LGR 486 Update! Applying New Woodgrain
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2022
- The LGR Woodgrain 486 has gotten a little rough in recent years, with the wood-pattern vinyl getting all scraped and torn up while being moved around all over the place. So it's time to apply some fresh woodgrain!
See the full playlist of LGR 486 build/upgrade videos here:
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I love them both. The old one had a wood paneling aesthetic and felt like colored plastic/metal, whereas this almost looks like a wooden casing or veneer panels.
Well put. I liked the classic look of the old one, but I also like the classy look of the new one.
I agree
This.. makes me want to put fake woodgrain vinyl on the sides of my microwave. It's a nice 2.2 cubic feet Panasonic behemoth with a stainless steel front. I think it'd look fantastic!
The legend gets a new set of armor, the Woodgrain PC is fantastic and glad that it is still kicking!
The "rings in water" pattern of the old grain had a better retro vibe, methinks. The new one looks more fancy. But I love the 50 shades of beige going on frontside! Absolutely lovely palette.
Yeah, the old vinyl really had that 90s school desk, dad's hi-fi speaker, 70s microwave oven type of energy
Thought the same thing, oldschool woodgrain was proper woodgrain. This is modern hipster woodgrain, it just doesn't cut it. Doesn't have the retro feel to it.
If you're looking for textured wood grain, 3M DI-NOC vinyl is where it's at. I've used it on past projects and it turns out great.
Ahh yes, I've heard good things and I actually went to grab some for this. But I couldn't find the right wood finish/stain that I wanted, I think it was out of stock or no longer made or something. I'll give it a try if I find the right look though!
@@LGRBlerbs if you do pick up the Vinyl remember to replace it every few years as the longer its on the harder the adhesive sticks if you remove it after more than 3 years it will pull the paint up with it(got a work van i was told to re-wrap it pulled the factory paint up with it)
@@LGRBlerbs .. The Sims 4: My Wedding Stories .😶🌫. almost 10 years and EA keep milking this thing .🤨. this people have no shame .🙄.... 53Gb of crap the "unofficial 🏴☠ISO" with all the DLC's an stuff.... un-be-lie-va-ble!! 😳
@@LGRBlerbs can a 486 play a vcd
The Woodgrain PC had a glow up! He looks ready for a night on the town.
I'm 44 years old and I keep getting sucked into wasting large portions of my day watching LGR's videos. Wow what a memory trip. It really is.
As a fellow 44 year old, I know what you're sayin'
Time enjoyed is not wasted :D
@@39zack Unless i was supposed to leave for work 10 minutes ago.
@@charizard4410 Worth it.
46 and no better. I guess it just reminds you of years gone past and all the fun you had in your teens with the computers of the time.
The old one had a more "70s paneling" look to it. Kinda the aesthetic they went with for TV sets and some electronics too. The new one looks more like actual wood. Both look great!
Wasn’t totally sold on the new wood grain but after seeing it on, I’m with ya. It looks good! More contrast with the beige and makes it stand out more
I have a lot responsibilities and things that need doing, yet here I am watching a man remove his wood grain wrap off of an ancient PC and reapplying a new one.
Damn, i remember watching your woodgrain 486 build videos and was so jealous as i had no components to create a 486.
Today, watching this is so weird, as i have an amazing ISA/VLB-only 486 sourced as components and put together. Running at 3x50MHz, 1MB of L2 cache, 64MB ram and a fast Trio32 VLB videocard.
Absolutely love this machine!
I was thinking about your woodgrain 486 time to time... please give it more love, it deserves it! :)
Can a 486 play a vcd like matrix 1999 video CD movie
I think it looks even better now!
Yeah, I totally agree!
I was pretty skeptical when you contrasted the new with the old, but after seeing the new wrap actually on thr case, it looks superb. It looks like less of an 80's woodgrain and more of a 60's/70's hi-fi grain.
It's got a bit more of a rustic feel.
Wasn’t sure until I saw it from behind. That contrast really makes it pop.
The workshop setting for a project like this is amazing. Glad you are making the new space your own.
I've applied that type of veneer to speakers before, and I find it best to use a heatgun during the application process. Low heat keeps it from tearing and makes it more agreeable when shaping it to the object, haha! that said, your application looks REALLY good and that's a super impressive outcome!
It looks more modern. The old one looked more from the 80s 😅
The new, darker color looks more '70s to me, especially when looking at the back, where there's woodgrain right next to bare metal.
Honestly, with the possible exception of the first couple of years of the decade maybe, woodgrain was already on its way out in the 80s. It's more 70s.
@@BilisNegra Wasn't the 80s me the silver era for electronics? I see a lot of 80s receivers that are silver.
@@nerdyneedsalife8315 80's was all black plastic hifi and beige computer equipment. Silver electronics are definitely more of a 70s thing.
