Had to make a second post as there's a limit to the numbe of [img] tags you can have in a post. Some of them are a bit bling for my tastes, but impressive work nevertheless. (source)
Some very impressive paint jobs there !! ASSEMbler, what type of paint did you use on that Turbo Grafx? Looks pretty smart! I'm thinking about modding a white Saturn so I was looking for somthing like you've used. Gives the machine a really hard look. Yakumo
Does anyone know how well these paint jobs hold up? I think it would be especially hard to keep paint looking nice on the handhelds and controllers. I would think that all of the constant holding would wear down the paint and/or make them sticky. Is there some secret paint/painting technique I'm unaware of or are these mostly show-only pieces?
I've heard that the Krylon (sp?) plastic bonding spray paint holds up pretty well. But I'd imagine that most of these handhelds are just for show since it would still probably dull over time and handling like you said.
I used a grey primer, blue matte sparkle paint with three coats of clear. I should have used black primer. It's a bitch to use spray paints, they just don't dry right on plastic. they have the new Krylon plastic paints that work well, but the colors are really boring. 1. 100% need to strip any oil off the unit for thepaint to stick. This means sanding. Fine grit sand the unit. 2. Use a nice PLASTIC primer in light coats. LIGHT. Cut in the deep details first, then come back for the broad surfaces. 3. If you're crazy, fine sand the primer. This ensures a super smooth surface. I did not do this. Now the hard part... patience. 4. Coat the unit with your paint. Candy paints must go over a base color. Purple over silver, Color changing paints over black. Two methods. Wet layering, or dry. Wet is risking drips. But if you're like me with no patience... After the first coat, it may take three days to dry 100%. dry, rub down with cloth to remove loose non sticking paint. Paint 2nd time. dry, rub down Paint third time, rub down. 5. Clear coat. Prevents scratches through the paint. Takes the Damage. Easily fixed. Takes forever to dry. If your clear is not compatible, it may BUBBLE. Make sure it'll work with your paint. Layer on the clear very thinly and slowly, it tends to drip mark very easy. Let it dry a week, and you're good.
Krylon Fusion works pretty good, but yeah the colors are pretty basic. Whenever my systems start to get battered and scratched up looking I painted some of them, I have a pretty good looking Genesis, Xbox and PS2. I would like to do my gamecube completly black but I can't get the screws out.
Get a bic biro, take the ink bit out, heat up the pointy end and jam it into the screws. Should mould into a reasonable (if slightly ghetto) screwdriver. Might take a few goes.
Are you talking about the ones you need a gamebit for? You can pick one up for $10 or less, which is kind of pricey for a bit, but worth it if you use it enough. I noticed you're in VA-- I'm moving to DC in August and if you're not too far away I'd be more than happy to let you borrow mine.
I've tried the pen thing 9385985 times... always manage to screw it up lol. The screwdriver would probably be useful to me. Where can you get them for less then 398503955$?
You can get that bit in any dollar store in those cheap ass "bit sets". I picked one up ages ago in akihabara, but the metal is too soft and I've had to retool it many times. I finally got the real deal when I got my n64 test cart, it's a nintendo tool , the only one long enough to get into all products with that bit.
I got mine from a local, independent game store that went out of business. They used it to clean out nintendo carts that people traded in before putting them up for sale. As they were moving out I asked if I could buy the bit and they just gave it to me instead.
