Spray Paint Estimate

[lozza]

I need to get going on painting my case for the cooler master 2006 mod competition, How may cans of 400ml spray paint do you think i'll need to spray the sides and top of my case (a CM ATCS 201)

 

[lozza]

3 cans of primer
3 cans of paint
2 cans of laquer

That's what id suggest anyway. a 300ml can of spray(Halfords car spray paint) paint only just covered one of my side panels. So I think 3/3/2 would be ok , seeing as your painting the outside so it will allow for a mistake or two.

I always like being on the safe side. Nothing worse then using up 2 cans of paint and realising there a big scuff or you've found a fingerprint in the paint.

Cheers for that, i will get extra just incase as well, as i don't want to find myself short and have to go back for more only to find it's come from a different batch and a slightly different colour.

Messiah - I'm going to be using a dark colour so hopefully wont need as may coats as you do with white.

So the next question - should i strip the existing paint away so the panels are down to the bare alu, or could i get away with just rubbing down the paint, giving a coat or two of primer then colour then laquer

 

[lozza]

hmmm if go 3/3/3 that going to cost me £40 for the spray then the psint stripper and all the sanding gear tack cloths etc..

I thought spraying would work out cheaper than the vinyl i wanted to use but looks like it's going to be about the same cost.

Vinyl is much less hassle and nice and clean too lol!

 

[lozza]

Was in halfords yesterday to get prices and no such deals.

Might just do vinyl for the mod comp then maybe have a go at spraying up the case at a later date

 

[lozza]

Sounds like a good idea, ive got to admit vinyl does look great. Is it easy to remove though if you plan to paint at a later stage?.

Yeah vinyl is easy to remove, well for me at least seeing as i do this sort of stuff day in day out lol