Can you successfully paint a case?

[verytasty]

There is a beige case that I really like, but I need it to be black. Does anyone have any experience with painting a case black with any success, or am I just being silly by entertaining this thought?

Second question: If I buy a case that is labeled a microATX case, does that mean there is definatley NO way to put an ATX case in it? I hate how ATX cases are so big and bulky.

 

[SWScorch]

People paint their cases all the time. Its actually fairly simple. A bit time consuming, but its mostly common sense. Just like painting anything else. Here, let me see if I can find you a good tutorial... Heres one Heres another (with less pretty pictures, I'm afraid)

As for your second question, I am fairly certain that a mATX case WILL NOT be able to house a regular ATX board. Standard ATX specs are 12 x 9.6 inches, and mATX is 9.6 square, so its almost 2.5 inches shorter than a regular ATX motherboard.

 

[Scootin159]

you can generally get powerful mATX motherboards as well though, but you will only have 3 (or is it 4) slots. Considering odds are you will only have AGP & one PCI (for sound, unless you use onboard), you should be good to go. Biggest problem with mATX cases is that cooling is usually sub par & if you work on it much, it's hard to get to the components in it.

 

[anime]

Follow this link for know how to paint ur case black with super shinny gloss finish

 

[ChrisADuffy]

Painting a case is not hard. The part I hate is waiting for applications to dry.

 

[RagManX]

The pc-workshop link above is what I used to paint my case. Visit My case modding site and check out the archives to see the results I've gotten with my paint work. You can get a damn nice finish if you are patient and take the time to do it right. It is really easy, although somewhat time consuming, to paint right. Just don't rush it.

RagManX