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Can i respray my Noctua NF-F12 fan?!!?!?

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So i have 4 Noctua NF-F12's but my pc is a all white build... i HATE!!! the colour of the Noctua fans... i keep hearing Linus saying that they are "the best fan" soo i decided to buy some.. BUT!    can i respray them using spray paint to make it a different colour!?!? will that change the performance or will it ruin it??? please tell me and if someone has done this please tell me if it changed anything :D   Thanks.

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So i have 4 Noctua NF-F12's but my pc is a all white build... i HATE!!! the colour of the Noctua fans... i keep hearing Linus saying that they are "the best fan" soo i decided to buy some.. BUT!    can i respray them using spray paint to make it a different colour!?!? will that change the performance or will it ruin it??? please tell me and if someone has done this please tell me if it changed anything :D   Thanks.

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I'll give the same answer I've given at least 100 times for the same question: painting fains will, in 9/10 cases, either break then or make them inefficient.

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OK well.. i guess that was the case... but if i respray the housing.. is that ok??

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They may be fine for a while, but because paint adds a layer of colour which adds weight, they will usually come out uneven, therefore overtime damaging the bearings and motor leading to a premature death.

 

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1 minute ago, MLG_Matti6005 said:

or maybe the rubber gromits???

The housing is still what channels airflow so will still affect it and the rubber bits would not be a good surface for paint to adhere to and uou would end up with a cracked paint mess that would end up in your system!

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13 minutes ago, MLG_Matti6005 said:

So i have 4 Noctua NF-F12's but my pc is a all white build... i HATE!!! the colour of the Noctua fans... i keep hearing Linus saying that they are "the best fan" soo i decided to buy some.. BUT!    can i respray them using spray paint to make it a different colour!?!? will that change the performance or will it ruin it??? please tell me and if someone has done this please tell me if it changed anything :D   Thanks.

The LinusTechTips special have a nicer colour. Its black with orange rubber grommets.

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Just now, ★ Coups ★ said:

The LinusTechTips special have a nicer colour. Its black with orange rubber grommets.

OH YEAH! i forgot about those... yes thanks man!

 

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9 minutes ago, MLG_Matti6005 said:

OH YEAH! i forgot about those... yes thanks man!

You can also buy different colours of their rubber grommets. And they also make an industrial version of the nf f12 which is black with brown rubber grommets.

 

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I wouldn't suggest painting the fins but I think painting the outer housing wouldn't hurt. I mean it doesn't move

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If you want black Noctua fans, get the LTT edition, the PPC Industrial or Redux models.

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i believe you can dye them if you mask off the fan housing well. I remember I was able to dye the nfp12 but the fan was more or less removable. 

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