Spray Painting a Mechanical Keyboard!

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Spray Painting a Mechanical Keyboard!

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4 жыл бұрын

Today we go through how I personally spray paint a mechanical keyboard. The two boards I have here are the Vortex Cypher, and the Keychron K2.
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@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

yep, small audio mistake in clear coat bit. anyway, bit of a long vid, because I didn't want to speed up the spraying bits so that it's easier to understand (for the case bit).

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr.Raj Daddy yeh for sure. that would actually be the best case scenario.

@paullyo2244 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr.Raj Daddy What's your u/ so I can check it out?

@joeMAMAAA88 4 жыл бұрын

Do u live in Australia

@krlegulas 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr.Raj Daddy yah

@ebishh8969 4 жыл бұрын

could you spray white, white pudding key caps

@SwitchandClickOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Finally took the plunge and bought a ton of supplies. Watching this while waiting for my color coat to dry.

@tacowang 3 жыл бұрын

Video about it soon tm?

@mercy5972 3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe

@mercy5972 3 жыл бұрын

Loooooolsllsksksksskso

@mercy5972 3 жыл бұрын

Mememoomoo

@mercy5972 3 жыл бұрын

Loolloolalqlq

@mirae4294 4 жыл бұрын

That chair is a legend. He has been in all of your spraying included video, he endured so much spray. Great job chair.

@bloben4616 4 жыл бұрын

I love chair

@jannik7354 4 жыл бұрын

Chair is a good boi

@alexanderle3936 4 жыл бұрын

I have that chair. it’s from ikea

@x0nzs204 4 жыл бұрын

Hello

@hugoballs2376 4 жыл бұрын

Stool not chair

@chusoskever2649 3 жыл бұрын

FYI: Yellow is one of colors that always will take more coats, no matter the medium, it's known by painters and artists

@MaxxterDM 3 жыл бұрын

You could reduce the number of coats by first painting on some white primer.

@Bashki-tech 3 жыл бұрын

Actually most hardware store paints are really bad so i would use the "graffiti"" proffesional" from montana molotow flame

@CharliesMaidenCovers 3 жыл бұрын

so thats why I needed 2 cans to spray paint my bass guitar to yellow... and other colors only 1 can was enough

@RezMNBall 2 жыл бұрын

To make a ducky shine 3

@GenuineRage Жыл бұрын

@@CharliesMaidenCovers absolutely. yellow colorant categorically is a lot thinner and spreads out far less opaque than other colorants. I'd highly recommend, if at all possible, using a traditional paint sprayer and using a tinted primer. hardware stores like home depot and lowe's have primers that can have colorant added to them to assist with color transitions, so getting a yellow primer will help immensely not just in getting the new color down but getting it down EVENLY.

@Karlos87 2 жыл бұрын

To avoid droplets and uneven spraying, shake it like there is no tomorrow, and then do a few short burst away from your target to prime the nozzle, then while painting do short fast burst taking care not to overlay the paint in each pass to avoid unnecessary build up. Adam Savage has a good display technique and explanation on some of his one day build videos.

@TemProduction Жыл бұрын

Is it fine to use 400 grit sandpaper after 2 coats of primer?? I don't have 800 grit sandpaper available with me

@benwilson7869 3 жыл бұрын

You should probably also put some sort of plug in the type c port to prevent getting paint in there.

@thomasjeong1303 4 жыл бұрын

Don't think we can't hear TWICE in the background

@vietle8157 4 жыл бұрын

Whered you hear it

@rois6482 4 жыл бұрын

yezir feal special

@abbyg5707 4 жыл бұрын

HEARD IT RIGHT WHEN I READ YOUR COMMENT HAHAHA

@choitomines 4 жыл бұрын

9:07 feel speciar

@mlgfilms7633 4 жыл бұрын

I thought I'm just hearing it inside my head HAHAHAHHA

@Ranger629 4 жыл бұрын

I always love your tutorial! Please keep this up! Thank you for all these awesome vids!

