Repairing finish on Cosmos 2 front door?

shazbot83 · 6th May 2012, 8:31 PM

Anyone know if this is paint or powdercoat, and also, can anyone in Melbourne help me do it? I'll buy you a six pack in return. Managed to scratch a 1 day old case. Sigh.

shazbot83 · 7th May 2012, 4:09 PM

No ideas guys?

Hood · 7th May 2012, 6:03 PM

AFAIK you can't powder coat plastic.

Moptimus · 7th May 2012, 6:28 PM

Try looking into automotive spray places - bodyshops and panel beaters etc. You can't powder coat, but it shouldn't cost much for a high quality spray job on your plastic.

shazbot83 · 7th May 2012, 7:16 PM

Hey guys, it's plastic with aluminium over it. Might just sand it back and paint it black and be done with it.

Bertross · 8th May 2012, 6:39 AM

Show us a pic of the scratch. You might make it worse if you dont know what your doing.

shazbot83 · 8th May 2012, 8:44 PM

Hey guys, here's a pic:

McRutch · 8th May 2012, 8:46 PM

ouch

10char

milkguru · 8th May 2012, 10:29 PM

thats nasty..
i feel for you

shazbot83 · 8th May 2012, 11:49 PM

Hoping someone can tell me what kind of finish it is on these panels so I can make appropriate repairs :P

Sleepy Dude.. · 9th May 2012, 12:54 AM

Looks like a hammer finish to me.

shazbot83 · 9th May 2012, 10:03 AM

Any other ideas folks? Cheers.

mehkat · 9th May 2012, 10:16 AM

Hey, you should try posting over at cooler master forums:
http://forum.coolermaster.com/

there are a fair few CM reps/designers that are active there, no doubt someone will be able to tell you exactly what the finish is and how to replace it... or even send you a new one, Cooler Master are pretty good like that

shazbot83 · 9th May 2012, 2:13 PM

Cheers mehkat. Registered on there, waiting for admins to activate account.

m3k · 9th May 2012, 6:46 PM

Time to make a window!!! Wooo

Seriously tho I'd filll that in sand it back and go for a good ol respray prob with enamel paint, except I'd probably endup sanding and spraying the rest of the case so that the co our matched...

6th May 2012, 8:31 PM	#1
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Repairing finish on Cosmos 2 front door? Anyone know if this is paint or powdercoat, and also, can anyone in Melbourne help me do it? I'll buy you a six pack in return. Managed to scratch a 1 day old case. Sigh.

7th May 2012, 6:03 PM	#3
Hood Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hoth Posts: 569	AFAIK you can't powder coat plastic. __________________ Caselabs STH10 build Paracord Tool

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8th May 2012, 6:39 AM	#6
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8th May 2012, 10:29 PM	#9
milkguru Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 365	thats nasty.. i feel for you __________________ Worklog: Cosmos S: Singularity CPU: i7-930 @ 4.3gHz RAM: 12GB Vengeance + 6GB Ripjaws MOBO: Gigabyte X58A-UD7 GPU: Asus 5850 @ 900/1200 PSU: Corsair AX-850 CASE: Custom CM Cosmos S SOUND CARD: Xonar D2X SPEAKERS: YAMAHA 696 CPU BLOCK: Koolance CPU-370 GRAPHICS BLOCK: EK FC58X0 Asus V2 MOBO BLOCK: EKFB X58A-UD7 v2 RADS: HWL BlackIce GTX 360 + TFC X-Changer 240 PUMP: Laing D5 + Bitspower Top/Modkit RES: Phobya Balancer

7th May 2012, 4:09 PM	#2
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	No ideas guys?

7th May 2012, 7:16 PM	#5
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Hey guys, it's plastic with aluminium over it. Might just sand it back and paint it black and be done with it.

8th May 2012, 8:44 PM	#7
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Hey guys, here's a pic:

8th May 2012, 8:46 PM	#8
McRutch Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne Posts: 91	ouch 10char

8th May 2012, 11:49 PM	#10
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Hoping someone can tell me what kind of finish it is on these panels so I can make appropriate repairs :P

9th May 2012, 12:54 AM	#11
Sleepy Dude.. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parramatta,NSW Status:MIA Posts: 1,249	Looks like a hammer finish to me. __________________ Cube: Q6600 \| Kingston DDR2-800 \| GA-P35-DS3P Rev2.0 \| ECS GTX470 \| Enermax Revolution85+ 1250w \| A-Ram Alpha Series 64Gb SSD \| 2Tb Samsung + 4x 500Gb Samsung \| WD 160Gb 2.5” \| Yeong Yang YY-0221 Watercooling: EK DCP4.0 \| D-Tek FuZion 2.0 \| 1/2” Feser Red Tubing \| Swiftech MicroRes v1 \| XSPC RS240 Accessories: Saitek Cyborg v1 Keyboard \| Saitek R.A.T.7 \| Razer Goliathus Control \| Rotel RA-1210 Amp \| Sennheiser HD518 \| Yamaha NS-M325

9th May 2012, 10:03 AM	#12
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Any other ideas folks? Cheers.

9th May 2012, 10:16 AM	#13
mehkat Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: VIC 3068 Posts: 1,171	Hey, you should try posting over at cooler master forums: http://forum.coolermaster.com/ there are a fair few CM reps/designers that are active there, no doubt someone will be able to tell you exactly what the finish is and how to replace it... or even send you a new one, Cooler Master are pretty good like that

9th May 2012, 2:13 PM	#14
shazbot83 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, 3082 Posts: 33	Cheers mehkat. Registered on there, waiting for admins to activate account.

9th May 2012, 6:46 PM	#15
m3k Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 520	Time to make a window!!! Wooo Seriously tho I'd filll that in sand it back and go for a good ol respray prob with enamel paint, except I'd probably endup sanding and spraying the rest of the case so that the co our matched... Last edited by m3k; 9th May 2012 at 6:48 PM.