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[Amateur] Simply Blue

post #1 of 18
4/4/11 at 8:16pm
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This will be my first work log so bear with me.

GOALS: A simple yet elegant mod to my current tired old antec 900.

PLANS: Cable management, window mod, painting, slim dvd drive



PREPPING FOR PAINT

front panel pulled off


top panel tapped off



the case all tore down with the old paint job roughed up so the primer sticks


back of the case tapped off


PAINTING

side panel with the window hole cut


side and front


top


after paint, before clear




test assembly before clear




cleared








ALL DONE











Thanks for looking!!
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post #2 of 18
7/17/11 at 11:06pm
Nice color you chose for the 900. Buggers to keep the cables managed and all aren't they?
Good job
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post #3 of 18
7/17/11 at 11:27pm
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Originally Posted by caraboose View Post
Nice color you chose for the 900. Buggers to keep the cables managed and all aren't they?
Good job
Yeah the cable management is a huge pain. Really needed a modular psu for it but oh well. The 4 drives in raid didn't help either!!!!
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post #4 of 18
7/17/11 at 11:31pm
Dang. That looks like a slick case! Great job on the color choice.
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post #5 of 18
7/18/11 at 3:41am
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Dang. That looks like a slick case! Great job on the color choice.
Thank you very much. It's rustoleum ultra metallic blue on flat black primer with a poly clear if anyone is wondering
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post #6 of 18
7/19/11 at 8:22am
I like that color blue, nice job on the painting!
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7/19/11 at 9:48am
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I like that color blue, nice job on the painting!
Thank you
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7/19/11 at 9:52am
Really nice job with that case, but that mobo need a mosfet cooler bad !
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7/20/11 at 8:59pm
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Really nice job with that case, but that mobo need a mosfet cooler bad !
My mosfets never even get hot to the touch. And thank you for the compliment
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7/20/11 at 9:29pm
Looking much much nicer
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