Etched enclosures

[kupervaser]

Looks nice. Do you polish the enclosure?

[Pyr0]

^^^  Yes, see bottom of previous post before yours.

[metalero30]

last works

microamp with loop



footswitch looper with buffer



phase 90 with mod



sans amp gt2




samurai chorus



zombie chorus

[deadastronaut]

cool etches metalero:  samurai chorus?....

[asatbluesboy]

cool etches metalero:  samurai chorus?....

Somewhere in Time chorus!

Samus Aran for the win! 

[metalero30]

dead astronaut: its a little angel chorus, but that name dont fit with a metal head pedalboard

[Grkmtsn]

this is not etched but i wanna show this too. Just want to get your opinions.

[edd29]

ISP DECIMATOR

[kupervaser]

[edd29]

Another one

[edd29]

[kupervaser]

And finished:

[shefsale]

Hello! These are my first attempts.


Fuzz Face (Silicon)




Tube Screamer




Clean Booster




Mosrite Fuzzrite




Fuzz Face (Germanium)

[poppyman]

Hello!

loads of great etched boxes lately!

I need a little help here: I tried reversed etch boxes for a while now and I think I almost there, but I 'm not quite satisfied with the "texture" of the finish. If you look closer the painted part is kind of goey-grainy with dull patches. I used classic spray paint and a layer of red laquer paint. I used 1000 grade sand paper to finish the box. What could I use to prevent this dull finish? Higher sand paper grade? clearcoats? Let me know!

Thanks in advance for you help.


trotsky drive:

[deadastronaut]

 +1 lots of cool etches ...love that decimator...



@poppyman:

i always stick a coat or 2 of clear over the whole box after etching/colouring, it shines the paint, and preserves the aluminium box shine too..

: my mate has a pedal i did without clear, and the aluminium finish has ''dimmed'' quite a bit compared to one i built for him that has a clearcoat finish...(built around the same time)

with car spray clear you can let it dry naturally , or whack it in a toaster for a little while..(not too hot)..just my 2p.

[poppyman]

thanks deadastronaut!

I think I 'll give it a go next time

[edd29]

+1 lots of cool etches ...love that decimator...



Thanks!  Rob

[poppyman]

Hi,

So, I followed deadastronaut's  advice (thanks again) and it made the finish very smooth and shiny looking. I'm very happy about it


The problem is that the clear coat doesn't really fix the uneven colour "dark/light stains" aspect of the paint after I sanded it. It looks kind of ok on this box but I'd like to be able to have a more consistant,  "homogeneous" colour...Any good advice for that?

alembic boost:



detail:

[John Lyons]

^ Nice color and image!

[poppyman]

thanks John!!!

It's inspired by all the fantastic designs found in this thread