I like the idea of keeping the partially painted bottom side of the keyboard. When the "Frauenkirche" church in Dresden (Germany) was reconstructed after it was destroyed in WW2, the original sandstones, which were considerably darker than the new stones, were reused wherever possible. If you visit the church today, you will see a mosaic of light and dark stones on the outside. It's a reminder of its history, too.
This Amiga featured in this series reminds me about how mine also had a previous history before my ownership. I bought my Amiga 4000/040 from a collage art student about 1993. He was moving to a Apple for his classes. He had painted his room while his Amiga was sitting exposed on the desk. He must have been using a roller type of paint brush. As the Amiga had this fine speckling all on the top front and keyboard. He said he did not do anything to remove it as he kinda liked the effect, a happy happen stance. I agreed with him and didn't touch the paint speckles. A few years later Silicon Graphics (SGI) workstations also had a similar speckling quality in their cases and keyboards. I still have that Amiga 4000 along with my A2000. Another coincidence is I also got the Cybervision graphics card for my A4000 too! Those vinyl wraps look awesome! I think there would be small but eager market for those. Great series!
Instead of a scalpel for getting the last little paint particles from the nooks and crannies of my plastic models, I use wooden cocktail sticks or coffee stirrers whittled to a something of a chisel tip. They're generally hard enough to get the job done once the paint layer's been softened up by chemials, but too soft to scratch or mar the plastic under the paint.
Thanks for watching! If you're new here I'd love it if you'd take a moment to subscribe, thank you! Dan has a shop at retrofied.uk/ and his Amiga vinyl wraps will appear there soon. He hopes to add a range for lots of models so check back regularly. Thanks Dan for helping me out on this one, hopefully it will help lots of others too. Neil
@rmc i use this method but i use very hot water to mix with the ipa as it helps to soften the paint layers and makes it easier for the ipa to be absorbed. Get under the layers and dissolve the paint bonds.
Excellent thank you I'll try that, sounds like it will accellerate the process without adding any additional dangers except maybe being more careful of inhaling IPA laced steam
I'll just throw in a recent discovery someone told me about. Plastic razor blades. Unbelievably they are a thing and they're great for doing power scraping on things like plastic without scratching.
The nostalgia for me laid completely in the smell of Detol, I was instantly taken back to my first school aged 6 circa 1981 when we were exposed to it at every given chance, magic 😊 great job by the way, very satisfying to watch the process 👌🏽
Painting was the only option at the time for the plastic yellowing. We didn't have the science we have now about Retro-Brite. The flame retardant plastic at the time was new and we didn't know they would yellow that badly.
Do you like it beige or should it have stayed black? Thanks again to Robin for the Amiga, and to Dan for his help, you can check out his shop at retrofied.uk/ for Amiga skins. Please remember to adhere to safe practices when using chemicals and safe disposal of them. Neil
i didn't realize how many nicks and scratches the black paint had back in the pickup's video so i think you made the right choice as it looks beautiful now vs beat up. and the vinyl wrap was a genius solution to the top especially with the colors he came up with.
I see myself becoming more and more the "original condition" person. But of course on machines not so valuable, or if you have several, I can see why fancy paint jobs would be interesting :)
I don't like the corporate look. You have erased it's original character and I think that's a shame. On the plus, it won't heat up quite so easily on a sunny day as with the black paint job applied.
not sure if they offer it in your area, but "aircraft paint removal" aerosol can works wonders to remove paint. spray on and just watch the paint bubble up.
when i was in my teens back in the 90s my friend had the amiga 4000 we love playing games on it even though his parents bought it for school work great restoration job.
Beautiful stuff neil and a lovely relaxing video. your appreciation of low fi electronic music always has me impressed as you choose your tracks really well
I'm not sure how chemical procurement works across the pond, and what's available, but here in the States for removing acrylic paint we have Simple Green (green stuff) and Super Clean (purple stuff), which is actually an engine de-greaser. I very much prefer Super Clean when removing the paint from metal (tin pewter and older lead) Battletech miniatures, but when I spilled a small bit on my Macbook Pro protective case, it did warp the plastic in the spot it made contact. Simple Green from what I've been told is much more safe to use, but also take a bit longer to percolate.
