How do you do it? I need full instructions never done it before?
Painting Blades
You just paint it like you would paint anything else. Pick a paint type/Color and a part you want to paint, then paint away. You can also use spray paint, but watch out for how many layers you apply.
Just painting it yourself would probably be better. Spraypainting is easy and fast, but it's incredibly easy to apply too thick of a layer, or apply too many layers too quickly.
Painting with model kit paint and a brush will offer more control, but it will take some extra time--which is worth it, since doing it right the first time and not screwing up the part is generally more rewarding.
Painting with model kit paint and a brush will offer more control, but it will take some extra time--which is worth it, since doing it right the first time and not screwing up the part is generally more rewarding.
I have experience painting parts and I find that the absolute easiest thing you can do is this.
Go to a hobby store or something. Buy the badger 250 model airbrush. It's 25-30 dollars. Buy acrylic model paints. Tamiya acrylic works really well. Get acrylic thinner. Get either a compressor or some aerosol propellant (in the long run it's cheaper to have a compressor. You can get a rather inexpensive one online. If you plan on painting lots of things, get a compressor.
You can thin the paint out with the thinner or just with water. Look online to find the best ratios for this, but it's best to experiment with it yourself.
Cleanse the parts with alcohol before you paint them. Let them air dry or dry them with something that does not have any lint.
You can give them thin coats now. Use primer. Any flat color can be used as a primer. Either just get the undercoat or get flat gray/black/white. If you want your color to be brighter, use white. If you want it to be darker, use black. For a good midway, get the gray.
From this point on you can find painting tutorials online. Use brushes for extremely fine details, but I recommend using the airbrush whenever you can get away with it. You can use strips of masking tape to mask off areas if you only want to paint certain parts. You can use a cotton swab or a bit of paper towel with some thinner to carefully clean paint that has gone beyond your boundaries.
Also even several coats of paint won't affect the weight significantly, so as long as you're not applying enough for the stuff to start dripping off, you're fine. Practice on useless parts or plastic frames before painting the ones you want to look nice.
Go to a hobby store or something. Buy the badger 250 model airbrush. It's 25-30 dollars. Buy acrylic model paints. Tamiya acrylic works really well. Get acrylic thinner. Get either a compressor or some aerosol propellant (in the long run it's cheaper to have a compressor. You can get a rather inexpensive one online. If you plan on painting lots of things, get a compressor.
You can thin the paint out with the thinner or just with water. Look online to find the best ratios for this, but it's best to experiment with it yourself.
Cleanse the parts with alcohol before you paint them. Let them air dry or dry them with something that does not have any lint.
You can give them thin coats now. Use primer. Any flat color can be used as a primer. Either just get the undercoat or get flat gray/black/white. If you want your color to be brighter, use white. If you want it to be darker, use black. For a good midway, get the gray.
From this point on you can find painting tutorials online. Use brushes for extremely fine details, but I recommend using the airbrush whenever you can get away with it. You can use strips of masking tape to mask off areas if you only want to paint certain parts. You can use a cotton swab or a bit of paper towel with some thinner to carefully clean paint that has gone beyond your boundaries.
Also even several coats of paint won't affect the weight significantly, so as long as you're not applying enough for the stuff to start dripping off, you're fine. Practice on useless parts or plastic frames before painting the ones you want to look nice.
Thanks guys ^^
Has anyone tried dyeing plastic parts and been successful?
I remember seeing something on beyblade damashii ages ago about dyeing the plastic parts using a pan and dipping them in the hot dye.
I remember seeing something on beyblade damashii ages ago about dyeing the plastic parts using a pan and dipping them in the hot dye.
wouldn't painting a beyblade be anoying because it would chip off all the time?
i would hate repainting it everytime i battled
i would hate repainting it everytime i battled
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I would recomend using Model Car paint. I used to paint model cars a lot, and since it's made to stay on plastic, that might be a good thing to try.
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(Dec. 11, 2008 8:50 PM)NeoBlader Wrote: Has anyone tried dyeing plastic parts and been successful?
