Paint job done..PICS

ClutchClutch North Carolina New
edited May 2004 in Hardware
I started with an old gateway I got from work. I got some materials and started about a week ago getting it ready for paint. I still got some more paint to lay down because I messed up a little. Nothing a little wet sanding can't fix.

Here is a before pic if you forgot what it looked like, next I will post the after.

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  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited May 2004
    I started with some 400 grit, then some primer. After that I went with some 600 grit and a coat of paint. After that dried, I sanded again with 600 then with 1000 grit. The second layer of paint and let it dry.

    I went with Bright Red Dupli-Color automotive paint.

    Here are two after pics. Not the best job, but I got some more paint and polishing to do for the after.

    So what do you think of it so far?
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited May 2004
    may be the fact that it hurts to look at it (lol) but not bad. hopefully you can even out the color on the side in the second pic, the stripes are quite distracting i think
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    I painted my GlobalWin aluminum case nearly the same shade of red with gold and silver trim. I feel for you. After countless hours of wet sanding, along with about six coats of paint, I finally got the stripes out. I would not use that color again.
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited May 2004
    I was thinking that Leo. I am going to sand it down to the primer again probably this weekend and try again. Maybe I will go with a darker color or something.
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    yes it's very stripey. almost like a red zebra case or something.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    Don't have to sand down to primer.... Use 1000-1500 grit, buff down thick parts to even color, recoat. Then duplicolor clear coat it, 1200 grit paper between coats, 2-3 coats. That will give you a reasonably scratch resistant finish.

    If you really want to sand down to primer, use a base of rusty metal primer on your light primer given you want red tone, then it will be easier to hide slight unevenness... But with 1000-1500 grit wet\dry sanded WET (WATER, I am hoping this case is down to nothing but metal and plastic, NO electronic or electrical innards right now at all) on thickest parts, you should be able to even out the coat by sanding more on thicker parts and not have to sand it all off. WET 600 on real thick parts would be faster but harder to control evenness of layer-- would take too much off too fast.
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited May 2004
    I painted another case flat black and it turned out godd as far as no stripes and all. I got some design ideas to go on it, so I might go black, not for sure.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited May 2004
    a darker color primer would have helped too (ex. black) but it still looks good just sand it some more and keep painting it will ocme just give it time.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited May 2004
    Whoa thats bright. Looks a lot different compared to before.
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited May 2004
    My plan was to go with a bright red, and get an outline of a cog and paint it black on the front, which was why I needed those pics when I asked for them in the Folding forum. But I might go with black and do a full red cog in the middle now.
  • NorgeNorge Sidney, Ohio
    edited May 2004
    That is a pretty case. I like the really bright red. It makes it unique. You don't see a case that almost blinds you every day. It'll look sw33t with the cog on it too. Make sure to post the pics when it is finished.

    Norge
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