apsoul
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I ordered my HAF 932 this weekend, and decided that I might as well go ahead and paint the inside black. Depending on how good of a job I do, I may paint the outside in olive/dark green/brown camouflage. I've never really spray painted anything before, so I set up a piece of sheet metal in my basement to get some practice on, did a little research, bought some cheap primer/paint/hand-gun for spray paint can, and got to work.
On to the questions:
1. I read somewhere that if you dip the can of spray paint in a bucket of HOT water for a min or 2 that it will make for a better paint job. Any merit to this and if so, is there risk of can exploding due to higher heat/pressure inside?
2. From reading other HAF mods, the 5.25" mounting hardware can be rather difficult to remove. Any tips for doing that? I haven't gotten the case yet so I will take a good look at it then.
3. I currently have 150 and 400 grit sandpaper. Being that I only plan on flat/satin finishes I shouldn't need any finer than that correct? If I only paint the inside of case, will the 400 be fine since i'm just trying to rough the metal up a bit? 150 would be more for removing paint from outer case if i go that route.
4. Any other thoughts or suggestions?
On to the questions:
1. I read somewhere that if you dip the can of spray paint in a bucket of HOT water for a min or 2 that it will make for a better paint job. Any merit to this and if so, is there risk of can exploding due to higher heat/pressure inside?
2. From reading other HAF mods, the 5.25" mounting hardware can be rather difficult to remove. Any tips for doing that? I haven't gotten the case yet so I will take a good look at it then.
3. I currently have 150 and 400 grit sandpaper. Being that I only plan on flat/satin finishes I shouldn't need any finer than that correct? If I only paint the inside of case, will the 400 be fine since i'm just trying to rough the metal up a bit? 150 would be more for removing paint from outer case if i go that route.
4. Any other thoughts or suggestions?