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So the goal here is to make my counters obviously unique to myself, without losing the look/feel of the green plastic that I love. I've made four test versions so far trying out a few methods. Also interested in if anyone else has messed with theirs.

1st) Unmodified, shown for comparison.

2nd) Sanded the details on the top of the counter.

3rd) Sanded the backside of the counter.

4th) Sprayed the back with a bright chrome paint.

5th) Sprayed the back with a high gloss black paint.

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Then you'd lose the clearness of the plastic that I like. If I did that it would be more of a rub off the black paint on the raised areas because it wasn't primed.

[quote=The Power Cosmic]Maybe some black or dark green ink around the raised detail. It would keep the green, but make it easier to see.[/quote]

Ink, or at least the new washes, doesn't work as well as you'd think. That was the very first thing I tried, and it doesn't really flow into the details very well, you just end up with a slightly darker (depending on what color and how much wash you used) plastic.

[quote=CrimsonTurkey]I was thinking it might look good to pick out the raised bits in black paint, and leave the rest raw.[/quote]

I was thinking this would be the next thing I tried. Probably after sanding the top so the paint would stick better.
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No, I am kidding. If I get the counters I will probably basecoat them green and highlight with white. (ala cadians). Then again, I will only get the counters if they are free, not if I have to pay for them... (12,50 Euro is not expensive, but I can buy other cool stuff for the money, and you really do not need these to play...)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214889/335325.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214889/335325.page GMT
I wanted something very durable, I suspect just painting them will result in very chipped surfaces fast if they're stored loose in a bag, which mine probsbly will be. Of course, I could design a 'battle-damaged' paint scheme to benefit from accidental chipping and scraping, but i was worried about flourescent green peeping out from under paint...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214889/335804.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/214889/335804.page GMT