Currently what i have in mind is that i want to do a spray paint for my computer casing .
it's d internal part .
1st of all , it's an aluminium material .
2nd , i want spray paint flat black @ matte black @ hitam mati .

So here's d question . . .

1. Where can i get matte black spray paint ? mostly i see in hardware all metallic black >.<"
2. Do i need to spray primer first before spray black ?
3. Do i have to spray clear coat at last ?
4. Can anyone tell me d exact steps to get good spray paint effect ?

What i mean is dat which sand paper grit shud i use n all .
how many layers for primer , black and coat (if have to)
and do i have to sand it after every paint ? even at d last layer of black and last layer of coat ?

erm

1. sand it
2. spray it with primer... good quality one... see if can find some special for aluminium one
3. spray a thin layer
wait until it fully dries than only spray the next layer... 30min interval

the most important thing in painting is patience... dun ever paint the layer too thick... that is the cause of error
btw... my painting sucks coz i lack of patience

psss..wat is primer?

primer is the 1st coting applied so that the paint can stick batter...
it also cover the original colour so that the paint colour is correct.

use google?

XD juz saw it is white colour 1 right?XD haha

got 2 type...
it is grey actually...
than the other type is maroon...

i not sure which for which...

haha i need go hardware shop learn it

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Added on June 15, 2009, 10:12 pmhaha i need go hardware shop learn it thanks ar bro~

This post has been edited by 2848calvin: Jun 15 2009, 10:12 PM

no problem

here is some info about primer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(paint)

Flat black.

look here PC Chop Shop Chapter 8-Painting by David Groth

go for spray gun.

anyway , so juz do sanding on d alu to get more gripping on d primer ?
and then use primer on d alu first to get a better colour finishing ?
so , do i have to sand the black color ?
and do i have to use clear coat to make sure that d paint stays there long enuf ?

i want flat black like in million dollar PC wan [MDPC]

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Added on June 16, 2009, 2:38 amwoah d link is very nice .

thanks a lot bro learn a lot today .

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Added on June 16, 2009, 2:39 amow 1 last question , do i have to apply clear coat for matte black spray paint job ?

This post has been edited by monsh: Jun 16 2009, 02:39 AM

if you put clear coat on the flat black. It will look like gloss...

So you cant put clear coat. You need to get good quality clear coat.

so i shud juz end my painting wif flat black color la ?
anyway, where can i matte black spray paint ar ?
so far all i can see is metallic black only >.<"

For the matt black, i think you have to go hunting at a few hardware shop.

1 thing 1 notice for painting the interior is that it will easily peel off aroung the area where you are using screw, eg. hard disk, fans, disk drive...... I will turn out to be troublesome in the future.

You could go for black anodize as you are using aluminium, but the hard part is finding a place to do it 4 u.

good info here... thanx

hahaha dude , how i wish i could find a black anodized aluminium plate .

regarding d peel off thingy ~ its normal to peel off at screw and moving area .

it is easier to peel off bigger part when not using primer and not sanding it 1st b4 applying primer .

at least dat's wat i think of how it works .

hmm , any other suggestion guys ?
u can refer to MDPC for d matte black interior colour of TJ07 .
if possible i want like dat ><"

It does matter about the primer or the sanding cause it will flak at the moving area n it will easily get messy.

yeah .
anyway thx for d link.
very helpful !

sanding is to ensure proper adhession as the paint easily flakes
there are alu primers available to ease your job

another alternative is paint etching primer
but i dunno where to find this though