Like to share with you all my work in process. Bored with the last mod.

Old Mod.



I started my new mod on 17/3/06 (Fri). I'm working 5 1/2 days week so only doing in the weekend.

For this new mod, I will be trying to do a mirror shine finish, still unsure which color to go for?

Firstly, all the components and the arcylic panels have to disassemble.

After that, I take apart the whole casing and strip and sand the old paint until the the bare metal surface. This was really hardwork .

I used a drill and drill out all the rivets. This was the easy part
Next came the stripping part. I got a paint stripper for RM 7 from the hardware shop near my place.
This is my first time using a paint stripper, I apply it without any hand protection. Bad idea, the chemical got onto my arms and legs and it burn and itch like hell . After that i took out the rubber gloves and apply the chemical very carefully .
Using a scrapper and water, i remove the paint from every part of the casing. 3 layers in all, (original beige, blue then the sliver).
After getting the paint removed, I sand the surface with grit 180 sandpaper, follow by grit 320. Rinse, dry and ready for action

The whole process took me the whole weekend



Will continue the worklog and upload the pics later tonight if i got the time

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Sep 28 2006, 10:02 PM

Old mod quite simple......let se what's going to happen to this case.

Isn't easy using paint stripper for take out the paint?

To be continue, actually i have finish spraying the primer layers.

Pics coming up..........

Thanks, I'm using it. If not i think very very susah to strip the paint
But have to be careful when using it........

the old mod also very nice, anyway can't wait to see the new mod. nice job.

once done pls put a beore and after pic of ur case.... wanna compare which is nicer coz the first mod is already really good....

hope u can outdo urself wit this one

As stated b4, the parts after spraying with primer. I used anchor brand paint no. 5 (Grey undercoat). 2 cans cost me RM9

The zinc coated surface was really hard for the paint to stick to it. But any how i spray 3 thin layers and lightly sand the painted surface with grit 600.

Below is the parts after painting 3 coats and before sanding


This post has been edited by zzzz52: Mar 27 2006, 08:51 PM

After finishing the 2 cans of spray, i went out to get my third can of primer, but it was sold out, talking about my luck. I cannot wait for the new stock to arrive and cause its sunday, most shops r closed.
So i settle for a can of anti-rust primer (no.19).
Finally i continue spraying another 2 coats of primer and everything is done for the undercoat.


This post has been edited by zzzz52: Mar 27 2006, 09:54 PM

Today, i went to the shop to choose what color i want. I tried going for dark blue(no. 34) but it was not dark enough.

So, after going through the color chart i settle for black (no. 30). As if my luck was already bad, it made a turn for the worse......... again...again OUT OF STOCK. Only 2moro will arrive.
Haih, guess i have to wait until 2moro

Anyhow, i got a can of rubbing compound (neza rubbing compound)RM6.50 and a sanding block RM9.


Not sure of this rubbing compound is suitable?? Can anyone help??
Guys, feel free to give any suggestion for the color choice, still not 100% sure!!

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Mar 27 2006, 09:53 PM

BTW, this is whats happening to my CPU. (Naked and dangerous...... ) Have to stay like this until my casing is completed


This post has been edited by zzzz52: Mar 28 2006, 12:43 PM

just dun spill water onto it..haha

Jus tie it on to the side of the computer table...space the mobo wif some papers...at least some1 wun step on it...

Bout ur rubbing compound..i think its ok...i had been using it

u're risking your harddisk ler.. why not just lie it flat?

Yaloh, the hard disk is dangerous, but i already used tape to tape it on the box.
Initially, i tried to stack the two harddisk but was worry that both will overheat.

Thanks for the help

better don't stack the hard disk la. have a bad experience before. your naked pc arouses me haha. try to mod the PSU to fit in the casing. since you have a windowed casing

u did it on your own. nice casing. i help my friend spray. the theme of the casing is bumblebee.

All Worklogs bumped to the top for easy reference by all.

how do u strip off all the casing?

As stated in the above post, i used a drill to drill out all the rivet.

If u dun have 1...u can always take extra risk and use a chipper "N" hammer combination.

Very dangerous lor like this, this is big big risk.

Hahahahaha

Some updates.

On sunday, i finally finish spraying the colour coat. Forgot how many layers i sprayed. I chose black(no. 30) colour. Used 8 cans of spray.



My whole porch was fill with spray dust, my mum complain the whole day.

Anyway, i will wait another 2 weeks B4 attempting to rub it to a shine.
Will be the first time using rubbing compound, hope it will work.

HOw much u bought the water collent system?

BTW your computer table is the same as mine
From ikea rite

Ya, from ikea.

The water cooling is TT big water. I bought it at RM370. (still expensive that time)

erm when the casing dah dibuka kesemuanya, how to pasang balik? use revert? where can find one aaA?

Using rivet lar. Using screw also can. Rivet easy to find only, any hardware shop got sell one.

But u nid a rivet gun oso...bigger is better but pricier. Price range unknown la..i got 1 heavy duty and standard type...so not bothering to take a better look.

yeah~ i think it will be nicer look if using rivet rather than screw because screw will screw up the look... hehhe no looking so original... so how much it cost for the rivet gun?

ouh bout the mod, cant wait for the next update... huhu only weekend update? erm how much does this all thing cost u?