Who doesn't love wood grain? It's irresistable.
The Woodgrain 486 build video is Clint's one algorithmically-approved feature-length video that just loves to autoplay and tell me it's time to go to bed. I feel like I know that computer better than I do my own. Also, that computer (_in its current configuration_) is now nearly as old as the LGR channel was when it was assembled. Still a pretty lady, as far as retro battlestations are concerned.
Your peeling of the vinyl was viscerally satisfying in that asmr sense
The new woodgrain is, indeed, cherry. Nice job, Clint!! I actually like the black strips at the bottom, they make it look almost like it's floating, and give a snappy bit o'contrast.
The now-venerable Woodgrain 486. Iconic.
Man I'm loving the return of Blerbs.
I did a similar thing to one of my computers, but I used a "marble" contact paper instead. It actually looks pretty nice. So, you have a woodgrain 486, I have a marble 486 🙂
Sounds very vaporwave... Did you paint the front panel a matching pink or teal? :P
Even castles in the sky need a fresh coat of paint now and then ✨
I kinda miss the "any colour you like as long as it's beige" 90's PC aesthetic. Damn you, Steve Jobs!!
Seeing the inside of that chassis immediately throws me back to memories of sheared knuckles.
Wood effect is cool wish had this back in the old days
You know what? I wasn't sure about it either when I first saw the roll, but I think I like the finished look actually better than the previous one.
This is a good thing. You'll find to love it over time and never look back at the previous version. Means that a change was for the better.
My first computer was a 486-100 Mhz with Windows 95. This video brings me back some good memories.
Oh wow, 6 years? 😳 I remember you putting it on back then. Sheesh, time flies...
At first I didn't really like it, but after a while it grew on me. Reminds me more of a 70s style wood grain. I really like it now.
I think that looks way good. Love how it turned out. That wrap likes some heat and stretch to get a good bite, especially around the edges. I use the same stuff building button boxes for my truck simulator setups. I heat up my panels and the wrap with a heat gun on low.
The old woodgrain reminded me of the ‘80s Chevy motorhome we had growing up. New stuff has a slightly more upscale vibe, but looks great
The new vinyl has more of a late 90s cherry furniture look. Having grown up with that type of furniture I'm a fan!
Very timely I think. Very Up-Cycled looking. It went from late 70's kitchen cabinet to late 2020's barn door. Cutting edge, yet retro. Ohhhhh the Duality!!
Dude, you need to make an enclosed monitor that mimics one of those 70s tvs to match. Would be spectacular.
Glad I got to see it in person before it's makeover.
Another chapter in the 486 saga, heck yeah.
I’d have to say this is probably the most famous 486 ever built
I love the new finish, it looks much more like natural wood. Very nice 👍🏻
That 486 is my favorite computer on the entire internet. If I could copy it, I totally would.
The Woodgrain 486 rides again! I love the new look
The old one looked like wood paneling in a basement, this one looks like a nice coffee table, both are good :)
the title to this one genuinely made me chuckle
It's like a piece of furniture. That vinyl was a good choise!
Love that woodgrain. I do R&D at my company, and I keep putting woodgrain sticker on prototypes I put together for my own amusement. One day they'll let me send out one of our desktop CMM's all 80's style. One day.
Now this is newsworthy! An no surprise it still running, as long as you keep the software and hardware clean, they’ll run a very long time.
I still vaguely remember this things construction, This must be what car people feel when they see a classic get a new paint job. Honestly I think the black actually accents with almost auburn wood grain well, it's oddly sexy, I probably would have made the front panels grain run parallel with the grain on the sides but she's certainly still gorgeous .
This channel may be the progenitor to my technophilic tendencies.
That new veneer or whatever it is gives the PC a more... rustic than retro look, and I'm all for it.
I like the new look. It reminds me a lot of the old amplifier my dad had (except I'm pretty sure that was real wood) when I was growing up. Eventually he even let me hook it up to our 486 computer, along with the huge woodgrain speakers. Best sounding computer in the neighbourhood 😉
That new woodgrain gives me more like rustic oak vibes but it really looks a lot better as I imagined it would. Definitive a new era for the Woodgrain 486.
Went from an 80's woodgrain to a 70's woodgrain! Good jawb!
I like it more than the first one. Long live woodgrain!!
I love how the nostalgia computer has gotten old enough to have its own nostalgia.
Was cool seeing Woodgrain 486 in person. I've always wanted to do this to a PC since, but just never have yet lol.
I love the new look. Much better then the old wood grain.
The newer over lay has a more refined surface top texture. The older pattern reminded me of these brushes our facilities guy had at work. In order to match the wood trim, they would paint the steel door frame hardware tan, then apply a dark coat of stain, then streak it down the exposed areas with a special textured brush. The brush was like a semi circle with a embossed circle, and would create the "pool of water" effect by slowly rotate the brush to displace stain, then drag it down the piece and pivot it so the entire circular pattern appears stretched.
