Did the krylon fusion fully dry, or does it still have some tackiness? That's what I typically fear when painting over things like rubber grips. You never know how it'll react. Seeing this does make me want to paint my 5s. It would look real nice in red.
Tip for buttons: Instead of tape use blue tak or similar putty. You can really press it in to the point that it depresses into some of the crevices, and keeps it from going on the buttons.
Now that's an original video! Actually think the cream look on the GH5 looks better than white white. A Leica like bronze scuffing look around the edges would also be nice on a Sony A7 or GH5 🙂
I love this! It felt really refreshing to see a video on cameras that wasn’t about technical aspects, but about enjoying a little DIY sort of thing that would actually make your camera look cooler. Because it’s true, cameras are tools, BUT COOL TOOLS? They’re just the BEST!
Painting a camera you definitely want to use several very light coats.Let dry between them. If you lay it on think, you will get into trouble around buttons, knobs and runny ugly looking paint. Great video 😁📸
please please please PLEASE make a update video on this camera… The biggest thing stopping me from doing this exact thing to my camera is I’m afraid that the paint wouldn’t hold up, or how the finish would look and feel on the almost rubbery faux leather, or that the camera wouldn’t be used as much due to me, not wanting to mess up the paint job. I would love to hear a one-year update about how it’s holding up!!!
Folks may want to consider using a respirator, or at the very least a mask, when sanding aluminum in close quarters. Inhaling particulate metals can seriously adversely affect one’s health.
I really like the dry brush technique, it seems it's the easiest way to paint. Also gives off steampunk look. I see lots of possibilities... and considering different colors for cages based on camera, perhaps brass for canon cage, and purple for sony cage to help identify them quickly.
Please make a 3d printed speedbooster for a s35 red dsmc2 I will help finance the cost ...its totally doable and will give the older red cameras a 2nd life
Unfortunately that's how the edges of all the new smallrig cages come. I prefer a uniform look. Cool ideas though. Paint is a bit tricky though, can peel if not prepped right, can become sticky, collect dirt easier, etc. There are paints specifically made for plastics, such as those used in hobby stores. I've flirted with the idea of doing some kondor blue coloring to my cage to match some cables but for now I haven't tried it. One idea is to go for a Plasti-dip first, because it's not permanent and you can literally peel it off after your testing until you get your process right.
I can't see any point in painting a camera body, unless you are an outdoor shooter primarily and either want better camouflage or just a white body to reflect the heat from the sun rather than absorb it. Black + sun ='s hot, I get it in that regard. I'm not booing the video, in-fact I gave a thumbs up! I just think for the time and effort vs end result and net gain, a vented cardboard box would work better for cooling and protection from the sun, as well as camouflage in certain areas. Also, blue painters tape, only, always.... Not dissing the video, just throwing my nickles worth of opinion your way. Cheers man 🍻
bro. vinyl dye, NEVER paint. esp not krylon. if you're gonna spray paint, i'd use an airbrush, get some plastic dye from either angelus direct or a similar manufacturer, or montana brand spraypaint. 3m makes a blue fine line vinyl tape that bends and curves on one edge, and will SEAL the surface so you don't have bleeds. that krylon is going to chip off and look like trash after you reconnect things a few times. if you really want the cages to LAST, use automotive urethane, and have a clear topcoat either in a matte finish or whatever you choose sprayed lightly over. you can get a lot of them from anywhere that stocks ppg or house of kolor paints. there's an entire world of additives once you go the automotive route. before anyone talks shit, i owned a custom paint shop for years and airbrushed for a living - our bikes have been featured in both sportbike publications and airbrush art magazines.
I'm one of those who cringe at this BUT, it looks like your GH5 cage needs another coat or two to really make it shine. It looks like you can still see the base anodizing under the paint. A couple more coats will go a long way. I used to do customizing in a different industry many years ago and it's relatively easy to strip the anodizing, polish it up and send it out for anodizing with a different color or effects. Another route you could take is powder coating. It does add a few microns of thickness, so you'll want to talk to your powder coater if you have pieces with strict tolerances.
The paint on the camera is not going to last, use some IPA to clean everything before painting also get some primer for plastic before spraying the final color. And to protect your paint job on something like this get some 2K varnish.
Sanding the cage for wear and tear is the equivalent of buying your new skateboard and running the bottome along concrete and cement to give the impression that you grind. Nothing wrong but just give false experience. But hey ripped up jeans look cool and so do these, just be ready to hear alot of in person comments from people asking you how long you've had the camera only to disappoint them with the answer
@@CamCitizenTV I thought about buying little white skins for my gopro9 to test and see. Hard to do with just one gopro and one battery, it would be variables crazy needing to use it in direct sunlight... but I still might try.
Use automotive paint, make sure to clear coat over it. Sand with 600-800 before you paint for adhesion purposes and try to disassemble most of it first. Any connecting points mask off so it doesn't interfere with fitment at the end. If it's a metal body use acid etch primer. Hope this helps.
I agree with many others here that cream looks much nicer than pure white! I just bought a S5 iix and, while most people seem to be a fan of the blacked out logos, I think it looks odd not being in the traditional Lumix colour scheme. So I am thinking about painting just the lettering. Not with a spray can, obviously, but with a brush. But I'm not sure which type of paint would be best, or if nail polish would actually work better. I'll do a bit more research before committing! 🙂
AKA how to RUIN your gear's resale value. Don't do this if you think you will ever have to sell your gear. You might be surprised... what you might think is a crappy old camera now, ebay may say something different in 10 years.
I love the cream WAY more than a true bright white for that camera. Just an entirely different vibe, more retro and subtle. Pure white and black can be a bit too much sometimes.
So I didn't do this on a camera, but on a controller, for the buttons, I used like kid's elmer's glue. After painting, it peeled off super easy and didn't leave anything behind.
As a rule paint with primer isn't especially good. It's essentially just thicker paint. It doesn't really promote adhesion the way a proper primer does. An etching primer is the way to go. And if you want a durable finish automotive or spray paints designed for things like grilles will normally be much tougher than basic spray paints. You should always test you paints. Test your paint with your primer, test it on the surface of the material. Test it with your clear. You are doing that to ensure that you aren't going to have a bad reaction between products and materials. Ideally you always want to send. But on a camera that would be pretty hard as you have materials like rubberized grips, and things of that nature that sanding would likely damage.
You might want to try liquid mask for the buttons next time. You paint it on, and it peels off very easy. I bet even rubber cement could work like this. It would be much easier and more accurate compared to the masking tape. Bummer on the white...
What did you use to seal the paint? I tried this and it was looking great until I used semi gloss clear coat. It got so thick and tacky and it peeled off my paint and captured my finger prints.
This is so poorly done. Complaining about white spraypaint not being white enough when you spray it onto a black surface is wild. Oh and your paint is going to flake immediately.
