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Title: hydrographic dipping
Post by: chubby on March 13, 2013, 03:43 PM: A good mate popped in the other day, ain't seen him for a while & knew he was fed up in the building game,he's bought a load of kit & started up himself doing this new dipping thing...
Prob easier to view his site than i explain it
http://hothydrografix.com/
basically anything that can be painted can be coated so I've given him these to try out
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r559/chubby1971/2013-03-12170621.jpg)
gonna do them black carbon fibre & see what happens ,got a couple of seats he's gonna do too, Will keep you all posted
cheers Richard :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: hydrographic dipping
Post by: Peter J on March 13, 2013, 03:48 PM: Be good to see how it looks

Wouldn't mind a seat done in the Snake Skin :daumenhoch:

Any idea's on cost ?
Title: Re: hydrographic dipping
Post by: crazycraig on March 13, 2013, 03:53 PM: I had the idea a few months back and bought a domain web name etc . I ordered the tank but a friend went behind my back a did it .

It's called hydro dipping or hydro printing .

Look on YouTube

Take a look at this video on YouTube:

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Title: Re: hydrographic dipping
Post by: chubby on March 13, 2013, 03:55 PM: Quote from: Peter J on March 13, 2013, 03:48 PM
Be good to see how it looks

Wouldn't mind a seat done in the Snake Skin :daumenhoch:

Any idea's on cost ?
no ideas on cost yet mate when these are done we'll see what they're like & get some prices....
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Post by: crazycraig on March 13, 2013, 03:56 PM: You can buy mini kits on eBay
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Post by: kungfunky on March 13, 2013, 05:11 PM: Think that's a great idea. How long does it last and how tough is the finish ?
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Post by: chubby on March 13, 2013, 05:24 PM: Quote from: kungfunky on March 13, 2013, 05:11 PM
Think that's a great idea. How long does it last and how tough is the finish ?
you clear coat it after so it's as hard as a painted finish,think you can use a Matt clear coat too..
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Post by: GavinDavis on March 13, 2013, 05:42 PM: Thats a really good idea!! i like it....look forward to seeing the results :daumenhoch:
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Post by: sawzall on March 13, 2013, 07:07 PM: We had a tank at work for a while,once item is dipped it needs to be lacquered
We had carbon fibre,leopard print skulls to name but a few,it's quite tricky to do and needs a lot of practice
But the end result is excellent
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Post by: Discostu on March 13, 2013, 07:13 PM: It looks a cool process. I will be keeping an eye out for the results. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: not johndub71 on March 13, 2013, 07:16 PM: Something similar was on wheeler dealers t'other week. After some cleaning, he dropped some interior trim into a big vat of water to which he'd placed a quite large transfer in first. Finish was cock on.
Title: Re: hydrographic dipping
Post by: jT Racing on March 13, 2013, 07:55 PM: Same as swirl painting by the looks of it.
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Post by: garran on March 13, 2013, 09:50 PM: looks good, is that how s&m do their stems?
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Post by: mattfx81 on March 13, 2013, 10:53 PM: Very cool stuff