Wow. Just the mention of Dettol took me back to the early 1990s. It was the disinfectant, deodoriser, and mosquito repellent of choice on family camping trips. I'm pretty sure my Mom applied it to the camper window screen netting to fight off the tiny bloodthirsty no-see-ems that easily fit through ordinary screens.
Something completely different: I was (out of reflex) going to complain (jokingly) about your grass not being cut and trimmed but really I am happy to see someone leaving some flowers grow for a change so that some of nature is preserved. Also nice work stripping. I'd gone for Biostrip with the case but it all works the same I guess. :)
I don't remember if you already have a similar machine? But if that is the case (lol pun), I think I would prefer the original black as a museum piece. Just to show visitors what people did back in the day before computer cases went all nice and fancy like today. It brings back a lot of memories for me.
No spoilers but I was impressed by the alternative to IPA wrt paint stripping - it must be so much gentler on the plastic too. An excellent find by the model community!
Other favourites used by miniature wargaming figures painters are methylated spirits and an ultrasonic cleaner with a strong detergent (most in the US use la totally awesome if appears). Obviously each has its limits.
Oh man, that wrap was a perfect choice. And leaving the bottom of the keyboard in that state is great, helps tell the story. Having briefly owned a 4000/030 this was a real dose of nostalgia. Love to see these old Amiga's back in circulation.
in the early 2000s my friends all painted their old laptops and computers, cause they were tired of the grey and beige colors. also covered everything with odd stickers, i remember one system had like flames painted on the side of it and they put a small red lightbulb inside to make it glow, of course now people use RGB and almost no computer's just beige like that.
That's a really commendable job and I respect your determination. It looks better than you could ever expect. I have a Sharp EL1182a printing calculator that I painstakingly masked and sprayed matt black in the 80s, you know, to make it look 'hi tech'. I thought it looked great at the time, now I can't believe I did such a thing. Your video has given me hope of a restoration. 😊👍
I like the black case. I hope to be around 30 years from now to see an old man with grey hair meticulously painting this case back to black and pondering if a middle aged bald man ever thought that would happen.
I like the design too, just not with all its battle scars. In all fairness, the paint job looks pretty good, at least on camera. My brother's attempt at painting a 90s PC tower black in the mid-2000s didn't look as nice, even with a lot of prep.
@@Ragnar8504 If I still had my InWin Q500 case I probably would have done some dark paint job on it by now (especially since the front panel was cracked and repaired, so I'd have to conceal the repairs)
I believe the thinking at the time was, the front had gotten yellowed by sun exposure. They didn't know about retro-brightening using peroxide, as it wasn't a thing yet. They had seen the Amiga CD32 and decided to go for a similar dark look with red highlights like the CD32. To cover up the yellowing of the case.
I think IPA could potentially fry out some plastics or dissolve some fragile rubbers/plastics, so be carefull with it. It also can dissolve original paint and serigraphy
awesome job, love the skin - looking great! the only thing I am not sure about is metal scalpel - surely it may scratch plastic here and there, wouldn't it be better to try plastic mini razors instead, can be had in similar shape just made of hard plastic
For the metal, you can use aircraft remover, it will cause the paint to bubble up and you can use a rag to wipe it off. You can't use it on plastic though. I use Vegetable Oil, which has a similar effect, you just need to scrub harder.
I think I originally advocated for keeping the black, but it looks a million times better now. The vinyl wrap was a great idea. As an aside, the music in the second half of video was really nice. It reminded me of Sim City 3000 (I think)...which had a "let's get industrious" vibe. It sits really well with this type of content.
