Been wanting to do this for the longest time but didn't haf time. Here it is finally. This is a Logitech MX510 which I bought 4 years ago. It's still a fantastic mouse n I love it. I used it for my laptop last time. I need a mouse for my 2nd rig now so I decided to refurbish this good ol MX510. For some reason Logitech loves coating the products in a black rubbery layer, I hate it coz it always peels off n attracts dust like a magnet. That by itself is already annoying enuf but because the MX510 is so old, the rubbery layer has begun to sorta melt. It has become sticky n gooey. Dust sticks to it n cant be wiped off. It also leaves a sticky gooey residue on ur hand after using it.

So..................... I decided to give the mouse a nice bath n sum new clothes for the new year. Here's a few pics of just how horrible the mouse has become after 4 years.














Horrible eh? Those r the pics I took last night b4 dismantling n cleaning the mse. Will update again later. I'm in the middle of painting it now.

uik, that's exactly the same thing that happened to my MX510!

Wokeh here come the pics. To get to the screws so u can open the mouse up, u need to peel off the stickers underneath.















Slaughtering the mouse.















All the parts dismantled. Time to remove that horrible sticky gooey stuff from the parts.

















After removing the paint, got down to sanding it to a fine finish. I kinda like this look. I almost put the mse back just like that coz it kinda looked nice to me with a rugged look.




















Painting timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I oni took pics after all is done coz it's very messy with the fine mist flying everywhere. Dont wanna damage my camera with all that dust. Here's how it looks now. Leaving it on the hanger to dry. Will reassemble everything after teh paint is dry. Most likely 2nite.














Will post up the complete mouse 2nite.

damn that color looks good.....sadly its brownish...

would have loved to see the same effect in black...

Uncle u sure it would be fully dried by tonight ..

usually paint takes several days to fully harden to prevent sticking finger print on ..

Besides that, don't u need to apply a layer of protection coat to protect the paint....

Unless u got some quick solution within your sleeve like most of your mod does ..

I use black magic. The mouse is already assembled in fact. Will post the pics as soon as I upload them.

uncle ianho

ur mouse look so fine n shiny.. airbrushed rite? looks like a brand new model .. nice work ... ur a very creative person ._. i would not go think of wasting my time on my mouse . . . haha.. unless its branded stuff..

Here's the remaining pics I just uploaded.

All the parts ready for reassembly.













Completed mouse from different angles.

















My MX510 has been renewed n ready for more abuse. Hopefully for another 4 more years.

eh??? did u spray the side buttons oso???

looks quite nice ler...blends in nicely with the new paint

uncle sell it back as new item

erm, pardon me... agreed with mADmAN, it's better in black rather than brownish... other than that, damn... it's nice seeing your MX-510 "reborn"
guess the MX-518 same as this MX-510 chassis maybe?

The buttons are stock standard. Color is lidat 1.




I like the color like that. Took me a while to find that exact tone of grey. There's a lot of dark metallic grey around but I wanted a grey that looks a bit brownish like titanium kinda tone.

Woolala,

I should do that to my 5 years old MX500 then, how do you remove the sticky stuff again? sand it?

My scroll wheel also sorta melted and sticky edy.

I really dont understand y Logitech persist with that rubber coating stuff. My new G9 mouse is already peeling. It's unbelievable. The products are really good n well built to last for years but they keep using that rubber coating.

hahah .. u always got the magic for every mod men ....

It look much nicer than before .....

The paint really fully dried .. ????

That's what we call as marketing strategy.
Think about it, [For mainstream & n00bs] you bought an MX518, you used it for four years, you love it.
But after years of using it, the rubbers starting to tick you off, not wanting to lose the love on the previous MX518, they bought a new one.
There it goes again and again. [If he doesn't fall in love with other mouse lar ]

Plus, you know that Logitech engineers already know that the rubber will peel of some day later after a long use, that's why they still stick to the rubber, because they know that one day, the buyer will just buy a new one. Coz not many would do the same as you ian, which refurb the old mouse with a really good idea and design.

Thumbs up for a really nice coat of paint man.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jan 16 2008, 01:35 AM

Good job there and nice color for the painting. Some sort like Gun Metal feeling and makes the mouse even better looking than a brand new one..

Seriously, you are like a Logitech saver. LOL...

wah very nice...... uncle can start business already for refurbish mx510 and 518.....

Nice mod, what kinda paint did you use and did you clearcoat it?

Looks interesting, but the rubber on my MX1000 still seems alright after 2 years of use, so I won't be attempting this anytime soon.

Yes the paint is fully dried. It's impossible to assemble the mse if paint is not dry. A lot of handling required on the painted parts for reassembly.





It's got nothing to do with them wanting us to buy newer products. U'll be shocked to know my new G9 has started peeling too. I'm now using the optional cover that came with the G9. I will hafta mod the G9 cover as well.










Wait till u all see the G15 i painted yesterday too. I call it the G15 Stealth Bomber. Pics of the G15 coming right up.

Nice nice... Mine oso on the verge of remodding, But I just took some Alcohol saturated wipes and wiped it down...

What paint are you using BTW? Anchor brand? Or Krylon spray?