So glad you were able to replace the wood grain vinyl on that computer. But I wouldn’t use anything cheap to cover that old computer, since those components like the disk drives are rare!
I think you should start a new channel where you thrift shop, find a random piece of electronics, and then woodgrain them up. Because watching this was MAGIC. Love your content, Clint! PS - I miss LGR Foods. :)
At the age of 40, this is so much more than taking a trip down memorylane for me… You mentioned the hard part of your childhood and how getting need for speed changed it all. And this is where I can sence the essence of your content, and you are appreciating and cultivating this good memories wich 90’s gaming gave in a way I can relate. I had a very bad upbringing and childhood. But the pc, webdesign, gaming, Mirc and musicproduction saved the sain part of me wich has survived to this day. Your content revitalizes the whole shabang for my part. Thank you so much good sir!
i think this woodgrain looks even better than the old stuff almost like a walnut colour
It seems like you built it just yesterday. Hard to believe it's been 6 years already. Time flies man.
The most satisfying timelapse ever !!
Digging the new little workshop you've got going on!
Spoiling us with the content recently Clint, thanks!
I like this wood grain better, looks more realistic, like an actual piece of furniture 👌
The end of an era... and the start of a new one.
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." Powerful words from Semisonic's Closing Time.
Whether or not they had PC case mods in mind when they wrote that line, nobody can say for sure.
On camera it definitely looks better. Hopefully it looks as good in person
I think its looks even better, the legend continues.
I remember the first post I saw was this computer being built... Guess it has been a while... I loved that wood grain
The woodgrain 486 build was how I found and subscribed to your channel! Always great seeing it being kept nice and woodgrain.
dunno about you guys, but just hearing the clunking of the metal brings me warm feelings inside, i miss these chunky boxes, not like the ones most of us use today that are so light and convenient, those heavy boys were the real deal, i still remember carrying my pc from my house to the shops for upgrade like 10 blocks with no car, sure built up some muscles, and did i say most times we would take it up and down 21 flights of stairs ?
i just rewatched all your pc older builds yesterday including this one. i guess that was perfect timing for this video to come out
Love the new workshop backdrop, your new place is coming along nicely Clint.
It is Woodgrain Man and his trusty Woodgrain Retro-PC!, we are saved! :D
Would love to see a blerb of the pegboard setup behind you. I just really love organized things.
When you find one you are happy with, you need to order a few more rolls for future restorations. Lol I learned that the hard way when I didn't listen to my old man when I laminate tiled my hallway, then my pups scuffed up a load of the tiles and I couldn't get any more of the original ones as they were like this, a noticeably different colour.
I'm gonna miss the Radioshack "We got a really good deal buying this woodgrain wrap in bulk" look of the older stuff, but it's nice to see PCs get taken care of after all their years of service
I like it, it stands out a bit more; guess the grain makes a big difference, especially the 5.25" bay filler and I guess the colour does fade slightly over time anyway ...
I think it looks fantastic, I love the stronger contrast with the new color
The Woodgrain 486 has seen better days.
I had my 486 covered in vinyl back in 2004 (when it wasn't mainstream haha). But it was a fancy metalic green for the cover and silver for the front. I had no other computer and wanted to make mine look modern. Last year I restored its original look :)
Looks great! Keep being you, man.
Looks great Clint! I was sad to see the old woodgrain go, but the new woodgrain 😍
Looks great man. I really like how the new version is a little deeper, has a polished look to it that's quite nice.
The other day at the store I saw a wood grain surge protector, made me think of the channels and this PC, lmao.
I think I like this woodgrain better!
Nice job!
I love the new look the black type in the bottom is really cool it gives it a 3d look
The new woodgrain's beautiful. But the old one is that very specific style that was common for a while, and it gave me nostalgia tingles.
I'm surprised CZcams didn't age-gate this for stripping that case down until it was naked.
A significant improvement in both appearance and application, nice work.
I built many computers into that case back in the 90s when I was working my first after school job assembling PCs for a small mom and pop computer shop with a house brand.
The 486 is my favorite! Had a similar one as a kid, first computer - great memories
It looks great. I really like the slightly more reddish hue of it.
You know I didn't think I was going to like it at first but seeing it on there it looks good
Thats funny, i am revisiting my own woodgrain PC486 inspired by your channel right now after few years and you release a video about it, pure magic i tell ya!
Super clean on the inside AND just look at the cable management...
Looks fantastic Mister
I was half expecting there to be woodgrain on the inside when you opened it up! :D
That really turned out. I think the slightly older plastic front transports you better to an older woodgrain look. A better retro look. Without that I think it could look too modern but here really worked. Well done! Glad you got it back and going.
Glad to be at the start of the new era
I like the color of the new one better, looking forward to see it in future videos