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@GatsuOnBerserk 2 жыл бұрын

Recently into spray painting peripherals, I find this helpful and it has improved my painting skill. My custom mouse will look better after a little sanding (like you did with the droplets). I had a thick clear coat on a border because of the low light in the evening.

@elinow 4 жыл бұрын

Every new upload, I play “Guess the blurry kpop mv in the background” whilst enjoying the video

@レインレイン 4 жыл бұрын

Its twice now!

@lil_auto 4 жыл бұрын

Feel special

@smkurf 4 жыл бұрын

Lew O ?????

@fiita6086 2 жыл бұрын

Likey

@GabenHood 3 жыл бұрын

An "old mate" told me to do a quick spray holding the can upside down after use to help clear the nozel which avoids them spitting globs out on the next coat.

@tiebreezy1889 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been looking for something like this :D

@jonathankim1999 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend shaking the can a bit more before spraying. That’ll avoid a lot of droplets!

@lululipes4382 3 жыл бұрын

not to mention that keeping your finger away from the hole where the paint is coming out of helps too if you're not careful, paint droplets build up on your finger, and then that gets sprayed on your object

@TemProduction Жыл бұрын

Is it fine to use 400 grit sandpaper after 2 coats of primer?? I don't have 800 grit sandpaper available with me

@GenuineRage Жыл бұрын

@@TemProduction it's totally fine. just sand lightly and do a proper touch test to ensure the primer surface is fully dried/cured

@smileybear420 4 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of car autobody stuff And they say that the key to a good paintjob is good prep work

@fiisho 4 жыл бұрын

Good prepwork and painting technique

@befer 4 жыл бұрын

Great painting trip is to also put some kind off plastic box or something over the painted thing so random dust and particles don't stick to the surface

@liliannascimento2204 4 жыл бұрын

the levels of SATISFYING this video have... no words. beautiful.

@NailsOeltjen 4 жыл бұрын

I'd mask off the inner parts as the paint will add thickness to the parts and your hardware and pcb may not fit as well once you put it back together. Also going to a graffiti supply shop is your best bet for paint with high uv rating to prevent fading, and you can get paint with a nice matt finish that you won't need to clear coat. Try Montana Black. The price is the pretty much the same as the crappy stuff from the hardware store. All paint will need a few days for the solvent to evaporate out completely and for the paint to cure to full hardness. Best to not bring it into the house but leave somewhere like a garage. And you should ALWAYS wear respiratory protection.

@greynightingale Жыл бұрын

I use Montana Gold and it works great!

@htmlcode8929 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@PrestonsThoughts 4 жыл бұрын

This looks clean af

@aisy5139 3 жыл бұрын

why is this so relaxing to watch?

@SevenShinoda 4 жыл бұрын

if you close your eyes you can hear Daniel Riccardo talking about keyboards

@CocktailESP 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit your are right hahahaha

@TheCobCAP 4 жыл бұрын

holy shit LMAO

@mtnmoo 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how similar it is 😂

@somerandomflightsimmer4188 3 жыл бұрын

I know I’m late it just sounds like Daniel talking on radio

@francescosoncini8439 3 жыл бұрын

Straight FACTS Lmao

@SamChaneyProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and builds. I would like to say that it is possible to spray too light of a coat. Ideally, each coat should have enough coverage so that the droplets all connect together before they dry. This allows them to form a flat, continuous film over the surface because of surface tension. Otherwise you can start to get droplets drying on top of previously dried ones which makes a bumpy texture, unless that's what you're going for.

@NaveTGT 4 жыл бұрын

A month ago I spray painted my Royal Kludge RK987 in dark blue to fit a set of keycaps I had for a while (OEM profile blue gradient doubleshot pbt keycaps from Massdrop) to give to my brother to replace his old mech (has some old Steelseries with scratchy mx blacks, not to say that the RK branded reds are much better but he does like them better). Went flawlessly, looks incredible, I also picked up some dark blue aluminum feet from kprepublic which work great! Awesome vid!

