Ba dum bum bum bum bumm... TEH PINK

[Tekime]

Just cut the heart out so I thought I'd throw up some pics here. Painted the bezel about three times now and I still need to redo it... I'll continue to update pics though as things move along

The case (and the way too curious cats):


The heart outline:


The cut:


The cut again:

[mikeysg]

Looking good! (for chicks ) Awesome job and your cable sleeving/looming? is just great!!! Keep it up, keep up the progress report and pics!

[XP1800]

I'm interested to see what it looks like in pink

Are you gonna add any LED's or lights of some sort?

[Tekime]

Thanks guys I'll keep 'em coming, I should have some more painting done this weekend and I'll take more pics.

For lights I have two UV black lights and a red quad-LED 80mm. I might get another LED fan for the top, still thinking about that one. I also may add a few LED's around the edge of the window, this is assuming I can work out the 'UV glitter water pump' thingie.

[DeadSanta]

Any chance of hearing a mini-tutorial?

[Tekime]

Oh if the painting goes well I'll be sure to have an article up on that I did a guide on my last window mod which you can read on my site if you want:

http://www.fury-tech.com/modules.php...ump=window_mod

The heart is basically the same thing, I didn't do anythign special just eyed it out and cut away! Perhaps I should add an addendum on how to keep your cats out of the way while working...

two words... duct tape! (j/k)

[Tekime]

Well I've been chopping, hacking, drilling, painting, and chasing away cats as much as time allows. Man, painting this thing is a bugger, I have now painted the front bezel a total of 5 times. I think I just need a lot of primer, the plastic seems to make it crack instantly, and I get hundereds of little scales... grr

Anyway, first off I finished the other cat mod:





I have a bunch of pics, so be prepared!

Removed the rear grill:






Since the door will be hinged, had to figure out exactly where to put it all. Drilled out holes and test the hinges:





I had to cut away a lot metal to et them to fit well:

[Tekime]

This is a crummy pic but the mounting for hinges is done:




Time for the latch mount:




And some more random metal:




Added a 92mm blowhole on the top:




And some more random metal getting in the way:




And after inhaling enough steel dust to build another case with, I can start sanding:

[Tekime]

You're not supposed to go to the metal, but the case isn't very flat after 1.5 years of use:



And primer it:




Aaand sand and primer the hinges:




As well as the ugly latch:






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Now the case is entirely sanded/primed, and I'll throw on a color coat once I'm totally comfortable it will look nice. The paint isn't cheap. (I'm also painting my case metallic mirror blue, trying to get my hands wet with the mirror finish thing).

For the record this is the front bezel that's giving me such an awful time:



Let's hope six is the lucky number...

Oh, I painted the latch black with a few coats, same with the hinges but they need one more coat. Hope they don't look too bad, that latch was the only thing I could find around here. Well that's all! Hopefully I can get some more painting done this weekend

[TAZTG]

Tekime, its starting to take shape. Let me ask you a question about the front. Did you sand it first before you sprayed the primer on? I put 2 coats of primer on and then 3 coats of paint. I sanded between each coat. You did spray a nice light coat and let dry overnite?? I learned that the hardway on my Black & Gold Case. Looks like your enjoying your self and you puttycat is cute..

[Tekime]

Well the first time I painted it I sanded with 400 grit and cleaned it with alcohol. But I didn't use primer... I didn't have any and I wanted to test the pink.

I think that was a bad idea, heh I'm going to sand the whole thing down and primer it with atleast two full coats, drying for atleast a day in between. The primer is supposed to dry in an hour, but I found it really isn't ready for sanding for a lot longer.

Anyway, the case is still looking pretty ghetto I know, but I have high hopes. Once I have the paint job done and I can get into the real details, I think it will start looking much better. (I hope anyway ).