DIY Custom-Painted Purple DS

December 28, 2007

When Shawn Potts of Portland, Oregon, wanted to get his girlfriend to start playing video games, he decided to give an original Nintendo DS a complete makeover. Shawn took apart the entire DS, sanded each piece, and used two coats of primer to cover all of the parts. Since his girlfriend's favorite color is purple, he went with a metallic sparkling purple to coat the DS parts and finished it off with a clear coat for extra shine. He originally wanted to give it to her as a birthday gift, but it ended up being a Christmas gift. I hope she loved it as much as we do! Scroll down for more images. Learn how to transform your DS into a colorful masterpiece by following Shawn's step-by-step instructions.

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29 Comments

3 years 32 weeks

Do you think you can do another one? My daughter who will be turning 4 wants a purple sparkly ds.

efahey 5 years 19 weeks

aw! nice boyfriend...lucky girl!

Kaori 5 years 20 weeks

Ahahaha...you'd think that a guy who's willing to put so much time into something like this would consider doing it to a DS lite instead. Ah well. It's still a really sweet gesture <3

Kaori 5 years 20 weeks

Ahahaha...you'd think that a guy who's willing to put so much time into something like this would consider doing it to a DS lite instead. Ah well. It's still a really sweet gesture <3

loveisinbloom 5 years 20 weeks

That looks like a lot of work! But the end product looks great! Awesome boyfriend!

Razan-i 5 years 20 weeks

Aw thats really nice of you !! And the color is great ! :)

Razan-i 5 years 20 weeks

Aw thats really nice of you !! And the color is great ! :)

x_juicyfruit 5 years 20 weeks

Wow, that's cute.

x_juicyfruit 5 years 20 weeks

Wow, that's cute.

gab6784 5 years 20 weeks

I love it! I have an original DS that could use a nice color change... I might have to try this!!

Beastiegirl5 5 years 20 weeks

Seriously, this is how a man shows love. :) He obviously put a lot of time and effort into making a seriously sweet looking DS.

JenBrett 5 years 20 weeks

i did this 2 years ago to my xbox controller to make it pink and now they sell pink ones! way better to customize yourself!

KristinDaBomb 5 years 20 weeks

Wow that looks really nice.

KristinDaBomb 5 years 20 weeks

Wow that looks really nice.

sarcastabtch 5 years 20 weeks

zomg I love it!

sarcastabtch 5 years 20 weeks

zomg I love it!

aimeeb 5 years 20 weeks

Awww so nice...

aimeeb 5 years 20 weeks

Awww so nice...

KadBunny 5 years 20 weeks

Oooh will have to show my boyfriend, he loves messing around with gadgets. :D Not to mention we're both geeky gamers. Awesome stuff.

kitkatherine 5 years 20 weeks

those pictures were amazing. taking the whole thing apart? that's a lucky girl. hella lucky. my boyfriend just bought me viva pinata. that did it for me. but if he did this, i might love him more. cause he'd be an awesome boyfriend. awesomer than he is.

kitkatherine 5 years 20 weeks

those pictures were amazing. taking the whole thing apart?that's a lucky girl. hella lucky.my boyfriend just bought me viva pinata. that did it for me.but if he did this, i might love him more. cause he'd be an awesome boyfriend. awesomer than he is.