The NEW Guide To Spray Painting Your Gamecube Controller

[CloudChaser071]

I forgot to take a picture of my controller with the plug as well... I made it green with a gold Z so no one would take my controller.

 

[Keitaro]

The worse is when people unplug your contoller from mistake when trying to take out their own. It would be funny if they still unplugged your controller lol!

 

[CloudChaser071]

At my last Friday meet up, they did ;_;

 

[Shök]

Finally done! Here's the pics.

I plan on making some more fusionish controllers with new styles. I'll post those whenever I make them which won't be too far from now.

Very nice. Lovin' the colors. >=D

 

[CloudChaser071]

Aw man. I was betting money you just posted in here with "bump"

 

[Shök]

I was gonna, but you reminded me of last time I bumped this thread. =o

 

[CloudChaser071]

Haha.

So I got motivation to do a design. Problem? I did it on an arcade stick... lol

 

[SpectreXS]

I bought a new controller from play-asia, because my old orange one had some issues with the L button (it doesn't recognize full press anymore), and here's the work in progress:

the two sticks, XY (I messed up with those) and the new shell I'm still working on:

And something I did to the black thing where you put the GCN controllers. It's ugly, but useful, because I never remember which is player 4 or 1:

 

[Keitaro]

Thats looking nice so far.

Btw for some reason my controller paint is starting to chip Its not crazy bad chipping but still. I don't keep the best care of my controllers when I put it away so it might be from dropping it on the floor or something.

 

[CloudChaser071]

I can say mine chipped when it dropped from a McDonalds table to the floor

 

[SpectreXS]

quick question: I finished painting the controller, and there's some paint inside the shell... could it possibly mess up with controller's functionality in the future?

 

[Keitaro]

It shouldn't. I have paint in my shell and everything is fine. Some people even paint the inside on purpose.

 

[SpectreXS]

I see, thanks for the help, the final result is here. The shell itself looked like what I thought it would be in the end (I'm no pro, so the blue lines weren't going to be perfect anyway), just the c-sticks are kinda weird I think... but anyway I have two unpainted ones, so I can switch them if I don't like I would be very pleased if it goes to OP

Edit: I didn't want to spray the rubber parts, being not so sure of the results... and I have the feeling that the paint will come out... but in anyway I'm satisfied

 

[Keitaro]

Nice design! I gotta try and do something like that sometime.

 

[Gatlin]

Doesn't have to be perfect Just shows that you did it yourself, has it's own charm in a sense.
Also, the Wii-mote is custom I assume? I like the yellow

 

[CloudChaser071]

Very nice

Yeah, don't let the spray on the rubber harden. When I did it, it became slick, so my thumbs couldn't do anything on them.

 

[Shök]

Very nice results. I like the design. >=D

 

[SpectreXS]

Doesn't have to be perfect Just shows that you did it yourself, has it's own charm in a sense.
Also, the Wii-mote is custom I assume? I like the yellow

aw thanks! 8D yes, I painted the wii mote, maybe some day when I'm not lazy I paint the rest of the buttons black too

also thanks for telling me the rubber issue! thank you everyone who enjoyed the controller

 

[SuperMetroid44]

*looks at original post* That pink controller looks peachtastic. And so the other ones, wow, hmmmmm... this is something I try. X.x

 

[KAOSTAR]

thats the best controller ive ever seen.

so is it possible to paint the sticks in ANY way and have the rubber still grip?

also after seeing that controller I want to paint mine.

can I get a check list of things to buy....also approximate prices if known.

 

[CloudChaser071]

I'm sure you can get some rubber stick and spray that on... Otherwise AFAIK no.

So when I did my controllers, it cost me around this much.

• ~$6 - Triwing Screwdriver
• $5 - Clear Coat
• $5 - Primer
• $5 Each - Krylon Paint(s)
• $5 - Pack of 400 grit sandpaper
• $5 - Spraypaint Handle (optional)

This is a rough estimate if you're doing it for the first time. It's not too bad, but it's not cheap either when you first start out. Thankfully, I had all the paints and the handle because I was a spraypaint artist way back when.

 

[Shök]

I'm sure you can find really cheap and still good sandpaper and your nearest Family Dollar. I got my pack of sandpaper for $1. =p

 

[CloudChaser071]

lol I got a pack of 25 :D

 

[MonkUnit]

I can get a pack of large sandpaper for like 15$ lol but I would only need like a 4 inch x 4 inch piece D:

 

[Shök]

Cheap sandpaper is cheap. o:

 

[SpectreXS]

:]

 

[Shök]

Looks really nice. Good work. :]

 

[Keitaro]

That looks nice too. I dunno which one I like better. This one or the one you posted earlier.

 

[Shök]

I have 2 extra controllers, now. I should get around to painting them. Dx

 

[Keitaro]

That reminds me that I have a controller somewhere in the house that I could paint. I gotta do this next week. I'm going to try to do a fusion of colors for the controller similar to how I did my plug in thingies.

 

[CloudChaser071]

Yeah... I have 2 controllers that people want me to paint... I really should get on that...

 

[JackieRabbit5]

Blue/silver triforce controller

Here is my new, finished painted controller!

the design turned out tougher than i thought, and i got a little overspray at first heh but i think it turned out well.. i used this thread, thanks for the help!

 

[Shök]

I love how the clearcoat looks like. Very well done. ;D

 

[Keitaro]

Dang, thats pretty sexy Jackie.

I just painted another controller earlier today. I'll have pics up tomorrow :D

 

[Shök]

And those pictures were never posted. ;x

 

[Keitaro]

lol I just realized that as soon as I saw this thread updated. I'm going to find them and post them asap.

Edit: Here's one of the controllers. The other controller I never put back together although its painted. I will eventually.

 

[Gatlin]

I really like the fading effect you have with the transitioning of one color to another. The colors work well together, good stuff

 

[global-wolf]

What brand of clear coat do you guys use?

 

[CloudChaser071]

Krylon :D

10char

 

[global-wolf]

Ah, thanks! Is it this one http://www.krylon.com/products/satin_finish/ ? They have a lot of products and it's a little confusing o.o