/vr/ - Retro Games

You definitely need an airbrush. Trying to do that with a hand brush will end up looking like some 2nd grader's Pinewood Derby car.

>>4604151
Could I spray paint it and then use a hand brush for the clear coating afterwards?

Use better paint or as you already suspect, better top coat. That'll get you results like in your pic. If you want the deep, glossy look the easy way I recommend Interlux Brightside one-part boat paint. It's amazing.

>>4604147

Why would you EVER want to do this?

>>4604268
So it doesn't look like yellowed 1990s tech.

>>4604297
You can give it a retrobrite treatment.

Is it possible to dye it with something like Rit Dye? If not I'd imagine you'd need some paint that was on the thinner side in order to keep the grain of the plastic and so everything goes back together snug.

>>4604304
I'm sorry, I would rather give it a sleek black finish like the rest of my consoles and know it's original hardware instead of trying to make it look less yellow.

>>4604314
not op but I want to do this and have no experience with this type of thing myself so I'm afraid to do it.

>>4604350
>How would you guys go about painting
HAHA
>>4604350
>I'm sorry, I would rather give it a sleek black finish like the rest of my consoles and know it's original hardware instead of trying to make it look less yellow.

it won't be 'less yellow', it'll restore the colour back to its original state. I really can't believe how dumb people are on this board at times. you DO NOT paint consoles unless you've tried all other options. since you don't want to try and want to make up some lame excuse to justify your laziness, then go right ahead.. paint it! don't forget to post photos of your "work" so we can all have a good laugh at it.

>be you
>being this damn lazy

I think nogs should just retrobrite it instead of painting it.

>>4604413
they can't. they're too lazy to follow simple instructions or want to spend more than $2 to get the job done. kek.

>>4604418
Or want a sleek black SNES that looks tasteful on an entertainment console.

>>4604452
>black snes
>tasteful

kys yourself

>>4604350
Why on earth are you not just buying a SFC if you want something that looks good? The SNES is a hopelessly ugly piece of trash and you're not doing it any better you slob.

That kinda does look cool in the OP.

It looks like an N64.

Take the six nuggets and throw two of them away

>>4604553
That random tenacious D

>>4604402
It's his stuff and he wants to do with it what he wants to do. Chill out, turboautist.

>>4604147
gore

>>4604314
Never done plastic as big as a console with rit but it's worked great for smaller things.

>>4604350
How exactly do you figure retrobrite would make it non-original hardware?

>>4604147
By taking a knife, and slitting my throat.

>>4604297
>>4604350

Yellowing is more of problem than just looking bad, you know.

>>4604350
>and know it's original hardware
Why did you say that? Who said anything about non-original hardware in this thread? Are you drunk?

>>4604147
>The only stuff I've painted in the past end up sticky after they dry.
Spray paint? Do more coats with less paint.

Your first coat should be so thin that you can kind of see through it in some places. Then put that much paint on every coat for 2-3 coats and you'll be fine.

>>4604147
You might want to give a try to vinyl paints if you're going on the rattlecan route: https://imgur.com/gallery/7vAwG

i've seen some painted console look good (zoki64 on youtube -- pic related)
but i don't think i would attempt it myself, too much work

>>4605006
i painted an old Hori arcade stick with VHT vinyl dye, it came out ok but it definitely changed the feel of the plastic even though it's not supposed to. ended up having to clear coat it. maybe it would work better for a console since it's not something you're physically handling all the time

>>4604147
Enjoy more and more scratches every time you pull out the cartridge

>>4604861

not really.
The plastic is so thick that the oxidation and reactions on its surface do not really influence its stability. We are talking about a surface reaction throgh oxygen and UV radiation not an inherent reaction through the whole material like gold plastic syndrome which lets golden carts crumble like cookies.
It's mostly an aesthetic problem if you see it as one.

>>4604157
You could, you better be good at spray painting or else it would look like a clown did it.

>>4605006
>You might want to give a try to vinyl paints if you're going on the rattlecan route:
I have had great success with Krylon fusion brand paints. Designed for plastics.

Clean your surfaces, and apply 3-5 light coats per the dry instructions. You can use a clear coat, but not a lacquer.

>>4605086
>You could, you better be good at spray painting or else it would look like a clown did it.
Light coats are the only way to do something like this. I let pieces dry between coats, and re-prep. If you put it on too thick, it will pull and sag and only gets worse the more coats you put on.

>>4604519
Yeah I like the light matte black of it.

Plastic chemist here. Retrobright is a short term treatment. It works well but in the long term the plastic will be totally fucked up and cracked. Historians in few generations will curse us.

Correct type of paint would actually protect it so it may be a good idea if only it wasn't ugly.

