Painting Noctua Fans // Painting PC

[PCMasterDebater]

It'd be nice if this website had a 'How To' section! - Side note: without a how to section, I'm not sure where to post this. With a proper thread name, this could be good enough to sticky  

 

 

I read posts daily of people wanting Noctua to make their fans black. Well this is for you guys!

Ever wish Noctua would make their fans black instead of that 'old skool' color some us of older guys have grown to love? Well they don't have to because it's easy to do yourself!

 

This is what you will need.

One can of Black Dye. I recommend buying Hi-tech, its roughly $10-$15 a can.

Shake the can of paint vigorously for 2 minutes. Don't skimp on the shake, its very important to get this stuff mixed right for it to absorb into the plastic.

 

Next you'll need to set up a place to paint - I like Cardboard due to disposability. Anything works really as long its free of dust/debris.

 

Spray the first coat lightly.

 

We want to dye the plastic, not paint it. So take your time. Allow 15 minutes of dry time in between coats.

 

One hour later and this is what you'll get.

 

Take your time and it will look this good. Trust me. You can do this with anything in a computer.

 

 

[DexterSmythe]

They look pretty good! Did the paint change the performance of the fans at all?

[W-L]

There is a guides and tutorials section, I've put it into the modding section as that is most fitting. 

 

Great mod looks really nice.  

 

 

-Moved to Modding Section-

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

But but this throws off the balance of the fans and creates a tornado in your case.

[Billy_Mays]

Error 404 Warranty Not Found

[Megah3rtz]

14 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Error 404 Warranty Not Found

Who cares about warranty on a fan? 

[19_blackie_73]

biggest problem with such mods is that you need to spray perfectly to keep the balance of the fan. do they now vibrate more or did it stay the same?

[PCMasterDebater]

20 minutes ago, CapedCrusader21 said:

They look pretty good! Did the paint change the performance of the fans at all?

This doesn't change thing! The color is absorbed into the plastic.

 

20 minutes ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

But but this throws off the balance of the fans and creates a tornado in your case.

This is a joke right  

[Billy_Mays]

24 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

Who cares about warranty on a fan? 

Some people but I did it as a joke

[PCMasterDebater]

42 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

biggest problem with such mods is that you need to spray perfectly to keep the balance of the fan. do they now vibrate more or did it stay the same?

Same. This is dye, not paint.