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Painting Z87X-OC Force Accents/Slots?

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Right, well I'm only concerned about painting the PCI-E and RAM slots along with the orange accents on the mobo heat spreaders, so I guess some time, an old RAM module, a PCI-E riser and automotive tape will do well. 

Any suggestions on what I should use to cut the around the edges of the parts where I will paint? I'm thinking a Stanley Knife will do.

 

You can give it a try with plasti-dip since it's nice and easy to just peel and remove if you don't like the outcome, but I wouldn't use a super sharp razer since it is right up against the PCB, go slow and carefully with a slightly dull exacto knife that's probably the best thing to use.

So I made a thread about this back in September, but that got almost no love. So I'm back, with a clearer vision of what I want, and more uncertainties. 

What I'd like to achieve is a black and *insert attractive colour here* build, but the Z87-OC Force hardly fits in with other components that have picked out as an upgrade to my current setup. 

What I was thinking I could do is get some Plasti Dip, pull of the PCI-E and RAM slots along with the heat spreaders, and then get rid of the orange accents. 

But I'm sure that process would be extremely difficult, and might even need some re-soldering.

So I'm looking for an alternative. 

So, would using an old rag/other fabric material suffice as a barrier to prevent the Plasti Dip from getting to the PCB? And how many coats of Plasti Dip would be appropriate?

If you guys have any, "more professional" ideas that would be easier and/or end with a better result, than I'd love to know about them.

 

Cheers!

 

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And once again I am still awake when it is almost 1:30 am, so I'll be back in about 7-9 hours. 

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So I made a thread about this back in September, but that got almost no love. So I'm back, with a clearer vision of what I want, and more uncertainties. 

What I'd like to achieve is a black and *insert attractive colour here* build, but the Z87-OC Force hardly fits in with other components that have picked out as an upgrade to my current setup. 

What I was thinking I could do is get some Plasti Dip, pull of the PCI-E and RAM slots along with the heat spreaders, and then get rid of the orange accents. 

But I'm sure that process would be extremely difficult, and might even need some re-soldering.

So I'm looking for an alternative. 

So, would using an old rag/other fabric material suffice as a barrier to prevent the Plasti Dip from getting to the PCB? And how many coats of Plasti Dip would be appropriate?

If you guys have any, "more professional" ideas that would be easier and/or end with a better result, than I'd love to know about them.

 

Cheers!

 

Edit:

And once again I am still awake when it is almost 1:30 am, so I'll be back in about 7-9 hours. 

 

You can paint the RAM, and PCI-E slots but plasti-dip is not a good idea for them since it's a rubber spray it will get into all the pins and connectors, basically insulating them and making a big mess. For paint however you can mask the board and paint them, and use an old PCI-E card, insert and remove the card multiple times to wear off and remove any paint that gets on the pins themselves to get good electrical conductivity.

 

Plasti-dip however will work well on heat spreaders of the RAM since they are low heat output components you can cover the entire heatspeader, I would say it will take between 3-5 coats to get full coverage and you can get different texture by the ways you spray plasti-dip.

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You can paint the RAM, and PCI-E slots but plasti-dip is not a good idea for them since it's a rubber spray it will get into all the pins and connectors, basically insulating them and making a big mess. For paint however you can mask the board and paint them, and use an old PCI-E card, insert and remove the card multiple times to wear off and remove any paint that gets on the pins themselves to get good electrical conductivity.

 

Plasti-dip however will work well on heat spreaders of the RAM since they are low heat output components you can cover the entire heatspeader, I would say it will take between 3-5 coats to get full coverage and you can get different texture by the ways you spray plasti-dip.

Do you think I could use some old RAM and maybe a PCI-E riser to block the slots?? 

I just thought of that and I'm hardly concerned about getting Plasti Dip on some 16x risers. 

I'm not that concerned about the RAM heat spreaders, but I think making one or both a particular colour to match the build would be good. 

 

Also, would some sort of tape be the best for masking off areas on the mobo heat sinks?

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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Do you think I could use some old RAM and maybe a PCI-E riser to block the slots?? 

I just thought of that and I'm hardly concerned about getting Plasti Dip on some 16x risers. 

I'm not that concerned about the RAM heat spreaders, but I think making one or both a particular colour to match the build would be good. 

 

Also, would some sort of tape be the best for masking off areas on the mobo heat sinks?

 

Plasti-dip can work on the motherboard itself but on the slots is a bit iffy, i've never seen it done before, and with a clean and nice manner. The issue with using plasti-dip is it's tendency to peel when removing masking of any sort you need to create cut lines before removing any type of masking since it will peel surrounding plasti-dip, from others that have only plasti-dipped the PCB itself, they mask all the slots and connectors, and after painting they will need to cut long all edges between the tape before carefully removing.

 

As for tape regular painters tape will work but if you find your having trouble with it not sticking try using automotive masking tape they are higher tack and will not come off as easily.

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Plasti-dip can work on the motherboard itself but on the slots is a bit iffy, i've never seen it done before, and with a clean and nice manner. The issue with using plasti-dip is it's tendency to peel when removing masking of any sort you need to create cut lines before removing any type of masking since it will peel surrounding plasti-dip, from others that have only plasti-dipped the PCB itself, they mask all the slots and connectors, and after painting they will need to cut long all edges between the tape before carefully removing.

 

As for tape regular painters tape will work but if you find your having trouble with it not sticking try using automotive masking tape they are higher tack and will not come off as easily.

Right, well I'm only concerned about painting the PCI-E and RAM slots along with the orange accents on the mobo heat spreaders, so I guess some time, an old RAM module, a PCI-E riser and automotive tape will do well. 

Any suggestions on what I should use to cut the around the edges of the parts where I will paint? I'm thinking a Stanley Knife will do.

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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Right, well I'm only concerned about painting the PCI-E and RAM slots along with the orange accents on the mobo heat spreaders, so I guess some time, an old RAM module, a PCI-E riser and automotive tape will do well. 

Any suggestions on what I should use to cut the around the edges of the parts where I will paint? I'm thinking a Stanley Knife will do.

 

You can give it a try with plasti-dip since it's nice and easy to just peel and remove if you don't like the outcome, but I wouldn't use a super sharp razer since it is right up against the PCB, go slow and carefully with a slightly dull exacto knife that's probably the best thing to use.

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You can give it a try with plasti-dip since it's nice and easy to just peel and remove if you don't like the outcome, but I wouldn't use a super sharp razer since it is right up against the PCB, go slow and carefully with a slightly dull exacto knife that's probably the best thing to use.

Awesome, you've been a big help. Cheers. 

 

Edit:

So I found one that I think should be good, but I really have no idea how I'd dull the edge. 

http://www.megaofficesupplies.com.au/x-acto-no-1-precision-knife-no-1-precision-knife-with-safety-cap-card-1

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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Be nice and have fun. Cheers!

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