Paint (not spray) case???

jmdixon85 · Jan 8, 2010

So I really want to turn the inside of my HAF923 to black but I don't have any indoor area to spray the case and the weather in the UK is pretty crap for doing it outside.

So has anyone ever used a brush to paint there system? I was thinking of using this paint as it gives a very smooth finish:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-HAMMERITE...Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ?hash=item35a6034e33

Dusnoetos · Jan 8, 2010

I see no reason it would not work. I have used acyclic craft paint with great success on metal. And that stuff is designed for metal so you should be good to go. (Is it oil or acyclic based paint? If it is Oil make sure your work area is well vented... no need to get brain damage from the fumes)

my only suggestion would be to take some course steel wool and slightly roughen all parts to be painted. It will help with adhesion - I would also use a foam brush or a natural hair brush... never had good luck with synthetic bristles.

jmdixon85 · Jan 8, 2010

I'm really not sure if it is oil based or not. I can't find this paint on the Hammerite website. Thanks for the advice tho

Xtreme Barton · Jan 8, 2010

i dont think id do the brush on .. id probably wallpaper my bathroom with newspaper and open a window with a fan and have at it ..

im interested to see how this turns out though .. im sure the paint itself would be better than spray paint .. just not sure on applying it though

Jolly-Swagman · Jan 8, 2010

Brush for corners and small roller for flat areas, would work out OK

jmdixon85 · Jan 9, 2010

All stripped down and ready to be painted. I really can't be bothered drilling out rivets and such so will just have to be carefull.

I've decided to wait and see if the weather improves (-7c right now) and if it does I've decided to spray the case instead on my driveway using this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hammerite-Ham...Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ?hash=item1e58f2d532

My temp ghetto setup:

EDIT: Should I lacquer the case after it has been sprayed?? :shrug:

Prime · Jan 9, 2010

only if you want it shiny? or is there a flat lacquer?

jmdixon85 · Jan 9, 2010

Not sure. Was just thinking it may protect from scratches. Suppose it won't matter if im carefull when installing hardware etc

sweefu · Jan 9, 2010

you should spray/paint a clear coat over it, wont change the shinyness of the paint just will help stop it from scratching and for best results you might want to give it a light sand first and prime it.
Cheers.

jmdixon85 · Jan 14, 2010

It's finally done. Went down the typical "spraying" route instead of painting. Turned out rather good

The spray paint I got said there was no need to prime but I did give it a light sand first.

Bits 'n' bobs sprayed:

Right hand panel:

Left panel:

Window put back in:

Even the back of the case and behind the mobo tray got sprayed:

Looking good so far:

All done

Much better than the standard steel:

I am going to keep running the ghetto setup until I can get a Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus fan controller (or 2) and a couple more fans, then I can get my cables nice 'n' neat

Dooms101 · Jan 14, 2010

Looks great! I am gonna have to paint the inside of my case as soon as I settle on my HDD mod...

jmdixon85 · Jan 14, 2010

I put on three coats and still had some paint left so I've also sprayed my fileserver, lol.

PeterGarcia30 · Jan 18, 2010

quick question the spray paint that you used did it leave that spray paint smell behind or was it unnoticed i sprayed down one of my cases a long time ago and it still smelled like spray paint a while after and never really bothered to reattempt

Automata · Jan 18, 2010

PeterGarcia30 said:
quick question the spray paint that you used did it leave that spray paint smell behind or was it unnoticed i sprayed down one of my cases a long time ago and it still smelled like spray paint a while after and never really bothered to reattempt

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jmdixon85 · Jan 18, 2010

The computer did give off the "new paint" smell for only a few days, seems to have totally gone now.

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