...and I'm not happy with how the paint turned out.
First off, Valspar brand paint from Lowes sucks. Even if the color is pretty spot on for what I needed, it just didn't do as well as I wanted. Even after letting it dry for several days, it's still soft. It's so soft that there's finger prints left whenever I press down on it.
It's also my fault since I didn't notice that it was a paint and primer in one. I don't know if that means anything, but I guess it kinda messed things up. It went on a bit thicker than I wanted, so I had to scrape some paint off in order for the battery cover to go back on.
Even so, it's easily chipped/marred since it's still soft. So most of the paint work I did felt like all for naught.
...f**k...
HOWEVER...It does look pretty good (color wise) with the pink and green.
Chock it up for this being an experiment/practice in painting and my "skills" as a modder. I have a working Gameboy Macro with a really nice back light on it, so there's a plus.
If I do anything different, I'd use only Rustoleum for painting. I did put on a clear coat, but I guess I didn't put enough coats on it.
Pics to follow. It's late and I really just need to rest now.
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