OMFG thats cool nice painting
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OMFG thats cool nice painting
Pics do not do this part justice. This back panel is not for this build, but I needed a test bed of sorts to try this out--this is going to be the second half of the paint job:
It's waterdrop, and it is very subtle. I've got three coats of rattle can clear on right now, and will be wetsanding tomorrow. I just might take the cover off my jukebox and paint the top like this in the future.
Edit: Video time!
Thanks to Commando for the tutorial.
Lookin sweet dude! +rep
true that sgtM i love the paint
Awesome paint work! I've never managed to come close to that intentionally... but I've accidentally made some neat stuff. Not on par with that, though. +rep
And I am two steps closer to calling this one done. All I've got left to do is:
HD rack
Optical drive mount (figured out, just need to buy the parts)
finish painting
a small bit of filing
Remember that tiny little hole in the back, from back when I decided I was going to stealth the PSU? Suffice to say, it's gone:
So, having knocked that out, I decided to hit the case with some wet 320 grit sandpaper, and follow that up with some mineral spirits.
Then, the fun began:
And that is where I am currently at. Will be wetsanding again tomorrow, followed by another coat of paint. Then, to borrow a term from the auto painting industry, an "inter-coat clear" layer will go down, followed by frisket paper. After that, it's off to a co-worker who's quite the artist--he's gonna draw some flames for me. I'll cut the flames out, wrinkle effect it, pull the other side of the frisket off, remask and do waterdrops on the other side.
And the goal is to have this done within a week. I think that is easily obtainable.
the black looks nice
You've seen what I've planned. It is now coming together.
Sorry for the fuzzyness on a few of these--I've been messing around with my camera a bit too.
Next up, an intercoat clear over the whole thing and frisket paper.
Three more pics--I personally like the second one.
Carbon fiber has been added:
Still have to do the other side. And I'm planning on doing this with the door as well.
