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Painting a case ?

iMax · 2004-11-18 22:49:11

Is there any way of painting a case from the standard Beige to say Black ? Also is it possible to do a monitor case ?

18-11-2004 10:49PM

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iMax

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Is there any way of painting a case from the standard Beige to say Black ?

Also is it possible to do a monitor case ?

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#2 19-11-2004 12:05AM

Nukem

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This has been asked a few times and someone threw up some really nice sites(please put them up again) but in the end it fell to google i think :rolleyes:

But a sticky or a part in a thread would be nice or even a forum inside this one would be class too.Any views kids?

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#3 19-11-2004 11:22AM

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yes you can paint it, some nice spray paint and some lacquer (dont forget to turn off the pc and disassemble) as for the monitor, the lump of plastic around the screen can be taken off for the same effect...for the lacquer and paint any good motor factor usually have a good range of colours

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#4 19-11-2004 12:56PM

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Knew it was around here.
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=186026&highlight=painting+case
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=52838&highlight=painting+case

Theres more arounf but googles ur buddy.

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#5 19-11-2004 02:17PM

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Not sure how you would go about painting it but make sure you apply thin layers of paint, to much and it could start dripping and it would take longer to dry.
I shall repeat: APPLY THIN LAYERS OF PAINT
You will get a far better finish that way trust me.

Jozi

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#6 19-11-2004 02:20PM

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watch out if you're doing anything plasticy using spray cans, sometimes the plastic will melt, depending on the material it's made of, so try somewhere you can't see first and see what happens.

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#7 19-11-2004 05:28PM

iMax

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Think I'll just buy one instead...

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#8 20-11-2004 01:49AM

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iMax wrote:

Think I'll just buy one instead...

Ah thats defeatest man, wer's the fun in buying 1?? i will defo be sprayin my rig 2, get some cool designs on it.

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#9 20-11-2004 01:52PM

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be carefull opening a monitor, i hear they are very dangerous when the back is taken off, something about stored up voltage i think

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#10 20-11-2004 02:50PM

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Yep they are, the wire that goes into the back is about 1000+ volts, i used to repair them, u have to discharge them 1st

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