[Q] do i need to prime or not?

[Kaitodesu]

I plan to paint the cable management bar on a black nzxt s340. It's black in color from the factory so i'm afraid if i spray it green it'll come out dark green. does spraying on some primer first prevent that?

[Flight1sim]

Primer would definitely help, make sure you watch some painting tutorials first

[AresKrieger]

"That's called primer son. You paint it grey so it looks real shitty and then when you see it all shitty you say damn dude I can put some sick ass paint on that, and then you put your real paint on it and then it looks good."

 

-Nicky V

[QueenDemetria]

I plan to paint the cable management bar on a black nzxt s340. It's black in color from the factory so i'm afraid if i spray it green it'll come out dark green. does spraying on some primer first prevent that?

Primer would help since its lighter than black, but its job is to mostly hold the paint on the object. If you want a light/bright green, paint the object white first, then paint it green. It wouldn't hurt to do primer > white > green.

[W-L]

I plan to paint the cable management bar on a black nzxt s340. It's black in color from the factory so i'm afraid if i spray it green it'll come out dark green. does spraying on some primer first prevent that?

 

Here under General Painting I go over the details on that but in general it will help with adhesion but not absolutely necessary since the case was painted previously. Other prep work like scuff the surface and such should be done however:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/407754-modding-faq-common-mods-new-updates/

[Enderman]

yes, primer is white, it would make the green lighter

[Kaitodesu]

I sincerely thank all of you for your replies, especially the one with nick's quote from the pimp my ride part 2 video hehe.