Great work! Neat Dettol worked wonders for me removing paint from a Dreamcast I did many years ago. I think I just soaked it overnight and the paint just peeled off in long ribbons (brushing needed on a few stubborn areas). If you keep it neat you can even re-use the Dettol for other paint removal processes.
I was actually more surprised you found a stubborn spot since even when you try to paint plastic it's challenging to get it to bond effectively even with the intention of permanence heh. It turned out pretty nice though, I bet LGR would like a woodgrain vinyl wrapped Amiga.😉
That vinyl wrap is a very good idea, because in the same every year you produce a calendar for charity you could produce a one-off, system which is wrapped in the RMC colours and raffle off a surprise or auction.
I had a black painted Amiga 4000 given to me as well! I thought it was unique. Apparently not as unique as I thought. I cleaned it back to the original color, and it went back into the Amiga community. No reason for me to have 2 A4000D machines.
Nice job! I did remove paint from a chickenlips A500, which was painted half black and half red using an all purpose cleaner “blue wonder”. I’ve soaked it for 14 days and there after used a pressure washer to blast the paint off. But as well as you did, needed some scalpel to get into the crevacies. Maybe it was the type of paint or the amount of paint, but the method I used seemed more easier than in your video. Maybe try it once on a next project.
Amazing transformation. We need some kind of MTv show style of "Trash to Treasure", "Here we have Robin with a trashed Amiga. Will the team of RMC be able to turn it into treasure? - loud New Metal music starts in the background - -The camera goes away in a weird angle-"
I really enjoyed the Amiga times. It’s super unfortunate that they crashed the company and that no one really picked up the scraps and put it back on track. Thank god for enthusiasts like you that keep the spirit of the Amiga alive.
I so wish I would have started to realize the beauty of these machines when I was younger. I didn't build a gaming PC until the end of 1997. We had a sweet P100 gold that I started to learn about gaming, but the amiga line and the earlier C64 were absolute gold
Lovely. I said out loud "that's such a nice thing to do" when you were removing the stubborn paint. Not doing the task of course but giving the A4000 a nice bit of TLC.
Amazing amount of love and sweat you to every piece in your museum! I also foiled a new keyboard recently (to avoid any painting) and never thought this method was ever used on computers! Great to see it on the Commodore Amiga!
1:01 thought you were driving a Hyundai at first, the dashboard and center dash, right down to the layout of the media center look very similar to my dad's new i10
That is awesome and painstaking work, but the end result is amazing ! The vinyl for the top case is amazing, couldn't believe the finish would be that nice !
Great job! The trouble with most such black paint jobs is that the keys and mouse are still beige so it looks a bit rubbish. You did the right thing imho.
Fantastic work! I would have liked to see how vapour/hydro/wet blasting would have worked on that plastic. It can restore plastic parts to new without any damage.
nice job! I had to do this with a BBC micro floppy drive someone had painted black with thick industrial paint (like you get on school radiators!), it took me several days of scrubbing and I used alcohol based hand wash (we had lots of it spare due to end of lockdown)
Yes indeed, I just checked Dans site and he has added a black and carbon fibre wrap so people can really go to town with theirs according to preference.
@@RMCRetro I was just thinking that a giant bright red Amiga logo going corner to corner on the top would have been cool. It turned out AMAZING, but I did kinda hope you would have gone with the original idea and made it the case the kido that originally did it would have lusted after. Thank you good sir, I enjoyed this. :)
"That's right" I said to my girlfriend, "I'm watching another episode of middle aged man cleans up a computer". 😂 Absolutely brilliant job as always Neil and a top video to boot. I like the way the computers are becoming characters (celebrities?) in their own right. We'll be able to see and recognise this bad boy on our next visit to the cave.
Ah, the A4000; my favourite model Amiga. What an upgrade from the A1000 and A500 I had previously. Now I'm wondering if IPA or Dettol can restore my receding hair. If not, a vinyl wrap.
