NickOulton

recommended/not recommended i want to paint it bright orange to go with the interior of my case but is it bad to paint your psu? any tips are appreciated, +rep for help and input

richardshewfelt

Iv seen alot of people paint there psu, as long as you like it you might as well, just make sure to take it apart first lol.

sabermetrics

If you are going to paint your PSU, be sure to unplug it well before you handle it... even then, they can still hold a large amount of electricity, so handle with caution...

Other than that, its pretty much painting any other metallic object, though just make sure to get none on the internals...

(If I were you, I wouldn't paint it... just my opinion though)

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NickOulton

thanks ill be sure to be careful not to get shocked, and it looks bad right now cause its a black psu inside an orange painted interior

burning-skies

could you not paint a few other things black to match it,HDD cage etc? and go for an orange and black theme?....

just my opinion, i wouldnt feel comfortable painting my psu

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kazakia

Black and Orange is a pretty Slick combo. Just stick with it. Trust me Pure black doesnt look that good.

Shift.

You will void your warranty, if that matters to you.

But then again, I can't think of anything we do on here that doesn't void warranties..

Ducky

.. Except overclocking?

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neDav

Yes it does. My sig rig is that color combo. Just wish I had a DFI Lan Party Mobo to compliment it.

SystemTech

I have painted my PSU, It really is easy but as mentioned above : HANDLE WITH CARE. i would say to be safe unplug your PSU atleast 24 hours before opening it up.
what id did was as follows:
1. Open up PSU and paint the loose cover without any worries,

2. Wrap all the internals
(did not remove them due to not wanting to re-solder them back onto the plug fittings) in paper with masking tape until you are sure that no paint can get through any of the holes on the outside,

3. paint away.

I even had to change where my power cables came out of my PSU as my Rad wont fit with the standard exit hole as well as changing the fan to a more powerful LED fan.

PSU are easy to work with as long as you are careful with the capacitors as they can hold a fair bit of charge for months.

Look at my MOD to see my painted PSU and power cable mod.

http://www.overclock.net/case-mod-wo...r-project.html

I will do a Guide tomorrow as i am doing my friends PSU tonight and i will document it. will post a link when Ive done it.