any tips for painting inside of your pc case?

whipitrnd · 15 Jul 2010 at 23:12

hello there, thinking of painting the inside of my case tomorrow as its just bare metal atm and ive seen most pc cases with black inside and i feel that it looks a lot better. any good tips people know before i go ahead and paint it tomorrow?
thanks,

Sunny Squash · 15 Jul 2010 at 23:15

put some gloves on I sprayed mine and got the paint on my hands and its a bugger to get off

JW1993 · 15 Jul 2010 at 23:15

You might want to do a bit of a google into the do's and dont's of painting metal and the method of painting your going to use, such as spray or brush

shadow_boxer · 16 Jul 2010 at 03:58

I'm sure there's a few good videos on you tube. I thought about painting an old case I had. Spraying is much better than brushing, sand down & clean the case, at least 2 lightly applied coats with overnight drying in-between, if your case comes apart, like top, bottom, sides etc, take it apart and hang it up.outside on a washing line.

Hagar · 16 Jul 2010 at 09:40

For the price of a mid range case

http://www.airbrushcompressorshop.co.uk/products/compressor-kits/airbrush-compressor-kit-i-all-purpose/

An air brush and compressor kit will give a far better result than brushing or spray cans. You can use it for all kinds of custom painting.

andy

bigjimmyauk · 16 Jul 2010 at 11:36

here is a tip put the motherboard standoffs in place when you spray it as they can be a PITA to get back in if the internal threads are full of paint.

mrteabag · 16 Jul 2010 at 11:51

First tip - Take out your components

Infam0us · 16 Jul 2010 at 12:06

mrteabag said:
First tip - Take out your components

shadow_boxer · 16 Jul 2010 at 13:14

mrteabag said:
First tip - Take out your components

Haha, imagine that. Good idea with the stand offs. Cover the outside of the case with masking tape.

Reaper652 · 16 Jul 2010 at 16:43

mrteabag said:
First tip - Take out your components

I remember a guy posting about trying to spray his computer while it was turned on, as he didn't want to stop his downloads...

Probably an attention seeker but it did make me laugh.

Strepsils · 16 Jul 2010 at 16:55

mrteabag said:
First tip - Take out your components

adbp1 · 16 Jul 2010 at 23:06

point the nossel towards the case!

alex24 · 16 Jul 2010 at 23:09

Reaper652 said:
I remember a guy posting about trying to spray his computer while it was turned on, as he didn't want to stop his downloads...

Probably an attention seeker but it did make me laugh.

I remember that too, was quite weird.

Depending on your budget, I'd send it to TTL Customs!

Some brilliant work if you want something original, however if you're planning on doing it yourself, might want to just pop down the local hardware shop and get some paint and primer.