Nuxes

I painted the outside of my Antec 900 with flat black spray paint. Problem is, it gets scuffed a lot and is hard to keep clean. Normally, I would just put clear coat on it, but that would kind of defeat the purpose of flat paint. Anyone have any ideas?

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stanrc

I'm not sure if matte is the same as flat, but i know people use matte black to get the flat black look. i don't know if that is more suited for your purposes.

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NullWolf

Flat Clear Coat maybe?

http://www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/the-16766/Detail

Krylon and many others make it... link above just an example...

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Warfarin88

You could also try "semi-gloss". That's my go-to. It gives a finish very similar to the factory black of many steel cases. (or non-brushed aluminum)

Here's a shot of a KL02 I shot with rustoleum, to give you an idea of the look:

(disregard the HD cage, I painted that a metallic to match a PSU)

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michinmuri

What about that (I think it's called this) powder paint. You spray it on then bake it or something like that? That stuff is spposed to handle a beating.

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aroc91

Powder Coating- it's really durable, but pretty expensive.

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cerealk1ll3r

There's definitely clear coat that isn't glossy. Even the clear coat I chose didn't come out glossy. I ended up with a flat finish, which looked just as good.

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Nuxes

I'm trying for contrast with my case, the outside is flat black and the inside is glossy silver. The angles on the A900 kind of remind me of a F-117 stealth fighter, and I'm thinking of painting a silhouette on the case window. That, and I have two 16 blade Aerocool Turbines that make the case look like it has jet engines.

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cerealk1ll3r

Lol thats why you don't paint the outside of the case. It comes stock with a flat black finish. The only reason I could see for painting the outside were if you were painting it another color.

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Nuxes

It wasn't flat black to begin with, it was a semi-gloss plasticy looking finish.

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