Slave1Pirate117
Hunter
Hey everyone! This topic is about PAINT, specifically the protection of paint. Matte finishes are the go to in the Star Wars universe and they must be protected! When it all boils down, it's the paint that we labor on the most when putting together a Boba build. At least that is my theory as I have yet to tackle that on my own build.
The amount of time and effort that goes/will go into every scratch, dent and scuff must be protected.
In my case, all of my armor pieces are made out of aluminum. Connection points between armor pieces are a danger zone when it comes to paint destruction no matter what material is used. Examples of these areas are the collar and cod pieces. Aluminum might be worse due to its rigidity. Another place would be the squarish nuts pressing against the armor pieces that assemble these sections.
I have aluminum nuts for these areas rather than plastic so I decided to use plastic washers. These washers could be superglued to the bottom of the square nuts. I included photos below of what I will use at these points.
The question here is in the title: What do YOU do to protect that paint? Areas of high wear like between armor plates, gauntlet areas of wear, etc. Share what you did to eliminate or minimize this damage!
I will update as the thread moves along!
Wear Points List
1. Armor overlap locations
2. Keyboard Key Nuts: Plastic washers between the keys and armor are a possible fix
3. Jetpack lower aluminum bar: heat shrink tube slid on and heated to provide a rubber coating is a possible fix
4. All over! A good clear coat will protect the majority of your paint while transporting, wearing and storing your armor.
The amount of time and effort that goes/will go into every scratch, dent and scuff must be protected.
In my case, all of my armor pieces are made out of aluminum. Connection points between armor pieces are a danger zone when it comes to paint destruction no matter what material is used. Examples of these areas are the collar and cod pieces. Aluminum might be worse due to its rigidity. Another place would be the squarish nuts pressing against the armor pieces that assemble these sections.
I have aluminum nuts for these areas rather than plastic so I decided to use plastic washers. These washers could be superglued to the bottom of the square nuts. I included photos below of what I will use at these points.
The question here is in the title: What do YOU do to protect that paint? Areas of high wear like between armor plates, gauntlet areas of wear, etc. Share what you did to eliminate or minimize this damage!
I will update as the thread moves along!
Wear Points List
1. Armor overlap locations
2. Keyboard Key Nuts: Plastic washers between the keys and armor are a possible fix
3. Jetpack lower aluminum bar: heat shrink tube slid on and heated to provide a rubber coating is a possible fix
4. All over! A good clear coat will protect the majority of your paint while transporting, wearing and storing your armor.
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