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CD label printers are all well and good, and look professional, but decorating the CD yourself is more personal and a gift with a memory attached to it.
Steps
Community Q&A
- QuestionDoes it need to be poster paint?Community AnswerAbsolutely not, I use sharpies. I think anything except for watercolor paint will work.
- QuestionWill the CD still work after painting it? Is it risky or completely safe?Community AnswerThe kind of inks/paints you use might affect the material of the CD over time. Water-based colors are probably better. The layer of paint might affect a "slit" CD-player (the ones without tray where the CD gets swallowed in).
- QuestionIf I were to paint a CD with acrylic paint, would it be damaging (or even work, for that matter)?Aditya TelangCommunity AnswerIt may work, but it will certainly be damaging to your CD/DVD and the CD/DVD drive of the computer. Paint starts to strip after some time. If it happens to do so while your CD/DVD is being read, it will certainly damage the readable side of your CD/DVD. It may also scratch and damage the lens of the laser.
Tips
- With some well-placed paper and masking tape, you can spray-paint designs on your CD.Thanks
- You could always just decorate it with a sharpie or other permanent markers.Thanks
- Use the poster paint to color an area, and then highlight it with glass stain of the same color. Makes it shiny.Thanks
Warnings
- Some CD players do not like decorated/painted CDs for whatever reason and refuse to play them.Thanks
- Make sure the CD is completely dry before handling it. Poster paints dry to a matte finish; glass stain retains a gloss. Tap with a cotton swab to test for dryness.Thanks
- Always use spray paint away from heat or flame and in a well-ventilated area.Thanks
Things You'll Need
- Computer with media player/cd burner software and hardware
- Some means of getting the tracks you want
- Poster paint and glass stain
- Felt-tip marker(s)
- Cotton swabs
- Small portable battery-powered fan
- Workspace
- Time
- Paper towels or squares of towel 12x12
- Trash can
- Plain silver CDs
- A creative mind
- An appropriate CD case
For the Sharpie Tactic
- Sharpies or other Permanent Markers (an arrangement of colors)
- A CD
- A computer with the data you’re burning onto it, and all the software and hardware needed
- Paper to make the CD case OR a plastic or paper CD case
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