Afrodisiac

Sup. I want to paint the interior of my CM 690 black, and deck it out with some red-LED CM R4 fans. What method would give me the best results without costing too much? (i.e. powdercoat is out of the question)

I really know nothing about painting, except you have to rough up the metal first, then put a few coats of primer, and then put on the paint, and then finally put on the clear finish. Are those steps correct?

How does plasti-dip work? Does it need priming, or do you just spray it on? And how much does it cost?

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alex98uk

Wet dry paper, sand down. Few layers of spray paint primer and then when dry, a few layers of black spray paint. Done!

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Afrodisiac

Sounds good. Wouldn't I need a type of clear coat in the end to protect the paint? I don't want the stuff to come off. I'd like a quick and cheap method but nothing half-assed.

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alex98uk

It doesn't come off unless you really scratch at it. The primer and sanding it means it grips the case quite a bit. You can look into top coats if you want, just have a gander at the different cans, might find you want gloss and not matt

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Afrodisiac

Cool. So, can anyone give me a really detailed list of stuff to buy? I would really appreciate it.

Example:
Buy a 4x4 square of 2000-grit sand paper
Buy a can of MegaBrand Super Paint Extreme
etc etc.

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FREELINE57

For prep work on surface just use a scotch-brite pad, it gives just enough for primer to bite into. 2 coats of primer (your pick) let it dry between coats and maybe an hour for last coat. 3 coats for final paint job. Make sure that you spray these coats in very light coverings and let stand 30 minutes between each. Let it sit a good 24/48 hours for a good cure. If your gonna put a clear coat on also use steps above. Thats in a nut shell. Hope that helps....GL!

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mocha989

okay heres what you need

220 grit sand paper
600 grit sand paper
1500grit sand paper
rubbing alcohol
compressed air cans
tack cloth

4 cans of primer
4 cans of enamel paint
3 cans of clear coat

I recommend tcpglobal.com for all of this

I recommend Duplicolor paint as well. its amazing stuff.

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mocha989

no no no. sand with 220 grit sand paper. spray 2 coat of primer and let each coat dry for 10 minutes. then let the last coat dry for an hour then go to paint and do 3 coats each coat should dry for 10 minutes and the last coat just like the last primer coat let that dry for 1 hour. You want the last paint coat to be a little bit tacky for the clear coat to stick to. Then spray one coat of clear coat. if it doesn't look to smooth wet sand it with warm water with the 1500 grit sand paper very lightly then re-coat. Let it all dry for 2 weeks then you can put your system together.

EDIT: Also put the cans of paint before you use them into a hot bucket of water so the paint get heated up so it comes out for fine and even.

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CattleRustler

you can save yourself the clear coat step if you use Rustoleum Universal brand Gloss colors. That stuff has a hi-gloss finish without clearing

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mocha989

i hate rustoleum paint. Get Duplicolor Semi Gloss General purpose enemal

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