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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: angrykoko on December 05, 2013, 02:11:37 AM

Title: hydro dip painting
Post by: angrykoko on December 05, 2013, 02:11:37 AM
I cannot remember where I first saw this today.. possibly here or a news feed but this is cool.
Want to do it to some pedals


found one guy https://www.mydipkit.com/shopping.html (https://www.mydipkit.com/shopping.html) selling kits for home but 70.00 entry price... there has to be a much cheeper DIY to do this.
I mean it looks like you just need the film and some activator from what I can tell, nothing special.
Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: stevie1556 on December 05, 2013, 02:26:22 AM
I tried this years ago on some car parts, and I could never get it right, definitely harder then it looks. Look on eBay, I think it was called carbon dipping when I tried it, and it was definitely a lot less for the kit then the place above.

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Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: Haberdasher on December 05, 2013, 02:37:15 AM
egads, now i want my entire vehicle dipped in that carbon fiber pattern.  preferably with me in it.

looks like you could also give yourself a mean temporary full sleeve tat with this technique
Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: rullywowr on December 05, 2013, 05:30:39 PM
This is cool stuff.  Often used in camouflage colors on rifle stocks.
Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: angrykoko on December 05, 2013, 06:45:08 PM
Yeah, I'm totally in.. ;D
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't need a "kit"  just the activator and the film and I'm good to go (I have everything else and the base coat is just normal paint I read)

So for like 40.00 total I think I can give it a try and have a TON left over for anything I so desired to cover (like my arm or cat or an orange <imagine peeling a carbon fiber orange  8)).

Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: davent on December 05, 2013, 08:20:16 PM
Quote from: Haberdasher on December 05, 2013, 02:37:15 AM


looks like you could also give yourself a mean temporary full sleeve tat with this technique

Title: Re: hydro dip painting
Post by: billstein on December 06, 2013, 01:10:43 AM
Quote from: angrykoko on December 05, 2013, 06:45:08 PM

So for like 40.00 total I think I can give it a try and have a TON left over for anything I so desired to cover (like my arm or cat or an orange <imagine peeling a carbon fiber orange  8)).

Or petting a carbon fiber cat! I've got a cat. I'm in!