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff!

@ngndnd Жыл бұрын

omggg im looking for a dark blue, which brand did u use?

@ascari100 4 жыл бұрын

You are one of the few youtubers with good spraying technique. Good job on the keyboard.

@Rowsdow3r 4 жыл бұрын

Record a couple hours of the sounds that just happen in your back yard and put it out as an ASMR video. I would fall asleep to that every night.

@marc0xA 3 жыл бұрын

looks so great. When the warranty of my keyboard ends I will try do it

@Raghav-ww1bt Жыл бұрын

After watching this video I am more discouraged than ever to paint my own keyboard.

@harbion3525 3 жыл бұрын

this is a very chill video

@ushanka_guy 4 жыл бұрын

My keyboard now look even better thanks for the tutorial

@adrift97 3 жыл бұрын

I plan on painting the base of my keyboard grey and get grey key caps just like the old early 2000s computer keyboards, straight from my nostalgic childhood

@_intrepid 4 жыл бұрын

really nice finish!

@sijapong 3 жыл бұрын

this is frikkin amazing

@maxmouse3 3 жыл бұрын

The red looks sick. Nice job 🔥

@kppwinn 4 жыл бұрын

I love that yellow

@tdtlam 3 жыл бұрын

Nice color. I wish i can do a completely work like you did :3

@hithereperson8137 3 жыл бұрын

Hydrodip looks cool as well

@cassiec1523 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I want a Mofii keyboard, but read in the reviews that the paint chips off easily, and so if I do get one, I was thinking of taking it apart first and applying a clear coat of spray paint, then reassembling. Do you think that will help? Thanks in advance!

@sas1ha 4 жыл бұрын

What's the keyboard called or what's the link for it , kinda feel like customizing one myself

@dofugin 3 жыл бұрын

9:07 "I feel loved, I feel so special."

@macroos7288 3 жыл бұрын

I see Twice Likey playing in he background😍

@oompaloompa413 3 жыл бұрын

Considering painting my Ducky Shine 7 but I'm not sure how to approach painting the zinc alloy frame?

@Ruby7zcgw92 3 жыл бұрын

Will this work for the Bakeneko? I want to do a cheaper alternative instead of Cerakote

@jaredruiz9344 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, how did you manage to paint the keychron without painting the flip out rubber feet, do they just pop out? Also, how did you protect the Bluetooth thing inside the keychron when painting?

@the_bloby_blob 2 жыл бұрын

Have you figured it out yet?

@TheUnexpected6 4 жыл бұрын

cute doggie insert at the end :)

@x9x9x9x9x9 3 жыл бұрын

I bought an idobao id80 and the brandy red color is not as dark as I was hoping. I really expected it to match the GMK redsun samurai keycaps but it doesn't so now I am thinking about painting it but im not 100% sure yet but I was looking fora video on painting aluminium... this was helpful though.

@brinkleymassart-burns262 3 жыл бұрын

Does the clear coat stop the paint from coming off on your fingers?

@Guel_13 4 жыл бұрын

hi can i ask something is the fist process did you use gray spray paint or white ?

@dasc0yne 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous color. If it's a keyboard worth keeping then something like Cerakote would be best. I'm lucky I have a guy nearby who does Cerakote. His waitlist is weeks to months, but I can drop stuff off at his shop any time.

@Tentenszx Жыл бұрын

Planning to paint the base of my kb and not the keycaps. I have primer, the color I want, and a matte clear coat. I'm about to kinda follow these steps. Will the paint last long as for the base?

@MindFueling1 4 жыл бұрын

Does the rgb still works when you paint over the keycaps

@squareup9121 4 жыл бұрын

Can u show with the rgb lights on? I haven’t really seen anyone turn the rgb lights while using painted or nonbacklit key caps.

