Looking to paint small plastic feet and bay drives for Thermaltake Mk-I

simpthea · Dec 27, 2015

Hello! My name is Ashton and I'm getting my first desktop ever. I have the case and motherboard now and I am still waiting for other parts. I love the case first of all, it has nice routing, and aawesome hotswap. The one thing I DON'T like in this case, is the light blue accents. Like what the @#$% were they thinking? Awesome case with baby blue accents. *sigh*. Anyways, I was looking to paint them and need help doing so. I've never painted computers parts and need help. Note: No components are installed yet, waiting for painting first.\\\http://\\

The link is a picture of it. Thanks for all the help that may be given!

Lutfij · Feb 21, 2016

Pry off the mesh from the plastic bay covers gently until you're left with the blue backing. You can go over the plastic pieces(and/or the mesh as well) with some medium grit sandpaper or a piece of scotch brite to prep the surface for the primer to adhere to. You must keep in mind to clean the surface off dust and debris prior to sanding.

Once the surface is prepped you can then apply a few light coats of primer paint. Do note the color of primer you apply to the surface before you go over a final paint as each degree/color can affect your final color outcome.
Grey = Neutral
Black = for dark colors
White = for bright colors

Go over the primered surface with a fine grit sand paper, clean it off debris as was mentioned prior and then go over with a paint of your choice. Always remember to go over the surface you're painting in light coats instead of one heavy dollop (the latter will cause a build up and cause the painted surface to receive an uneven finish).

You can also warm your spray paint cans to help build up pressure and subsequently have the paint move out of the can and onto the surface as opposed to cold heavier paint.

You could follow up on this video tutorial by Bill Owen from MNPCtech and substitute the fan with the plastic bay covers

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