Tie dye paint job for enclosure?

[FuzzFace_EXP]

Whats up guys? Today I'm finishing up a neovibe build i started lastnight. I want to do something diffrent with the enclosure and try painting it Tie dye something like the Fillmore Thunder here's a pic  https://stompthatbox.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/elite-tone-fillmore-thunder.jpg

Does anyone know how it could possibly be done? Thanks.

[amptramp]

There are some examples in this thread:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82997.0

[PRR]

That's not Tie-dye. I still have the T-shirt.

It's in the general Peter Maxx style, more like Yellow Submarine (Heinz Edelmann, Milton Glaser).

For a one-off: It's just paint and a brush. Go to the craft aisle of WalMart or a real craft store like Michael's. Paint in little plastic bottles, little brushes nearby.

Good examples in the thread amptramp linked.

You have to think bottom-up, and from large to small shapes.

How do they do it at that price? Could be 5 or 6 silk-screens, reduced from poster-size originals.

[Quackzed]

yeah. do a decal/sticker... you could find some t shirt examples and just print em to decal sock... best bet. you just cant take an alminum box and twist it ina spiral then dye... it ruins the box...
if you want authenticity, smoke alot while printing.

[rousejeremy]

like this? http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82284.0

[PRR]

Tie-dye is of course you twist and tie the object, dip in die. When un-tied, the parts that were all scrunched up have less die. This is difficult with cast metal.

The Filmore Thunder is of course inspired by 1960s psychedelic art, reaction to 1950s pastels.

> like this?

The "Swirl" pedals are much older art. You float oil paint on water, drips and daubs and swirls, then slip heavy paper under and lift it through the paint. You can pull many impessions from one daub/swirl, hundreds of sheets a day. Many books bound in 1880-1910 use this for end-papers. It was thought to look like marble, and in greys and pale pink or green it kinda does. It re-surfaced in the 1960s as an overhead projector with a glass tray being daubed and swirled live, with stronger colors, as a concert "light show". (Yes, we entertained easier in the days before LaserRama and stadium-size TV screens.)
http://www.google.com/images?q=marble%20endpaper
http://content.lib.washington.edu/dpweb/patterns.html

[PRR]

http://www.pooterland.com/index2/lightshow_menu/lightshows/brotherhood_of_light/brotherhood_of_light.html
http://www.well.com/~cjfish/gallery.htm

[joegagan]

when i was 9, i wanted to be peter max when i grew up.

imagine my dismay at age 50 to find out he turned into a total ass somewhere along the way.

( back to the topic, apologies all around)

[FuzzFace_EXP]

There are some examples in this thread:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82997.0

Nice that looks pretty cool.

Tie-dye is of course you twist and tie the object, dip in die. When un-tied, the parts that were all scrunched up have less die. This is difficult with cast metal.

The Filmore Thunder is of course inspired by 1960s psychedelic art, reaction to 1950s pastels.

> like this?

The "Swirl" pedals are much older art. You float oil paint on water, drips and daubs and swirls, then slip heavy paper under and lift it through the paint. You can pull many impressions from one daub/swirl, hundreds of sheets a day. Many books bound in 1880-1910 use this for end-papers. It was thought to look like marble, and in greys and pale pink or green it kinda does. It re-surfaced in the 1960s as an overhead projector with a glass tray being daubed and swirled live, with stronger colors, as a concert "light show". (Yes, we entertained easier in the days before LaserRama and stadium-size TV screens.)
http://www.google.com/images?q=marble%20endpaper
http://content.lib.washington.edu/dpweb/patterns.html

lol i throught i would be hard with a metal case  When i saw those pedal from this link http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82284.0 the fist impression i got  was a marble finsh. The really do look amazing nice but im going for something a little trippier 

yeah. do a decal/sticker... you could find some t shirt examples and just print em to decal sock... best bet. you just cant take an alminum box and twist it ina spiral then dye... it ruins the box...
if you want authenticity, smoke alot while printing.

I was thinking of pulling an image from the internet and doing that im might just endup going with that, but i might give it a shot by hand and see what comes out.
Smoking would probaly help a little

Guys thanks for all the help and awesome links and advise. When i go about doing this il post some pics on here. Take it easy guys happy holidays

[MikeH]

Tie-dye is of course you twist and tie the object, dip in die. When un-tied, the parts that were all scrunched up have less die. This is difficult with cast metal.

You could probably get it twisted... untwisting would be the tricky part. 

[jayp5150]

I ended up doing fabric on one of mine. If you search my posts, you should find it. Sorry, can't link from my phone

[Quackzed]

thats a good point, you COULD do a tie-dye tshirt, then cover the pedal in the fabric... think tweed fender amps... i think they use laquer... soak it right through the tweed/tshirt.. and let dry...might be cool definately pretty unique...

[jayp5150]

Found the post.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg612085#msg612085

That's a great idea about the lacquer. I would like to attempt this again. I was going to just build up clear coat on this one, but the spray glue did NOT agree with it, and the whole thing peeled off, so the final one you see here was just bare fabric glued down.

[SoundPerf]

Here's a design I made using a free program call Inkspace and a few hours of time. You can come up with any kind of psychedelic shapes and designs, colors, etc.

[joegagan]

i like it!

[FuzzFace_EXP]

Found the post.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg612085#msg612085

That's a great idea about the lacquer. I would like to attempt this again. I was going to just build up clear coat on this one, but the spray glue did NOT agree with it, and the whole thing peeled off, so the final one you see here was just bare fabric glued down.

NICE thats look very cool. Im deffenently considering doing that. Thanks.

Here's a design I made using a free program call Inkspace and a few hours of time. You can come up with any kind of psychedelic shapes and designs, colors, etc.

Thats looks great!! I don't know if i have the skill to work with that program, thought im might give it a shot. I found some nice images on google. What do you guys think?
This would be for the top part of the enclosure

[Quackzed]

I cant tell if that's a really cool psychedelic graphic, or I'm having a really intense flashback.

[PRR]

> What do you guys think? This would be for the top part of the enclosure

WOW!

That would be great up against your nose with three tabs of mellow blotter.

For my un-stoned bad tastes, it's too small and busy to see from eye level to floor (unless I fell off my stool again and eye level IS floor level). And us folks on the long side of 40 just could not see it close: without old-eye spectacles it's just candy-melt. It's so intricately detailed, it becomes high Tchaikovsky, not rock/blues/jazz. And once seen well, it seems a shame to stomp on it.

But hey. Nobody ever hired me for my good taste!

I also wonder how you copy that from file to metal, but I guess you can find a better process than window screen and house paint.

[FuzzFace_EXP]

I cant tell if that's a really cool psychedelic graphic, or I'm having a really intense flashback.

LOL

> What do you guys think? This would be for the top part of the enclosure

WOW!

That would be great up against your nose with three tabs of mellow blotter.

For my un-stoned bad tastes, it's too small and busy to see from eye level to floor (unless I fell off my stool again and eye level IS floor level). And us folks on the long side of 40 just could not see it close: without old-eye spectacles it's just candy-melt. It's so intricately detailed, it becomes high Tchaikovsky, not rock/blues/jazz. And once seen well, it seems a shame to stomp on it.

But hey. Nobody ever hired me for my good taste!

I also wonder how you copy that from file to metal, but I guess you can find a better process than window screen and house paint.

Its definently a little crowded thats the only thing kinda holding me back from picking that one. I found this other cool pic, this one is a little more obvious haha

[merlinb]

So just how do you do swirl painting? The ones in this the link already posted are amazing! http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82284.0