kagaos

Hi there...i was thinking about painting thee ol case here.
Xion extreme engineering case. I really like its current paint job except for the fact that my stupid brother thought it would be cute to carve his name on it. Therefore i would like to sand and paint over that.
But since I am painting it I might as well go bold and put some flames on it or something...so anyways down to business.
What is it that I need to paint my case? How would I use these things to paint it? (explain how the H*** I paint my case)
I read spooks sticky but it looks like he is describing it for plastic not metal...

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Kamakazi

Metal would be basically the same, use some good primer and for spraypaint metal is basically the same as plastic.

If you want to do flames I suggest the use of contact paper that you can cut out with a razor then spray, the easiest way to do such a thing.

namehater

here are some steps that i wrote in another paint your case thread, hopefully it will help you out a little

i was a professional painter for 2yrs, my advise would be this-

1- sand to bare metal, all the way down, use a 120grit for this, but be careful not to get into the metal to much


2- use a degreaser of sorts to clean the bare metal, alcohol will work, just got to make sure to get rid of any oils i.e. from your sweaty hands!

3- shoot a coat of primer, let dry, sand with a high grit, like 400, shoot another coat of primer, sand smooth again with 400 or higher, when your spraying your primer make sure to NEVER start or stop your spray when your over the case, start spraying beside it, then make your pass over it, but dont stop spraying until your all the way past and off of it, also, when you are making your passes overlap your previous pas by 50%, this will help ensure an even coat, i would suggest at least 2 coats of primer

4- now your ready to shoot your color, spray it the EXACT same way you sprayed the primer, after your first coat dries, very lightly sand the case with a very high grit, 800 minimal, you will want to spray at least 2 coats of color, but in reality you can put as many as you desire

i prefer using an orbital sander, or DA, just make sure you dont ever hold the paper in your hand and sand it, it will leave finger grooves, and never touch the paint with anything to see if its dry, give it plenty of time

if you have any questions feel free to ask, im glad to help!

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also, something that can give pretty cool effects to your paint, after you have your final coat on, when its roughly 50% dry, lay a piece of thin plastic, like saran wrap, trash bag, use your imagination, anyway, when 50% dry, lay your whatever on the paint, dont pat it down or anything, let it touch as much of the surface as possible by falling naturally, then immediately lift it back off, it will give you a pretty cool looking rock-like texture to your paint, it will take a few tries to master this technique, but once you get it down you will be impressing some friends for sure

note: this wont work with a rattle can probably as it would probably dry to fast

kagaos

Alright thats great guys! Can you suggest some paint and primer for me??

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namehater

I dont really know much about brands, i sprayed industrial so its a whole different ballpark, I would just go to a home improvement type store (home depot or lowes) and ask them what would be good for this type of application

kagaos

Maybe i should get a spray gun??
If so what would you suggest?
Then if I do get one what paint does a guy buy for it, regular oil paint or what?

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ern2428

just use good quality spray paint and be very careful to do a good job dont skimp

kagaos

Okey dokey....do I use acrylic, latex, oil based paint?? Or can you only get one kind of spray paint?

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namehater

agreed, if your not an experienced painter just use a rattle can, and being inexperienced id just buy a couple cans of cheap stuff, and give it a few tries, painting really is an art form, and practice really does make perfect, do not rush anything, and remember, no matter what happens, you can always sand and redo!

spacegoast

go to napa autoparts and get auto paint, Duplicolor works well for CyberDruid on his 900 cases that he paints. if you are thinking of painting the interior of the case get duplicolor bumper (insert color) paint.