Introduction: CheapGeek- Make an Ugly Monitor More or Less Ugly...

By CheapGeek
About: Cheap... Geek

An ugly old monitor- old can of spray paint and waa laa, a more or less ugly monitor. (depending on how you look at it)
I had a spare monitor I used for PC work at the house.
The monitor needed to be black.
Plus everything I have is black anyway.

Step 1: Gather Materials

This is an easy instructable- you are basically painting your monitor.
KEEP IN MIND- MONITORS STORE RESIDUAL ENERGY, EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
You need an ugly monitor, tape, spray paint, screwdrivers, work area, drop cloth or towel.
Get your work area ready.

Step 2: Get Ready for For Paint

Get ready for paint-
I decide to remove the monitor casing- simple enough use your screwdrivers and remove the screws.
This monitor was basically three pieces. The front bezel, the base, and the rear half.
I removed the rear half and the base. The front bezel was attached, I decided to leave it and tape over the actual screen.
It should noted here- DO NOT touch any thing towards the rear of the CRT tube. Slide the case out of the way.
DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CRT TUBE.
DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE CRT TUBE.
These things store store energy- a misplaced screw driver can allow the energy to release and can cause grievous bodily harm. Or at the very least make you sh*t your pants.

Clean the plastic casing(s) with alcohol. Including the base and the front bevel.
Tape off the crt screen- I made a tape outline around the screen and then placed 6 pieces of paper to the center.

Step 3: Paint

After cleaning and taping off the areas that I didn't want black.
It was time to paint.
When using cheap paint- you should apply a light coat to things needing paint.
Let it dry- apply another light coat- let it dry. Repeat.
Eventually, you'll have even coverage and a nice even coat.
Verify you have no areas that need touch up.
Let it sit for 12 hours or so. Since I did not use special plastic paint- Adding more drying time helped the paint to "cure" to the monitor.

Thin coat picture is below

Step 4: Re Assemble

After painting the base and the bezel-
It was a good idea to re attach the rear monitor casing as soon as it was dry.
I didn't want to touch the rear of the CRT tube. Covering it made me feel better.

Step 5: Re Assemble2

After I attached the rear monitor half and painted the bezel- I used a sharpie to touch up areas where the tape removed part of the newly applied paint..

After the monitor was completely dry- I put it back in place.
Easy and cheesy- this monitor looked ok when it was finished.
I only used it when I was fixing a client PC anyway.