Painting inside Antec 300

craigxt22

craigxt22

craigxt22

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Hi guys,

I'm waiting for my PSU to be returned as it's failed on me, so thought now would be a good time to paint my Antec 300.

Few questions -

How should I prepare before I apply paint?

What paint should I use?

Cheers (will probably have more when I can think!) :cool:
 
Can't remember if the antec 300 is painted inside or not.

If not you can pretty much just lay a primer down and then spray over the top.

If it is painted inside, you'll need to rough up the current paint layer with some sandpaper. Somewhere between 80 and 200 grit should do. Lay down the primer and then spray on top.

If you want to get a gloss finish it becomes much, much more complicated...

Make sure you spray on a day with decent weather (reasonably warm and very little wind), and do it outside or in a very well ventilated area.

Paint wise, just use standard car paint that you can get from halfords.

kd
 
Cool thanks,

Yeah I think its got some kind of coat on top (would be great if someone can confirm).

I'm gonna test the removable fan brackets on the front and give them a test paint (not the end of the world if they come out wrong!)
 
Oh, also, it's much better to do multiple thin layers, than one thick layer. You can use a very fine sandpaper to sand out runs, and you might want to lacquer it after..

kd
 
Can get hold of 100 grit sand paper.

Have I got to completly remove the layer of paint? Or like you say, just 'rough' it up?

How many layers aprox?

Is laquer important?
 
Dont use 100, it's pretty harsh stuff and will leave scratches in the metal. You dont need to fully remove the existing coating, just "key" the surface. Something like 400 grade will be sufficient. Also make sure to degrease the surface prior to applying any paint. A lacquer will give a bit more protection against minor knocks etc.
 
Ok, will try and get hold of some 200 then.

Before I even go to that point though, is there any harm in just painting over the current layer now?
 
By painting over the existing surface, without sanding and priming. You run the risk of the new paint peeling off as it has nothing to stick to.
 
setter said:
Dont use 100, it's pretty harsh stuff and will leave scratches in the metal. You dont need to fully remove the existing coating, just "key" the surface. Something like 400 grade will be sufficient. Also make sure to degrease the surface prior to applying any paint. A lacquer will give a bit more protection against minor knocks etc.
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Only just got around to doing this, I've just sanded parts of it up.

How should I degrease it? Soapy water?
 
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