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nicceeee ;) exactly which case are you modding anyways? you've done a great job so far, keep up the good work. :DQuote:
Originally posted by tu2thepoo
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/black01.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/black02.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/black03.jpg
1st coat didn't turn out as badly as i thought. still some thick spots and orange peel, though. sanding and 2nd coat will follow tomorrow.
very nice...usually the first coat is pretty crappy. How many coats are you putting on?
at least one more; if i go through to the primer (or god forbid, the metal) too often while sanding tomorrow i'll make it three. I'm not sure if two cans of spraypaint will cover two side panels, the top panel, and the front bezel if i make it more than two coats, though.Quote:
Originally posted by talldude
very nice...usually the first coat is pretty crappy. How many coats are you putting on?
tYteaZzAzN: on the plate is painting said panels and making a new waterblock clamp; after that i'll be done modding for a good while (esp. since i have no cash on hand any more).
if you figure at least a full day and night per coat of paint (plus half a day of sanding and primer per part), and the fact that school starts in about a week, i imagine this particular project will take me a while.
****, that reminds me, i've got to buy my textbooks.
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that's, what,
4 parts, x2 coats/part, x1 day/coat = 8 days
plus 4 parts x 1/2 day/part for sanding and primer = 2 days
that's at least a week and a half, give or take, of continuous work; assuming i have the time to work every day and i only need two coats per part.
Tell me about the mess, I did alot of my sanding in the Bathtub. I did one panel at a time and would rinse it off take back out to dry and then do another. Made it a little easier to clean up. Wait til you start wet sanding the paint, Black will be everywhere. Looking Good. Is there some kind of way you can use your Calculations for school and get College Credit for it??? LOLQuote:
Originally posted by tu2thepoo
quick update:
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/Pict0129.jpg
by the way, sanding a panel is messy ****; don't do it without LOTS of newspaper and paper towels handy.
(figured i'd start with one side panel and make all my mistakes on just one before doing the others)
4 parts, x2 coats/part, x1 day/coat = 8 days
plus 4 parts x 1/2 day/part for sanding and primer = 2 days
:D
Lookin' good in the neighborhood, tu. :p
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Originally posted by tu2thepoo
just blew about 45 bucks getting the materials i needed at Ace Hardware.
hell, i could've bought a new case with that money :)
https://www.sharkyforums.com/
keep posting pics at each stage tu!
sanded the 1st color coat and sprayed the second. you can see in the pics it's already picked up a lot of luster, shininess, and overall "MMM MMM SEXY"-ness. still need to sand it, though, and probably put another coat on it; you can see in the last pic that there are some edges i didn't get on the second coat.
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0139.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0140.jpg
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0143.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0145.jpg
Very nice. When do you expect to be done? :)
at this rate it'll be a while. i'll probably have this panel done by this weekend, but i have no car polish to use on it. it'll probably be the end of october before i'm done, since school starts this friday.Quote:
Originally posted by CrawlingEye
Very nice. When do you expect to be done? :)
Jeez. That's a while. :)
Turtle wax (seriously) works very well with it. I doubt you have any of that lying around if you don't have any car wax lying around.
Just saying. :)
well, it's a convservative estimate. school workload shouldn't be too bad, but it never hurts to pad the numbers :)
sanded, 3rd (and final) coat of paint:
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0156.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0157.jpg http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/pict0158.jpg
Very nice, tu. What kind of paint are you using (I can't make the labels out)?
Ace Hardware indoor(?) lacquer. it's about $5-6.Quote:
Originally posted by CrawlingEye
Very nice, tu. What kind of paint are you using (I can't make the labels out)?
http://www.actvsdei.com/~tutu/temp/acehardware.jpg
one sexy thang you got there tu2 :cool: