The Alpha Gundam
Smash Champion
@dp: You Need To Hit Me Up With That Paint For Realz Lol
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Guide To Re-Spray Painting your controllers for melee(Updated 4/3/07)
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DP's Mario
Smash Ace
Lol you should get one done before Tipped Off 3.
Dotcom
Smash Lord
Ok Dp the controller loooks awesome.
Question though
To get the text on the controller did you use painters tape and like cut some of it out to make the letter?
I would think so but i'm very concerned that if I did that the painters tape would stick TOO well and wouldn't come off clean, leaving an ugly print behind.
if you didn't how did you do it?
Question though
To get the text on the controller did you use painters tape and like cut some of it out to make the letter?
I would think so but i'm very concerned that if I did that the painters tape would stick TOO well and wouldn't come off clean, leaving an ugly print behind.
if you didn't how did you do it?
DP's Mario
Smash Ace
Painter Tape indeed.Ok Dp the controller loooks awesome.
Question though
To get the text on the controller did you use painters tape and like cut some of it out to make the letter?
I would think so but i'm very concerned that if I did that the painters tape would stick TOO well and wouldn't come off clean, leaving an ugly print behind.
if you didn't how did you do it?
My friend had alot of different painter tape designs to put on the controller...Making them dynamic, cubic, cursive, anything really. Lol...
The Painter tape is on there good, but it's not on there bad enough to leave an ugly print behind. Lol
I can feel it just a little bit...The "DP's" on the sides of my controller seems to give it extra grip. xD
http://www.e-lacrosse.com/stech9.html
do you think that powder or liquid dyes would work as well as it does on plastic lacrosse heads? I guess it could potentially be easier, I'm just questioning if this stuff is OK to use on gamecube controller plastic.
do you think that powder or liquid dyes would work as well as it does on plastic lacrosse heads? I guess it could potentially be easier, I'm just questioning if this stuff is OK to use on gamecube controller plastic.
DP's Mario
Smash Ace
I think the controller shell is safe enough.
But doing the buttons & the control stick and such...Nah, I don't think soo. lol xD
DJLO
Smash Journeyman
well boys, i had to trash a controller today
WARNING: IF YOU SUCK AT SPRAYPAINT AND/OR REASSMBLING THINGS, DONT DO THIS
WARNING: IF YOU SUCK AT SPRAYPAINT AND/OR REASSMBLING THINGS, DONT DO THIS
Dotcom
Smash Lord
Oh and Dp. I doubt i'm gonna go for it on my first attempt (maybe not even firs three) btu how'd you get the faded effect.
Artery_Clogger
Smash Apprentice
I just tried painting a controller and after about a day and a half of letting it dry, I wrapped the cord around the controller. I went play smash later that day and, much to my dismay, the cord left indentations near the top of the controller. I'm kinda pissed.
wazgood
Smash Ace
I am in the process of painting a shiny dark green controller (think of dark green cars cuz thats the kind of paint i have lol) with a smash logo faded in the middle. I am thinking about putting my gamertag on the sides like DP but i don't know how. Help?
PS: expect pics soon
PS: expect pics soon
The best way I have is to first spray paint your controller the color you want your smash logo and gamertag. Then put tape (masking?) over the parts which you want to stay that color, so you would be cutting out tape in the shape of the smash logo and your gamertag. Then, spray paint over your controller you want everything else to be (in your case, dark green), then remove the tape.
Dotcom
Smash Lord
Get an Exacto Knife and print out some letter stencils from the internet. Cut out each letter you want with some scissors. Then Put the hstencil over some painters tape and cut out the stencil on the painters tape with the exacto knife. You can most likely find the knife at staples. Very inexpensive too.
wazgood
Smash Ace
thx for help guys, but i ran out of paint so i will need to buy more before i start painting again.
dashdancedan
Smash Journeyman
Some questions:
How far away should I hold the can of paint?
How can I get paint on hard to reach areas without making my layers too think or uneven?
How far away should I hold the can of paint?
How can I get paint on hard to reach areas without making my layers too think or uneven?
Sliq
Smash Master
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You *******, I couldv'e painted it for you if you had asked.
Artery_Clogger
Smash Apprentice
Well, I wanted to get the full experience, but now all I feel is anguish.
dashdancedan
Smash Journeyman
I tested the entire process a couple times on a wireless controller that I don't use. There's no way I would go through with it on my good controller. I might consider dying it though.
wazgood
Smash Ace
the bottom of mine came out super nice but the top looks like ****.
dashdancedan
Smash Journeyman
Where did you get that shirt, I want one.
Nice controller too.
Nice controller too.
dashdancedan
Smash Journeyman
Holy crap Yeroc, are you the same yeroc I played at mlg atl 2005 xd? I got the shirt from Sleepy K.
