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post Dec 22 2008, 03:11 AM, updated 17y ago

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hi, i'm going to hardware shop tomorrow to get accessories for my coming case mod. so what i'm going to do is:
remove rivets
repaint interior case in flat black
replace front panel with acrylic
paint acrylic (front panel) with (glossy black and blue) stripes
repaint side, and top panel in glossy black and blue stripes
stick to the fornt (using "secret") definitely not yahoo glue lol

stuff to buy:
spray paint (Nippon brand) - 2 gloss blue, 2 Flat black, 3 Gloss black, 2 Clear Coats
some screws/rivets
rivet bits
sand paper
masking tape
Paint Remover/ thinner
primer ?
cloth
did i miss something? thanks

stuff in hand:
acrylic cutter
acrylic panel


[WTA]:
*i've survey few sites, one thing i'm not sure was the sanding and painting part. which kind of sand paper do i need to get ?
there are 600/1500/1800/2000/2500/.. grid and also dry/wet and so on..
which and how many do i need ?
*do i need to sand the interior case before painting also?
*about the front panel , should i paint in reverted style (so that the reflective part is facing out)? or should i paint it outside instead for glossy effect ?
*since so many case was painting in black , should i take the risk to paint it white ?

i have not done this before, so any help/suggestion would be really needed. appreciate your help smile.gif

This post has been edited by raining again: Dec 22 2008, 09:31 PM
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post Dec 22 2008, 09:27 PM

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okay bought all the stuff already. how can i remove the paint ? i have applied thinner and leave it for several hours.
this is what it looks like lol. is this how it should be ? sweat.gif
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tried abit sanding using 240 grid but i cant see any metals yet sad.gif

gonna get paint stripper tmw biggrin.gif

Added on December 22, 2008, 9:30 pm
QUOTE(chyu89 @ Dec 22 2008, 08:13 PM)
It's not that easy. wink.gif
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thanks for all the advices. seems like most forumer have yet done modding thier pc hmm.gif


Added on December 22, 2008, 9:33 pm
QUOTE(Zeegon @ Dec 22 2008, 05:57 PM)
Lol. If you are very free, make the sidepanel got mirror effect.
Spray sand spray sand spray sand...u get what i mean tongue.gif
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yes ! glossy effect , i'm not an experienced modder/painter, it would be quite hard for me wink.gif . but i'm trying to do that too biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by raining again: Dec 22 2008, 10:22 PM
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post Dec 23 2008, 05:40 AM

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QUOTE
QUOTE(lightonokira @ Dec 23 2008, 02:52 AM)

bro

use paint stripper

then start with 400 grit then go up to 500 then to 600 then to 800 then to 900 then to 1000 then to 1100 then 1500 then 2000 (if u want it really smooth)

start with a primer
1-2 coats let it dry then sand with 900 grit wipe then primer coat again let it dry then wipe off all the remains (tack cloth comes in handy)

paint a ghost coat of ur desired colour then another ghost coat keep on going till its evenly spreaded then apply a normal coat then sand with 1000 grit wipe the remains paint one more ghost and one more normal coat then sand with 1100 grit then normal coat then 1200 grit then normal coat 1500 grit then normal coat repeat till u reach 2000 grit to get mirror shine

tips : use sanding block to sand evenly DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT use ur hands!


Added on December 23, 2008, 2:54 amoh forgot

lastly clear coat

then sand with 1000 grit then clear coat again repeat till u r satisfied

then let it cure for 2 days

go buy some rubbing compound n polish

start polishing! u will get a great result but it takes a lot of work and time


Added on December 23, 2008, 2:58 amohh bout the interior

u dont need to sand

just a primer will do

sanding it is too much of a hassle

paint a bright color inside and dark color outside

thats the trick

interior goes like this

few layers of primer>few layers or ur desired color>1-3 layers of clear coat (buy a good clear coat u need to protect the interior from scratch coz can easily get scratched by screws and what not)


Added on December 23, 2008, 3:03 amhope this helps

this is all i know

ive tried it

i love modding just dont have the money to do T_T
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omg ! i love it . many thanks notworthy.gif notworthy.gif
that helps alot , i'll work hard on it. ye it's exp, i rather modding , at least gain some painting experience than breaking my pockets to buy an exp case sweat.gif

rclxm9.gif owh now i can see the whole/exact procedure, since many sites have many dif ways to do it and it confused me alot about the steps. u probably can post a guide already

This post has been edited by raining again: Dec 23 2008, 05:47 AM
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post Jan 5 2009, 05:48 PM

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so far:
*done painting the interior and some ext parts
*drill holes to mount fans at the bot part of pc

so now i want to put it back together, can i know what size of screw should i get ? i dont wana put rivets back again.




 

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