[sdiy] Panel Finish

[Seb Francis]

Scott wrote:
> Anyone know what computer cases are made out of (or coated with)?  It's steel (magnet sticks to it), the outside is powder coated, but the inside is just shiny bare metal.  I've got stacks of cases that are quite old, sitting in a relatively humid basement, and none are rusting.  

It's probably something like Zintec which is steel sheet that's been 
electrolytically coated with a thin layer of zinc.  This helps against 
corrosion and also provides a good surface for powder coating.

Seb