How To Customize a GAMECUBE CONTROLLER | Beautiful Paint & Buttons 

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I like the colors almost like a mix between 50s cars and the sweet tarts candy

At 10:46 everyone make sure those two little sliders for the L and R button are all the way up before you put the two halves back together

The editing of this is great. It doesn’t drag on from a tutorial perspective, but it also is more lively than a simple how-to video. I subscribed :)

You guys are awesome, truly a hidden gem of a channel!

Very helpful! Thanks for the Z button tip! I never would have guess you could just pull that spring out! it's that reason alone I searched for this video! Thanks again gents!

It's great how easy the gamecube controller is to work with. I did a parts swap between black one with a worn out grey stick but fully functional boards and an orange spice one with worn out button membranes and a faulty c-stick module but the sticks and buttons were in good condition, so I kept the board from the black one and used the stick, shell, and buttons from the orange spice one to make something perfect. Obviously not gonna paint that because I've always loved the look of the orange spice controller, but I am thinking about trying some custom buttons and maybe some Xbox stick caps.

The perfect video for what I was looking for. Simple and to the point with some humor. I will be using this to paint my gamecube too probably haha.

This is a sick video, I was shocked to see that there are only 400 subs on this channel. Keep up the good work.

Thank you! I want to make mine pink and this made it seem like I could actually pull it off :)

Wow this is great! Thank you for the amazing content. You earned another subscriber

Super well done! I love this style of video.

Awesome designs I cannot wait to design my own GameCube controller :)

You can get the z buttons to fit by cutting off the prongs and using an exacto knife to trim the part by the prongs (iirc it’s the inside edge). I’ve done it with several of those kits and it works great.

Great vid! I might finally try a custom controller after this!

very nice video! they came out beautifully

this is awesome! I can't wait to try this

thank you so much for this video!! ;-; I really want to paint my old gamecube and controller because it's a bit scuffed from being second hand and I'd love to give it new life in a colour I adore and this is making it so simple and easy for a complete tech noob like me xD so really, thank you!!

Just what ive been waiting for

How doesn't this channel have more subs? Great video, guys

I'm gonna do this one day, seems fun to do. Also I would love to see you guys do a soldering vide.

Beautiful.

DUDE how do you only have 150 subs, you deserve 150,000+. And those colors look just like the animal crossing switch, its sooo nice! I need an atomic purple version tho!

Absolutely love this video! Holy shit I got into notching and modding my controller at the start of quarantine and I wish this was out then! Gonna have to do this to one of my backups.

Your guys' voices are... very relaxing

excellent video! I'm surprised you didn't know about the z button fix. good tip mentioning the rumble falls out easily. always a pain to fix that

nice video!

How do you apply the varnish properly when you finish repainting?my controller got a bit crusty andbread I am not sure if I screwed up the step pf the paint because of ita being a hot day or because of the varnish.

How do you know which paints to use? I don't have a place that has the gold one next to me. I've tried to do a 3rd party controller with an all purpose paint and a demi-gloss clear coat but it came out kinda flakey and a little sticky feeling even though it's completely dry? I don't know why

after using the scotch pads, did you wipe it down with a rag or rinse it off before primer?

How well has the varnish held up in the last 2 years..... cause im a sweaty smash player.... and iv had bad results with paint.

Is there just a type of spray paint or there is one specific for spraying the buttons

Hi! Do you need any safety equipment while spray painting and using the clear coat? Thanks

I bought regular Montana Spray Paint instead of Montana Gold. Am I screwed or can I still make it work? The controller I'm planning to work on is black and I'm changing to light blue and yellow.

actually very surprised when i saw u only had 671 subscribers conssidering the quailty of this video

hi guys! how many coats did you use/wait time in between? thanks!

Did you guys end up clear coating the controllers at some point? A lot of controller creators say it's necessary to get that "Gamecube Plastic" feel but, I wouldn't know since I haven't created a custom painted controller

This channel has a future.

do MORE OF JUST THIS!

I’m wondering if I did something wrong after priming my controller it kinda built up and became very like gravely and I’m worried and am too scared to continue, I did it on a test shell. I’m just wondering if you like skipped anything or went not in full detail about something

I had the same color ideas cuz my switch and this is perfect

Trying to turn my gamecube controller into. DP Zelda theme

I have a question regarding the primer and the gloss and the paint, do you apply the primer first then the paint then gloss or was the gloss a type of paint? This part is a bit confusing to me

so how do people put logos on these kinds of projects again? decals?

hello what are the things called you used to prep the controller called and if possible a link

what grit sandpaper did you use

How would you change the color of the plug in ?

