Case Paint

sionnach

I've decided to use the silverstone tj04 as the case for my new machine (tj06 just too big ) and I want to paint all the ugly bare grey steel black. Where can i get decent case paint and primer for a reasonable price? Also if anyone knows somewhere selling seasonic s12 psus that delivers to ireland please let me know.

unklerosco

any motorfactors will have what u need

po0k

For paint, auto-parts stores.

You'll need to get alot of good sandpaper too, rough up the inside and clean it, apply a thin layer or two of primer, lightly sand again, clean (never with water), and apply top-coat in thin layers, lightly sanding between each layer.

Apparently you can use an oven to speed up the curing process for the paint.

Though you were getting a stacker though?

sionnach

SyxPak wrote:

Though you were getting a stacker though?

Stackers are aluminium though aren't they? If there was a steel version i'd consider it

po0k

No, the Stacker1 (current one available) is steel chassis, aluminium front fascia.
The next version is going to be aluminium, for the weak girly boys.

po0k

I'm on the look-out for a good case-painting howto, I've got a decent enough method for painting in my head, but it's the curing and toughening of the paint that I want to look into.
When I go to paint my chassis, I'll need to get it all done inside a month or so.
Will be buying a PoS case to hold my kit while I do it.

unklerosco

Paint takes a month or two to cure completely... Its all in the preperation n finish. Lots n lots of laquer n leave ur case in the hotpress for a few weeks n u'll be sorted. There's a tonne of guide on the net. Custom pc had a very good guide in there mag a while back.

sionnach

i checked overclock.co.uk before the "isn't it aluminium" post which proudly boasted : "Coolermaster CM Stacker Aluminium Tower", idiots.

I think the coolermaster is still just a bit too big though

po0k

unklerosco wrote:

Paint takes a month or two to cure completely... Its all in the preperation n finish. Lots n lots of laquer n leave ur case in the hotpress for a few weeks n u'll be sorted. There's a tonne of guide on the net. Custom pc had a very good guide in there mag a while back.

Links?

unklerosco

www.google.com

po0k

Yes, I'm mildly familiar with Google. And it's penchant for bringing up useless results or crap guides that just reiterate what I already know.

You said there were tonnes of guides. I don't want nor need to read through tonnes. I just want one that gives a good method for accelerating the curing of paint.