Beyond retr0bright, I haven't attempted to alter the color of any Macs, but in the C64 scene it is my impression paints seem to be preferred. Years ago after doing some reading about it, I used Krylon Fusion paints on some breadbox C64's. After about 3 years or so it has been since the painting, I'm still reasonably happy with the results. The texture is fine, the color seems even enough to me (although does vary with application technique). The only thing I really noticed was the paint does chip off if you bash it against other hard objects, such as the kind of shoving and shuffling that eventually happens on a crowded, messy desk. The good news is, it's pretty easy to touch up.

Anyway, here's my two attempts (in order):





Something I was wondering about is the best way to replace (forge?) labeling on ye olde macs, after painting or stripping due to retr0bright. Water slide decals?