Does your gpu stink after spray paint?

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Does you GPU stink if you paint the I/O panel and the cooler (Plastic parts)?

 

Do you have to find some special paint to make sure, it can take the heat and doesn't melt off?

 

Do you always need a primer before the paint? or can you just spray add paint ?

[IMPERIUS]

The gpu doesn't stink but the spray paint may

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Just now, IMPERIUS said:

The gpu doesn't stink but the spray paint may

troll answer.

[IMPERIUS]

Just now, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

troll answer.

why? the gpu itself won't stink. It is the paint that stinks. 

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, IMPERIUS said:

why? the gpu itself won't stink. It is the paint that stinks. 

Oh come on. You know what I mean. Don't have to be a smarty pants.
The graphics card, or the paint on the graphics card

[Nacho Marco Segui]

3 minutes ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Oh come on. You know what I mean. Don't have to be a smarty pants.
The graphics card, or the paint on the graphics card

 

They told you, the paint stinks

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

They told you, the paint stinks

Like how long, forever? - in that case painting parts in your PC is pretty much dumb?

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Just now, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Like how long, forever? - in that case painting parts in your PC is pretty much dumb?

Maybe it is still fresh?

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Just now, Nacho Marco Segui said:

Maybe it is still fresh?

Well I haven't painted anything, just asking prior to thinking about it even
So if the smell goes away after a few days, it's fine. But if it keeps smelling like paint in the room, it's not so fine.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Well I haven't painted anything, just asking prior to thinking about it even
So if the smell goes away after a few days, it's fine. But if it keeps smelling like paint in the room, it's not so fine.

 

Just let it dry properly and you will be good

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

Just let it dry properly and you will be good

Okay thx!

[Naeaes]

Paints contain some chemicals that keep them liquid until it comes in contact with oxygen usually. As the paint cures, those chemicals vaporize out and it's technically those chemicals that stink, not the paint. Fully cured paint won't stink. Well, some paints do because they can have other chemicals to prevent corrosion and whatnot.

 

The paint manufacturers can't know what surface exactly you're painting. So they can't really mix in the correct adhesive compounds for just any materials. Primer acts as an adhesive and cover. It's used to create an uniform surface that any paint will adhere on, will be smooth and will cover the variance in colors underneath it. You can get a decent surface without primer by just applying coat over coat of simple paint but you risk the first coat not adhering to the surface which would make the paint peel off. 

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

2 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Paints contain some chemicals that keep them liquid until it comes in contact with oxygen usually. As the paint cures, those chemicals vaporize out and it's technically those chemicals that stink, not the paint. Fully cured paint won't stink. Well, some paints do because they can have other chemicals to prevent corrosion and whatnot.

 

The paint manufacturers can't know what surface exactly you're painting. So they can't really mix in the correct adhesive compounds for just any materials. Primer acts as an adhesive and cover. It's used to create an uniform surface that any paint will adhere on, will be smooth and will cover the variance in colors underneath it. You can get a decent surface without primer by just applying coat over coat of simple paint but you risk the first coat not adhering to the surface which would make the paint peel off. 

Wow. This is probably the most informative post I have ever seen on these forums. Thank you very much! Perfectly answered my questions.