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Case painting

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Goodmanner

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to case modding and I'm really interested in re-painting my Coolermaster CMS 690 II Advance. I have no prior experience to airbrushing/painting so if anyone with some experience can give me some pointers on where to begin (the type of materials need, etc.), that will be most appreciated! Thanks.
 
Remove the old paint, do a little sanding, make sure the case is clean afterward (don't want dust or spiderwebs to be painted over lmao). Spend time looking at other DIY logs to gain some ideas and lessons from what they did.
 
Do a quick search here and over Google and you'll find a lot of DIY advice. Tue key to any good paint job is good prep. Smooth clean surfaces. No need to remove original paint, just sand it a bit. Clean with soap and water or mineral spirits. Then apply thin and even coats, not heavy coats.

What color are you thinking of painting your case?
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll go ahead and do more research online.

@cmadki4 -- I heard that different paint can counteract each other due to their chemical properties. Would this be the case if I didn't sand off the original paint? I want to do a nice pearl white with a glossy finish.
 
Goodmanner said:
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll go ahead and do more research online.

@cmadki4 -- I heard that different paint can counteract each other due to their chemical properties. Would this be the case if I didn't sand off the original paint? I want to do a nice pearl white with a glossy finish.
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Pearl white? Nice :) The.challenge for you will be going from black to white. Dark to light is always difficult to accomplish, but totally doable. You will absolutely need a primer for this.

Along with helping going from a dark to lighter finish, the primer makes the original paint type even les relevant. True, some paints don't play nicely together, but shouldn't be an issue when you use a primer (white or light grey).
 
@cmadki4 -- Are there any specific brands that you would recommend from experience? I've done a few searches around the web for basic tutorials. Now I just need to find a nice spot to do all of this.. the garage is not an option and I can't leave the chassis outside to dry as it would get dust particles on it...
 
If your in high school I would strongly recommend asking your shop teachers for advice and help. Most that I know would be happy to let students use there workshops to do the projects as well. If not you are going to need a clean environment to paint and dry in. Other than that it is all prep, a even hand to minimize runs etc.. Materials can be had from most any hobby shop or you could ask around from body shops if they have any left over from recent jobs they have done if they would sell them to you.
 
Hi to all!!!

Last year I paint the CM690, I did this procedure:
I cleaned all parts with alcohol
I use wet sand paper 1200-1600, horizontally (it is important to use only one direction of sanding)
I cleaned after sanding parts of alcohol and waited for it to dry.
If the default color was black and you want white or red ... must be used substrates for metal: primer.
Proper use of primer: put the primer in warm water (60 Celsius) for 10 minutes, so it will be better received on the metal.
Primer applied in 2-3 coats, each to be as thin as possible. After each application needs a bit of wet sandpaper 1600, wait to dry amd clean up.
After that can be painted. In addition to the spray, if it is used to heat up in warm water at about 60 Celsius, and parts that are be colored to warm up, I leave them in a sunny spot to warm. This will give your better quality.
Painting also finished in 3 or 4 coats, first and second should be thin(after second coat, maybe not bad to wet sand a little with 1800grit or 2000grit... wait to dry and clean with cotton cloth,after that use compressed air to blow off the dust, if you dont have compressor, use pump for bicuycle tyres, it works ok), third coat is a little thicker and last coat must cover everything.
I worked the color to be matte, if you want glossy look, you need a little polishing, it will hopefully someone else say something about that.
Now I have Chieftec Dragon DX-01, preparimng for painting-modding, I cannot deside which color to use... lite blue, dark blue, red, black... stock is matt dark grey

Sorry on my bad English.
 
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@bimmermman: Wow, thank you for the very detailed steps! I am hoping to get started this weekend. I'll most likely stop by the store and pick up all the supplies later this evening. I'll let you guys know how it goes!
 
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