Very satisfying to watch - I think it turned out marvellous! Such a fine machine, too. One of these days I'm hoping to find one that doesn't cost a fortune.. I'm really quite blown away by the vinyl cover. Looks incredible, and it's a really clever way of dealing with what I would've considered a lost cause. Always happy to see these trash to treasure videos. I think they're some of your best content and hopefully others agree. :)
I used paintbrush cleaner to remove different types of spraypaint/sharpie/latex paint residue from plastic toolboxes I got a while back and it worked really well so that could be worth a shot in future.
The front and top of the keyboard look very clean indeed. One can see a lot of time and effort was put into the restoration of it all! Well done and a really good job there Neil! If it hadn't been seen before one could almost think it never was a different colour at all!
My first thought was buffing with a mild abrasive. But I also saw a demonstration a long time ago of media blasting that was so soft, they could remove a single layer of paint.
Looks great. I really like the wrap solution there, I'd say it is an easier solution than trying to match paint, and do a good job painting the top again. I've used SuperClean to soak plastic such as model kits to remove paint from them. At full strength it is quite a powerful cleaner, and will strip paint including enamel model paints and spray paint.
I like the idea of keeping the partially painted bottom side of the keyboard. When the "Frauenkirche" church in Dresden (Germany) was reconstructed after it was destroyed in WW2, the original sandstones, which were considerably darker than the new stones, were reused wherever possible. If you visit the church today, you will see a mosaic of light and dark stones on the outside. It's a reminder of its history, too.
The level of elbow grease you put into these restorations is amazing. Thanks for making such a great channel 😄
My pleasure James, thanks for watching
This Amiga featured in this series reminds me about how mine also had a previous history before my ownership. I bought my Amiga 4000/040 from a collage art student about 1993. He was moving to a Apple for his classes. He had painted his room while his Amiga was sitting exposed on the desk. He must have been using a roller type of paint brush. As the Amiga had this fine speckling all on the top front and keyboard. He said he did not do anything to remove it as he kinda liked the effect, a happy happen stance. I agreed with him and didn't touch the paint speckles. A few years later Silicon Graphics (SGI) workstations also had a similar speckling quality in their cases and keyboards.
I still have that Amiga 4000 along with my A2000. Another coincidence is I also got the Cybervision graphics card for my A4000 too! Those vinyl wraps look awesome! I think there would be small but eager market for those. Great series!
I love it when a plan comes together
Instead of a scalpel for getting the last little paint particles from the nooks and crannies of my plastic models, I use wooden cocktail sticks or coffee stirrers whittled to a something of a chisel tip. They're generally hard enough to get the job done once the paint layer's been softened up by chemials, but too soft to scratch or mar the plastic under the paint.
Lovely tip thank you, quite literally. I’ll remember that one for future and hopefully others see it too
I have said before, I liked the black colour; but having seen the transformation, I'm glad you did it.
Thanks! and for clarification this Neil Thomas is not me talking to myself.
I would have left everything as it was but I like the underside of the keyboard telling a story. Nice touch.
Why? It was hideous.
For small items and paper stickers i use hand sanitizer. The gel stops it evaporating and lets it soak through nicely.
Time point 2.48. Yes, I'd give that lid a sniff too!! Always a great memory 😊❤
Curious Yank here, what does it smell like?
A very satisfying video and it goes without needing to say, but here goes. Dan is indeed the Man
Haha, thank you Nigel!
Thanks for watching! If you're new here I'd love it if you'd take a moment to subscribe, thank you!
Dan has a shop at retrofied.uk/ and his Amiga vinyl wraps will appear there soon. He hopes to add a range for lots of models so check back regularly. Thanks Dan for helping me out on this one, hopefully it will help lots of others too.
Neil
@rmc i use this method but i use very hot water to mix with the ipa as it helps to soften the paint layers and makes it easier for the ipa to be absorbed. Get under the layers and dissolve the paint bonds.
