Question?

p4h8ter · 01-09-2006, 11:16 AM

I am getting ready to paint the inside of my case before I install my new 939 system. Will the paint fumes affect anything inside the case?

dave597 · 01-09-2006, 11:24 AM

i recomend you let it dry first in a ventelated area.

Dngrsone · 01-09-2006, 08:20 PM

I agree. there is an outside chance of something causing those fumes to ignite... wouldn't want to blow up our computer, would we?

Also, the fumes may cause corrosion, hard to say.

p4h8ter · 01-09-2006, 08:59 PM

How long should I wait before I put my computer together?

j4mes_bond25 · 01-09-2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by p4h8ter

How long should I wait before I put my computer together?

Depending on whether you use hair-dryer to dry it up OR would be simply left untouched for few hours/days.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-09-2006, 11:20 PM

If you paint it outside and let it air dry, on a normal summer say i'd say less than 2 hours. But since its winter, you should let it dry inside. I'd say let it sit and dry for at least 2 hours, and touch it to make sure its dry. Also air it out so theres not alot of fumes in there.

Dngrsone · 01-10-2006, 03:09 AM

If you stick your head in there and can still smell the paint, it sin't done yet.

p4h8ter · 01-10-2006, 10:56 AM

Ive painted cases before and it took weeks to get rid of the smell.

j4mes_bond25 · 01-10-2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by p4h8ter

Ive painted cases before and it took weeks to get rid of the smell.

Try using some of your sister/mum's L'Oreal to get rid of smell

**dragon2309** · 01-10-2006, 01:26 PM

When i painted my K6 system (outside not inside), it dried in like 1 hour, which was really good, it was the middle of summer outside though..... Never tried painting the inside, should be OK..... i cant see paint fumes being corosive to the point of damging internal companents though, thats just silly. Expecially if you've got case fans going moving it all about, thats nothing to worry about

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	If you paint it outside and let it air dry, on a normal summer say i'd say less than 2 hours. But since its winter, you should let it dry inside. I'd say let it sit and dry for at least 2 hours, and touch it to make sure its dry. Also air it out so theres not alot of fumes in there. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,424	When i painted my K6 system (outside not inside), it dried in like 1 hour, which was really good, it was the middle of summer outside though..... Never tried painting the inside, should be OK..... i cant see paint fumes being corosive to the point of damging internal companents though, thats just silly. Expecially if you've got case fans going moving it all about, thats nothing to worry about __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

01-09-2006, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
dave597 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,016	i recomend you let it dry first in a ventelated area.

01-09-2006, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	I agree. there is an outside chance of something causing those fumes to ignite... wouldn't want to blow up our computer, would we? Also, the fumes may cause corrosion, hard to say.

01-10-2006, 03:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	If you stick your head in there and can still smell the paint, it sin't done yet.

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