I remember seeing something on beyblade damashii ages ago about dyeing the plastic parts using a pan and dipping them in the hot dye.
I wouldn't reccomend doing it too hot, it's quite likely you may melt plastic parts, and you would want to be careful with metal in hot dye/water because it will conduct the heat. =P
My friend airbrushed his blade black once and I thought it was supposed to be like that right from the box, I was amazed. =O
(Dec. 11, 2008 8:50 PM)NeoBlader Wrote: Has anyone tried dyeing plastic parts and been successful?Heh, I remember that. He dyed his Bloody Devil right?
I remember seeing something on beyblade damashii ages ago about dyeing the plastic parts using a pan and dipping them in the hot dye.
EDIT: carp! Just realized how old this topic was. I shouldn't post in topics I go searching for...
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(Mar. 16, 2009 12:31 AM)G Wrote: He dyed his Slash Riger MS red I believe.Oh, yeah. My bad.
I wish his website was still around so I could do it to my blades.
But I'm sure it's not that hard to figure out how to do.
Is there a way to de-color plastic? Like bleach it or something to take away the color and make it white without damaging the plastic?
Not Sure Bout This... But I Have Heard That Soaking in an OxyClean Solution Works Very Well.
(Mar. 16, 2009 12:55 AM)Commie Wrote: Oh, yeah. My bad.
I wish his website was still around so I could do it to my blades.
But I'm sure it's not that hard to figure out how to do.
Is there a way to de-color plastic? Like bleach it or something to take away the color and make it white without damaging the plastic?
http://web.archive.org/web/2005030919512...t/dye.html
It's simple, but just getting the dye is the problem I think. Clothes dye doesn't work on plastics either... found out the hard way haha.
I don't think you can "de-color" plastic.
I assumed he meant If you Coloured a Part- How to get it off or Sumin.
I would not know about bleaching plastic but I'm really not going to recommend it. Although I do not know for sure, it seems like that would surely weaken the plastic. If you can't use dye, then just paint it.
Also, "solvent dye" can be replaced with just RIT clothing dye. Harclave tried to dye his Dragoon G base, but the water was too hot and it warped the plastic, destroying the part. I will do some testing at some point on my spare Dragoon S ARs or something. My guess is 190f water would probably not warp the plastic.
Also, "solvent dye" can be replaced with just RIT clothing dye. Harclave tried to dye his Dragoon G base, but the water was too hot and it warped the plastic, destroying the part. I will do some testing at some point on my spare Dragoon S ARs or something. My guess is 190f water would probably not warp the plastic.
Maybe instead of dying the parts with RIT, or solvent dye in a pan, you could use vinyl dye.
I think it can be sprayed/applied easily, and the color is just supposed to soak into the plastic making it noob proof and not leaving build up on the parts like regular paint would.
Does anyone have experience with vinyl dye?
I think it can be sprayed/applied easily, and the color is just supposed to soak into the plastic making it noob proof and not leaving build up on the parts like regular paint would.
Does anyone have experience with vinyl dye?
I painted this blade, just covered the original blade.....with a paint brush, don't apply too much in one spot though, could affect spin, mine came out perfect though....
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(Mar. 19, 2009 12:41 AM)lamborghini1134 Wrote: I painted this blade, just covered the original blade.....with a paint brush, don't apply too much in one spot though, could affect spin, mine came out perfect though....
Sorry but to be honest, that's far from perfect. Even with paint, you could have done way better. Spray paint/air brushing may have fared better if you just had to use paint.
Yours obviously has some chipping, and that's an advantage dying your parts has over painting them. No chipping or unevenness.
yeah dude that looks pretty bad ... not sure how you could say it's perfect
the bit isn't even a sticker, did you just glue a piece of paper to it?
the bit isn't even a sticker, did you just glue a piece of paper to it?
lol yessir, lol, didn't mean to use perfect, was typing really fast.
Painting a beybalde would be interesting!
Actually, I've found that using permanant markers brings out quite a good job. That's how I did my Arlea blade(pronounced Are-lay-ah) anyway. Black and purple. Soon as I can find my camera I'll take a photo to show folks.