Ok guys need your help big time. I sent my casing to m2n-e to modify but the paintjob is a real mess after being done by him.

So this thread is open to suggestions on how to save my casing especially the front red part so that other modders that I'm able to contact have ideas on what to do.

Really thanks for the help u guys can provide


PS: to other modders who can help me out please PM me.

Things I wish to do to the case is:

1) I have a UV acrylic blue panel so a holder needs to be done. It covers the whole side
2) top 140mm exhaust outlet

This post has been edited by ~Battousai~: Jul 21 2009, 08:18 PM


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m2n-e is your friend?
sand it and repaint will do
the paint job is really bad

what happen bro...repaint la...
see my mental mods...hehehe

tis is the subared project ar ???
must do sandin then repaint.

not my friend...but he's a forummer here and was highly recommended... mana tau

im especially worried bout the front red " V " part.. its plastic unlike the other metal parts..can sand ?

m2n-e's name sure smelly in lowyat.net coz of tis work.
must do sanding then repaint. tis is the subared project,rite ?

yup its the subared project

again the main question i wanna ask is..the front plastic part can do sanding and save ?

yes,do sandin untill the messup thing all gone.
then paint again.

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Added on July 21, 2009, 12:54 amjust curious how much u pay him for tis job ??
the blue paint is purposely paint like tis effect ka ??

This post has been edited by lun1986: Jul 21 2009, 12:56 AM

for paint instead of paying full amount since it was crap i only paid him rm20

whoa really bad bad bad paint job man

what to do

now need to find good people to help me recover it

and also for him to return my MU fan grill and motherboard connector

what happened



you may need a skilled painter to redo the whole thing...

need to sand it down for the front part



if the part is too thin, consider to fill it with bondo than resand again...


how come this thing happen

there's no need for sanding, just strip off the paint. the paint become like that due too over layer.
strip off the paint and the original plastic will shown itself.

y not u just continue tis project ler ??
or start a new project name "save SUBAred ~~"

nahh.. retire from modding.. summore experience with paint is a pain in the ass.

you and ONLY you are responsible for fixing YOUR errors....retired or not.

u can retire after u saved this one.

if u refuse, return the money (if money was paid).

if no money was paid, ignore this post.

use paint remover..

That is so irresponsible of m2n-e. Be cautious when dealing with him in the future.

agree...
for a trader this should not happen

...... what kinda painting quality is that?? I guess u need pro modded like uncle ianho to help u mod for u (but dunno he still doing his modding service or not..... try pm him).......

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=334599&hl=

dont need a pro to make a nice paintjob

that is overspray badly..sand it or use paint remover then one layer primer and sand it, spray the colour of your choice and 1 or 2 layer of clear..the part will look nice

its not that hard to paint a case just prep it correctly and the result will be good

imho,send to car painting workshop, find the good one

i've PM him.. but his status shows he havent log in for awhile... hope he replies

any car painting shop thats willing to do casing to recommend around subang jaya or sunway area ?

...... that's depend on yr luck....... if not u can try other place like car spray paint shop or else to make away like brand new painting job. btw, i'm not at subang area ppl.......

This post has been edited by Daywalker: Jul 21 2009, 08:39 PM

i think he retired at the moment...

and dun sent it to the car painter... it will cost u a bomb... u better off buying a new case than having them paint for you.

new case ? dont la wei.. i sold off my CM elite 333 to buy this casing brand new let him mod.. CRAP WEI

Yeah..... i agree that, better buy a brand casing already if the painting job is over that new casing price.....

@~Battousai~

y not u DIY urself ?? buy 800 grid sand paper n can spray.

like that u will have to do it yourself?
will have lots of work...

but DIY serve highly satisfaction wor.

i had to agree

errr.. the paint looks like brushed instead of sprayed....
hmm... as for me i'd say its sabo. job,
how much m2ne charge u?? he should pay u for damaged ur casing instead of u paying him..

guys.. my KH is super lousy one.. trust me on this

man u guys think so ? how much should he compensate me ? new casing ? this casing quite cheap only..less than 200

reali bad... if i am TS sure shot the ppl kau kau...

got a nice guy shoot d

how much i charge him? well, he pay me for paint and all stuff, and end up i keluar my own money for some stuff and ask for more money out off my pocket?? nuff said..

This post has been edited by m2n-e: Jul 22 2009, 07:49 PM

The problem is you didn't do well what he demanded, and even made it worse than before. For example, you send your car to the workshop to tint the window, but end up they failed to tint and added they scratched you window, will you still pay him??

