Riveted Case

[mwagner_00]

Hi All, I have a question...

I'm in the process of painting my case, and when I went to take the top part of, I realized it is riveted to the body of the case.

What would be the best route to go as far as removing the top piece? Or maybe I just don't remove it, and paint it while still on the case.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[neb1211]

if you want to remove it you could use a drill and drill the center of the rivets. I don't know if they are the same kind of rivets though that i use this technic to remove them but it is worth a try

[spazoidtechie852003]

your best bet is to go to your local auto parts store and see if they have a rivet bit. not only will it allow you to get a rivet out but also leave you with a clean hole to do what ever is necessary.

[[GF]Burke]

If its a Chieftec style case, I have a walk through with pictures.

Here is One. -->:) (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/articles/project_tivoli/index3.shtml)

There are 4 of them for the top bezel. I cant seem to find the really good walk though at this mlmnt.

[sixshot666]

if you decide to just paint it without removing the rivets just use cardboard and tape.

[djsimple007]

use blue tape from any paint or hardware store to mask off anything you dont want painted. (blue tape is a low adhesion tape so it wont damage the paint underneath when u remove it) I wouldnt recommend drilling out the rivets unless you have a rivet gun to replace what u did, even if you did have a gun, have fun finding rivets that match. :P MAKE SURE that if youre painting the whole case that ALL entries to the inside are taped off (i.e. vents etc) especially if the power supply is still in when u do it.
hf!

Rob