Finally Modding

[Rael]

It's been a while since I visted any mod site. Since G4 took over I've been watching a lot less TechTV so I get out of the cool computer moods. I still want to mod my case. Today I bit the bullet and bought my sandpaper, primer, and a can of black paint. I was going to paint my extra case to see if I could do a good job. It was 1:30am and I need different sandpaper so I headed to walmart and on the way decided I wanted to paint the inside of my case and add a window. Believe it or not, Walmart didn't have my brand of spray paint nor did they have the sandpaper I was looking for.... So I bought a Dremel and went home to draw the window I wanted to cut out. I've been following Linears guides for painting and cutting a window so I think I'm on the right track. but I have a few questions...

1) Can I use a Dremel to cut a blowhole and drill holes for handels?
2) What's different for painting the inside of a case? Do I go right to primer or should I sand it first?

I decided I didn't want a black case since my friend just bought a Premodded black case with...Drum roll plz.... BLUE LIGHTS!!! go figure. I'm thinking for Red with black inside and Red lights. Will the black reflect the red light? Also, Should I paint the metal frame black, red, or some 3rd color or leave metal?

Thx again for any help

[jkaiser]

I would also like to know how to prep theinside of a case for painting, and what kind of paint to use. Is it the same process as anything else, or it primer really needed?

[Rael]

Ok... I have my window cut. Now I need to sand the edges and make everything even. I'm going to finish sanding the bezel and the rest of the panels then add my primer. I leave for college the 18th so I'd really like to have this case done by then. I'd still like some help with painting the inside.

[JeyNyce]

This site helped me out a lot. I'm doing a SuperHero Theme to one of my computers. Good Luck and have fun.

http://www.twistedmods.com/article.php?secid=1

[Rael]

Thx for that site. I've been on my new laptop and didn't xfer all of my links. I'm going to have a red case but keep my drives black. Is there anyway to have a red light come from inside or behind the CD-Rom? When the drive opens I want a red light to come out. I dont have an extra cd-rom drive to mess with so I dont know if I could just take off the casing in the back and have the red light shine through. Really if it's anything more than that I prob wont do it.

[\/1ndicated]

Only way i can think 2 do it is window your cd rom drive by puttin plexi for top piece so when it opens your cold cathoide light will go through it or somthin just an idea.