@yingvay_4910 4 жыл бұрын

ok, so is there anyway I can keep the shine through areas on my key caps? I want to turn my normal set into a blank set, but I think it would be really cool to still have the letters shine through when the backlight hits them!!! Thanks in advance.

@ItsDextrin 4 жыл бұрын

Put tape over the top of the keycap and using an exacto knife, trace the outer borders of the legend

@domgilbert7694 3 жыл бұрын

May have been answered before but what do you do with the inside if the battery is there?

@grqfes 4 жыл бұрын

18:15 if thats green im colourblind

@triliner254 4 жыл бұрын

turquoise but its closer to blue

@Dat_Feathered_Boi 4 жыл бұрын

@@triliner254 Didn't he use teal? That was what the spray can said wasn't it?

@r.a.w.mstudios4660 3 жыл бұрын

Looks green to me

@sleekismboyz605 3 жыл бұрын

@@r.a.w.mstudios4660 Pretty sure it's purple mate

@_hamm1735 3 жыл бұрын

@@sleekismboyz605 na thats orange fs

@zaxswyre2 4 жыл бұрын

Once I put the clear coat it started egg shelling what did I do wrong?

@dyljus156 3 жыл бұрын

tips on reapplying the rubber feet? any new adhesive applied?

@ethanalba7696 2 жыл бұрын

hi when sanding the case with the 400 grit is it normal for the case to get rough/scratchy

@jherome5523 3 жыл бұрын

Was adhesion paste used for the pads of the keyboard?

@WeAreTheArc 4 жыл бұрын

I think the texture comes from the way it was sprayed. (Fast and from far) You usually need wet/heavy coats to actually get a smooth finish especially with clear coat

@randomstix3351 3 жыл бұрын

16:49 I was anxious watching him turn the board with the key caps over the drain lol

@alephnole7009 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the keys with Just the primer. It looks like granite

@skolrandom 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, great vid. I was wondering if the process is the same for acrylic cases? I want to paint transparent acrylic case to opaque black

@MultiDracula99 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, You have any methods to print legends on the new keycaps?

@neverloseguy9431 3 жыл бұрын

How do you remove paint off the case?

@AfridisReverse Жыл бұрын

wow loved it i will make my keyboard matte black

@okaoki 4 жыл бұрын

I "Likey" the color and it looks "Fancy" , also like that you spray more than "TWICE" i surely "Feel Special" if i own the keyboard.

@BritishEggz 3 жыл бұрын

u ok?

@ivopaolantonio8425 3 жыл бұрын

@@BritishEggz hahahahahah

@ScottMoyse 3 жыл бұрын

Damn... this video was like watching paint dry ;-)

@josephhong3084 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Have you considered hydrodipping keycaps?

@boiledicetea 2 жыл бұрын

Does it wear off over time?

@naurrr 3 жыл бұрын

the lorikeets beeping in the background outside ❤️

@shinchima 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos mate, I´ll give you a top tip, if you don´t mind, using one of those cheap wooden IKEA swivelling stools might make the spraying phase a tad easier. Laterz

@yuhanimedabest4268 4 жыл бұрын

LMAOOO

@conormcgregor7325 2 жыл бұрын

Did you spray paint the plate as well? Did that effect the typing experience?

@arstd196 4 жыл бұрын

Could you do an in depth review of the leopold fc660m? All the ones i’ve seen arent really good and most i found were actually on the topre one (fc660c i think?)

@vaffens 4 жыл бұрын

what do you want to know?

@oMysteh 4 жыл бұрын

Jalomus Flip bollysong knoef .

@faqihasgf9721 4 жыл бұрын

if I have an aluminum case, do I need to sand the case too?? Isn't it gonna leave a mark on the aluminum case?

@dirtyasianmafia2310 4 жыл бұрын

you only need to sand if the surface has a texture or is uneven

@rs.zsalma 4 жыл бұрын

has anyone done this on a Ducky One 2 TKL? wanting to spray the RGB keeb the same grey as the RGB-less SKyline variant.

