Last November 6, I got a new laptop thanks to NEO’s trade-in promo and Art’s franken-laptop. I’ve always wanted to get this quad-core lappy since I first reviewed it on Technoodling. Now that I have it I can finally get around to trying out the latest versions of Android. For now, I have other plans for this laptop aptly baptized as LUST-V2. The main one of which is to skin this thing.
While I love the glossy feel of LUST-V2, I would like to use its top to show people who I am and what groups I’m active in. I have stickers from the different activities I’ve participated in but I don’t want to just simply stick them onto my laptop. I remember Jerome wishing he had never put stickers on his laptop since it was so hard to remove them when it came time to pass on his unit to someone else. Thankfully CD-R King has cheap laptop skins for sale now. I intend to get a few transparent skins for my project. Barring that, I can opt for a plain dark or light colored skin to put on LUST-V2. When I need to pass this laptop on to someone else, I simply remove the skin and that’s that.
Once I have the skin on, I have three options.
Option # 1: Collect stickers and stick them on.
No brainer. Every time I get a sticker, I stick them on to the laptop.
Option # 2: Make my own stickers.
National Bookstore has vinyl sticker paper for sale. I can always print logos and stuff on them and stick them onto my laptop.
Option # 3: Print on ordinary paper and decoupage onto the laptop.
I found instructions on how to skin a laptop using the decoupage method. It sounds like a plan. I just need to buy Mod Podge Gloss from Deovir Arts. Or I can just simply dilute Elmer’s Glue-All and use an acrylic spray to finish.
I’ll figure out which option to go for in the next few weekends. First I need to buy that skin.
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