hahaha dro speaking plak dah . . .
anyway , aku dah dapat link tue dia bg all d steps .
heh
tapi dia tulis guna 250grit ngan 500grit .
boleh ke dapat perfect paint job ngan sand paper grit camtue .
500grit kasar wooo .
aku pon guna dalam 1000 x pon 1200grit .
baru dapat nice clean alu .

Why not you send your casing to me and I'll get it sprayed matte black for you Btw, I will have to sand, spray a layer of coat then the matte paint. These are all done using good quality car paint, not RM6.90 spray paint cans. Let me know if you're interested

Wow, I was planning to spray too, but when I found out it's sooooo complicated, then I gave up, better stick to original, bling bling is more than enough IMO

@clawhammer where and how much is the matte auto paint..trying to look for those but couldnt find it..

I will be doing them in the garage and I don't think it's worth the money if you want to buy everything because you will need the spraying gun and that machine that produces air pressure.

actually its a good thing to learn .
cause i see dat its not dat hard , juz dat for perfect spray paint , it'll take time and surely use kinda lots of money .
anyway , for matte black , no clear coat shud be added , it will be glossy .

Actually got airbrush at home..just dun hav the big compressor, only got small one for figure paintings.

i couldnt find Spray cans for auto..

Yup, it's fun to learn and try things out especially on the painting part. The thing is, car paint is sprayed using an air gun so the investment would be hefty if we only intend to use it once. You need to apply a coat before spraying the paint since it is of aluminum surface and the paint itself is matte.

Auto paint doesn't come in spray cans. You have to mix them with thinner and spray it with the gun.

i did testing on the airbrush with small compressor..the pressure is not high enough and get overheated fast..i giv up and buy spray cans instead..

Between..for matte color, how to make the paint not easily peel off when scratched..
i did my haf 932..on matte black..

Yes, that's a common problem because the paint doesn't stick on the surface (especially if aluminum). That's why you have to sand it first and spray a layer of undercoat if you can.

yeap dat i do know ^^,
heard dat we shud use very low grit like 250 for alu in order to make d primer stick nicely into d alu .
if use like 1000 grit means useless .
its meant for finishing sanding rite ?

I think I'm gonna change my mind again, not to give up to decorate my casing

Well I'd like to know whether is it ok if I:
1. Sand it with fine sandpaper
2. Spray 1st layer then left it UNDER sunlight for about 1 hour or more
3. Spray 2nd layer and left it again UNDER hot sun
4. Spray 3rd layer and that's it.

Will it last long? B'coz I don't really plan to spray primer and coat it. Any further simple method or any better suggestion?
Teach me sifu-sifu out there

This post has been edited by ezrasang: Jun 22 2009, 02:39 PM

im not sure but if u do want quality , u have to bear d method lorh .

1. remove all d grease and wax using soap or something

2. for sanding d metal , i'd say use low grit like 250 or 500 grit sand paper to make d surface rough . its to ensure that when u spray , it will stick nicely to d metal surface.

3. u spray a thin layer of primer and wait for 10 minutes under hot sun . repeat 3 times . let it dry for 1 day and do fine sanding wif 500grit sand paper .

4. repeat step 3 for 3 times .

5. spray a thin layer of color paint and wait for 10 minutes under hot sun . repeat 3 times . let it dry for 1 day and do fine sanding wif 1000grit sand paper .

6. repeat step 5 for 3 times .

7. Apply a thin clear coat layer to have glossy finish . do it 3 times wif 10 minutes interval . let it dry 1 day and do fine sanding wif 1000grit sand paper .

8. repeat step 7 for 3 times .

dat's so far wat i know .
if anything wrong please tell me .
i oso want to know .

@monsh

Wow, means each primer & colour spray 9 times in total?

What if I don't want to make it glossy? I prefer dull, so there will be no light reflection inside the casing, haha, what should I do?

haha yeap .
like me lorh .
matte black .
so no nid clear coating .

Wuuuu, kewl man, IMO glossy suits for outer part of casing, like that only really bling bling
Ok, I'll follow your steps and will try to spray the side panel 1st as a trial, next Monday gonna start as I go back KL! Can't wait to start to mod!!! Wooohuuuu

Actually the under coat will carry a color so first we sand then spray then sand it again then re-spray another layer. If you use sandpaper, just make sure you don't sand it too harsh until the surface gets badly scratched.

Noted and will try my best!

Ohya, thank you monsh! And you too clawhammer! Thanks for the guide!
I'll post some pic once I'm done with the side panel

@monsh hmm i skip lots of steps..

i did minor sanding cuz it not alu...use sanding grit 1k i guess thats why it wont stick it so well..

ya
i hav sprayed my casing last 2 weeks,but the problem is the paint easily peel off when touch with wire xspecially the part inside the casing

anyway monsh,i wanna know how much it will cost u to spray whole casing? i just use 2 bottle black n 1 bottle clear n 1 piece of sand paper n it cost about rm25.00