<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> 2012-05-16T04:05:44Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/7144/best-way-to-paint-rubbersilicone/ <![CDATA[Re: Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> basspuddle wrote:

White ones would be cool too, but I can only find them for the DMG. Maybe I could melt it to fit...

that definitely doesn't sound like it would work

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Saskrotch 2012-05-16T04:05:44Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106836/#p106836 <![CDATA[Re: Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> White ones would be cool too, but I can only find them for the DMG. Maybe I could melt it to fit...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/basspuddle 2012-05-16T03:21:37Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106832/#p106832 <![CDATA[Re: Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> If you're going to dye them then you want to use the light grey ones or even Kitsch-Bent's clear ones. But it will still probably rub off. I haven't been able to think of a good way to do this.
I know when you dye rubber or silicone it actually soaks into the material. So it will probably stay the color you want but it will rub off onto your thumbs.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2012-05-16T02:46:56Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106821/#p106821 <![CDATA[Re: Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> I thought of dye, but dye only makes things darker, and the buttons are dark grey, so that wouldn't work for making bright green, but it's still a really cool idea if the buttons were originally white.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/basspuddle 2012-05-16T02:32:03Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106818/#p106818 <![CDATA[Re: Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> I was going to try using RIT dye for the DMG's Start/Select buttons but I'm pretty sure that it won't work.

If you want to test my hypothesis just submerge the buttons in a bath of really hot water+acetone+Rit dye for 10-15min.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/SurfaceDragon 2012-05-16T02:22:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106814/#p106814 <![CDATA[Best way to paint rubber/silicone?]]> Rubber, silicone, whatever it is. Essentially, the start and select buttons for my gameboy pocket. Anyway, what's the best way? Or, can you even paint them at all? I want them to match my buttons and backlight (lime green) and I can't find a company that makes MGB start/select buttons, much less green ones. Or if  you know where to buy some, that works too smile
Thanks
Dan

]]> https://chipmusic.org/basspuddle 2012-05-16T02:14:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106810/#p106810