Powdercoating costs.

setter · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:49

Im considering the idea of getting my case interior powdercoated, (Lian Li A70F full tower), bit bored with the bare aluminium interior. What sort of price range would i be looking at to get this done, and how long would it take.

cactusweasel · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:54

£30 is about right

setter · 30 Jan 2011 at 20:59

Sounds reasonable, however im thinking of a couple of separate colours for the inside, which may bump the cost, and if i would need to ship the case.

alex24 · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:04

I'll think you'll have to pay more than that. More like £50-£70 from what I can see online. There are some UK retailers that do it, but I can't mention them here.

setter · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:10

Would the case have to be dismantled prior to shipping? Or can the coating be done with the case complete. Im a painter + decorator, but my knowledge of powdercoating is very limited tbh.

alex24 · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:12

I think places that charge around that much will dismantle and re-assemble for you. You must pay shipping both ways though.

setter · 30 Jan 2011 at 21:16

Ill have a google and see about costs etc, ive got another case sitting spare, (akasa eclipse 62) so system down time wont be an issue. Thanks guys.

Drunkenmassacre · 30 Jan 2011 at 22:24

I've heard that trying your yellow pages is a helpful bet, as with local companies there's unlikely to be p+p charges. I was gonna get my case powder coated, but ran into money problems.

Makhaira · 31 Jan 2011 at 07:54

alexhull24 said:
I'll think you'll have to pay more than that. More like £50-£70 from what I can see online. There are some UK retailers that do it, but I can't mention them here.

Should be able to shouldn't you? OcUK don't offer powdercoating?

pcAnywhere · 31 Jan 2011 at 08:20

Makhaira said:
Should be able to shouldn't you? OcUK don't offer powdercoating?

Some retailers that powder coat also sell components..

johnny sublime · 31 Jan 2011 at 22:32

look for a local powdercoating shop then dissassemble it yourself usually just rivets youll save a fair bit and you can then say you did some of the mod

Solemn · 2 Feb 2011 at 13:20

hmmm Would love to find a place to get my case re-painted esp if its only 30 :eek:

khemist · 2 Feb 2011 at 16:29

Think i paid £70 when i had my Lian Li.

I bought my case from a place that had it powdercoated for me.

d_brennen · 2 Feb 2011 at 22:44

Been quoted £80 to do all of my Mac G5 case that I'm working on at the moment black. It's quite a bit of aluminium and lots of fussy little bits. This doesn't included strip down/rebuild etc

domthecondom · 2 Feb 2011 at 22:48

£90 inside out

Nico_Joey · 3 Feb 2011 at 10:15

Might want to look at some carbon fibre sticky sheets (check out w3bbo's Project: Fallen Angel project in the project logs section).

setter · 3 Feb 2011 at 18:04

Yep, ive seen w3bbo's dark angel project thread. Looks fantastic, i thought about trying the carbon fibre on the motherboard tray, though my 3.25 drive bays would be extremely hard to do with vinyl due to the gapped design.

w3bbo · 3 Feb 2011 at 18:37

£60-70 for the internals m8. I agree the HD trays would be a nightmare to do in vinyl.

You can ship the case stripped down or not. IF it's already done then I guess it would be slightly cheaper. The coater I use would rebuild the case for you and re-tap all of the screw holes as part of the service.

setter · 3 Feb 2011 at 19:06

£60-70.00 sounds pretty good. Would it be feasible to just ship the bare framework, as on my case every panel can be removed very easily, the front fascia simply pulls away from the chassis.

Front panel removed

Id only be getting the framework and internals done as i quite like the all black panels.

dandos23 · 3 Feb 2011 at 19:14

Hi w3bbo.

would you be able to send me a link through trust to who you use for powder coating?