Corsair Mod Winner: Newspaper Box

With the front of the coin box 95% complete it came time to work on the rear of the coin box. The rear part of the coin box functioned well for this project because it was designed to open upwards to access the inside of the coin box and when closed would lock up very securely with a long bold and padlock. I decided the coin box would be a great place to install the networking switches to separate them from the computer for heat reasons as well as have a way to lock the Cat5 into place and keep them from being tampered with or
pulled out.



The back of the coin box would unlock and open up when you needed to set up the Lan. After plugging all the Cat5 cables into place, it would close downward and snugly hold the cables in and lock solidly into place. I thought being able to see the the ports where all the cables plug in would be a great view on the back of the machine so I decided to cut a good sized window in the back to open up this view. I also trimmed a small slot on the bottom of the piece to catch the loose Cat5 and hold them into position. After all the cutting, it was time for the clean up process on this piece.



In the same fashion as the front, I applied Bondo to the rear piece to smooth out the piece and make it seem professional. Then the entire piece was sanded down nicely and the primer phase began.

Once I was satisfied with the primer coats, I turned to the yellow spray can again. After many many coats of yellow and sanding and cursing Texas for having so many bugs that really like paint for some reason, I was finally satisfied enough with the yellow to give it a few clear coats and add more details as I did on the front. This time I added my signature in the same rub on lettering.