Best solution: like wine let it become old and yellowed (if you got one which yellows), it's not like the games' picture is yellowing too.

>>4606275
I actually heard the Salon Retrobrite shit weakens the plastic and it re-yellows.

>>4606275
Or you could do what some people do and find the exact color and respray your console that color.

>sand
>prep
>base coat
>top coat
>finish
And there's still a 90% chance that it will look janky
Whatever you do, DON'T try any custom patterns

>>4606286
I bet console specific color matched aerosol paints with premium spray nozzles could be a successful product to produce - although it's much less idiot resistant than Retrobrite

>>4604147
>SNES in blackface

If I was going to paint it, I'd just paint over the yellow with the classic color.

Speaking of which, does anyone know the name of the exact color used?

>>4606363
SNES Gray

>>4606275
>LARPer here
FTFY

>>4606597
>larper

>>4604151
>hand brush
I remember some guy on YouTube hand brush his SNES. What a dumbass.

>>4606275
Anybody know the actual SNES colors?

>>4606641
hmmm

>>4605014
this. You need some serious know-how to make a retro console paint job look good. imo, the snes in OP's pic looks like garbage and zoki64 is the just about only guy whose paint jobs I find to be appealing.

the process for painting plastic in general is a fucking pain in the ass and it actually makes me wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just have an entirely new shell fabricated

>>4606651
his wave race controller is my favorite so far
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6panKBZPM

>>4604147
It's simple.

Just buy a Super Nt and it'll be alright.

>>4607036
where do you get wired controllers for it?

>>4607036
Not sure if shill, anon making fun of/ falseflagging NT shills or just a random lurker who thinks it has become a /vr/ meme like "Retron 5, the best console for my wife's son!".

>>4607050
it absolutely has become a meme

>>4604402
Damn you really give a fuck what someone you don't know does with their own stuff.

It ain't like OP is coming into your home and painting your stuff.

>>4607067
>it's not like OP is coming into /vr/ and posting retarded shit
lol

>>4607067
Now that would be weird police report

>>4607238

Also insurance

>Name all the items that were stolen
>- None, but he repainted EVERYTHING, blue cupboard, every plate and cup carefully painted green with an added crude Zelda logo, he even painted the TV from piano black to fire red, it's really weird...

>>4604147
>painting

Trash. If you're going to ruin a SNES, at least go all out and vinyl wrap it.

>>4607067
>hurr why do you even care that al qaeda is going around the middle east destroying historic monuments that predate their religion by thousands of years its not like they belong to you

>>4607306

Well THAT went from 0 to 100 really quick...

>>4607378
why do you even care that hitler killed 6 billion jews your not even jewish

>>4604402
>it won't be 'less yellow', it'll restore the colour back to its original state
But it doesnt, you cant stop the oxidation of the plastic ones its started and retrobriting wont return it 100% anf is a process you would need to repeat.

>Why even care about anything, ever?

>>4604402
>Being this autistic about m-muh original looking hardware

Considering any shitty Retrobright/Hydrogen Peroxide treatment is not permanent and your console will quickly turn back into being a piss stained piece of plastic, yeah, painting while also doing a fine job seems a viable option.

But I forgot we have to wait for your approval before going on with our choices :^)

Also, OP's looks great. Just my two cents.

First of all, painting a console shell is not a permanent irreversible process. With paint thinner and proper technique, a coat of paint can be removed to reveal the base plastic.

Secondly, for an old piss yellow piece of plastic that is going to continue to rot, coating it will actually help preserve the plastic from further UV damage, and make the system look newer or even better than before.

Yes, it's "vandalizing" history, but a simple matte black coat to an older system isn't destroying it or ruining it.

I painted my NES and SNES black using regular rattle can spray paint and I'm happy with the look. It could be better but it's on a black shelf and I think it looks just fine. My only regret was painting the controllers, they looked awesome in red and black but the paint has slowly started coming off in one corner after 11 years of use.

That secret of mana super famicom somebody posted in here looks absolutely amazing. I would love to have that.

If you're gonna paint something then do it simple, black is fine, and don't try and put any weird custom designs into it because it will look like garbage.

>>4608352
that guy takes commissions, you could actually have that if you want

>>4604147
Is your super nintendo transitioning into a sega genesis?

>>4609328
I really want to look into it. I just don't know if I should. I'm looking into buying an N64 flashcart as my next big purchase and I've had a couple other real life adult expenses come up. I might spend the money on a high quality framed poster of the Secret of Mana cover art instead because as it is I couldn't really see the artwork on the top of my SNES.

>>4610346
He wanted like 300 dollars to paint my N64 solid gloss black.

>>4610379
Yeah he wanted 160€ for my job of a solid color. So 200 usd.

>>4610398
The NT is not flawless yet.