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I'm afraid I don't follow you here... I painted the *entire* case... so overspray was not an issue!Quote:
Originally posted by Mrfreddio55
Wow, that chrome spray paint looks great! Not really chrome, but really really shiny. :)
How did you paint the inside of the case without getting overspray on other parts of the case?
I did mask off the sliders on the 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 bay areas as I have a plan for them, and I did not want to screw up the sliding mechanisms...
Well, I mocked mine up, to test out the fans placement and noise, as well as to see how well the components fit together. *Please* pay no attention to the unevenness in the internals color. I only wanted a bacsic covering on the internals, as I have another plan for that area. This was just to see how well the fans lit up the case, and see that the colors worked well together.
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2 quick surprises that are going in this machine (hopefully) and my other machine (blingGreen).
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I think these just look... SO COOL! (Totally, no pun intended...)
More later!
I know this is probably a silly question, but will you be replacing the LED's up front (pwr hdd) with purple ones?
Looking awesome so far. Nice update. I really like the way it's going! Two thumbs up for the great job! ;)
Thought of doing an etching on a window? Those are pretty easy (just tracing), but look VERY cool if done right. :)
That Purple turned out Nice.. Great Job..
I'm actually doing a custom laser etched window for the main window. I'm contemplating a few ideas for the front bezel, and a few hand etched pieces that will be spread around.Quote:
Originally Posted by talldude
I'm happy that I was at least able to salvage the externally facing surfaces of the case. The insides were a "I hope I have enough for good coverage attempt"... and I did not. Krylon X-Metal paint comes out too fine on the spray. Think near "smoke" instead of spray paint. I think I much prefer the Metalcast from Duplicolor especially if the spray nozzle is the one with the adjustable vertical/horizontal nozzle.
Thanks for the compliments guys! I got some cable management done today with regards to the fans, the front panel LED's and reset/power switch cable bundle. Going to go out and wrap up my USB/Firewire cables later on.
I'm then going to start planning a motherboard tray cut for my current power supply's lines. :)
Have to start planning out the motherboard that I'm going to use on this.
...on with a small update:
My front panel Firewire/USB cables, the front "mic in/speaker out" plugs and the 80mm front intake fan. I used a spiral wrap to pull the USB/Firewire cables together, I may include the mic/speakers line depending upon where the connector is on the mother board. Reading the manual now to see if I can plan out some more cable management before the board arrives!
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This is my rear 120mm exhaust fan and the motherboard front button bundle (power switch/reset/hd act/power LED). I spiral wrapped the button bundle and will be trying an experiment with them to see if I can disguise them. The spiral wrap may not stay. But to be sure I did not have spurts of unexpected cable colors coming between the twists, I sleeved the bundle in a black cable sleeve. I also sleeved the 120mm fan, and will likely vinyl dye the white end cap.
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The DVD Burner is now stealthed. I still have to rig up a button interface (which may be a bit difficult due to the front mesh panel construction) but the mesh fits perfectly! I had to cut off the side legs of the bezel plate (these things actually screw in to the front bezel frame. 2 screws remove it, then it is latched in place by notches on the side walls of the front bezel frame.), and then put it in my bench vice to give it a good "hug" to lower the height of the piece and the width of the piece. It was designed to be snug up against the other front plates, but "being snug" and "opening an optical device tray" are not good in the same sentence. So, by gently tweaking the front plate, I took enough of the dimensions down to allow it a tiny, immeasurable ammount of room. Enough for the tray mechanism to eject properly, and then close properly... without scratching or catching on anything else. I like the result!
The top pic, the black velcro tape causes a bit of a reflection, but trust me, in real life, you cannot see that it is there. The flash highlights the tape a little bit, but in normal light, you cannot see it!
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Wow, nice stealth job! :)
very nice job so far.
You really gutted that rig out there. I'm impressed by the consistancy in the metalic look, without any change in texture, other than the sleek fx. I've often though about a purple case, looks good to see one done with this much care. (also must be nicer to work with when the case hasn't been used for about 4 yrs before the mod.)
Nice Sleeving on the Internal Wire's and Fan. Not sure I like the Spiral Wrap to much, maybe it it was in purple and the wires black.. Love that Stealth job.
Thanks guys! Taztg, that is a good idea! I had not thought about that. I've seen a vendor that had different colors of spiral wrap, I'll have to see if they have a shade of purple that will work with this! Thanks for the idea!
The funny thing about the coolermaster boxes is that as I was scrolling through the pictures, I thought (due to the color) that they were a photo of the next part of the mod. :D
I've found a vendor that sells purple cable wraps! WOO HOO!! They are in Canada, so it may take a little bit to get them down here, but I have found them!!!!
W00T!!!!