Excellent thank you I'll try that, sounds like it will accellerate the process without adding any additional dangers except maybe being more careful of inhaling IPA laced steam
I'll just throw in a recent discovery someone told me about. Plastic razor blades. Unbelievably they are a thing and they're great for doing power scraping on things like plastic without scratching.
The nostalgia for me laid completely in the smell of Detol, I was instantly taken back to my first school aged 6 circa 1981 when we were exposed to it at every given chance, magic 😊 great job by the way, very satisfying to watch the process 👌🏽
The vinyl wrap was absolutely brilliant!
Painting was the only option at the time for the plastic yellowing. We didn't have the science we have now about Retro-Brite. The flame retardant plastic at the time was new and we didn't know they would yellow that badly.
You should black the bottom indented line as a badge of honour. Something a bit more removable, such as a vinyl sticker or pin striping.
Do you like it beige or should it have stayed black?
Thanks again to Robin for the Amiga, and to Dan for his help, you can check out his shop at retrofied.uk/ for Amiga skins.
Please remember to adhere to safe practices when using chemicals and safe disposal of them.
Neil
I know I voted to keep it black when you first presented this A4000, but after seeing how well you restored it, I can only say that I'm amazed.
I like both but it would have needed a full black paint job if you'd decided to keep it that way.
i didn't realize how many nicks and scratches the black paint had back in the pickup's video so i think you made the right choice as it looks beautiful now vs beat up. and the vinyl wrap was a genius solution to the top especially with the colors he came up with.
I see myself becoming more and more the "original condition" person. But of course on machines not so valuable, or if you have several, I can see why fancy paint jobs would be interesting :)
I don't like the corporate look. You have erased it's original character and I think that's a shame. On the plus, it won't heat up quite so easily on a sunny day as with the black paint job applied.
The transformation is stunning. Hope to see the amiga 4000 in person sometime in the future.
One of the heaviest machines I ever owned.
My Mrs's paintjob on the kitchen units looks very much like this pre-restored Amiga. I am not daft enough to point this out to her.
Smart man!
Stay smart chum or feel the wrath of a woman!
Choosing your battles carefully there, very wise.
not sure if they offer it in your area, but "aircraft paint removal" aerosol can works wonders to remove paint. spray on and just watch the paint bubble up.
when i was in my teens back in the 90s my friend had the amiga 4000
we love playing games on it even though his parents bought it for school work
great restoration job.
Beautiful stuff neil and a lovely relaxing video. your appreciation of low fi electronic music always has me impressed as you choose your tracks really well
Thank you! I've been asked to DJ at a wedding next month, I've never done it before, I don't think I'll get away with lo-fi sadly
@@RMCRetro no but you would never be forgiven if you break out black lace on the other side of the scale of music
Wow! That wrap worked out so well. The paint removal just astounds me. Being a long time Amiga fan, this entire vid did my heart good. Thanks so much.
RMC = 'Restorations Men Crave'
I'm not sure how chemical procurement works across the pond, and what's available, but here in the States for removing acrylic paint we have Simple Green (green stuff) and Super Clean (purple stuff), which is actually an engine de-greaser. I very much prefer Super Clean when removing the paint from metal (tin pewter and older lead) Battletech miniatures, but when I spilled a small bit on my Macbook Pro protective case, it did warp the plastic in the spot it made contact. Simple Green from what I've been told is much more safe to use, but also take a bit longer to percolate.
Wow. Just the mention of Dettol took me back to the early 1990s. It was the disinfectant, deodoriser, and mosquito repellent of choice on family camping trips. I'm pretty sure my Mom applied it to the camper window screen netting to fight off the tiny bloodthirsty no-see-ems that easily fit through ordinary screens.
Something completely different: I was (out of reflex) going to complain (jokingly) about your grass not being cut and trimmed but really I am happy to see someone leaving some flowers grow for a change so that some of nature is preserved. Also nice work stripping. I'd gone for Biostrip with the case but it all works the same I guess. :)
Yes we don’t cut too often as we like to encourage the wildlife around here, especially the bees
I don't remember if you already have a similar machine? But if that is the case (lol pun), I think I would prefer the original black as a museum piece. Just to show visitors what people did back in the day before computer cases went all nice and fancy like today. It brings back a lot of memories for me.
