Any advice,

[andrew1977]

before I take my case to be powdercoated?

Finally found a shop in my area that will do the powdercoating for roughly
$50. They said the coat will be roughly 6-8mil thick. Anyone get their internals
powdercoated and have some advice on putting the parts back together if the coating
is too thick on some parts?

 

[Qtip42]

If they won't do it as a whole (which is best), you're better off buying a $10 roll of tape/film which you can mask off parts you don't want coated.

Either way I'd definitely find some of that high temp tape/film. The doors probably won't go on the same so make sure and get those spots masked off. The powdercoater could do this himself but you really have to be specific about what you want masked off.


Which case are you doing this to?

 

[andrew1977]

the case is a black thermaltake kandalf lcs.

 

[Qtip42]

Ya if you're doing it as a whole, definitely remove any and ALL plastic from the inside of the case. Including the retaining mechanisms for the I/O ports and 5.25" bays. You might find it a bit difficult to get those back on after all is said and done. Grab some high heat tape (http://www.mocap.com/polyester_polyimide_tape.asp) and make sure to mask off parts like the door rails (top and bottom).

Another option you might want to look for is anodizing. Not exactly the same results but looks good and doesn't cause problems with fitment like powdercoating.

 

[Arcygenical]

Yep, and you can anodize yourself (it's fun, I swear) if you really want.

Anodizing is relatively cheap too, about 50$ to DIY but you can anodize almost anything aluminum for years to come.