Hi All,
With an overwhelming amount of talent on this forum, my little foray into case painting will no doubt gain little in the way of admiration. However I like it so far and am doing it all myself, no outside help.
Plan is to paint the front bezel, cut a new window for the side but no mount it in the usual way, but the manufactures style. Custom paint both side panels to match the front. Fill the indents in the top and lower the fan grill. I have always hated the top of the 1200 so I am putting it right, to my eye at least. Front panel will dissappear. I have no need for an esata port, nor USB so they'll be gone as well. The front three fan assemblies have been moved up one slot, leaving a single slot fro the new power panel. Nothing more than a pair of black red ring tactile anti vandal buttons..
Anyway I started today with the front bezel.
Primed with plastic primer then painted Honda Red, then flatted. 3mm line tape was used freehand to make a sort of power/data bus from one side panel through the front to the other. After that was done the whole lot was painted Satin black, then flatted, the satin laquer four times. JOb done and I like it a lot. Am trying to be original but that is difficult these days.
My Asus Xonar Xense STX died today
and with work tomorrow, I have stripped the top of the case ready for filling. More as it's completed. AM going to strive for a 10 day completion. Fat chance, but I am going to try.
With an overwhelming amount of talent on this forum, my little foray into case painting will no doubt gain little in the way of admiration. However I like it so far and am doing it all myself, no outside help.
Plan is to paint the front bezel, cut a new window for the side but no mount it in the usual way, but the manufactures style. Custom paint both side panels to match the front. Fill the indents in the top and lower the fan grill. I have always hated the top of the 1200 so I am putting it right, to my eye at least. Front panel will dissappear. I have no need for an esata port, nor USB so they'll be gone as well. The front three fan assemblies have been moved up one slot, leaving a single slot fro the new power panel. Nothing more than a pair of black red ring tactile anti vandal buttons..
Anyway I started today with the front bezel.
Primed with plastic primer then painted Honda Red, then flatted. 3mm line tape was used freehand to make a sort of power/data bus from one side panel through the front to the other. After that was done the whole lot was painted Satin black, then flatted, the satin laquer four times. JOb done and I like it a lot. Am trying to be original but that is difficult these days.
My Asus Xonar Xense STX died today
and with work tomorrow, I have stripped the top of the case ready for filling. More as it's completed. AM going to strive for a 10 day completion. Fat chance, but I am going to try.
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