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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => XBOX 360 => 360 Controllers / 360 Rapid Fire Controllers => Topic started by: Ben. on May 19, 2009, 11:49:40 PM
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I heard plastic dye was a good way of painting/dying your controller?
Has anyone tried it?
What type of dye should I use?
And How?
Thanks :tup:
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IDK , I used marking paint. it adheared well and seems to be fairly durable. I used a painters scuff pad to take the shine off the controller, and then cleaned it with a degreaser (alcohol works) and then painted it, I an very pleased with it, I will put up a pic when I get it all put back together.
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what you are looking for is called Vynil Dye. It actually dye's the plastic where as paint just covers it. I have heard mixed things about it, but it obviously has pretty specific applications as it would be hard to dye a black controller white :yess:
some light reading:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/modding/46 (http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/modding/46)
Also my friends over to xbox-scene forums have done quite a bit of leg work for you in the hardware/case modding section of the forums.
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=site%3Aforums.xbox-scene.com+vynil+dye&aq=f&oq= (http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=site%3Aforums.xbox-scene.com+vynil+dye&aq=f&oq=)
There is definately some technique involved, I think Rit Dye was the most popular.
here is some phenomenal results from Rykin over at the scene:
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg5.imageshack.us%2Fimg5%2F4310%2Fwiiback.jpg&hash=857ff1f9ed7248f0caf739f9065286f4208ad787)
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg9.imageshack.us%2Fimg9%2F8568%2Fwiifront.jpg&hash=509bb4a43a1ef50f764ade6361fad9b14e62a294)
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Wow that's sweet... How did he manage to get the words "wii" and "power" to stay? Isn't it hard to cut a piece of masking tape that precise?
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Thanks Guys.. I'lll check those links out.. ;)