Carlitos714

Hey guys im gonna paint my antec 300. I just have a quick question. Do i need to sand the front panel of my antec 300? or can i just paint over it? thanks guys.

Capwn

what paint color? if black i would just take the front off during painting.

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Deviance

No, the front of it is plastic, and the steel grill won't benefit from sanding because of its surface area. All you really need to sand is the primer and then wet sand (if you want) the base coat. Read this, it's a pretty decent guide:
http://www.overclock.net/case-mods-g...ng-mirror.html

1. Take off the front panel
2. Remove all of the buttons and lights, along with the USB/FW ports
3. Disassemble the front so the spacers and the grill are separate from the surround
4. Prime, sand, paint, wet sand, clear coat

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Dilyn

If it's made of plastic, you'll need to sand and prime so that the paint stays.

Although with my front bezel on my case, I didn't need to sand it at all and it turned out great.

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Carlitos714

its gonna be glossy black. im going to wait and see how the rest of the case looks (glossy black all around) and then compare it with the panel. if it does not match im going to paint it. thank you

Carlitos714

thank you

Carlitos714

thank you

repo_man

#4 is wrong. You always need to sand or scuff before you prime. The primer needs to be sanded so the paint can more easily adhere to it, yes. But if you don't sand before you prime, then the primer will flake off (and take all the color coat on top of it with it).

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