I have 4-5 old controllers laying around so I thought I'd revamp them or something =p. This being my first test. It didn't come out the way I wished it did. You can't clearly see it but there are spots of a darker red over a lighter shade on the right side, and that was intended, but I had hoped that the difference would've been a tad more noticeable~ I want to create some a gradient looking a bit like this:
Also, I tried to paint the A and Z buttons in pink, but the pink spray can wasn't of the same brand than the paint I used for the controller and the former doesn't stick as well on the plastic (you can see through it~) But I might just follow Sliq's advice not bother painting it... I would've liked to have a pink C-stick though... =[ I also wanted to add some hearts using painter's tape, using that same pink spraycan but seeing as it doesn't stick on plastic, I'll keep that idea for my next attempt.
Oh, I main peach if it wasn't obvious lol.
WIGI
Smash Champion
im planning to paint a new ocntroller soon, my old one is pretty much retired.
anyone know how well the duplicolour chrome spray works on plastic? i waqnt to do green chrome with the Luigi emblam on the front.
anyone know how well the duplicolour chrome spray works on plastic? i waqnt to do green chrome with the Luigi emblam on the front.
King~
Smash Champion
is taking apart a wavebird the same as taking apart a regular controller
cause i wanna practice on my wavebird first before i do my new controller
cause i wanna practice on my wavebird first before i do my new controller
4Serial
Smash Lord
i want that shirt =O
WIGI
Smash Champion
real quality \/\/\/
acual colour \/\/\/
did this all in one night cost em almsot 20 dollers. cutting the l along took me several hours.
its due for a light touch up coat in abotu a week, otehr than that its good to go for tomorow. it feels smooth aside from a couple spots with not enough green coat so the base coat is still touchable (this is what the touch up coat will cover and and more gloss and protection)
=]
as for me doing peoples controllers, first you will obviosly have to feel it make sure you like it, not sure how much id charge or how complicated id go.. id have to decide. i prolly wont cut out windows tho i want that for me onlys =]
Fizzi
Smash Ace
Well I bought some Krylon Fusion plastic paint. I only bought one can to see how well it would work (bought white). With this paint, I did not do any sanding, any primer coats, or any clear coats. This is the result:
It's only been about 12 hours since I painted it and it still feels slightly stickyish to touch, but no fingerprints or any hand marks are showing up on the surfaces. Overall I like the paint, though I haven't tried any other kinds. I'm gonna buy some more colors and such and do my real controller.
It's only been about 12 hours since I painted it and it still feels slightly stickyish to touch, but no fingerprints or any hand marks are showing up on the surfaces. Overall I like the paint, though I haven't tried any other kinds. I'm gonna buy some more colors and such and do my real controller.
Don't be disappointed, but the paint's probably going to come off the tip of the c-stick if you so much as look at it the wrong way. I don't even really use the c-stick when I play (omg n00b) and I still could not keep it from wearing off each and every time i tried to paint it. I finally solved the problem by painting the stick with the tip torn off.
WIGI
Smash Champion
duplicolour= win.
you spray it on, wait 15 minutes, do anotehr coat, repaet, 30 min dry inbetween colours. ready to use in a day, built in clear coat smooth, glossy, can be metalic, and durable.
you spray it on, wait 15 minutes, do anotehr coat, repaet, 30 min dry inbetween colours. ready to use in a day, built in clear coat smooth, glossy, can be metalic, and durable.
Fizzi
Smash Ace
Yeah I'm not surprised to hear this seeing as the c-stick/control stick appear to be made of rubber and not plastic. It's alright, I can deal with a non-painted c-stick.
This took forever lol... Anyways, I nailed the gradient effect I was going for~ The painter's tape didn't work that great as when I peeled it off, some paint came off along with it, so I used a knife to scratch the paint off and went for some kind of shading effect to make it seem like it was all intended ;]
Also c-stick > regular joystick.
Oh and Krylon fusion paint really does work a lot better than regular spray paint.
Heart Break Kid
Smash Lord
I may have posted at least one of mine way back, but i've also had these forever
lol primary colors ftw.
lol primary colors ftw.
5ive
Smash Champion
Is there anyway of stenciling the Nintendo Gamecube Logo so we can repaint it on after sanding.
unwelc0med
Smash Journeyman
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i wish i could try this but i'll screw up and i only have one gc controller...
but i do have some 200th issue np stickers on my ds...
retro link :D
but i do have some 200th issue np stickers on my ds...
retro link :D
Lib3r4t3
Smash Ace
I did this recently. I used automotive Morphing paint. Looks REALLY sick. Pix later, maybe in
Fizzi
Smash Ace
Recently painted this, used krylon paint .
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Fizzi
Smash Ace
I painted the controller black first. Waited about a day. Then I took painters tape, cut it into long thin strips, taped them on the controller when it was together, wrapping them around. Then I took an exacto knife and cut the strips of tape at the place where the controller splits. Then I just painted over the whole controller with yellow.
Note: Make sure you stick the tape on well. If you dont the paint will go underneath it and it won't look good.