Painting PSU

[sinticfury]

So I was wondering what is the best way to prep and paint a PSU. I have the Ultra X3 and want to get rid of the mirrorness and make it flat..

Thanks

[Dr. Vodka]

Sand it down until you see the metal, apply 2 or 3 THIN coats of primer, let each one dry for some time.. then when you have applied them all let it dry for about a day or two. After that 3 coats of the colour you want to paint it with... use the same method as when you applied the primer. Use some good spray paint to do this... rust oleum's painter's touch is a good example.

[sinticfury]

I had to write that down hehe. Well How do i take off the bottom plate where the hardware inside the psu is sitting on?

[WhiteFireDragon]

you should really take the outer shell off first. makes the painting easier and look cleaners. one downside to this is that you'll void the warranty and you just have to be careful when taking the internals out because the capacitors may still hold a charge.

[SoulsCollective]

Painting a PSU = automatic warranty voiding. And in any case, how are you going to sand down the whole PSU without taking off the "Warranty void if removed" sticker?

[articu]

Sand it down until you see the metal

Not necessary really. You just need to key the existing paint to give the primer something to 'stick' to. Going to metal won't make it any better, just take longer.

[TiTON]

yup.. as stated above.. no need to sand to the metal. Some manufacture use special chemical to make the paint adhere to the metal.

All you want to do is scuff the surface of the old paint so the primer can stick to it. The key in to sanding is to scuff for primer adhesion, as well as smooth out any rough spots.

Good luck.

- Ton

[Ecca]

Be very careful when taking it apart. You could potentially die if you touch the wrong thing (discharge a capacitor)

I would say depending on the surface you could wipe it down with a strong thinner or lightly sand it just enough to get adhesion. Make sure you do this far away from the PC so there isn't any metal dust on your parts that could create a short.

GL and post before / after pics.

[Knight203]

There is an excellent guide to painting here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108396

Be sure and take/post alot of photos :up:

[The0men]

yup.. as stated above.. no need to sand to the metal. Some manufacture use special chemical to make the paint adhere to the metal.

All you want to do is scuff the surface of the old paint so the primer can stick to it. The key in to sanding is to scuff for primer adhesion, as well as smooth out any rough spots.

Good luck.

- Ton

Yes it is likely the manufacturer used an etch primer,
and you would be far better off leaving on the original
paint and just roughing it up with a bit of 240-400 grit
before applying primer. Then just use a primer suitable
for the type of paint you intend to use. You don't need
to worry about the new primer frying the old paint as it
is usually a 2 pack enamel and hard as hell.

[sinticfury]

Lol Im surprised this is still going on, I just got a acrylic cover made so now its mirror black acrylic xD. Thanks for all your support guyz

[natedog420]

well post a picture then we wanna see what it looks like

[Kingcarcas]

I want to see a picture!! I'm thinking of doing the same thing:D Sleeving is cool but the PSU needs to match the color scheme all the way!