MGD King's Thoughts
A friend of mine gave me a computer case that had to be the ugliest color that a case could ever be painted. In fact, whoever decided on it's original color must have had an old stove or refrigerator in mind! But I saw potential in it, and as soon as he said I could have it, well, the gears started spinning!
I immediately thought of painting it a different color, but a normal color just wouldn't do, nor would a normal paint job. Knowing that I had to do it right, and the fact that I'm a perfectionist (which can be curse!) I spent several hours surfing around for the right way to paint a case. I even talked to an automotive body specialist and he gave me some tips and tricks to try. I decided that I wanted to give the case a mirrored finish, and I knew I wanted the color blue, but I wasn't sure about what shade of blue would look good. After looking at every blue car in every parking lot and on every street or highway, I found a color that made me happy: Royal Blue Pearl Metallic and I found it in spray can form (easiest for the job at hand!) at Wal-Mart!
Modifying a case (or Case Modding as it's often called) sounded absurd when I first heard it. Then it became an interest, and now it's become a hobby-within-a-hobby. Painting the case, at first, was very intimidating, and I was scared that it would turn out looking like trash. But, the only way to find out was to dive in, which I did, and here's where you can see the results. It's an ongoing process, so just be patient as I don't have much time to work on the project as I would like.
I found several web sites that went into great detail on how to paint a case. Rick Russell from About.com has an article that has some good tips that I'm trying to follow. PC-Workshop.net has an excellent article which gave me the idea to try a finished look. And finally, Tech TV has an article that I used as a reference as well. All three articles have a lot of the same information such as sanding, painting techniques and supplies, but I listed them here so that you can use them for reference.
As I mentioned earlier, I found the right color at Wal-Mart. It's Plasti-Kote's Royal Blue Pearl Metallic which is the color of some 1994 and newer Ford cars, trucks, and SUVs. Here's a detailed list of materials:
A lot of people ask me what does MGD King mean? Well, it was a nickname given to me because I used to drink large quantities of Miller Genuine Draft. Someone mentioned to me that I was the King of MGD, and so it stuck.
A lot of people ask me what does MGD King mean? Well, it was a nickname given to me because I used to drink large quantities of Miller Genuine Draft. Someone mentioned to me that I was the King of MGD, and so it stuck.
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