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no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« on: May 09, 2003, 12:04:54 am »
Ok i'm now very desperate! i ordered dark blue t molding but it's not the right color. I need just blue not dark or light so if anyone know a place to find a bue to match the blue color of happs blue buttons and trackball that be great!

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can i paint t molding i just5 triued spray painting it and it holds ok but scratches away with pressure. is there a special method or paint thaqt be best?
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2003, 12:09:39 am »
did you get the t-molding from Happ?  Cause theirs should match the color of their buttons.  You could also try ebay.
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2003, 12:30:18 am »
I have seen t-molding painted before and the paint always comes off eventually.
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2003, 12:37:10 am »

Not too long ago I saw a post where someone had dyed a plastic joystick using normal RIT fabric dye.  

I don't know if white Tmolding will accept this (maybe not) but if it does, you could just leave it in the blue dye until it was the color you wanted.

Just a thought :)

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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2003, 01:21:37 am »
I've got some blue t-molding that might be the right color.  I'll take a photo of it while I'm at work tomorrow (that's where I'm building my cab so all my stuff is there).  PM me if I haven't sent anything by midday (which will mean that I forgot).
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2003, 02:26:32 am »
Okay so you ordered dark blue...?
how about this..
http://t-molding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=16&cat=13&page=1
This matchs happs blue buttons.  :)
Seen motorfish's cab ?
same stuff(pretty sure).  ;)
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2003, 02:51:23 am »
I have a sample of the light blue from T-Molding.com and it's definitely too light to match Happ's buttons.  You could try getting some vinyl dye from a fabric store and matching the color with that.

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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2003, 01:55:07 pm »
Quote from: SNAAAKE on May 09, 2003, 02:26:32 am
Okay so you ordered dark blue...?
how about this..
http://t-molding.com/cart/customer/product.php?productid=16&cat=13&page=1
This matchs happs blue buttons.  :)
Seen motorfish's cab ?
same stuff(pretty sure).  ;)
I have that T-molding, and it is lighter than Happ's buttons.  Still looks good, though...

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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2003, 09:59:18 pm »
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2003, 11:12:35 pm »
Did you try the Dark Blue T-Molding from ArcadeShopAmusements?  They have the Ms.Pac light blue as well as a different DarkBlue
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2003, 11:31:48 pm »
Here's a picture of that one I was talking about.  It's actually pretty dark.  Sorry I don't have anything useful to compare it to.  It was cloudy so I couldn't hold it up to the sky  :P

The company is www.tapeease.com

I apologize for their website...it's really just unacceptable.  It makes my head hurt.
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Re:no t molding in a blue how can i paint plastic?
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2003, 07:34:25 am »
hehe, when do you know it's time to fire the webmaster?  

When your customers have to apologize before referring people to your site  :P

You're right, that's definitely unacceptable.

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