This post has been edited by zs3889: Jul 22 2009, 08:03 PM

what money came out from you ? all your painting fee i paid all.. dont talk c0ck here... heck i even paid all fee in advance and u guys know what ? this guy if my computer couldn't start and i never told him i wanted back my motherboard connector this guy would've kept my UV connectors all of them as well


and yeah.. m2n-e.. i DEMAND you come over subang jaya and fix my system.. dont need my casing..but my system to make sure i can log in windows and use like normal again !!!!!

~Battousai~, you might want to continue this at the dispute section

worse comes to worst, Battousai, about your case, you could try sanding it down yourself, then respraying it. the red is definitely oversprayed, too many coats, too fast. the blue looks like it bled, leading me to believe it was sprayed too think, and not allowed to fully dry. sounds like a rushed job. not sure if you want to DIY it, but i'll just give you a rough guide since i've NBTD right now

here's what you can do. go get yourself some sandpaper, from 100grit to 800grit. you can also get some 1000 and 1200grit for finishing up later.

wet sand the paint off by getting a small basin, and dipping the affected part in and sanding it while its in the water. you can use some dish washing liquid while wet sanding.

once you've stripped it all off, get yourself some good paint, or if you're a cheapo like me, get some rm5 paint get a primer, undercoat, and then some white and whatever color you are planning to paint. you might want to get some clearcoat too. apply very very light layers, and let them dry for around 15mins per coat. you should probably check out some modding guides to get a rough idea.

just make sure that you let it dry off in a place with no dust, or not much air, or else it will get stuck in the paint. you can either get a box and put it over your painted materials, or stick it into a cupboard somewhere.

once you get to the colors, put heavier coats on. finally, once you've put your last color coat, leave it to dry for a few days in the cupboard (if you used it earlier). then lightly sand with the higher grits, and apply thick coats of clearcoat, allowing a day or so between coats for it to dry.

without buffing it i doubt it will ever be mirror shiny, but at the very least it will look better that it does now.

agree with that

TS, u can diy urself if u got time, or u can send it to any car paint shop if u really wan the casing and willing to spent $$$.

but mayb u can try those do furniture eh, those involve painting steel furniture or custom made furniture shop.

I sent mine to powder coat after some time consuming DIY job on my mobo tray. Remember, we need patient and time for paint job, a rush paint job is always no go.

Spray 1 layer, wait it dry w/o dust or minimal dust, thn spray again... u will get the job done rite if u got patients. Or just sent it for others to paint and pay certain amount of fees, I think some car paint shop are not as expensive as getting a new casing...

This post has been edited by lichyetan: Jul 23 2009, 11:25 AM

followed your advices guys and lodge a dispute thread against him

do support here :
Complaint against m2n-e


like I said guys, even though I won't be DIY coz i suck at hand jobs all advices are appreciated as a modder may come forward and help me on ways to recover and possibly offer his service to help me

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Added on July 23, 2009, 7:58 pmwoot great news... strife has step forward to help save my case

hope everything goes well and i can update wit good pics

This post has been edited by ~Battousai~: Jul 23 2009, 07:58 PM

Hope he will make it nice for you, m2n-e you should never have started modding service at all I would say.

me too

would you consider getting a new case??
with the amount of work need to be done, the charges wont be cheap and the finish wont be like new..
i think getting a new case would save u lots of trouble.. jus my 2 cents

if buy a new casing maybe that vantec casing can be lelong to someone else..

if u wanna sell ur vantec i wanna buy .. pm me serious here

bro,just do google on ur casing.
ori look also very nice. poor casing,mod by louya modder.

if u wanna sell,i'm 2nd ppl interested.

yah Original paint has Rohs.. etc sayang betullll....

come on guys ... he need help on his casing ... not your comments ....
help him up la .... and stick to the topic



Battousai ..... i've done a few mods myself ... sorry to say ... i cant find any valid solution but to sand down the paint ... re-apply again ...


the paint bleeding is resulting by amatuer work by not applying primer to etch the paint to the surface .... and with heavy spraying + less layer

those methods are only used by mom who want to do everything fast


the damage is already done and cannot be recoverable ... you'll have to sand it down to the bare to remove the paint

reapply primer coat, color coat and if preferred a clear coat

if that guy happens to use primer ... just sand down to the primer ... and start there ... but most ppl dun use primer to cut cost, and cut the paint life


sorry to hear of your case, but i advise you to learn of spray painting ... it's a good experience to learn something .... just learn to press the nozzle and the timing ...... it's not hard

apply many coats ... but not thick ones ........ thin coats ...

