Been practicing some hydro dipping again just to try to keep improving and learning.
I had a few parts from my 6S Typhon laying around that weren't going to be needed again so I decided to dip them in a blue water bead film that I hadn't used before.
The first part I dipped was the radio receiver box lid.
Above is my second attempt as the first was worse than that so I rubbed it back down, re-sprayed my gloss white base coat and dipped again.
If you look at the part in the pictures above you can see white areas, ...well that is where the base coat is coming through the film. It was perfect after I dipped it and pulled it from the water but then when gently rinsing it afterwards (which you do to get rid of a slimy layer) the film washed off in those areas.
Basically my film hadn't adhered properly in those areas and I'd suffered under-activation.
Still I decided to clear lacquer that part the next day and put it on eBay in case anyone wanted a "trick" looking receiver box for their Typhon, Talion, Kraton or other 6S model.
The next two parts I dipped were done in exactly the same manner; water temperature at 28 degrees C, same paints, same film etc but this time I used a different activator spray (K2 Brew) as well as did an extra pass of activator when activating before dipping.
The first part I dipped this time which was a Typhon servo mount came out great so I checked that it wasn't a fluke by repeating the process in exactly the same way for a Typhon battery tray top brace. Worked much better.
Happy with the results I let them dry off after rinsing and clear coated them the following day.
Also put them up for sale on eBay UK as well.
No buyers yet but we'll see plus I did it just for the fun aspect as well as to get more practice so it's all good.
I had a few parts from my 6S Typhon laying around that weren't going to be needed again so I decided to dip them in a blue water bead film that I hadn't used before.
The first part I dipped was the radio receiver box lid.
Above is my second attempt as the first was worse than that so I rubbed it back down, re-sprayed my gloss white base coat and dipped again.
If you look at the part in the pictures above you can see white areas, ...well that is where the base coat is coming through the film. It was perfect after I dipped it and pulled it from the water but then when gently rinsing it afterwards (which you do to get rid of a slimy layer) the film washed off in those areas.
Basically my film hadn't adhered properly in those areas and I'd suffered under-activation.
Still I decided to clear lacquer that part the next day and put it on eBay in case anyone wanted a "trick" looking receiver box for their Typhon, Talion, Kraton or other 6S model.
The next two parts I dipped were done in exactly the same manner; water temperature at 28 degrees C, same paints, same film etc but this time I used a different activator spray (K2 Brew) as well as did an extra pass of activator when activating before dipping.
The first part I dipped this time which was a Typhon servo mount came out great so I checked that it wasn't a fluke by repeating the process in exactly the same way for a Typhon battery tray top brace. Worked much better.
Happy with the results I let them dry off after rinsing and clear coated them the following day.
Also put them up for sale on eBay UK as well.
No buyers yet but we'll see plus I did it just for the fun aspect as well as to get more practice so it's all good.