Great work. I admire your patience and thoroughness in removing that paint. The end result is excellent.
No spoilers but I was impressed by the alternative to IPA wrt paint stripping - it must be so much gentler on the plastic too. An excellent find by the model community!
Other favourites used by miniature wargaming figures painters are methylated spirits and an ultrasonic cleaner with a strong detergent (most in the US use la totally awesome if appears). Obviously each has its limits.
Super work Neil!
Oh man, that wrap was a perfect choice. And leaving the bottom of the keyboard in that state is great, helps tell the story. Having briefly owned a 4000/030 this was a real dose of nostalgia. Love to see these old Amiga's back in circulation.
in the early 2000s my friends all painted their old laptops and computers, cause they were tired of the grey and beige colors. also covered everything with odd stickers, i remember one system had like flames painted on the side of it and they put a small red lightbulb inside to make it glow, of course now people use RGB and almost no computer's just beige like that.
That's a really commendable job and I respect your determination. It looks better than you could ever expect. I have a Sharp EL1182a printing calculator that I painstakingly masked and sprayed matt black in the 80s, you know, to make it look 'hi tech'. I thought it looked great at the time, now I can't believe I did such a thing. Your video has given me hope of a restoration. 😊👍
Now you can undo the paint job Chris did on his golden Amiga
Haha thank you, I'll enjoy telling him this
@@RMCRetro Having witnessed the handiwork in person....
I like the black case. I hope to be around 30 years from now to see an old man with grey hair meticulously painting this case back to black and pondering if a middle aged bald man ever thought that would happen.
I like the design too, just not with all its battle scars. In all fairness, the paint job looks pretty good, at least on camera. My brother's attempt at painting a 90s PC tower black in the mid-2000s didn't look as nice, even with a lot of prep.
@@Ragnar8504 If I still had my InWin Q500 case I probably would have done some dark paint job on it by now (especially since the front panel was cracked and repaired, so I'd have to conceal the repairs)
I believe the thinking at the time was, the front had gotten yellowed by sun exposure. They didn't know about retro-brightening using peroxide, as it wasn't a thing yet. They had seen the Amiga CD32 and decided to go for a similar dark look with red highlights like the CD32. To cover up the yellowing of the case.
@@marcusdamberger I think you might be on to something there. 👍
fun comment. I hope nobody actually does that in the future though as it will be an ancient artifact by that point.
I think IPA could potentially fry out some plastics or dissolve some fragile rubbers/plastics, so be carefull with it. It also can dissolve original paint and serigraphy
awesome job, love the skin - looking great! the only thing I am not sure about is metal scalpel - surely it may scratch plastic here and there, wouldn't it be better to try plastic mini razors instead, can be had in similar shape just made of hard plastic
For the metal, you can use aircraft remover, it will cause the paint to bubble up and you can use a rag to wipe it off. You can't use it on plastic though. I use Vegetable Oil, which has a similar effect, you just need to scrub harder.
The time and patience, splendid result.
I think I originally advocated for keeping the black, but it looks a million times better now. The vinyl wrap was a great idea.
As an aside, the music in the second half of video was really nice. It reminded me of Sim City 3000 (I think)...which had a "let's get industrious" vibe. It sits really well with this type of content.
Great work! Neat Dettol worked wonders for me removing paint from a Dreamcast I did many years ago. I think I just soaked it overnight and the paint just peeled off in long ribbons (brushing needed on a few stubborn areas). If you keep it neat you can even re-use the Dettol for other paint removal processes.
