How much would it cost to paint your PC case (interior) on your own?

hyun18

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Really want to paint the interior of my haf 912 flat black (basically the kind everyone is going with ,flat black).
But I was wondering how much would it cost (estimate) in total to buy all the tools/products needed?
I know you need sandpaper, primer, and then the spray paint (what else?).
But I have no idea how much those are and what kind of good products I should use (high quality) .

Let me know, thanks!

I want to go from:
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To:
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EDIT: Okay, I think I will just paint the whole outside of my case sky blue, and the mesh white.
How you guys think will that work out?:O

Does the same steps/technique apply when doing the exterior (steel+plastic?) part of the case as in painting the interior (metal)?
Heres some samples/drafts:
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Sorry for the terrible editing LOL.
But yeah I did like 3/4 layers of coloring w/ Sky blue (0, 191.255).
It got lighter and lighter as I did so...will the same apply in real life?
As in, I'd have to coat about 3 times to make it ligther?:O

And do you think Plasti Dip rubber coating will do the job?
 

hyun18

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You can take it off .No worries :D
And yeah Ive seen Rustoleum a lot. Hm
Thanks for the link !

That should be enough. Thank you both.
 

hyun18

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Really, I just did a lot of research lol. And Ive seen people paint their case with it and it seemed like everything went fine.
They said it was thin too.
Hmm...
 

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Well...the spray may be different than the dip. But the dip is basically a coating of rubber, generally for tools and such.
 

hyun18

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Yeah I know, and it's mostly used to paint cars and stuff.
I've even seen people dip wires into it, it worked pretty well.
But I think I'll just use it on the exterior/plastic part of the case, not the insides.
Or maybe the bay drives too :D
THanks though
 

USAFRet

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On the outside? Sure. On the inside...not so much.
 

hyun18

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Yeah. Im going for a white and lgiht blue theme now, and I think the silvery white look of the interior will be fine...for now.


Edit:
Oh nvm,I think I will go for it after all.Inside and outside.
Look at this guy:
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http://www.overclock.net/t/487501/plasti-dip-sound-test
He painted it all black w/ plasti dip and it decreased vibration noised too.