20 / REMOVE MASKING
With the paints applied, remove the masking as soon as you finish
spraying the last coat of lacquer. This will ensure you don’t tear it
once it’s dry.16 / MASK SLOTS
You’ll need to paint M.2 heatsinks separately, and you’ll also need to block
off the M.2 ports themselves. To do this, wrap the entire connector in frog
tape from the base up. Don’t risk paint running into the port itself. Similarly,
you will also need to cover any PCI-E slots.
17 / MASK HEATSINK CONTACTS
Just as with the heatsinks themselves, cover any VRMs, chipsets or other
hotspots that need good thermal contact with the heatsinks, so they don’t
get paint on them.
19 / SPRAY MOTHERBOARD
Layyourmotherboardflat,andfollowsteps10,11and12,toapply
boththeprimerandcolourcoat.You’llalsoneedtofollowstep 13
toapply the clear coat, as it’s easy to chip the paint when installing
your hardware.18 / USE SEALANT
You also need to avoid painting pins and open ports. You can either wrap
them up in frog tape or, if that proves haphazard, use silicon sealant or
liquid electrical tape. This can be peeled off afterwards.
21 / REASSEMBLE MOTHERBOARD
Leave the motherboard for 48 hours to dry, then reassemble the
heatsinks and any other parts you removed, remembering to reinstall
any thermal pads or reapply thermal paste to heatsinks. You’ll also
need to reconnect any fans and LED cables.