Yalor, planning on using rivet. A rivet gun very cheap only, can get it below RM20.

Haven't count the cost yet, n doing it little by little cause recently my work place got a lot of problem, busy lor.

But anyway will start rubbing the paint to a shine. Planning also some slight mod inside the case (suspended HD, Railing to hide the cables, Flooring to hide cables.....)
Me also can't wait.

Thanks for all the reply...

Last week started to wet sand the paint to achieve mirror shine, but then disaster strike, I think i didn't sand in between coats cause i have to sand until the bare metal to get rid of all the orange peel effect.

Now have to spray another few coatings of paint n wait for it to dry.

what tool u using to cut the curve?

Sorry all for not updating this worklog.

Now here is a few of my ongoing mod. Haven't finish it yet.
The side panel

Top view

Power Supply

Inside bottom

Overall view

Front without the plastic bezel

Rubbing the window panel


More updates will be coming...............

Dude wat happened to ur wc kit?

Sold already.

U use stockings to rub your side panel?

No lar, use it to apply the rubbing compound only. Got polishing cloth.

How u gonna put it back? Screws as well? Or rivets again....

Edit: Late post didnt notice got more posts d. Btw, how does a rivet gun look like?

This post has been edited by Acey: Sep 9 2006, 02:31 PM

There are many types, its almost like a staple gun

Die, I plan for American Apathy to be black internally and externally now everyone who do black in and out also finish the case faster than my AA. Helat later cakap i copycat

Modding is personal wan lar, I personally chose black cause clean n simple. Don't like all the fancy colors.

After finishing your mod, i can summore look at yours n learn new things.

Cheers

Hahaha i was just joking lar... at least when i look at other modders' black internal i have a rough image of how mine's gonna look as well and can make early changes if something comes to mind. Good luck with ur mod, hope to learn how to put the rivets back from ur worklog

Hello, thread starter, can i know do u modding this i cute casing ?

Yes...
Yes he did...

Why bro?
Interested on modding you're pc?

Go send to the god of case modding: IANHO...

He'll turn a beast to a beauty...

if me i dun wan my pc to be pretty...wan the ganas ganas 1...like IANHO's king kong

LOL i also want LIKE IANHO's King Kong 1...esspeacially the CARD

Wooooooooooooooooo..................... Almost finish, will upload pics tonight.

Finally.......

I will describe all the parts that i have modded.

Cut a blow hole from 8cm to 12cm

Another view after installing the fan.


Same for the back of the casing. 8cm-12cm


DIY round IDE cable


Spray paint the casing black internally and externally.
Look at the mirror shine. (See the reflection)


More to come.

Just one suggestion why dont u have the whole case fan area cut out

grab a piece of acrylic and cut the 12cm fan hole

Screw the acrylic back to the case with nut and bolt or rivert it ....

make sure to paint the acrylic black or just get a one in black color....

Applicable to both front and back blowhole ......it would make ur mod to perfection ....

the horror!!! the horror!!!!!!!!!

dude.. .the IDE cables is really bad la wei... dun use electrical tape man... either use proper sleeves/tube, get proper rounded ide cables, or fold them.

other than that... looking good so far.

EDIT: n i agree with Doom. that would cover up the leftover holes... at least no cockroach or cicak can enter ur case

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 26 2006, 01:12 PM

Thanks guys. I know the ide cable is not prefect. Was in a rush, Going to take out the electrical tape n use cable tie to tie up the tubing.

For the Blow hole, have to wait lar. No time now liao.

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Sep 26 2006, 02:17 PM

Front Bezel. Took out the old arcylic n redo a new one. Change the Power LED to blue color. Polished the front plastic frame to mirror shine.

Nice arr the blue effect
somemore the second bay i mount the UV CCFL controller into it.



Slap a arcylic on the bottom to have a shining effect n hide the cables below.
Also install a uv CCFL at the bottom.


Modded the PSU with a window, redo the wiring to have a modular effect n install 2 blue LED inside. But 1 of the LED is dim, going to change it. Also painted the PSU black.
As you can see one of the connectors is opened.




Install the UV CCFL in the casing.
I have also cut 2 pcs of angle aluminium to run my wires along it.
All wires r also extended to reach the neccessary places.

Extended the GC power cables.(Haven't sleeved the section to the floppy. Shorting problem with the floppy drive)

A close up.


This post has been edited by zzzz52: Sep 26 2006, 09:19 PM

Redo the side panel. Spray n polish to mirror shine. Added 2 bolt to attach the arcylic.


Messy cables. Have to tidy it up


An overall view of the casing.

Some final finishing work will be done.

1. Touch up
2. Change LED in PSU
3. Sleeve remaining wires.
4. tidy up wires behind the drive cage
5. cleaning n polishing.
6. Front fixture for fan controller.

Will post up the final pics when all r finish.

