Has anyone in here custom painted a guitar hero controller? Im planning on doing this so if you have any suggestions or tips please share them. thanks

What are you planning on using to paint them with?

Quote: Originally Posted by penguinmat Has anyone in here custom painted a guitar hero controller? Im planning on doing this so if you have any suggestions or tips please share them. thanks

I would go with the 360 one if you have a choice, most of the controller is matte, also that plastic spray paint works really good, I can't remember the name.

Yeah its a 360 controller. Plan on using Krylon spray paint. Probably just one or two colors.

The controller is plastic right? Krylon Fusion would probably be your best bet. You don't even have to prep the surface with Fusion.

Krylon is good stuff! just make sure you wipe down the pieces with rubbing alcohol to get any sweat/food/grease off so it sticks well. Other than that, just follow the directions and you should be set. Krylon isn't very glossy though, so you may want to put a clear coat over or polish it... W/e you want.

Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by penguinmat Yeah its a 360 controller. Plan on using Krylon spray paint. Probably just one or two colors.

Yea thats what I was talking about, I couldn't think of the name. Whatever you do don't get any of that paint on any rubber parts like the cord and stuff, it will make the cord permanently sticky and its a pain in the ass because it sticks to your close, dust, dirt, ect. Also personally I wouldn't paint any of the buttons or the whammy bar.

Make sure to post some pictures when your done!

O yeah i'll definately have to get some pictures up when i get around to doing it. Hopefully tommorow or Sunday. Wish me luck.

Allright finished the project, ill be putting pictures up in a few minutes.

So i started to take the guitar apart


I took an old shoebox and stashed the wires in it while painting. ( i would have detatched everything inside and painted separately, unfortunately some of the inner screws were stripped but my box idea worked out great.


Then i taped it off.


Busted out the Blue Krylon Fusion. (only cost $3.75 at Wal-Mart) Put down two coats, Then added one clear coat, and then another blue.


Waited for it to dry mostly and Pealed the tape off.


Reassembled and tested it out.


Not the best in the world, but for a one day project costing under ten bucks im happy

Quote: Originally Posted by penguinmat So i started to take the guitar apart I took an old shoebox and stashed the wires in it while painting. ( i would have detatched everything inside and painted separately, unfortunately some of the inner screws were stripped but my box idea worked out great. Then i taped it off. Busted out the Blue Krylon Fusion. (only cost $3.75 at Wal-Mart) Put down two coats, Then added one clear coat, and then another blue. Waited for it to dry mostly and Pealed the tape off. Reassembled and tested it out. Not the best in the world, but for a one day project costing under ten bucks im happy

ha thats cool +rep

thanks alot .

[quote=penguinmat;657349]So i started to take the guitar apart


I took an old shoebox and stashed the wires in it while painting. ( i would have detatched everything inside and painted separately, unfortunately some of the inner screws were stripped but my box idea worked out great.


Then i taped it off.


Busted out the Blue Krylon Fusion. (only cost $3.75 at Wal-Mart) Put down two coats, Then added one clear coat, and then another blue.


Waited for it to dry mostly and Pealed the tape off.


Reassembled and tested it out.


Not the best in the world, but for a one day project costing under ten bucks im happy



Nice work on that and for a 10 bucks can't beat it...I did this same thing to my 360 pad...But it was Sublime Green.

Sublime green soundspretty cool man, hope it turned out good. not sure what you mean by pad though. (D-pad?)

Quote: Originally Posted by penguinmat Sublime green soundspretty cool man, hope it turned out good. not sure what you mean by pad though. (D-pad?)

The whole X-Box 360 controller, But I left the buttons alone.

Thats cool. I would do that but I'm not the only one in my house that plays xbox, so I dont think ill being doing that anytime soon. But its a good idea. HOpe it turned out good for you.

Looks pretty cool! You could get better results next time by adding several thin coats of clear after the color coats, giving it a few days to dry, then wet-sanding the clear coats with 400, 800, 1000, and 1500-grit sandpaper to get rid of the orange peel...rinse everything off and dry, then rub it down with automotive rubbing compound, followed by polishing compound, to get a really nice, glossy mirror finish. After a week you could apply your favorite automotive wax for the final touch and some protection. Then, it'd look professional, like it was made that way.

Did mine a couple of weeks ago with some engine paint i had left over turned out pretty well except the clearcoat globbed up on the head of the guitar just needs wetsanding really

haha nice, it looks like you're always in star power. I'm guessing that was your intention looks awesome.

Quote: Originally Posted by penguinmat haha nice, it looks like you're always in star power. I'm guessing that was your intention looks awesome.

Haha thanks dude, it turned out pretty good, now if only i cou'd beat those damn hard songs lol

Yeah i know what ya mean. Anyone else paint there guitar hero controller? or plan to?