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Niniane · 06-15-2009, 08:29 PM

painted the "faux ash" led cover on the end of my battery with nail polish? I find the led and cover kinda...I guess "cheesy" is the word I'm looking for

I think enough coats of this kickbutt super dark maroonish color I have would build it up to smooth and block the light at the tip. I should still be able to see the led light up for indication purposes around the side edges. I see there are little notches along those edges into which I obviously wouldn't want to drip, but besides being very careful to avoid those is there any other concern I should have about doing this? Just looking for people's best guess here, I promise not to sue anyone for battery replacement if it gets messed up.

braindead0 · 06-15-2009, 08:53 PM

It might damage the plastic, but other than that I don't see a problem.. I'd recommend trying a tiny spot with a toothpick or something, make sure the solvent in the nail polish doesn't eat the plastic up completely

tdstrike · 06-15-2009, 09:18 PM

they pop off pretty easily, make sure you rough it up a bit with sandpaper to let the paint grip, have fun.

TDM · 06-15-2009, 09:21 PM

Would have to use as much polish to build up smooth if you lightly sand it smooth first

Niniane · 06-16-2009, 02:18 AM

Since no one replied with "Are you daft, woman?? You'll fuse the whatchamadinky to the thingamajigger for sure!!" or anything like that, I went ahead and did it and I like it very much *happy dance* Thanks for the hints

06-15-2009, 08:29 PM	#1
Niniane Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 164	Would anything terrible happen if I painted the "faux ash" led cover on the end of my battery with nail polish? I find the led and cover kinda...I guess "cheesy" is the word I'm looking for I think enough coats of this kickbutt super dark maroonish color I have would build it up to smooth and block the light at the tip. I should still be able to see the led light up for indication purposes around the side edges. I see there are little notches along those edges into which I obviously wouldn't want to drip, but besides being very careful to avoid those is there any other concern I should have about doing this? Just looking for people's best guess here, I promise not to sue anyone for battery replacement if it gets messed up.

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06-15-2009, 08:53 PM	#2
braindead0 Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 58 Tweet this post!	It might damage the plastic, but other than that I don't see a problem.. I'd recommend trying a tiny spot with a toothpick or something, make sure the solvent in the nail polish doesn't eat the plastic up completely

06-15-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
tdstrike Super Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: base of the Wasatch, Utah Posts: 475	they pop off pretty easily, make sure you rough it up a bit with sandpaper to let the paint grip, have fun.

06-15-2009, 09:21 PM	#4
TDM aka TruckDrivingMouse Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,519 Blog Entries: 1 Tweet this post!	Would have to use as much polish to build up smooth if you lightly sand it smooth first

06-16-2009, 02:18 AM	#5
Niniane Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 164	Since no one replied with "Are you daft, woman?? You'll fuse the whatchamadinky to the thingamajigger for sure!!" or anything like that, I went ahead and did it and I like it very much happy dance Thanks for the hints