Repainting DLSR body

4 years 10 months ago #642776 by Maverick V
I just upgraded my very old D300 to a Nikon D700 that I was able to get for a good price.  The camera has very low use, but the body is scraped up pretty good.  

Have any of you tried to repaint a camera body before?  What paint did you use and did you take part and separate the body parts or did you just tape off everything and go that route?  


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4 years 10 months ago - 4 years 10 months ago #642777 by Nikon Shooter
I think that's no paint — as it would not take the wear
and tear — but baked enamel. This can only be cheap
in industrial production and not handmade.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 10 months ago #642783 by garyrhook
I would never try to paint a camera body. If you wanted one in good cosmetic condition, why did you not seek one?

The upside: anything you add won't be visible.

Go take photos.


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4 years 10 months ago #642797 by Stanly
Do it right, it would be more of a pain than it’s worth.

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4 years 10 months ago #642801 by Maverick V
OK, thank you everyone.  Perhaps I'll just get used to it.  When you don't have the cash for new, NEW.  Shiny used-new is the next best thing.  


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4 years 10 months ago #642803 by Nikon Shooter
What ever the look, it is the functions that will make the picture!

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4 years 10 months ago #642862 by Trisha.M
You can paint it like Iron Man



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4 years 10 months ago #642863 by Trisha.M
Or pink LOL



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4 years 10 months ago #642944 by Kate Stailey
OH my.  Those are so ugly!  Sorry, just not my taste at all! 


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4 years 10 months ago #642964 by Nikon Shooter

Kate Stailey wrote: OH my.  Those are so ugly!  Sorry, just not my taste at all! 



… just like the pink Bentley and its owner! :rofl:

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 10 months ago #643099 by Chuck Liley
Oh my god, those paint jobs are so ugly!  Yuk! 


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4 years 10 months ago #643120 by Patrick G
While most of us are repulsed at the sight of either of these two cameras, there are people out there that are thinking these look good. :rofl:


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4 years 10 months ago #643280 by Sassy Girl
OP - I wouldn't paint your camera, it would be so much work to do it right. 

On another note, 2 months ago while in Hawaii, my husband had pointed out this woman who had her tripod painted pink.  Surprisingly it looked good with the carbon fiber!  


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4 years 10 months ago #643347 by Roman Omell
I don't know which is worse.  Both are pretty horrifying though!  

OP - just don't do it.  


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4 years 10 months ago #643533 by Juan Anthony
You can always do what a buddy of mine does, he takes a sharpie marker and colors in the scratches.


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