1st modded xbox

[Hadoken]

Had some lower quality pics of my xbox on XS -

A mate bought it from me and wanted it done white.

It's a 1.3 with an Xecuter 2.6 / Pinheader install / 120GB Maxtor HDD locked / Blue eject pcb leds / Home made 8 blue Led ring under factory cleared jewel / Switches on the back to controll fan voltage and jewel lighting / Roughly 6/8 coats of high gloss white enamel with 2 coats of crystal clear - Gives it an amazing shine!

 

[Martin C]

Let me be the first to say it - nice job

Agree with the finish 100% - lovely shine to it. The white/blue is a good combination. Not too fussy either, just looks sharp Gets 5/5 from me

Martin

 

[matt77303]

im in the middle of doing mine white, hopefully it will look as good as that! where did you get the custom jewel?

Matt

 

[Hadoken]

It's just the factory green jewel -
many tutorials out there on how to make it clear.

 

[Jjesterjoker]

i think what he ment was, what did you put behind it? photopaper? thats what it looks like, ive seen it like that befor. nice job on it! i really like how reflective it is!

 

[punisher84087]

kick ass
i love white boxes and mine cause its white

 

[robbeddyepb]

very nice

 

[5assedmonkey]

WOW the best looking xbox so far.
Not over done with leds and stuff. the white layer is perfect painted.
The top crystal "mouha what a beauty"

 

[wooster241]

i still dont get how u get it to such a flat surface on the X, and the shine, what did u do to it

 

[Jjesterjoker]

sand, sand, sand, prime sand, prime, wet sand, paint, sand, paint, wet sand, paint, wet sand, clear coat, wet sand, clear coat, wet sand, clear coat, wet sand, polish

very very light coats

lol

 

[Hadoken]

I have a lot of experience painting many types of plastics.

The xbox was sanded once with fine grade sandpaper - Then it was painted with a basecoat - This coat is then allowed to dry and is sanded again.

When you are happy with how smooth the xbox plastic is - Apply the paint.

I use a high gloss chemical base enamel to paint plastics - as it dries rock solid and has a very good shine.

This particular xbox has roughly 6 coats of white ( 2 cans ) - and 2 coats of clear.

I only use clear when I want a super shiny surface.

If you use paint like Krylon fusion - this paint bonds to plastic very well - but does not dry as hard as a chemical based enamel - and it has virtually no gloss at all.

Clear coating when using Krylon fusion is the only way to get a glossy finish - But it will look nothing like an enamel painted plastic.


Basically - Get something that is plastic - and sand it back and paint it with various techniques - This is a great way to learn, and you will discover better painting techniques along the way.

 

[bxecuter3]

nice job must have tacken you a while

 

[dooper]

nice........

 

[TeamX-cuter]

cool man

 

[Goblin7]

Nice looking xbox... 10/10