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Firstly, Let me introduce myself. Ive been a LONG time reader, just never had anything going on here, thats good enough to post.
I must say, everyone here has inspired me to work on this mod.
I'm going to try and keep it detailed enough, but also try not to bore you , so im throwing in a lot of pics
56K WARNING!!
Intro: Ok, the name for this project, came from the idea, that the inside of the case will be black, (Colour of sky at night) and lighting inside will be blue (colour of sky on a nice clear day)
8)
Lets get stuck in!
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My server case(Thermaltake Soprano) was Ugly as..So, it was in need of change.
First Things First, the side window / Panel was horrid...Just horrid.
Here's what it looked like!
The fugly side window was held on by these things...so it was monotonous trying to get them all out...
After applying some Masking Tape, Measuring up etc, here's what i got...
Here's the old Plexi Standardized Window.....
Out comes the old dremel, on goes the cutting disc.. BTW , yeah, im doing this in my room - Its what being lazy does to you!
Here's the final finished result after cutting all the neccesarry bits off, to make a frame.
And obviously i Filed the edges down, and i also used a medium grit sandpaper just to make sure the edges were ok.
I used a medium grit sand paper to take the coat of paint / laquer that was on there from stock. and here's the result
I also noticed whilst using the Sporano, was that the HDD bays were getting in the way. So seems i only have 2 HDD's ...Out they come..
Brief markings of where im gonna cut holes for the PSU wires to be routed to. The edges will be Finished of with some U-Channel Gromets
The case is stripped of everything, Now onto the paint process...My favourite
Heres the paint used, A Self Etching Primer for bare metal surfaces(Two light coats, enough so you cant see the metal / barely see it)
And a Matt black finish, car paint. 4-5 Coats, Leave to dry for 2 Days. Also, personal preference, but you can aslo Laquer it. I prefer not to..
The case is gonna be painted last as i need to mark out the precise location of the PSU wires - sata cables etc etc.
I must say, everyone here has inspired me to work on this mod.
I'm going to try and keep it detailed enough, but also try not to bore you , so im throwing in a lot of pics
56K WARNING!!
Intro: Ok, the name for this project, came from the idea, that the inside of the case will be black, (Colour of sky at night) and lighting inside will be blue (colour of sky on a nice clear day)
8)
Lets get stuck in!
\\------------Day1-------------//
My server case(Thermaltake Soprano) was Ugly as..So, it was in need of change.
First Things First, the side window / Panel was horrid...Just horrid.
Here's what it looked like!
The fugly side window was held on by these things...so it was monotonous trying to get them all out...
After applying some Masking Tape, Measuring up etc, here's what i got...
Here's the old Plexi Standardized Window.....
Out comes the old dremel, on goes the cutting disc..
BTW , yeah, im doing this in my room - Its what being lazy does to you!
Here's the final finished result after cutting all the neccesarry bits off, to make a frame.
And obviously i Filed the edges down, and i also used a medium grit sandpaper just to make sure the edges were ok.
I used a medium grit sand paper to take the coat of paint / laquer that was on there from stock. and here's the result
I also noticed whilst using the Sporano, was that the HDD bays were getting in the way. So seems i only have 2 HDD's ...Out they come..
Brief markings of where im gonna cut holes for the PSU wires to be routed to. The edges will be Finished of with some U-Channel Gromets
The case is stripped of everything, Now onto the paint process...My favourite
Heres the paint used, A Self Etching Primer for bare metal surfaces(Two light coats, enough so you cant see the metal / barely see it)
And a Matt black finish, car paint. 4-5 Coats, Leave to dry for 2 Days. Also, personal preference, but you can aslo Laquer it. I prefer not to..
The case is gonna be painted last as i need to mark out the precise location of the PSU wires - sata cables etc etc.
