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Here is a close-up of the rivets on top of the paint job. I'm sure by now you know those are not real rivets. Try to guess what they really are... I'll give you a hint: Stuffed Animals
Now that the side panel and chassi are finished, I started working on the bezels. This case has an interesting top bezel for no apparent reason, but I thought it would be a great place to mound a blow-hole fan and some rivets to continue my theme. So like the side panel I cut out a cross and drilled four fan holes to mount the 80mm fan. I didn't show pictures of the fan grill, but I took the grill off an old computer speaker and cut it to fit the cross, then hot-glued it on. It turned out very clean.
I decided not to primer the bezels because they are allready the same color. So I used a fancy Hammered finish glossy black spray paint (which is great for hiding mistakes) and sprayed it in several coats to make sure the beige didn't see through. Notice the fancy LETTER work on the door....
Here is a brighter shot of the finish and the bezels. I put a couple of cans next to the case to show off the reflection. I did some custom letter work on the small door below the external drive bays. I first CADed the font, printed it, cut out a stencil, traced it on to the door, drilled holes in the corners, and used a jewelry saw to cut out each letter. Last I did some more filing and smoothed/straightened all the edges. After splashing the paint on, it turned out pretty good. By the way, the door covers a few more external drive bays.