How To Paint Guitar Pedal Enclosures | DIY Stomp Box Tutorials by StompBoxParts.com
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- DIY methods for painting enclosures. The goal is to use as many common (or at least inexpensive) tools necessary to build pedals. It won't be the perfect, super durable result that a professionally powder coated enclosure will be, but if you're doing one-offs or custom jobs this is a great method to take your builds up a notch at home!
Enclosures for your pedals available at stompboxparts.com/enclosures
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Thanks for getting to the point, with no stupid music or unnecessary dribble. I want to paint some radio enclosures and this is exactly what I was looking for - thank you!! Learned everything in under 5 minutes!
This was months ago - but btw the radio enclosures came out GREAT! Thanks again!!
### Conditions
* Well ventilated space
* Little no wind
* 60 to 85 Fahrenheit
* Relative humidity
Very very very good tutorial. Thanks folks!
A very careful and well-explained approach! Excellent results.
One of the my favourite channels in nowdays and has only 3 videos apploaded!
Keep on the great job!
I’ve just started building my own pedals from DIY kits, and this video looks like exactly what I need in order to make my pedals look nice. Thanks!
This is really helpful!
Good video. After various trials and errors over the years, I've came to the same outcome as you've shown in your video.
Viva Pedal Builders!
Thank you very much, this is very helpful!!!
Instant sub. Brilliant walkthrough
Never thought of covering it with a box while it dries!!
Totally! Just make sure you get the dust out of the box before using or you're not really helping yourself.
Excelente trabalho amigo, meus parabéns 👏👏👏
Thanks for the video.
Super helpful video
AMAZING !!!!
Nice work dude! Subscribed!
Thoughts on baking the enclosure in a toaster oven between coats?
Still bummed Rustoleum discontinued their Hammered green and blue hues.
Like#440 and Subscribed. Thanks 4 Ur Video !
That krylon No runs plus glossy coat was already built in the paint pre installed for one coat. the first attempt looks pro no sanding..let sit in the hot sun..Didn't have luck with rustoleum ,metallic looks like storm clouds and my crackly feet..After I added their rustoleum clear coat.
Lots of ways to accomplish this! Glad you found a method that works for you!
how to get these Blemish finish on enclosure ?
Do you use any sort of naphtha or acetone after sanding to clean the pedal prior to primer?
Soap and water to clean, wipe it off and let it air dry like in the video. You could use naphtha or acetone or isopropyl alcohol to speed up the drying process but it's not necessary.
Thats awesome! My friends designed a graphic for me and i was wondering if you could paint on the painted pedal with posca markers? It is a hand drawing and i dont want to print it. Thank you 😊
Can't see why that wouldn't work. Let the paint on the enclosure adequately dry before using markers.
@@StompBoxParts Thank you!!
If I use a textured paint, will that cause problems with applying a label and getting it to stick?
Depends on how textured. If you're applying waterslide/sticker/label that cover the whole face of the pedal, the texture may cause issues. Smoother or flatter paints will work better in that case. If you must use textured, you'll probably need to apply several layers of clear coat to smooth it out a bit.
For the labeling, did you perform the same steps you did from your "How to Add Labels.." video?
For the pedal graphics in this video I used a vinyl stencil. You can insert just about any method of adding labels in that section of painting your pedal assuming the base coat in dry enough to handle. Stencils, decals, stamps, etc.
@@StompBoxParts I have a Cricut. Will that suffice for labels?
@@lonewolf42187 yes. You can use a Cricut either to cut stencils for painting labels, or to cut vinyl labels to stick directly and then clear coat over to protect.
what type of clearcoat is most commonly used for pedals? Matte, satin, gloss?
Not sure what's most common but I usually grab gloss if going the paint route
What is gained with sanding in between layers? Others recommend it but you're not doing so and this result seems fine from what I can see.
If the paint is still wet do not sand. If the paint is dry, sanding will help the new coat stick better and flattens out the dry coat. Certain finishes (like hammertone used in this video) simply don't work with sanding because you'd be sanding off the hammer texture.
I'm planning to just repaint my old pedal.. is it okay to just sand my old pedal to remove the paint or there's another way of removing it?
Sanding is perfect!
Thanks for the video! Is there any way of painting a pedal that is already fully assembled? Like a pedal you bought that didn’t have a paint finish on it by design, but you want to add paint to?
Totally doable! Disassembly would be required to paint the entire enclosure, however.
I wanna re-paint all my pedals. Boss, etc. Does it work the same way?
I repainted a Joyo pedal, boss should also be using a metal enclosure. I used some paint stripper and scraped the paint off with a wide metal scraper, then used sandpaper (starting large and then getting finer) under running water. From there you just follow the video
If I want my pedal to gradually degrade and chip overtime, could I just only do the base coat? Or would it all come off quite quickly?
That would be an option, but clear coat might be necessary depending on how(/if) you're labeling. Or skip the primer. It'll chip much quicker without the primer.
@@StompBoxParts I'll just be sharpieing on vol, gain, etc haha.
And alright, I'll do that. Thanks!!
@@StompBoxParts Found some cheap-ish spraypaint from a few years ago that has mixed-in primer - should do the trick! lol
Any reason I wouldn't want to use a base coat paint that includes primer, like Rust-oluem Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover Paint + Primer? Could this remove the primer spraying step completely?
Might work fine for you but I can't know for sure. The typical downfall of paint/primer is that it isn't made to adhere well to metal, thus why we recommend the self-etching primer.
@@StompBoxParts Okay. Thanks. You didn't mention sanding between coats. Is that not necessary? Do you do any sanding at all? If you do, what grit do you use?
@@jimwheeler5278 Not necessary! (and actually not recommended until the paint is completely dry, which takes a day or two)
How do you create you labels
Lots of ways....but check out our other video for a relatively easy way using labels you can run through a printer!
An other method of coloring a pedal enclosure without using paint or spray paint? I live in an apartment so I can't use spray paint inside or outside without getting a citation
If those are your limitations then it would definitely make most sense to buy something already powder coated or painted.
Where do you get labels?
Check out our other video on how to label pedals!
@@StompBoxParts I watched them all! Thanks for the help. I bought letter stencils and was going to paint them on but stickers seems far easier.
24 to 48 hours is a long time 😢
No I’m gonna wait 3 mins
Might as well just scrap it after 2 mins and 5 seconds