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The_Beast · 21st Feb 2010, 04:00

No fancy banners or sponsors, just a project log, so I'll get right too it.

My mission was to take this and make it shine (hence the name)

The enclosure striped and naked

My work space, everything was going to be hand sanded

Here it is after 60 grit, which in hind sight was too rough of grit

After 120 grit

The center part after 1000 grit, I'm thinking I'll have to redo the 320 grit on this because it isn't very uniform

Since my arm was pretty much nub I decided to call it quits for the day. BTW I started at 2:30 pm and stopped at 10:00 pm

And my workspace after

Tomorrow's another day

MugenUK · 21st Feb 2010, 08:22

Interesting so far mate, will check back to see where this goes - starting with that case I've got high hopes!

The_Beast · 27th Feb 2010, 02:33

No pics but I did make some head way in the sanding

More work tomorrow

grritsshawn · 27th Feb 2010, 02:55

nice work

Cheapskate · 27th Feb 2010, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Beast

Since my arm was pretty much nub I decided to call it quits for the day.

That's a lot of sanding. You may have the paper turned around the wrong way too.

coolmiester · 27th Feb 2010, 19:26

Good luck with this one - i did it with a Wavemaster a while back which turned out great and contemplating doing it to an 840.

Hard work though when you're doing it by hand as you're finding but keep at it as the results will be well worth it

The_Beast · 27th Feb 2010, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

That's a lot of sanding. You may have the paper turned around the wrong way too.

No, I'm sure I was sanding, I have the filthy water to prove it

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmiester

Good luck with this one - i did it with a Wavemaster a while back which turned out great and contemplating doing it to an 840.

Hard work though when you're doing it by hand as you're finding but keep at it as the results will be well worth it

It will turn out, and if I can't get it polished just right I'll leave it at 2000 grit and make it look like the lian li super fine brushed finish

The_Beast · 14th Mar 2010, 04:14

Starting out with rubbing compound, a microfiber and a good attitude

After piss poor result of both hand polishing and the rubbing compound I decided to use Mother mag polish and a dremel (knock-off) with cotton tips

I got dirty but also some really good results

The pics speak for themselves

Bling bling

And my HDD back in it's happy, polished home

If I'm not doing anything tomorrow I'll try to finish the outer case

ringo · 14th Mar 2010, 07:56

Nice and shiny hdd case.

The_Beast · 14th Mar 2010, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by ringo

Nice and shiny hdd case.

Thanks

I'll probably sand more tonight but no pics because they're kinda boring. I hope to have this project wrapped up by next weekend.

The_Beast · 18th Mar 2010, 20:48

Sorry no pics (maybe later tonight) but everything is sanded down to 1000 grit on the outer case after 4 hours. This weekend should be all about polishing and getting this project wrapped up.

The_Beast · 19th Mar 2010, 20:09

Another 4 hours today got me down to 1500 grit and a good start on 2000 grit. Tomorrow should warp up this project so I can start another one

The_Beast · 21st Mar 2010, 00:40

All done, time to clean up

Another project done

Pics speak for themselves

My room via the reflection

Not a great pic but it show even the visible inside of the outer shell is polished

It's desktop comrades

My next project is to paint one of the other 2 enclosures flat black, see you in the next project log

Cheapskate · 21st Mar 2010, 17:32

I request that you turn the lights on and take another picture!

stonedsurd · 21st Mar 2010, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

I request that you turn the lights on and take another picture!

The_Beast · 21st Mar 2010, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

I request that you turn the lights on and take another picture!

Considering it was 11pm and there wasn't a full moon, lighting was pretty poor. Here are some pics via you're request.

The top

Hopefully this meets you're standards

Overview

KingCake · 21st Mar 2010, 18:46

B-E-A-U-Tiful!

stonedsurd · 21st Mar 2010, 19:04

Oh wow. That's gorgeous.

The_Beast · 21st Mar 2010, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingCake

B-E-A-U-Tiful!

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedsurd

Oh wow. That's gorgeous.

Thanks, be sure to tune into my next project log, it should be up sometime next week

500mph · 21st Mar 2010, 21:44

It's like a mirror, great job!

