Time for some paint color!
I must put my hand up and admit my DIY skills are not very good. I’ve sand down the case after each layer of primer, but there are still overspray paint runs.
The dark red paint came out much better than expected, drying to a very nice deep red.
That’s some of the overspray runs after the first layer of base coat. I had to get out a coarser grit sandpaper to remove them.
That’s the Bitspower slim 120mm radiator, the PSU backplate, and the Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mini heatsink guard. Notice there are some bubbling on the paint, I’ve tried to sand them out before the second base coat, but there are a few still in the paintwork. I’ve also bought matching color touch-up pens for this purpose.
Here’s the frame sprayed in champagne. This is a very difficult paint to spray on as it is almost like a suspended liquid with metallic bits in, it was very easy to overspray as you think you haven’t covered some areas.
Lots of overspray as you see, but luckily most of the frame will not be seen, so I might be able to get away with it. I’ve tried to buy another can of the same color, but everywhere seems to be out of the stock, or don’t carry this color. I’ve left about a third of the can for a part that should be arriving at the end of next week……
As mentioned previously, my limited cutting skills with the rotary tool meant that the edges of the L-shaped window is a little uneven. I’ve look at various products that I could use to cover the edges, from bathroom edges, car door protectors, to thin plastic A4 paper clip binders. I did get a set of the A4 binders only to completely mess up the measurements and cut them too short…..
So when I was out earlier getting some extra primer, I saw these model 3mm L-shaped plastic beams. Just what I needed! Easy to paint, easy to stick on, and easy to cut!
And here they are spray painted in champagne to offset the red of the case covering.
