Drilling / cutting a box AFTER its powder coated... good or bad?

[Phone Guy]

So I found some already powder coated boxes 100% stock undrilled and unmilled or cut. So if I were to get one, then drill the holes for 510 and 3 required buttons for dna30.... and dremel out a square for dna display... does the coating chip? if feels kind of enamel like. ????

I'm sure ideally the perfect solution is drill and cut the unfinished box, then powder coat it, but I don't know or have a place to offer such a service (though I'm positive their out there somewhere), this kind of fell in my lap.

Already powder coated boxes for about $10............. sounds cheap, but if the paint/powder coating is going to get destroyed in the process, its a waste of time.....nothing would frustrate me more than seeing the blem I created

 

[Steamer861]

I would cover it with masking tape I can't see any problems doing that way Powder coating is pretty tough

 

[Phone Guy]

TY @Steamer, I've seen some youtube videos showing that same theory, using blue masking tape... I'm hoping someone might chime saying they've done it? Maybe even pictures????

 

[Steamer861]

I have built a hammond 1590A dna 30 and the Finnish was not damaged at all from drilling and Dremeling

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[Phone Guy]

Good enough for me... you masked it off, drilled and cut and the finish didn't chip all over the place...? Looks like a sexy box mod is in my future... I've been waiting for the right setup to start building, and I think I might have found the missing piece. Thanks!!!

 

[zoiDman]

Paint Coating Can Chip when you Drill or Cut the base material.

A trick that Many Times helps is to Sandwich another piece of Material over the Material to be Drilled/Cut.

For something like a Box Mod, this might be Kinda Tricky to clamp it. But Anything is Possible if a Person Thinks about it Long Enough.

 

[retird]

just out..... just another option.... comes in colors and has everything except dna and charging board.... about 20 bucks with free shipping.

$20.43 DIY Enclosure Case for HANA MODZ Pack DNA 30 Style Mod - 1*18650 / aluminum / blue at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[retird]

I have built a hammond 1590A DNA 30 and the Finnish was not damaged at all from drilling and Dremeling

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Nice build Steamer......

 

[Steamer861]

Thanks and nice heads up on the FT box I just ordered one in Blue my favourite colour

Nice build Steamer......