Guide To Re-Spray Painting your controllers for melee(Updated 4/3/07)

[yes!]

i'm still amazed at how this thread is staying pretty near the top considering it's not stickied :^P

 

[Lab Rat™]

no, i'm serious... you have to have some serious issues if you can't open them with a 1.8mm screw druver...
make sure it was the right size if you can't do it right...

nah its all good bro, i got my triwing... and i do suck with screwdrivers i have to admit... their just so small!!1

 

[Flamestar666]

what you are probab;y donig it missing the scrw completely, and hitting the side, where there is eise nothing to turn.

 

[Wave⁂]

my 1.8 was too wide.

 

[Cort]

This thread should never die, and almost deserves a sticky.

 

[Flamestar666]

my 1.8 was too wide.

then it wasn't 1.8mm....

 

[Wave⁂]

no, i mean it was too wide in another direction.

 

[Captain_Obvious]

This thread should never die, and almost deserves a sticky.

What do you mean, "almost"? This thread is pure gold, through and through. There's so much interest in this, the mods should just sticky it and get it over with. It's been on the front page forever.

- Captain R.D. Obvious

 

[Wave⁂]

almost half of this thread is like spam.

 

[Cort]

^ Much like that post.

Anyways, I say it almost deserves one because of how extensive the first post became as a result of the quality posts in this topic. However, what it accomplishes is just.. a different color plastic. Hehe..

 

[Wave⁂]

yeah one of the best posts at SWF. except for Simna ibn sind's guide to PK Thunder (NTSC).

 

[roundhouseugood]

yo! i read this awhile ago and finally got the supplies and started on my controller. Ill post some pictures soon. i should be done tonight so ill assemble it tomorow and show you all =]. thanks alot for making this thread, chyuh!

 

[Flamestar666]

think this could use a bump...

i'm trying to find something that goes with dark purple shell.... any suggestions?

 

[Lab Rat™]

ooh, dark purple seems nice... i would suggest black buttons, but that might be hard to see... mine was dark green with black buttons... from afar it doesnt look unique but upclose it looks awesome
this is how my controller looks like, it has a dark green shell with black buttons http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/pho...g?tw=305&th=228&_rh=digjo1m6unhy3chki0efrevjx

 

[Wave⁂]

dark puple shell...

try bright yellow
actually, i think red would go nice with that.

 

[Flamestar666]

red sounds nice... black is too close to dark purple, and and i don't like yellow...

i'm thinking either red, orange, pink, white, or silver

 

[Cort]

I'm not too sure what would look good with dark purple, but I think white/silver would really make the buttons pop out.

 

[Flamestar666]

dark purple isn't a commonly used color.. is it?

maybe dark blue?

 

[Cort]

I was thinking why you'd want dark purple when there's already purpley controllers... hehe

This thread is too good.

 

[Professor X]

What is the consensus on double c-stick contollers? Are they considered merely a cosmetic modification? Has anyone ever tried to bring one to a tournament?

I'm working hard on my own mod, and I would hate to bring it to a tournament and have some loser protest and say it's unfair. Although it wouldn't be too tough to fix.

I'll try to post pics when it's complete.

 

[Flamestar666]

i want a dark purple like a midnight purple

 

[audreyh]

whens it time to buy a new controller? my joystick is incredibly loose, but still goes back to neutral. the padding on the joystick is ripping off. should i just try and clean the controller?

 

[RelaxImAProfessional]

whens it time to buy a new controller? my joystick is incredibly loose, but still goes back to neutral. the padding on the joystick is ripping off. should i just try and clean the controller?

That really depends on your personal comfort. As long as the control is working properly all you really should think about is if you want to stick with that controller because you like the feel, or if you think its time to try a new controller because you dont like the feel of a loose controller. Persoanlly I use a very very old controller that feels like clay or something, its very loose and hardly makes noise when playing with it like newer ones do. But I still prefer it because I just feel like its easier to manipulate a loose old controller then a new one. I bought a new one anyway just to see if I would like a diffferent feel, and I did, but I eventually went back to my oldie. SO really just think about the feel of your controller and what you think you need to play your A game.