I was actually more surprised you found a stubborn spot since even when you try to paint plastic it's challenging to get it to bond effectively even with the intention of permanence heh. It turned out pretty nice though, I bet LGR would like a woodgrain vinyl wrapped Amiga.😉
I've done woodgrain wraps for the MMS and CTRLDock. I'd love to see a massive Amiga version! Might have to try it out!!
That vinyl wrap is a very good idea, because in the same every year you produce a calendar for charity you could produce a one-off, system which is wrapped in the RMC colours and raffle off a surprise or auction.
An enjoyable watch as always. I have a similar problem with a CDTV keyboard which turned out to be an A2000 keyboard rewired and sprayed black.
I had a black painted Amiga 4000 given to me as well! I thought it was unique. Apparently not as unique as I thought. I cleaned it back to the original color, and it went back into the Amiga community. No reason for me to have 2 A4000D machines.
Thanks for sharing the paint removal methods!
"Every Amiga deserves a second chance"
.. and third, fourth, fifth.. ❤ ;)
Well deserved glass of coke with the Amiga volume up and Jesus on E's providing the disco.
Oh yes!!!
That was so satisfying to watch, thanks 😊
Nice job!
I did remove paint from a chickenlips A500, which was painted half black and half red using an all purpose cleaner “blue wonder”. I’ve soaked it for 14 days and there after used a pressure washer to blast the paint off. But as well as you did, needed some scalpel to get into the crevacies. Maybe it was the type of paint or the amount of paint, but the method I used seemed more easier than in your video. Maybe try it once on a next project.
There's something very relaxing about watching your videos. I forgot to say so I'll add it here, that's a fantastic job at the end!
The dream that never came true. Went from Amiga 500 to a PC. Lovely job BTW
Amazing transformation. We need some kind of MTv show style of "Trash to Treasure", "Here we have Robin with a trashed Amiga. Will the team of RMC be able to turn it into treasure? - loud New Metal music starts in the background - -The camera goes away in a weird angle-"
Amazing work! Wow, that vinyl coating worked brilliantly! Wonder how many PCs I reviewed in the 90's did something similar?
That’s a proper labour of love job Neil. Great result in the end
Dettol smelled at school - chorus of 'Someone's been sick!' :-D
As a modeller I've moved away from Dettol and IPA and now use Biostrip 20 which is a gel and is so much more effective without the smell
Thank you for the tip I'll try that!
+1 for the Biostrip 20, sadly only available in the UK.
Absolutely brilliant. Looks a million dollars. You have given me some ideas for my A4000 case now. Thank you..
I really enjoyed the Amiga times. It’s super unfortunate that they crashed the company and that no one really picked up the scraps and put it back on track.
Thank god for enthusiasts like you that keep the spirit of the Amiga alive.
Very nice transformation!
I so wish I would have started to realize the beauty of these machines when I was younger. I didn't build a gaming PC until the end of 1997. We had a sweet P100 gold that I started to learn about gaming, but the amiga line and the earlier C64 were absolute gold
I really like the touch of leaving a hidden part of it still marked with the paint. Noice!
Lovely. I said out loud "that's such a nice thing to do" when you were removing the stubborn paint. Not doing the task of course but giving the A4000 a nice bit of TLC.
Excellent job! Had an A4000/030 myself back in the day. Gave it away when I bought a "real" computer. Nice to see one again on your channel 🙂
that stripping looks amazing! ive no idea how you kept patience with it. brilliant
Amazing amount of love and sweat you to every piece in your museum! I also foiled a new keyboard recently (to avoid any painting) and never thought this method was ever used on computers! Great to see it on the Commodore Amiga!
Such a satisfying video! Thank you, Neil!
In the plastic modeling world we commonly use brake fluid to strip paint.
Your patience is awe inspiring :) Instead of meticulous scrubbing i would go for power washing.
The ESCOM black fits the A4000 very well.
1:01 thought you were driving a Hyundai at first, the dashboard and center dash, right down to the layout of the media center look very similar to my dad's new i10
Blimey! You done well there.
