UV paintjob help.

Mrhappyman · 21-September-04, 08:37 PM

Hi everyone, I recently bought some UV spray paint for the inside of my case (Super Lan Boy by Antec) and I wanted to know if i had to do something first since it is an aluminum case. I read the tutorial on preping the case for the outside but what about the inside? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-happy

Dreyco · 21-September-04, 08:55 PM

Umm besides having everything out of it... wipe it down with paint thinner to get any oils up... And take out anything that is removable (ei: drive bays) as you might someday get new ones or something like that. Also if you take those out you can paint them better as well! Hope that helped!

Mrhappyman · 21-September-04, 09:01 PM

Lol, yeah I planned on taking everything out first but thanks for the reminder lol. Just paint thinner and then it is okay to paint?

Dreyco · 21-September-04, 11:37 PM

Hmm I think you should be good to go... But I was painting plastic you might want to ask another pimp for a second opinion on metal...

JessAlba452 · 22-September-04, 12:28 AM

What kind of UV Paint? Is it the kind that washes off with water? If so then you may want to be careful with handling it when finished. Use about 4-5 coats for an even and bright reaction to UV lighting.

Zer0s · 22-September-04, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreyco


	Umm besides having everything out of it... wipe it down with paint thinner to get any oils up... And take out anything that is removable (ei: drive bays) as you might someday get new ones or something like that. Also if you take those out you can paint them better as well! Hope that helped!

wow dreyco you amaze me sometimes, LoLz, but you coo!

Dreyco · 22-September-04, 03:09 PM

Yea, I know, Im a flippin genius... thats all i could think of at the moment to say...

Mrhappyman · 24-September-04, 10:13 PM

Well, the site I ordered from www.svc.com does not have the UV paint anymore so they took that out of my order....does anyone know where I could purchase some? Red UV Spray Paint is what I would like to have for the inside of my aluminum case. Thanks.

unholy · 24-September-04, 11:55 PM

Try here, or here.

Mrhappyman · 25-September-04, 12:21 AM

yeah i tried frozencpu.com - out of stock. but i have never heard of the other one...i'll give it a shot.

Cyno01 · 25-September-04, 11:05 PM

That red is pretty orange, even after several coats, i dunno if you could find better, but just a heads up. I painted my laptop w/ that stuff...

screwcitypunk · 26-September-04, 12:36 AM

You might want to prime it as well as wiping it out with paint thinner. The finish on the outside of the lanboys doesn't hold paint very well AFAIK. They have a primer called Bulldog or something like that at Auto Zone that helps adhesion quite a bit.

Mrhappyman · 26-September-04, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by screwcitypunk


	You might want to prime it as well as wiping it out with paint thinner. The finish on the outside of the lanboys doesn't hold paint very well AFAIK. They have a primer called Bulldog or something like that at Auto Zone that helps adhesion quite a bit.

I don't want to paint the outside of the lanboy - how about the inside, does that hold paint very well.

screwcitypunk · 27-September-04, 02:52 PM

I realize you want to paint the inside. Being that the inside is the same material as the outside, it may be a pain to paint. I have yet to deal with aluminum, so I can only go by what I have read and that is that the Super Lanboys don't hold paint well. If I were you, I would research it on Google and see what others have done. No need to waste a can of paint if you can get the info up front.

Edit: Check this out.

21-September-04, 08:37 PM		#1 (permalink)
Mrhappyman Apex Techie Lite	UV paintjob help. Hi everyone, I recently bought some UV spray paint for the inside of my case (Super Lan Boy by Antec) and I wanted to know if i had to do something first since it is an aluminum case. I read the tutorial on preping the case for the outside but what about the inside? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -happy

27-September-04, 02:52 PM		#14 (permalink)
screwcitypunk Apex Master Tech	I realize you want to paint the inside. Being that the inside is the same material as the outside, it may be a pain to paint. I have yet to deal with aluminum, so I can only go by what I have read and that is that the Super Lanboys don't hold paint well. If I were you, I would research it on Google and see what others have done. No need to waste a can of paint if you can get the info up front. Edit: Check this out. Last edited by screwcitypunk; 28-September-04 at 02:53 AM..

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21-September-04, 08:55 PM		#2 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Umm besides having everything out of it... wipe it down with paint thinner to get any oils up... And take out anything that is removable (ei: drive bays) as you might someday get new ones or something like that. Also if you take those out you can paint them better as well! Hope that helped!

21-September-04, 09:01 PM		#3 (permalink)
Mrhappyman Apex Techie Lite	Lol, yeah I planned on taking everything out first but thanks for the reminder lol. Just paint thinner and then it is okay to paint?

21-September-04, 11:37 PM		#4 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Hmm I think you should be good to go... But I was painting plastic you might want to ask another pimp for a second opinion on metal...

22-September-04, 12:28 AM		#5 (permalink)
JessAlba452 X5-452	What kind of UV Paint? Is it the kind that washes off with water? If so then you may want to be careful with handling it when finished. Use about 4-5 coats for an even and bright reaction to UV lighting.

22-September-04, 03:09 PM		#7 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Yea, I know, Im a flippin genius... thats all i could think of at the moment to say...

24-September-04, 10:13 PM		#8 (permalink)
Mrhappyman Apex Techie Lite	Well, the site I ordered from www.svc.com does not have the UV paint anymore so they took that out of my order....does anyone know where I could purchase some? Red UV Spray Paint is what I would like to have for the inside of my aluminum case. Thanks.

24-September-04, 11:55 PM		#9 (permalink)
unholy Un-Hoe-ly	Try here, or here.

25-September-04, 12:21 AM		#10 (permalink)
Mrhappyman Apex Techie Lite	yeah i tried frozencpu.com - out of stock. but i have never heard of the other one...i'll give it a shot.

25-September-04, 11:05 PM		#11 (permalink)
Cyno01 Apex Tech God	That red is pretty orange, even after several coats, i dunno if you could find better, but just a heads up. I painted my laptop w/ that stuff...

26-September-04, 12:36 AM		#12 (permalink)
screwcitypunk Apex Master Tech	You might want to prime it as well as wiping it out with paint thinner. The finish on the outside of the lanboys doesn't hold paint very well AFAIK. They have a primer called Bulldog or something like that at Auto Zone that helps adhesion quite a bit.