[Coco] Reglazed CoCo 1

[Roger Taylor]

Hey gang,

I just refinished a nice gray-cased CoCo 1 with the same gray then an 
overcoat of super gloss, and I plan on posting some high-res digital 
pics in the CoCo Gallery when I get it back together tonight.  The 
total cost of items was maybe $5.

www.coco3.com/gallery

For those who want to reglaze a CoCo 1, remember not to not use too 
much spray paint (I think I might have).  Do it in thin layers, let 
it dry, buff it in circles with an old sock (the inner side) instead 
of fine sandpaper, and do this for 2 or 3 thin layers of gray but 
don't buff the last layer, and it will have a semi-gloss already 
before you even put the mirror-like finish on it.

You'll need:
masking tape, exacto knife for trimming excess tape from around 
covered labels, etc., a 96-cent can of gray spray paint from Walmart 
:), and a spray can of extra thick super-gloss clear coat paint which 
was about $2.70.

I'd like to replace the chiclet keyboard with a CoCo 3 keyboard, but 
I'll probably have to make the fitting since my CoCo 1 uses a real 
pin header connection and not the mylar ribbon.  After that I'd like 
to look into a solution for converting the 3-component video upgrade 
coming out of back into VGA so I can sit my gray KDS flat panel 
monitor on top.  That will be a sight to see when it's running.


-- 
Roger Taylor