Hey all! For those of you still reading, welcome to another weekend update!
The end is in sight, and things are progressing very swiftly. This weekend, I actually began on painting. First off is the chassis. If you remember, here is where we left it:
Most of the upper part of the back is sanded Bondo, which I am hoping will be blended with the metal when painted. After using compressed air to plow off the dust, and a quick cleaning with glass cleaner, I applied a few coats of self-etching primer to the chassis.
Not too shabby - and, yes, the bondo section is getting covered nicely. For the main color of the chassis, I decided to go with black. This is mainly because I had originally wanted to do the whole thing in black, but it wouldn't match the other equipment where it was going to live. Since I had a can of black paint, and no one would see it, I figured - what the heck?
It's unfortunate that no one is going to see it, because I think it looks quite good. Here is a shot of it with the front fans mounted with rubber vibration grommets.