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    Spraypainting...

    I think this is probably the right forum...

    Anyone got any tips on spray painting computer bits? How careful do you have to be around buttons/CD drives etc?

    Ive got some silver spray paint (the in a can type stuff) and was thinking of doing my minitor, floppy drive, CDRW and DVD drives to match the nice new silver case Ive got. Any problems with doing any of these? Any extra tips for doing computer bits and bobs?

    Cheers guys!

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    Here's a guide i wrote a while ago...

    http://www.craigball.co.uk/index.php...dding/Spraying



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    Would enamel paint work well on the metal case? I dont want to sand it down or anything; just coat it another colour. It's white atm.

    EDIT > I used a blue gloss 'Plasti-Kote' paint for metal, painted surfaces & wood in the end. Says that no primer is neccesary on the can.
    It worked a treat and looks excellent.
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    unless you're willing to put some effort in and sand it down, the finish you get isn't going to be shiny and flat. you also need primer before the paint, especially if its going onto bare metal.

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    For plastic things, your best bet is vinyl dye. Is only available in a few colours (blue, yellow and black IIRC), but only requires a quick clean up of parts, and as it dyes the plastic, it is resistant ot scratches.
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    headbrace - can you get vinyl die to match my aluminium lian li case?
    Anyone got any recommendations, or should I just go to halfords and get the paint that XTR used? (cheers for the link, XTR - that'll be very useful)

    Oh, and I want to die a abit MediaXP front expansion bay - biege plastic at the mo

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    Nah, you wont be able to get dye in fancy colours like silver, and it wond be sparkly. Best bets for that is to do what XTR did. And remeber- Thin Coats!
    When your in Halfords, have a look for thge vinyl die (will be called flexible vinyl paint or sumthing similar.
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    I spray painted my optical drives with a very thin layer of standard metallic spray paint and it is wonderful. Totally scratch resistant and the shade matches my case exactly.
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    A tip tho is to pysically pull out the buttons and LED thing then just use a good glue to put them back after (although spray the button, lol)

    Spraying monitors is a BIG job! I've never done it but its very risky as you have to take out the entire tube and workings of your monitor!

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    On one of my old drives I sprayed the LED and only the edges of it lit up, and it looked better than it did before... Lol..
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