 

[Professor X]

I hate to double post, but my question got pushed off the page by the inane post at the top.

What's the verdict on double c-stick controllers? Are they considered cosmetic changes, or will they be banned from tournament play?

I don't want to contact each tournament director beforehand, because they'll just say no to make things easy on themselves.

 

[offcell]

I hate to double post, but my question got pushed off the page by the inane post at the top.

What's the verdict on double c-stick controllers? Are they considered cosmetic changes, or will they be banned from tournament play?

I don't want to contact each tournament director beforehand, because they'll just say no to make things easy on themselves.

it depends on every tournment director really. I think its dumb to do it if you are a serious smasher, just go regular to avoid any hasssle because every tourney director will have a different opinion if its allowable or not.


-btw this is relaximaprofessional

 

[Captain_Obvious]

Hey, if you guys haven't heard of this, I just read a brilliant idea so that you don't have to buy a triwing. It's called the Bic pen method.

It's very simple. Take out the small blue plastic thing from the back of a
BIC PEN, and the ink fluid container as well. Heat the BACK of a BIC PEN with
a lighter. Once it starts melting slightly (we don't want the thing to look
like lava flowing from a volcano), place it firmly in one of the screw holes
of your controller. KEEP it in this position for a while. I recommend more than
3 minutes actually. Try NOT to move your hands at ALL. When you feel
confident enough that it has completely frozen, you can take it out. The
plastic will have taken the shape of the Gamecube's screws, and it will be
able to turn them. On some occasions though, it can get STUCK in there,
causing you to destroy your precious screws which is a problem as you WON'T
be able to open your controller afterwards!

- Captain R.D. Obvious

 

[Flamestar666]

that would work if you don't have the tools.. though.. it can ruin the shell

 

[yes!]

that's a clever idea, with the BIC pen. although, how strong can it be? you wouldn't want a loose shell that you can't screw in completely because your makeshift screwdriver is too flimsy or it keeps stripping.

i'm glad this thread is still keeping its head barely above the water even without a sticky. HAH! summer school is over and i've got a few precious days before fall quarter kicks in. time for a new paintjob, no? will be back.

 

[Sizzle]

I have a couple paint jobs in the works...but gotta keep it a secret as to what it is

 

[FOB]

Just would like to say... I FINISHED MY CONTROLLER!!! YAY!!! RelaxImaprofesional is AMAZING!!!! yay

Its neon green with white buttons. The only problem is the C stick didn't work too well since it's squishy and the paint cracks on it.

 

[Dotcom]

This board was truly helpful.Waiting for tri wing(home depot was out of 1.8 mm scrwdrivers>_>) well can anyone think of any color combinations. Cant think of any good ones besides metallic orange and metallic blue.

 

[Flamestar666]

white and orange?

 

[Captain_Obvious]

Just would like to say... I FINISHED MY CONTROLLER!!! YAY!!! RelaxImaprofesional is AMAZING!!!! yay

Its neon green with white buttons. The only problem is the C stick didn't work too well since it's squishy and the paint cracks on it.

What do you mean, "my C-stick is squishy"?

- Captain R.D. Obvious

 

[Flamestar666]

the paint doesn't bind to the rubber on the stick

 

[Dotcom]

Hrmm White and Orange I like that idea thanks.

 

[Lucid]

i might look into this for myself

 

[Dotcom]

Hrmm has anyone tried anything with like painters tape just to give the controller a kick with graphics. I was wondering if you did try it would you have to sand the paper down before you put on the painters tape. Thought if you did that it could stick easier like have a better surface to stick to. Just wondering... just wondering.

 

[shogun]

piZ, what type of paint did you use?

 

[Lab Rat™]

paint specified for plastic, obviously... the companys name is rust-oleum, that might help

 

[xTOXNx]

Well I just started my controller 30 mins ago, I am on my second coat, its nothing too special *** im just testing out this colour on one of my crappy controllers to see if I will like it. If I do like the colour I will probabley do it on one of my good controllers and paint all the buttons black.