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thanks. it was my first one and i used auto engine paint... so basically the paint will stay on till like 600 degrees hahawhen i saw the blue and yellow one, i instantly thought wolverine
Hmmm. There is a technique you could use with the clear coat to produce a less glossy finish. Just spray the clear coat a little farther away from the recommended distance. The outcome should be a little "matish" once you are done.Dikastis Shok, thank you again for your help. Is there any way I could get mat colors like the controllers come with? I don't really want any gloss, but if it's absolutely necessary for I understand. Could I use a deglosser or something?
Ah. The infamous "vains" show their ugly rear again!Hey guys, just attempted to paint my own controller, got to the very last step of applying my clear coat and to my dismay all of my work had gone to waste. The whole left side of the controller began to crack and Im unsure of why, all of the other steps i followed spot on.
Any Ideas? Or Fixes?
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that is the clear coat that I bought from Home Depot
Hey Dikastis Shok, Heres a quick pick a just threw in the parts real quick to show my friends what it looked like while I was away. Its just full red, was always a fan of the N64 Full red controller that I could never have when I was a kid haha! Gonna try and re-create some childhood fun I guess. This is before clear-coat! Gonna do that tomorrow!He he. Anytime. What color are you painting it, Cablue?
what did you use? Beginning to end?Feels exactly like the real controllers.
He he. I like the outcome. How did you do it?
Feels exactly like the real controllers.
that.... is some patience lolSanded it with a thicker grit, about 320 I think, and finished it with 600 grit sandpaper. I used a blue Krylon paint so I didn't have to use primer. I sprayed farther away than the can said I should and made sure the coat was even. I let it sit for a day and than sprayed on an acrylic clear coat. I did about 3 thin clear coats and sprayed father away. When I had sprayed it looked like tiny crystals were covering it. I let that sit for about 2 days and the crystals kind of went down, but not enough so I rubbed most of it off with my hands. I then used a really really fine grit sand paper and sanded it down lightly. It looks better in person too :D. Thanks to Dikastis Shok for the spraying farther away tip. I'm gonna paint another one yellow next next weekend, I'll be sure to post pics of it.
Looks great, I can even see the texture on the controller.
Feels exactly like the real controllers.
I.....don't...think I'm going to do this anymore.lol Maybe I'll make it just for looks. I'll just stick wit mah spice orange clear back because this sh*t is madd complicated. Thanks anyway, rhan.You can try to make a cover that matches the gamecube logo and cover that up then spray paint over that and it should stay there once peeled off.
The buttons are the hardest to spraypaint and probably not the best idea.
My first experiment with this the controller failed (Only due to whether complication and it flying off my porch..I'm going to try again probably over thanks giving break.) When the paint didn't really stay on the buttons and rubbed off due to excessive use. And if the paint is thick on the top of the controller the paint will cause the buttons to become hard to press.