err..the best solution is sell it off.. .
im able to repair it, but its going to take lotsa time...
frm the pictar i can see m2ne might use some kind of chemical to strip the original paint off, looks like the chemical is too strong & its damage the base of the front panel or maybe m2ne wanna test the casing as it show in the advert of this casing saying the front panel is fire proof (i dont know) .

to fix this u may need lotsa sanding & maybe some paste to cover the damage part & resanding it again, till the surface is smooth ...

well i didnt know my casing would still be worth money..so i'll see what offers come along first la

you know how bad my KH skill is? I tried painting my room wall once, mum had to hire people to paint it instead. Nailing those internet cables, also she need to hire ppl again

want me to provide painting service??

sample

tis is the sub zreo prject ??

this should bt the nividia project...
he didnt show it...

or maybe i am wrong

tis guy many project la
alex,y not u become hero n save TS's casing ??

correction

haha!!...
the sub zero, i'm thinking of using the sub zero casing back side to use for my HTPC casing project

Not nice d...i think b4 paint will be btr...haih

Why dont TS just send his case to Ianho?

=.=

Ianho retire now

need my help?~~XD

i think postage also cost rm30+

haha if infront plastic panel only i think postage not so high XD

yalor,front panel is the worst

i just got myself a cm690. am finding for people to spray paint the internals flat black

the vantec...

bro, i scare i ruin ur case only, if i got enough confidence, i sure help u kao tim it

alex got new toy d

Just get masking tape and flat black paint and start cover parts that you don wanna spray and spray lol... is tat hard to do ?

what u mean?

then where is your vantec?
want to sell?

u know tat

oo...
dun wan talk nonsence alrd...
later get banned...
haha!!

boss ar~~~~~take come miri let me paint ~hahahaha

This post has been edited by 2848calvin: Jul 30 2009, 12:39 PM

man if u were in KL i wouldnt mind sending you for mod. but with all hardwares inside postage is sooo freaking expensive cant afford d... unless u dont mind do for free la just to boost your portfolio

actually u can try it urself..i sure u can improve ur painting skill
wait bro, u wan 2 paint the acrylic or the casing?

nah its for my cm690 plans la

CM690 DIY urself ??

ahaha no need send whole casing la~~send the spoil part lo~ like from the red part haha pay me some kopi o and the spray paint money +postage fee lo~~haha pm me if wan =D

bro, after i spray *that* casing.. if my work okay, i help u cm690

cm690 should be easy la.. just want internal flat black only outside i too scared to do anything liao

just gonna install my UV acrylic panel and leave it liao

haha!..
if u havent find ppl after i finish modding *that* casing... and my result is okay,i help u la...
but the side panel...
hmmm... i duno cut, i just do spraying

*that* .....
spray inside need unassembly whole case anot ??

alex,my C5 wanna spray inside also. when come HELP me SOS ??

unassembly and re-rivet back...

That's the most thorough way of doing it but if for someone who isn't so inclined to de-rivet a case which involves tools and quite a bit of work isn't it possible to just use painter's tape? Granted, you're not going to get the most complete job as when you remove the rivets but for regular DIY I think painter's tape works pretty good - just take your time and do a clean taping job. Of course things like fans, plastic brackets and anything that can be removed tooless or with a simple screwdriver should be removed.

hmm... i always un-rivet and rivet back..
hmm nothing change... but u must rivet back following the step..
(like u cant rivet HDD cage b4 rivet CDrom - just a very rough example)

Oh nothing wrong with that - it's the best way to do it but for noobs like myself I trust my taping skills more than my riveting skills.

i love rivet~~~~ so fun when rivet back the casing "bone" hiahiahia~

btw, i dont even know what the he*l is taping
i only noe how to rivet...

btw, check out what going on with battousai MY casing
check my fire it up

This post has been edited by AlexLee277: Aug 2 2009, 12:15 AM

That's what I meant by taping.

I think he poured thinner on the surface.

oo... this method is call tapping..
lol..
last time i use this 1, but if after unrivet, there are some place is not sprayed..
btw, how to take out those lock(those that lock the DVD rom 1)

alex if u need this topic closed u tell me ya

I thought it was going to be troublesome taking those out but it was actually pretty easy.
tip: use 2 fingers - one on top and the other at bottom, squeeze gently and then slide it out.

For my case for 932, its not that easy..need some force to it..cant slide it out..
u have to pull down from top to bottom