Enermax Case Repaint

[telcart]

I started with a cheap $70 Enermax case. I've been using it for months now and eventually, I grew tired of the way it looked. I wanted BLACK. I knew this was going to be easy, as these cases are constructed in a very simple way.

The front of the case consists of layers:

1. A transparent acrylic plastic (tinted blue)
2. Thin metal strips
3. Generic beige plastic

So what I did was remove the thin metal strip, paint the next layer black and re-attach the acrylic plastic. The following pics do the rest of the talking for me


My case before the re-paint


Metal strips


Final product

I forgot to mention, I had some beige DVD/CDRW bezels laying around so I painted those too. I'm quite happy with the outcome, I think its a fresh change... all I need to do now is find my floppy LED.

[megaspazz]

looks great! spray cans or spray gun?

been thinking about this too as my
beige cd/cdrw/dvdrom fronts look dumb
in my silver/ case.

one day when i have some time...

[MJCfromCT]

Very nicely done, looks nice...i painted my case last year, although i did the interior...went from grey to red...painting seems to be one of those inexpensive things that really makes a difference.

[megaspazz]

hey- you changed your avatar MJC...
nicely done.

[MJCfromCT]

...bout time eh? I'm a big procrastinator

[telcart]

I used the last thing I had laying around to paint my case... Tremclad Gloss Rust Paint

[megaspazz]

well, it should be resistant to rusting if
a watercooling system starts to leak

*props*

[leprechaun_40]

Looks great. I like the treatment on the corners there. Just what is that though?

[telcart]

Could you elaborate...? I'm not sure what you mean...

[dragflameson]

Looks like it came out perfect, nice job

Now if I ever need to do mine I know who to ask!

[telcart]

Thanks

This actually isnt my first re-paint, I've painted 2 other cases before this one. I've mastered that part of modding... now I have to figure out cutting, because that window is awful.

[dragflameson]

Cutting isnt so bad. Just make sure you got a nice Dremel tool and plenty of these:



Those are what I use, and I go through them pretty quick too. Grinding down a thin piece of metal (the side of your case) just tears through these guys pretty quickly, but they get the job done nicely.

I use only 3 different sized stones for all different curves, angles and corners - that’s all I need to get mostly anything done.

[telcart]

I'd like to start with a rounded rectangle. The acrylic window behind the current cut-out is very large. I just need to figure out something for mounthing that centre fan, because there are no mounts in the window, just the metal.

[dragflameson]

Mine mounts right through the acrylic.. maybe yours isnt as thick as mine though... I would think they would be the same thickness though.

This is the case I'm using now:



It mounts right through the acrylic.

[telcart]

Very nice case... maybe I'll invest in a new window.. I'm just trying to keep things free at the moment.

BTW I have some new pics of mine from earlier today...

Pic 1
Pic 2 (gotta love the dust on the fan grill)