first time poster and paint mod question

wept · 04-April-05, 03:16 PM

Sup. First post for me here. Hello people of the PR forums. Well, I'm not quite sure if this question has been asked before but, can you paint the inside of a case? Would it cause issues with grounding?

Cpl Rampage · 04-April-05, 03:31 PM

Welcome to pimprig,

yes you can paint the inside of a case, and no it will not affect grounding, because everything is atached to ground through the power cable.

this question has been asked before, if you want an easy way to find things just use the search button at the top of the page. you could also have looked in the galery and see a coupla painted cases

Jonny English · 04-April-05, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wept


	Sup. First post for me here. Hello people of the PR forums. Well, I'm not quite sure if this question has been asked before but, can you paint the inside of a case? Would it cause issues with grounding?

Yes - you can paint it. Assuming it's a steel case, you don't need to take it all the way down to bare metal - I'd do it with wet (with a tiny bit of detergent) 320 grit wet & dry paper - just take off enough of the existing coating to get an even wetness (rather than the beading / shunning you'll see at first).
You'll get a better result if you strip the case down first (usually this involves drilling out a load of rivets), but it's a lot of work.

No - it won't cause a grounding issue.

Welcome to PR

wept · 04-April-05, 09:21 PM

Thanks for the responses, guess its time to hit up home depot...Sorry about the not using the search feature, its just the flashing banners on this site nearly gives me a seizure.

wept · 05-April-05, 12:54 AM

As far as those case rivets holding the drive cages, couldn't I drill through them and replace them with nuts\bolts\rubber gromet? Thanks for your ideas...

Cpl Rampage · 05-April-05, 06:37 AM

yah you can drill out the pop rivits, and then put in newones, or bolts.

also, try not to double post, use the edit button at the bottem of your last post

ranger1033 · 13-September-05, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wept


	Sup. First post for me here. Hello people of the PR forums. Well, I'm not quite sure if this question has been asked before but, can you paint the inside of a case? Would it cause issues with grounding?

Well i am a little late doing this but better late then never.
Welcome aboard to PimpRig, wept it is going to be great one my freind, Thrasher2 should be along soon with his welcome greetings and very helpful links for you to check out. You have come to what i have found to be one of the best site to learn how mod and find out problems with your computers and other great things. You will also find out alot of fello pimps and pimpets are here that will try to help you out with any kind modding and pc problems you might have. Great to have you aboard , wept hope you enjoy the site.....

04-April-05, 03:16 PM		#1 (permalink)
wept Apex Techie Wannabe	first time poster and paint mod question Sup. First post for me here. Hello people of the PR forums. Well, I'm not quite sure if this question has been asked before but, can you paint the inside of a case? Would it cause issues with grounding?

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04-April-05, 03:31 PM		#2 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Welcome to pimprig, yes you can paint the inside of a case, and no it will not affect grounding, because everything is atached to ground through the power cable. this question has been asked before, if you want an easy way to find things just use the search button at the top of the page. you could also have looked in the galery and see a coupla painted cases

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wept Apex Techie Wannabe	Thanks for the responses, guess its time to hit up home depot...Sorry about the not using the search feature, its just the flashing banners on this site nearly gives me a seizure.

05-April-05, 12:54 AM		#5 (permalink)
wept Apex Techie Wannabe	As far as those case rivets holding the drive cages, couldn't I drill through them and replace them with nuts\bolts\rubber gromet? Thanks for your ideas...

05-April-05, 06:37 AM		#6 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	yah you can drill out the pop rivits, and then put in newones, or bolts. also, try not to double post, use the edit button at the bottem of your last post