Wrapping ??

[StarTrek133]

Hi Everyone, 

 

Has anyone ever "wrap" a computer case before , you know they do with cars ? I dont trust myself painting my case to make it look how i want so was thinking about wrapping it .. Some inside , most outside .. 

 

So was hoping someone could point me in the right direction .. 

 

thanks .. 

[Daniel Z.]

Haven't done it before but it should be easy as long as you measure and cut well

[Enderman]

I wrapped the top of mine.

 

[W-L]

15 minutes ago, StarTrek133 said:

Hi Everyone, 

 

Has anyone ever "wrap" a computer case before , you know they do with cars ? I dont trust myself painting my case to make it look how i want so was thinking about wrapping it .. Some inside , most outside .. 

 

So was hoping someone could point me in the right direction .. 

 

thanks .. 

I depends on what you plan to wrap, if it's a simple flat side panel or one with basic curves it's relatively easy to do with no heating or much cutting needed. For more complex shapes that might have compound curves and areas with valleys it becomes more difficult requiring usually some heat to help mold the vinyl in place. 

 

I have a general overview of it in the FAQ if you want to read over Vinyl Wrapping. 

 

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[StarTrek133]

Hmmm thanks @Daniel Z. I know you could paint the case , but i suck at painting so that way i though of a wrap .. I reach out to one company Rvinly.com and after getting a very rude customer service person to replay to my email they were like "it should work" and that was it .. such great customer service there .. 

[StarTrek133]

Great thanks @W-L I must have missed that when i was searching the forms .. will check it out .. 

 

I have a cosrair d900 tower case .. So shouldnt be to bad to wrap my only worry is there are going to be a couple of parts on the inside that i want to wrap as well .. and as its on the inside of the case , not sure about the heat .. 

[W-L]

5 minutes ago, StarTrek133 said:

Great thanks @W-L I must have missed that when i was searching the forms .. will check it out .. 

 

I have a cosrair d900 tower case .. So shouldnt be to bad to wrap my only worry is there are going to be a couple of parts on the inside that i want to wrap as well .. and as its on the inside of the case , not sure about the heat .. 

Yeah that shouldn't be too bad, what did you want to wrap inside, the motherboard tray?

[StarTrek133]

thanks @W-L for getting back to me .. btw that youtube video in post above is marked private so cant watch it .. 

 

yea i found a vendor that makes a flat MB tray with all the holes needed to mount water cooling reservoirs , along with some other parts .. see link below .. really wanted to wrap that to make it pop along with the outside of the case .. 

 

https://www.coldzero.eu/corsair-900d-fullsize-motherboard-tray-cover

 

[W-L]

8 minutes ago, StarTrek133 said:

thanks @W-L for getting back to me .. btw that youtube video in post above is marked private so cant watch it .. 

 

yea i found a vendor that makes a flat MB tray with all the holes needed to mount water cooling reservoirs , along with some other parts .. see link below .. really wanted to wrap that to make it pop along with the outside of the case .. 

 

https://www.coldzero.eu/corsair-900d-fullsize-motherboard-tray-cover

 

That tray should be pretty easy to do with just simple cut outs, however do note that the tray cover you have there require your to remove the drive cage and make some cuts in the motherboard tray to mount that new one. 

https://www.coldzero.eu/manuals/900D_MB_tray_full.pdf

 

 

Here this is a good one to go by, including some more advanced techniques. 

 

[StarTrek133]

Great thanks @W-L

 

yea i know have to take out the hard drives cages .. I have no use for them anymore as with my new system going to M.2 drives and a NAS .. 

 

So you think it would be ok to wrap that tray and have it be ok being on the inside of the computer case .. if so know any good places to get wraps like nebula or space themes ? 

 

Thanks again for all the help .. 

[W-L]

23 minutes ago, StarTrek133 said:

Great thanks @W-L

 

yea i know have to take out the hard drives cages .. I have no use for them anymore as with my new system going to M.2 drives and a NAS .. 

 

So you think it would be ok to wrap that tray and have it be ok being on the inside of the computer case .. if so know any good places to get wraps like nebula or space themes ? 

 

Thanks again for all the help .. 

Yeah being a flat tray it will be very easy, main thing are the cutouts for the openings and around screws which may be the most difficult. As for vinyl wrap the general go to ones would be 3M and places like VViViD which both make good quality stuff, if you want visual wrap you will need to look for places that do custom print vinyl such as signage shops. For the general stuff you can always get vinyl with metal flake sparkle to get that iridescent look. 

[StarTrek133]

Thanks @W-L 

 

yea i reach out to VViViD asking them for help and they dont have any nebula or space prints and are not doing custom vinyl right now .. but i did find another place that has a good selection of stuff .. 

 

they have 3m and Avery , but they different finishes High Gloss , Matte, and Satin .. by default they want you to get the High Gloss and charge you extra for the others .. 

[W-L]

2 hours ago, StarTrek133 said:

Thanks @W-L 

 

yea i reach out to VViViD asking them for help and they dont have any nebula or space prints and are not doing custom vinyl right now .. but i did find another place that has a good selection of stuff .. 

 

they have 3m and Avery , but they different finishes High Gloss , Matte, and Satin .. by default they want you to get the High Gloss and charge you extra for the others .. 

Yes there are lots and lots of options and different combinations of each to even textured vinyl that can imitate look and feel like leather. See if maybe you have someone local that does sign work as those places usually will have all the capabilities to make custom vinyls or banners, provided that they are still open these days. 

 

Etsy also is a good place to look for Makers and DIY enthusiasts that create decals and vinyl prints.