21st Feb 2010, 04:00	#1
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	Project : Make it shine : Finished : 3/20/10 No fancy banners or sponsors, just a project log, so I'll get right too it. My mission was to take this and make it shine (hence the name) The enclosure striped and naked My work space, everything was going to be hand sanded Here it is after 60 grit, which in hind sight was too rough of grit After 120 grit The center part after 1000 grit, I'm thinking I'll have to redo the 320 grit on this because it isn't very uniform Since my arm was pretty much nub I decided to call it quits for the day. BTW I started at 2:30 pm and stopped at 10:00 pm And my workspace after Tomorrow's another day __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black Last edited by The_Beast; 21st Mar 2010 at 01:02.

27th Feb 2010, 02:33	#3
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	No pics but I did make some head way in the sanding More work tomorrow __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black

27th Feb 2010, 02:55	#4
grritsshawn I'm not insane I'm a modder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: buffalo ny Posts: 777	nice work __________________ The reason of life is cheesecake and beer and sex....and the occasional mod

27th Feb 2010, 19:26	#6
coolmiester Coolermaster Legend Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,993	Good luck with this one - i did it with a Wavemaster a while back which turned out great and contemplating doing it to an 840. Hard work though when you're doing it by hand as you're finding but keep at it as the results will be well worth it __________________ Cosmos SLR \| YAMAHA Stacker \| Sound+Vision Sli 'n Shinymaster \| Ventmaster SKULLTRAIL (MOTM June 08) \| ATCs 840 Smackover ZOTAC Mod Box \| H2O3D SR-2 STACKER

14th Mar 2010, 04:14	#8
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	Starting out with rubbing compound, a microfiber and a good attitude After piss poor result of both hand polishing and the rubbing compound I decided to use Mother mag polish and a dremel (knock-off) with cotton tips I got dirty but also some really good results The pics speak for themselves Bling bling And my HDD back in it's happy, polished home If I'm not doing anything tomorrow I'll try to finish the outer case __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black

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21st Feb 2010, 08:22	#2
MugenUK Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 76	Interesting so far mate, will check back to see where this goes - starting with that case I've got high hopes!

14th Mar 2010, 07:56	#9
ringo Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: lower bavaria Posts: 322	Nice and shiny hdd case.

18th Mar 2010, 20:48	#11
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	Sorry no pics (maybe later tonight) but everything is sanded down to 1000 grit on the outer case after 4 hours. This weekend should be all about polishing and getting this project wrapped up. __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black

19th Mar 2010, 20:09	#12
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	Another 4 hours today got me down to 1500 grit and a good start on 2000 grit. Tomorrow should warp up this project so I can start another one __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black

21st Mar 2010, 00:40	#13
The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 7,379	All done, time to clean up Another project done Pics speak for themselves My room via the reflection Not a great pic but it show even the visible inside of the outer shell is polished It's desktop comrades My next project is to paint one of the other 2 enclosures flat black, see you in the next project log __________________ - i7 3770k - MSI Z77A-GD65 - EVGA GTX 570 - 8Gb G.Skill Sniper (1.25v) - Fractal R3 Black - Corsair H50 - Corsair 750HX - Samsung 830 128Gb SSD - 6 Samsung F4EG 2TB - 2 WD Black 1TB - 2 WD Black 750GB - Dell UltraSharp U2410 - WASD V1 Custom - IBM Model M SSK - KBC Poker (Ergo-Clears) - Logitech Mx518 & G500 - Audio Technica AD700 - Logitech Z4 - Windows 7 Pro - Project: Make it Shine < - > Project: Make it Black

21st Mar 2010, 17:32	#14
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21st Mar 2010, 18:46	#17
KingCake Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 81	B-E-A-U-Tiful! __________________ Take a look at my Black 'n'White P180 Mini -mod! : D

21st Mar 2010, 21:44	#20
500mph The Right man in the Wrong place Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: U.S. Posts: 2,129	It's like a mirror, great job! __________________ Rocketfeesh Emergen-C! [Web][Twitter][Steam]

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