I painted my GPU

[Ebrahim Ali]

Hi Guys

I decided to paint my ZOTAC GTX 1070 AMP! with Rustoleum Gloss White.
Taking apart the card voids warranty according to Zotac so since I did this anyway when I changed the thermal paste I decided to void the warranty even further a year later.
First I washed the back plate and the 2 pieces of the shroud with soap and water .I used 2 coats of grey primer on the back plate and the metal piece of the shroud then 2 coats of gloss white on the metal piece of the shroud and 3 on the back plate. I also masked off the stripes before the final coat of white so that they would remain grey.

Blurry before and after pics below

Before

Pieces painted

And after

Considering all Ive painted before were some fans I think I did an okay job with only small imperfections here and there.
What do you guys think?

 

[TheGoat]

This card looks familiar

It looks waaaay better after the paint. The whole setup looks great congrats man looks really nice

 

[SILTECH786]

I dont see dust in your case WHY

 

[Ebrahim Ali]

I dont see dust in your case WHY

Makita 400W air blower

 

[Ebrahim Ali]

This card looks familiar

It looks waaaay better after the paint. The whole setup looks great congrats man looks really nice

Didn't think you'd recognize it after the makeover!

 

[Flex]

Not a bad idea at all. I am not a fan of the Yellow on the Zotacs. Might do the same thing to my 1070 AMP

 

[Cookie]

Removing the cooler doesn't void warranty. They don't have warranty stickers. (trust me, im a friendly cookie), But repainting the whole GPU does

Looks awesome by the way

 

[Cookie]

Hi Guys

I decided to paint my ZOTAC GTX 1070 AMP! with Rustoleum Gloss White.
Taking apart the card voids warranty according to Zotac so since I did this anyway when I changed the thermal paste I decided to void the warranty even further a year later.
First I washed the back plate and the 2 pieces of the shroud with soap and water .I used 2 coats of grey primer on the back plate and the metal piece of the shroud then 2 coats of gloss white on the metal piece of the shroud and 3 on the back plate. I also masked off the stripes before the final coat of white so that they would remain grey.

Blurry before and after pics below
And after

Considering all Ive painted before were some fans I think I did an okay job with only small imperfections here and there.
What do you guys think?

The vaseline peeking in the background

1080ti 4k 144hz Porn? worth it

 

[SILTECH786]

The vaseline peeking in the background

1080ti 4k 144hz Porn? worth it

Only a cookie knows whats a "wankers" worth hey

 

[Flex]

The vaseline peeking in the background

1080ti 4k 144hz Porn? worth it

I made the mistake of thinking Zambuk would work the same as vaseline... it does not.

 

[Cookie]

I made the mistake of thinking Zambuk would work the same as vaseline... it does not.

Pro Tip,

Try mayonaise

No regrats

 

[Flex]

Pro Tip,

Try mayonaise

No regrats

Lite or Tangy?

 

[Cookie]

Depends how brave you are,

add 1 drop of tabasco for a rollercoaster of a time

 

[Flex]

Depends how brave you are,

add 1 drop of tabasco for a rollercoaster of a time

That was going to be my next question. TYIA

 

[Off-The-Chart]

would have tried to source a can of Plastidip first if something did go wrong during the process

 

[Ebrahim Ali]

would have tried to source a can of Plastidip first if something did go wrong during the process

Didnt like the finish of plasti but that is a good suggestion for the future , I suppose I got lucky

 

[GamerZee]

I see Reeven cpu cooler. What model is it? I have the justice and It's bloody good.
Excellent job btw

 

[JollyJamma]

It looks a billion percent better. Send those photos to Zotac and show them what it should look like.

Overall, a very tasteful build. Well done!


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[Toxxyc]

Just FYI Vaseline works wonders if you want to mark sections where you want the paint not to stick. So you can, for instance, draw a picture with Vaseline or fill lines with it and when the paint dries you just wipe it off.

 

[Ebrahim Ali]

I see Reeven cpu cooler. What model is it? I have the justice and It's bloody good.
Excellent job btw

Its a Reeven Ouranos with a Corsair ML140 fan and a Phanteks Halos RGB fan ring.
It does the job well and with this fan its quiet as well

 

[D3TTOL]

Not a bad idea at all. I am not a fan of the Yellow on the Zotacs. Might do the same thing to my 1070 AMP

oooh oooh lemme come paint. I know how to use spray paint. Just push the thingy on the top right? ;P