Comments on: Kermit the Frog Casio EP-30 Keyboard http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:24:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: thesimplicity http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230536 thesimplicity Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:32:50 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230536 Oh lord, <i>don't</i> sandpaper your gear if it's plastic. Even with really fine paper you'd still risk chipping out some of the fibers and having an uneven finish when you coat it. If it's plastic, just make sure it's really clean and dry, then spray it in 3-4 coats. If the surface is metal and it's been painted in some form before, you might need to sand it a bit just to make the surface slightly porous, as well as to smooth out any irregularities in the previous paint job. Sandpaper made of aluminum oxide in the 100 grit range should do it. Depending on if you added any embellishments (screenprints, drawings, um... embroidery?) and if it's going to see a lot of travel you may want to consider using a fixative or sealant over the surface. Krylon has a line of UV-Resistant Clear Coatings that are perfect for this. Thinking about this stuff makes me want to crack open my old Oxygen 8 this weekend and make it Pokemon themed. <I>Sticky knobs, I choose you!</i> Oh lord, don’t sandpaper your gear if it’s plastic. Even with really fine paper you’d still risk chipping out some of the fibers and having an uneven finish when you coat it. If it’s plastic, just make sure it’s really clean and dry, then spray it in 3-4 coats.

If the surface is metal and it’s been painted in some form before, you might need to sand it a bit just to make the surface slightly porous, as well as to smooth out any irregularities in the previous paint job. Sandpaper made of aluminum oxide in the 100 grit range should do it.

Depending on if you added any embellishments (screenprints, drawings, um… embroidery?) and if it’s going to see a lot of travel you may want to consider using a fixative or sealant over the surface. Krylon has a line of UV-Resistant Clear Coatings that are perfect for this.

Thinking about this stuff makes me want to crack open my old Oxygen 8 this weekend and make it Pokemon themed. Sticky knobs, I choose you!

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]]> By: DJ McManus http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230113 DJ McManus Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:35:30 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230113 I've heard that you should sand the surface a little first before painting but that might be the sandpaper people trying to make the big bucks. I've got some plastic gear with that ubiquitous shiny fake metal coating. I'd love to make them look all plastic again. Maybe a cool thing all regulars here could show-off? I’ve heard that you should sand the surface a little first before painting but that might be the sandpaper people trying to make the big bucks.

I’ve got some plastic gear with that ubiquitous shiny fake metal coating. I’d love to make them look all plastic again.

Maybe a cool thing all regulars here could show-off?

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230009 Peter Kirn Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:20:27 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-230009 Well, there's also that teensy issue of having the keyboard action actually work when you put it back together. ;) Re: <I>Ice Pirates</i> -- lol. Well, there’s also that teensy issue of having the keyboard action actually work when you put it back together. ;)

Re: Ice Pirates — lol.

]]> By: thesimplicity http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-229975 thesimplicity Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:38:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/07/25/kermit-the-frog-casio-ep-30-keyboard/#comment-229975 Krylon makes this awesome spray paint called Fusion that's especially useful for plastics. It holds up really well to handling, more so than your average paint. Actually, a hard-core case mod FAQ would probably answer any question about aesthetic alterations to your favorite controller. Same basic principals, right? Except most musicians don't have the patience for 18-step procedural airbrushing, nor would they want their equipment looking like something the set designer for <I>Ice Pirates</i> came up with while drunk. Krylon makes this awesome spray paint called Fusion that’s especially useful for plastics. It holds up really well to handling, more so than your average paint.

Actually, a hard-core case mod FAQ would probably answer any question about aesthetic alterations to your favorite controller. Same basic principals, right? Except most musicians don’t have the patience for 18-step procedural airbrushing, nor would they want their equipment looking like something the set designer for Ice Pirates came up with while drunk.

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