That is awesome and painstaking work, but the end result is amazing ! The vinyl for the top case is amazing, couldn't believe the finish would be that nice !
Great job! The trouble with most such black paint jobs is that the keys and mouse are still beige so it looks a bit rubbish. You did the right thing imho.
Fantastic work! I would have liked to see how vapour/hydro/wet blasting would have worked on that plastic. It can restore plastic parts to new without any damage.
I was going to suggest this too, although I expect the the request was for more DIY friendly methods.
Wow!! Amazing work and looks fantastic! Love how you kept the keyboard bottom. Thanks for the paint removal tips and sharing your experience. 👍🍻
Looks like the lack of prep worked it your favour. The wrap is a great idea
Another common paint remover for plastics and resins...is Easy Off, a spray type foaming oven cleaner.
nice job! I had to do this with a BBC micro floppy drive someone had painted black with thick industrial paint (like you get on school radiators!), it took me several days of scrubbing and I used alcohol based hand wash (we had lots of it spare due to end of lockdown)
I kinda liked that "cartoon" look at front panel after you take some of that black paint off 🤔
It was cool wasn't it? Like it was cell shaded
@@RMCRetro cell shaded, omg memories unlocked. That fps(?) XIII
Excellent work. I personally prefer the callback to everyone painting their cases black back then, but to each his own.
Yes indeed, I just checked Dans site and he has added a black and carbon fibre wrap so people can really go to town with theirs according to preference.
@@RMCRetro I was just thinking that a giant bright red Amiga logo going corner to corner on the top would have been cool. It turned out AMAZING, but I did kinda hope you would have gone with the original idea and made it the case the kido that originally did it would have lusted after. Thank you good sir, I enjoyed this. :)
Fabulous, just all sorts of fabulous!
Thank you for these restoration videos, captivating.
Excelent results, especially taking start point under consideration!
"That's right" I said to my girlfriend, "I'm watching another episode of middle aged man cleans up a computer". 😂 Absolutely brilliant job as always Neil and a top video to boot. I like the way the computers are becoming characters (celebrities?) in their own right. We'll be able to see and recognise this bad boy on our next visit to the cave.
Ah, the A4000; my favourite model Amiga. What an upgrade from the A1000 and A500 I had previously. Now I'm wondering if IPA or Dettol can restore my receding hair. If not, a vinyl wrap.
I'm sure I can work something out...😂
"Good solutions". I see what you did there. Excellent
Fantastic result Neil, well done. Another great addition to The Cave.
Great job. I don't know if I could endure this much scrubbing.
Fantastic job. Rattle can spray paint isn't known for its longevity, but it still needed some good manual work to get it off.
Very satisfying to watch - I think it turned out marvellous! Such a fine machine, too. One of these days I'm hoping to find one that doesn't cost a fortune..
I'm really quite blown away by the vinyl cover. Looks incredible, and it's a really clever way of dealing with what I would've considered a lost cause.
Always happy to see these trash to treasure videos. I think they're some of your best content and hopefully others agree. :)
I used paintbrush cleaner to remove different types of spraypaint/sharpie/latex paint residue from plastic toolboxes I got a while back and it worked really well so that could be worth a shot in future.
That came out amazingly good considering the starting position.
The front and top of the keyboard look very clean indeed. One can see a lot of time and effort was put into the restoration of it all! Well done and a really good job there Neil! If it hadn't been seen before one could almost think it never was a different colour at all!
My first thought was buffing with a mild abrasive.
But I also saw a demonstration a long time ago of media blasting that was so soft, they could remove a single layer of paint.
Amazing job :) That IPA was surprisingly effective.
Looks great. I really like the wrap solution there, I'd say it is an easier solution than trying to match paint, and do a good job painting the top again. I've used SuperClean to soak plastic such as model kits to remove paint from them. At full strength it is quite a powerful cleaner, and will strip paint including enamel model paints and spray paint.
Absolutely amazing job!
The wrap is a great idea, be interesting to see what other systems it could be applied to