philwilei

Hey guys! I recently made a PSU/hard drive cover/shroud, and I wanted to share it with everyone, as well as tell you how I did it so maybe some of you can make one too. It is actually really simple, and it only cost me around $20 total. This price will differ depending on where you live.
 
What you will need:
 
> Sheet of thin metal
 
> Spray paint for metal surfaces (choose your color scheme)
 
> Painters tape (choose your sizes/design)
 
> Ruler
 
> Sand paper
 
 
How to:
 
 
Step 1. Go to your local hardware store and buy all of the materials you need. While you're there, have them bend and cut a sheet of thin metal following the measurements you made. Rub the outer surface of the metal with fine sand paper to help the paint adhere.
 
 

 
 
Step 2. Clean off the surface of the metal and apply your first layer of paint. The color you choose will later be the contrast color of the completed piece. Spray the paint on very lightly and go slow. Rushing it will only cause your final piece to not turn out as nice. Do about 6 passes then let it dry for 4-5 hours (depending on the outside temperature; hotter air dries it faster.)
 
 
Step 3. After the first coat it fully dried (I waited a whole night, just let it sit in the house,) check if the paint is see through. You might need to do another coat of that color if it isn't thick enough. If it IS thick enough, and dry, tape off the design you want. You can see mine at the bottom of this post.
 
 
Step 4. Apply your second coat of paint. This color will be the main color of the piece, unless of course you are doing more than 2 coats, which in that case just repeat step 2. Let this coat completely dry and cure a little bit (about a day) and then peel off the tape. Now you should have a nice clean line around your design, and it will look great if you did it properly!
 
 

 
 
Step 5. Put the finished shroud in place in your PC. You can use sticky side velco to fasten it, or just place it in there tightly like I did. Now you have a sharp looking shroud to boost the aesthetics of your rig as well as hide any cables or drives.
 
 
Step 6. Take some nice pictures and post them in this thread!
 
 
Here is my before and after shots!
 
 
BEFORE

 
 
 
AFTER

 

 
 
Thanks for checking out my simple PSU shroud "how-to!"

Made this a while ago, thought I'd post it here
 
 
 

I went to a hobby shop like model planes, card games, gas powered remote controlled cars, that type, and found a "Card Mat" appearantly people play pokemon and digimon and yugio and magic on them, but they are literaly the same thing, and cheep too! $10 for mine, aprox 2.5" x 1". The one I have is called Ultra Pro and it's solid white. Look it up for find a local shop!