thermaltake armor case, need a little help

[mrmoti]

I need advice in how to spray paint this case (the internals), here you have a couple of pictures:

side:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/open_case.jpg

other side:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/open_case_other_side.jpg

the problem is with the rivets, i don't have a rivet gun to re-rivet the case, maybe masking it will help me?

the rivets:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/top_rivets.jpg

those are from the top back, in the front there are also another 3.

front without bezel:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/front_no_bezel.jpg

underside bottom:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/bottom_rivets.jpg

the rest is already taken care of (disarmed)

also a question: i received with the screws and spacers these:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/mrmoti/extras.jpg

any idea what those transparent plastic thingies are for?

thank in advance!

** great forum, new one, but great **

[ZeD]

buy a rivet gun, it's less than $20 here's a tip buy one with a swiveling head. and a box of 100 rivets is like $2 or $3. And send me the little 5.25" tray drawer thingy :)

[fishies]

buy a rivet gun, it's less than $20 here's a tip buy one with a swiveling head. and a box of 100 rivets is like $2 or $3. And send me the little 5.25" tray drawer thingy :)


Agreed. Go buy the rivet gun. Most come with enough rivets to get you started.

or...

refit the holes with some machine nuts and bolts. Give a uniqueness to your case in every subtle way.

[ZeD]

You have 3 choices

drill out the rivets and buy a rivet gun and use that
drill out the rivets then use nuts and bolts to hold it together
drill out the rivets, buy a tap set to thread the holes then use short screws.

[Whisp]

I agree with the rest to get a rivet gun and some rivets.

Anyways drilll out the rivets with a 1/8mm drill bit. Do your painting of teh case. Then buy a rivet gun. I got this one for like 10 bucks CDN at the hard ware store and it hasn't failed me yet and does three differnt sizes including the 1/8 size rivet you will need to use if you wish to replace all the rivets.

http://www.whisptech.com/images/mods/tools/rivetgun.jpg

For the replacment rivets I suggest 1/8th 3mm rivets.

http://www.whisptech.com/images/mods/useables/rivets.jpg

This will make painting the items easier since you really should scuff the surfaces with sandpaper and then wash the pieces before priming .

Hope that helps :)

[ZeD]

man thats a good deal mine was $20 US, the cheapest was $16 US I got the next model up for the rotating head which is great for getting into tight places. Afterwards I realized all rivets are on the outside so it was pointless. A local hardware store however will have cheaper no name rivet guns and even the cheap crap ones will do the job just fine. Ya dont need to spend a lot I think Whisp proved that with his.

[mrmoti]

Well, all of you got me.

I will go and buy a rivet gun. ;)

(will be of use also to pull the hair out of my nose) :eek:

[montmorency]

ohhhhh thats gotta hurt.

good luck BTW.