| Main > Main Forum |
| Creating texture on button surface |
| (1/4) > >> |
| ragnar:
I'm not sure how many people have their hands slip while playing games. But it is a problem that I have. So I want to texture one button per player so that it is much like the keyboard you are typing on. If you havn't noticed, there are "home keys" on a keyboard. usually the "F" and "J" will have bumps on them so you can find these keys without looking. Sometimes they are the "D" and "K" keys. So, my original idea way to take a drill and make a small dent in one button to have it act as my "home". That is one method. Another method is described below (from my cab build thread): --- Quote from: mrtuesday42 on September 27, 2010, 07:08:48 pm ---ah. the pictures made it look super small to me. but 5' 11" isnt too bad. what if you textured the main like 6/7 buttons that you use? you could do what we do for surf boards, take some salt and some resin and put in the buttons, then rinse, and you have a nice texture left behind :D --- End quote --- How large of salt though? table salt? Rock Salt? I'm getting at, what size salt? So has anyone here made textured home buttons and if so, how did you go about doing so? |
| javeryh:
I would practice with some spare buttons first but I'd probably take a hammer and nail and tap it from underneath to create a bump on the top of the button. You could also replace your "home" buttons with convex buttons instead of the concave buttons you are probably using or vice-versa. |
| bkenobi:
If you have a 7 button layout, the 7th button is pretty obvious without looking. Also, if your layout is curved at all, same deal... If you have a 6 button layout, can't you just feel the 3 on the top or bottom and then feel up/down to know where you are. I guess I don't see this as being that useful, but to each their own! |
| BadMouth:
Haven't tried it on buttons, but I've been using Rustoleum truck bedliner for a lot of projects lately. No matter how thick or thin you spray it, the texture always comes out consistent. By itself, it is pretty rough to the touch. On my driving cab dash, I applied rustoleum clearcoat over over it and it came out perfect; about like fine textured abs plastic. You could do the whole top of the button or mask off a shape. |
| ragnar:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on October 05, 2010, 11:08:52 am ---Haven't tried it on buttons, but I've been using Rustoleum truck bedliner for a lot of projects lately. No matter how thick or thin you spray it, the texture always comes out consistent. By itself, it is pretty rough to the touch. On my driving cab dash, I applied rustoleum clearcoat over over it and it came out perfect; about like fine textured abs plastic. You could do the whole top of the button or mask off a shape. --- End quote --- Autozone carries it. I will be buying it in a few days! I'll use it on my marquee holders (making them myself) and use hte leftover on a button as a test. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/accessories/accProductDetails.jsp?itemIdentifier=98214_0_0_&skuDescription=Rust-Oleum+/+15oz.truckbedaerosol&brandName=Rust-Oleum&displayName=15oz.truckbedaerosol&skuDisplayName=Rust-Oleum&categoryNValue=10099999&navValue=100055&categoryDisplayName=15oz.truckbedaerosol&parentId=00-10&itemId=55-10&productId=98214 |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |