So, this isn't a dye.....but, it's cool!

[Garret H]

So, I work for an auto paint shop and decided to have some fun today while it was slow. I took one of my unused Z plastic discs and sprayed it with a quality auto paint. YES, I KNOW THIS DISC IN NO LONGER LEGAL! But, it looks cool! The disc was first sprayed with a light coat of adhesion promoter that helps make the paint stick better to the plastic. Because of this, the paint is completely flexible -- you can bend the disc and the paint stays perfect. It has very nice mirror finish and turned out great. I'll get a bit more creative with the next one I do now that I know how well they paint. These would make a great looking trophy!...especially with a vinyl decal applied in the center, then clearcoated over. :thmbup:

Garret

 

[Fishy]

very cool, it's not legal but would be a sweet wall hanger! maybe do a chameleon paint job? or something with a heavy metallic flake? I did a bit of painting back in the day, I can see where this would look very sweet.

 

[Garret H]

I think the next one I do will be a pearly cherry black metallic with a bright green "tear mark" -- sort of like the monster energy stripe. I'll lay down the green, then lay down a jagged piece of masking tape and spray the cherry black over it. It is a very cool color and should look sweet!

Garret

 

[BennettUA]

WOW that's a great idea! Use some vinyl to make a sick trophy disc, or just do some great paint work and leave it. Hope to see more of this from you, Garret!

 

[Dan Howard]

That's freakin' brilliant! Please put this disc in your full bag, take it out, throw into a tree, put it back in your bag, repeat 20x and tell me what happens. Seriously tho, if it'll take some wear and tear it would be a novel solution to the short half life of RIT on discs, it'll look great for a long time but you can't throw it in tournaments.

 

[atl scott]

That looks great! I would order a custom trophy disc or two fo sho!

 

[Dan Howard]

What is this adhesion promoter and is there a screen printing equivalent?

 

[basketcase15]

Candy Paint Pimpin

 

[Garret H]

Thanks, guys.

Adhesion promoter is something you can buy at an auto paint store -- you can buy it in aerosol form. All you do is spray a quick coat on the plastic, let it dry for a few minutes, then hit it with the paint. It dries tacky and helps the paint stick to the plastic. Also, it adds a flex agent so the paint won't crack when the plastic flexs -- they use this technique when repainting bumpers or plastic trim.

I don't know what it would be like to throw it because it is pretty smooth! The top is very slick, even more so than a brand new star disc! There isn't much grip. The first time I sprayed it, we shot it with a single stage paint -- it was a little grippier, but still looked great. We got some overspray on it in the shop, so I sanded it down and hit it with a layer of clear coat. The clear made it really slick.

I'll try another one tomorrow and report back.

Garret

 

[Iberian_55]

$$ Trophy Discs $$ ???

SWEET

Garret, Are you possibly willing to do ($$) trophy discs.

PM me :thmbup:

 

[woodstock]

I wonder how it throws, I bet it makes it a tad overstable.

 

[Garret H]

I wonder how it throws, I bet it makes it a tad overstable.

Yeah, I need to weigh it. It's a Z Flash and was a 167g before the paint. Not sure what the weight it now, but I doubt it added much.

Garret

 

[Garret H]

SWEET

Garret, Are you possibly willing to do ($$) trophy discs.

PM me :thmbup:

PM replied to! I sent you an email.

Garret

 

[BennettUA]

"Is that Plum Crazy Purple?"

 

[roadtripstuff]

Wow that looks sweet. I agree that you could make some sweet trophy discs. Nice work man.

 

[Garret H]

Hey, guys -- I thought I would post an update of my most recent work. I'm currently working on painting some discs for Bennett and just got a few of them finished up today. They came out great, so I thought I would share! Unfortunately, the photos don't do these justice as they really look much "shinier" in person. The first photo is of one of the discs primered -- they make excellent "canvas" for shooting auto paint as they are almost perfectly smooth and sand well. This first one is a Mako mold and had some nicks and dings -- it puttied perfectly and sanded right out. The light blue disc in the next photos is the same Mako with the paint applied. The last one is a driver with a very cool pewter metallic -- once again, the photo doesn't show the shine....in the sunlight, this baby looks sweet! I also have a purple one finished and a Ferrari red one in the works.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in this, feel free to send me a PM. If you provide the disc and pay shipping, it shouldn't cost much at all for me to spray them. They make great trophies or wall hangars -- if you want it as a trophy, I could even get some vinyl lettering made for the top relatively inexpensive.

Garret

 

[Garret H]

More pics....

 

[BennettUA]

Those look top-notch Garret,pumped to get my hands on 'em! Thanks for the pics!

 

[snappyfingers]

Those look sweet! :hfive:
Once the main coat is on, can you do stencil work over it?

 

[BennettUA]

If anyone else gets into this, it's a great idea just for a trophy disc to throw some vinyl on it, or to make a wall hanger. Very cool looking, definitely a head-turner. I need to get these out and make a design on one, I still have only used ONE of my original order from Garret!

I'll take a pic of my painted discs and the one with vinyl on it when I'm home.