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Sep 26 2006, 09:18 PM

wow not bad this your first time ???

where you get the tools ??? you bought them ???

i got one cacat casing now as well planning to mod it but not sure whether want to invest in the tools or not

u should take a look at the first page of the thread and see what it was like BEFORE this mod.

@zzzz52
bro...interested in ur PSU mod la... can give more details on the modular thingy? especially the connectors u used... been looking for those but cant find it anywhere near me.

EDIT: if its not too much trouble mebbe can take pix of the internals and external as well?? if u do then thanks... but if u dont...its okie... i understand





This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 26 2006, 07:11 PM

Wow It Looks Nice i like ur front panel

I also used a rotary tool.

What internal n external do you mean??

The connectors i think easy to find lar. I bought it at a electronics components shop. I took a sample to them n they somemore ask me wan 2,3 or 4 pins. I bought 4 pins one. It's also quite cheap, i think it was RM5 for a pair (male n female).

Thanks

any idea what the connector is called? and wanna see how u did the internals for the connector of ur PSU.. but like i said la..if its too much trouble then its ok...

Just curious why dont u have ur sleeve color change to red ... it would match the color of the PCB board for both mobo and gc.....

since u visited the eletronic shop... i would recommend u to grab some molex connector for custom cable for ur HDD that is kind of a lot there....

u could custom the length so that it has least exessive cable... it make it cleaner .....

further more with the zip tie base u could have some wires stay close to the case rather than hanging around ....

just suggestion only ....

I don't know the name of the connector. I think its call a power connector. U can find the name in RSmalaysia.

I will take the internal shot's of the PSU this Weekend cause changing the dead LED inside the PSU.

Thanks

eh, where u bought the "screws" for ur front panel?

The screws r cap screws (hex screws). I bought it from hardware shop. I went to those bigger ones cause those smaller ones doesn't carry any.

I was finding for chrome one, but cannot get. Seems that it must be custom chrome.

wow. nice mod. but you're running on single channel for your pc?

No it's dual channel. This board the ram is put side by side for dual channel.

No today updates?

Nothing really to add. Normally i do most of the work during weekends.

Some updates.


With the UV light on

hey your front panel bezel's that screw u use the hex screws , is it for show or to screw the bezel to the front panel?

hey i like ur old mod..
very cool ..
like matrix..

hahaha... x800GTO....or XT.... looks like that GC

Its for screwing on the Front panel. Initially looking for chrome, but cannot find.

No more liao, now blaaaaaaaaaack

Thats the XT

wonderfull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice mod there zzz52...

But i really think that u should reallocate the place you put the UV tubes...

Should hide it...
Not by letting it hang like that...

for me i think the UV tubes are alright...but i think u should place them on the outside and not on the mobo tray side... itll shine better on ur UV reactive stuff and make them glow better too....

now looks really dark...


oh and shy wanna ask... PSU pix?

PSU didn't have time to do. Real sorry man, but i'm going to open it. Really busy last weekend. Will try to mod it this week.

I won't FFK one. Just need some time.

I'm ordering New UV CCFL already. Waiting for it to arrive. Then only relocate it.

Thanks for everyone's comment.

one top one bottom. if possible. all 4 edges fill with UV CCFL. that should light up the case.

i think u change ur processor fan... to a UV fan... or water cooling it... the processor part very dark...

Certain parts look quite dark. looks like not enough uv item.
juz my tot.

maybe it's ur camera settings???coolermaster Uv fans right??the fan actually able to produce bright glow under UV light, maybe it's ur camera that make it looks dimmer....

and as maDmaN said, the Uv ccfl need to relocate..overall nice job man!!

I agree that it is quite dark, cause the light already very dimm. Already bought new one, waiting for it to arrive. Will post it when completed. Thanks all.

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Added on April 17, 2007, 9:37 pmwanna bump it up for a friend

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Added on April 17, 2007, 9:38 pmwanna bump it up for a friend

This post has been edited by zzzz52: Apr 17 2007, 09:38 PM

All finished or active worklogs bumped to avoid deletion.

wow ..... this is so time consuming and a lot to do .... but it;s worthy
good job

hye TS, can i ask u sumthing? is the u-channel (black rubber thingy) used as the border for the windows available in most hardware shops? the window looks neat and tidy.

wow,nice lah bro...keep up the gud work...gambatte

No need to paint the casing also nevermind.. give it the metallic future government computer look xD

nice work TS..keep on..

i have something to ask also, what is the rubber to prevent cut called? where can get it?
By the way, your casing just aweful..

nice...

nice job done....

FREE BUMP!!!

The rubber to prevent cut ( i think you are refering to the u channel rubber) it can be pick up for electrical shop.

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Added on May 5, 2009, 4:21 pmStop modding for a while liao, just bought a ATCS 840, not going to mod it, just wanna tidy it and add some bling......

This post has been edited by zzzz52: May 5 2009, 04:21 PM

Love ur moding style .

What style may that be? Any comments about it.

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Added on May 5, 2009, 11:06 pm


This is how the Casing Looks like now........

This post has been edited by zzzz52: May 5 2009, 11:06 PM

bro,the rubber u use on the window izzit u rubber channel ??
where u get from ?