Project: Vintage overkill (first case mod/painting)

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Hi,

I just wanted to make a project log on my first compute case mod/painting. Im doing this mod for the pure fun of it and i want to get into modding cases and such. The original plan was to paint everything is gold, but it kinda morphedinto painting everything noen colors with black accents. Im using a thermaltake v9 case. Ill just be putting my old computer init which is a dual athlon @2.2ghz and 8gb ram, 512mb nvida gpu ( i forget the model) Any suggestions would be awesome! Enjoy!

EDIT: Here is a link to the flikr page for this project Flickr Page

EDIT: 3/17 5pm

Iv completely stripped everything and sanded some things and primed some stuff. I just hope i can remember how everything gos together! Had to repair the back side panel cuz it somehow it fell from where it was drying................. I put up some pics of the primered parts. Im about to sand and primer the main body, then ill let everything dry overnight and do actual paint tomorrow.

Edit 3/17 1025pm Did a test coat of paint on a small piece of the case but it turns out that noen orange when painted over the gray primer i get a dull orange color. Im trying another coat of paint to see how it turns out! wish me luck!!!!

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Just went to the hardware store and got some primer and neon orange paint. Lets start painting!

 

[tinytomlogan]

Need some pictures matey.... and lots more info! lol

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Here are some stock pics before modding.

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Iv completely stripped everything and sanded some things and primed some stuff. I just hope i can remember how everything gos together! Had to repair the back side panel cuz it somehow it fell from where it was drying................. I put up some pics of the primered parts. Im about to sand and primer the main body, then ill let everything dry overnight and do actual paint tomorrow.

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Im working on getting some pics up!

 

[tinytomlogan]

One you have taken..... BTW its aginst the rules to multi post, either use the edit button or wait for someone else to post..

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

One you have taken..... BTW its aginst the rules to multi post, either use the edit button or wait for someone else to post..

ya i just forgot to take pics before i took it apart ) : ohhhhh oooooopssss

EDIT: Here is a link a flickr page for the project Flickr Page

 

[sheroo]

Neon sounds good - there's too much subtly these days - the brighter the better - something to cheer you up on a rainy day.

Tom is known not to like Thermaltake cases... As a project log though its much nicer to read if you can embed your pictures in the page rather than link to them.

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

Neon sounds good - there's too much subtly these days - the brighter the better - something to cheer you up on a rainy day.

I was thinking the same thing!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sheroo]

I'm liking the orange.

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

I'm liking the orange.

Ya except what your not seeing in the pictures is that the orange is not a noen orange but more of a dull dark brownish orange.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get the neon color over a gray primer?

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

Ya except what your not seeing in the pictures is that the orange is not a noen orange but more of a dull dark brownish orange.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get the neon color over a gray primer?

I guess it's the same way as every spray paint can . there must be some directions on the can , if it's that what u mean

I believe it would be better to use white primer , it would make ur orange brighter

 

[S_I_N]

with all paints light primer for light or btight colors and darker primer for darker colors I would of used a white primer for orange unless it was on the burnt orange side then i would of used a medium primer.

 

[CrazyBenckmarker]

with all paints light primer for light or btight colors and darker primer for darker colors I would of used a white primer for orange unless it was on the burnt orange side then i would of used a medium primer.

Ya im trying to find a better spray paint that will mask off the primer better and produce a better color!