of the light of the paint - but generally any spray painting fill sup imperfections so it may simply be the primer and paint had filled in more of the natural texture of the C64 case and the high and low texture spots and less height distance between them
Good work especially for your first attempt
If you want the multi colour, do what you have done but mask of the bottom corner when you do the blue, when you finish the blue and it dries, you then mask all of the blue so only the remaining bare panel is showing, decide how wide the strip is eg 15-20-25mm, typically i place tape when i want it , then tape next to it and then remove the first stripe, then tape up the rest showing, spray colour #2, do the same for colour #3 etc
When finished there will be ridges/sharp edges between each colour - this is normal and use wet 1000 grit sand parer and water / soap / detergent and lightly sand between the 2 colours to desharpen the edge
Noel, wow...that turned out great. The electric blue could easily be called Selectric Blue as IBM had their Selectric Typewriters available in that color. It looks brilliant. I kind of want to see you restore a cassette drive and a disc drive and do them in matching electric blue! UA-cam recommended the first video in this series and I was hooked and watched all three! Liked and subscribed! Keep up the amazing content. 😀