Is the clear coat 1K or 2K? I want to customize my controller, still 2K is very dangerous and you have to buy some safety things, and they cost a lot

Wait you only have 500 subs I thought you were way bigger nice video

Fun fact, third party sticks in particular don't always feel great, and xbox control sticks work as a replacement. You can replace both sticks too, to add a modern twist to your controllers. It's important to note that traditional xbox control sticks sit kind of high and you can see underneath the stick to the inside of the controller when you tilt it in either direction which can be distracting but there are some bigger base models that cover that empty space

Is there a certain type of spray paint to use for it to still feel good to play and not feel weird

Now only if there were vids like this on stick fixes and membrane replacements

My question is do they feel the same after the paint job? I painted my controller using the same method described here and afterwards it just feels tacky. Like almost sticky. It doesn't feel like the same kind of plastic that it used to.

Do you guys know if this will work for the Super Smash Bros versions of these controllers released only a few years ago. Thinking about getting one and I would like to customize it.

Looks pretty cool. What retailer did you purchase the custom black buttons from?

Gonna do this during the weekend hope it dosent get broken from smash :p btw how long should i dry it for and whare and cant i just paint the buttons im a noobie with handwork

I remember messing around with these exact garage band loops probably about 14 years ago

Just made mine about a month ago thanks to this vid! Unfortunately here I am typing this comment, holding my controller with the paint chipping everywhere... I am 99% sure that its just because my hands sweat like crazy, because the spots on the controller that my hands cover while playing are completely chipped, but the spots that i almost never touch are in perfect condition. Should I wait 2-3 weeks to use it like u said in the vid? Cuz i started playing instantly

How many coats of each paint did you use?

Will the paint come off over time?

Ye those button replacements are great except for the z button. I'm looking through painting videos because I finished the shell and button replacements for 2 of 4 so far. First one was an OEM swapped into a non official transparent purple shell with transparent buttons. Easy. Second was to have a black OEM match the purple. So purple has black buttons, reverse on the black. Welp, that's where I found that the hole for the z button is almost literally a mm away from the same thing. So if you're as dumb and determined as me; you'll need what I seem to use the most during video game hardware modding. An exacto knife (non metal/ conductive handle) and a torch (lighter might take too long). Heat up the knife and with an extremely steady hand you can trim down the lip of the z button that's gonna hide under the shell anyway. The heat will make cleaner cuts than all the white marks from dry cutting. You're mostly aiming towards the middle of the controller part of the z button. Once you've relieved that mm from the button it should line right up. Careful that the pegs on the button are fragile and will try to snap off I'd you force the shell closed without accounting for the gap

Ah, why was the bottom shell not a beige like the joy con grip?

Does this work on the wireless version on the switch too?

Could you possibly make the L and R buttons spring shorter?

Good overall video but I urge you guys to dive deeper into the CGCC community to see what the "standard" or work is in terms of good buttons and a paint job.

Could you also spray paint the buttons?

Y’all are basically timmy and tommy from Animal Crossing

Do I have to use primer before spraying

There is a continuity error there at minute 13:56 the Z button is still in the original color and in the following images it appears black

I wish they would’ve shown the spray process.

That green on the can was deceiving.

This is the longest and sleepiest video for 'Take it apart, spray paint it, put it back together' I've ever seen.

I would have put white buttons instead of black

I love the idea of it but hate the fact thea painting them will cover Nintendo GameCube lettering & make them appear as if they are some cheap 3rd party junk. Anybody know how to paint the with out removing that or apply after??

Those cheap knockoff replacement buttons you can buy online for $2 are a bad option. The feel of those ends up being too far off from authentic buttons. I’ve been experimenting with using dye meant for synthetics on OEM buttons.

Are nerdgasms a thing? Because this video just gave me one

anyone that has done this can tell me about the feeling in hand? im scared to ruin the sensation by doing the custom paint job

I spray paint my game controller I tape the logo Nintendo GameCube

comment for the algorithm

Looks like Animal Crossing New Horizons Joy-con Styled

Where's the rest of the owl?

I wanna see if you could make a GameCube Controller drift so we can see why Joy Cons fail most of the time.

Do you guys recommend spray painting buttons? I don’t wanna buy new ones and I like oem…

Great video! But please, fire whoever does your captions.

Commenting so more people see this

You guys kinda butchered the colors in there ngl but other than that, it's a great tutorial. I'm following the video and paint my own GC controllers to match my fiance's switch

Why would you show every part of the process except for actually painting them???

Not gonna lie, kinda hurt seeing the paint being miss treated like that. It needs fresh air.

don't include the more important part, the actual painting or anything.

Please never destroy controllers like this again, very low effort.

How much would a thing like this cost to do? I have a controller but don't trust myself to do all of the delicate steps properly, and was thinking of commissioning someone else to customize my controller for me