@carpii Жыл бұрын

How durable is the key paint? I have an MX Keys keyboard which has backlit keys, but many keys show symbols for both Mac and PC. So I figured Id blot out the Mac backlit symbols using grey enamel paint. This works well initially, but the paint soon wears off after just a few weeks. Looking for something more permanent thanks

@Pluetube 3 жыл бұрын

Would this work on an aluminum keyboard?

@kurtyu6923 4 жыл бұрын

Will the paint fade off if i clean my keyboard with alchohol?

@szczagi6944 4 жыл бұрын

9:40 I can hear "Feel Special" from twice

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

hehe

@JinTrbl 4 жыл бұрын

0:50 you can watch "likey" in the monitor on the bg

@MonicanSpy 4 жыл бұрын

What ThinkPad is that in the background? (Nice Tutorial nonetheless!)

@ZtZ1337 4 жыл бұрын

can I scratch that paint on the Double-Shot keycaps to make it transparent?

@reviewforthetube6485 4 жыл бұрын

Not going to lie some of the bets spray painting ive seen ans the keycaps are beautiful

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@reviewforthetube6485 4 жыл бұрын

@@TaeKeyboards no problem man did I tell you I finally did it I ordered the parts for my first custom keyboard of course it was from kbd but you wont believe this I could of gotten more expensive but ai truely do oile the classic look of the tofu and ive done so much research that with zealios v2 switches and the brass plate and some abs keycaps it sound fucking amazing so mine should be close of course I got some good cherry stabs also so it wont be all rattly but I cant wait it will be here friday I ordered aome tai hao abs keycaps the new cube versions bevause I think there less grindy I actually feel tai hao keycaps grind on the housing if the switches and I actually feel thats why theh changed the design with there newer keycaps and now they dont rub at all actually to be honest something about the new cube desing made them sound better then most keycaps and other abs keycaps I got the avatar keycaps with the orange enter and extra keys instead of the pink ones and I also got some of there older ones just because I liked the look of the white blue and green keycaps but yeah I also got me some nice good ol fashoined mx blacks and I ordered som trybosis 3204 lube and 120 gold plated 72g springs so im all set to have some fun tearing everything aptt and truely making it my own pretty cool for a first build tho everything together ran me around 400 dollars but for everything I got thats not bad at all I actually only paid 50 dollars for the zealios v2 they will be here tomorrow crazy how this time the shipping ran all good and I ordered from all different pkaces and things will be here tomorrow and some will be fridaya nd thats the latest for everyhrign so ill actually have everything here around the same time so I dont have to wait any longer it only going to take 3 days tops to get here in total because I ordered everything yesterday or mabye yesterday at like 4 am haha but as you can tell im very excited and I cant wait

@fedism 2 жыл бұрын

Mate, can you give a quick update to how the caps are handling? Would be helpful!

@DeltaModelX 2 жыл бұрын

when you are fed up trying to find keycaps with the right color:

@bob_smite 4 жыл бұрын

I don't hear Likey. Is it the lofi beat or is it a specific part of the video?

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

lol it's just the music video playing in the background. Feel Special can faintly be heard somewhere in there.

@SheepWaveMeByeBye 3 жыл бұрын

Spray closer to the keyboard. if you spray that far away the paint will have half dried when it hits the surface, creating a gritty texture.

@WillBuildsStuff 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought a tecware phantom 87 and I wanted to paint my old outemu blue keyboard to test first and if it fits ill use it. But thanks I needed this.

@ddrfraser1 4 жыл бұрын

Is this process the same for aluminum keyboards? What is the benefit of wet sanding?

@TaeKeyboards 4 жыл бұрын

yep, the yellow one has aluminium sides. Wet sanding is for when you want to use finer grits (smoother) sandpaper. If you sand without water, the paper will get clogged up straight away. Water lubricates and kind of clears the sandpaper. So if you want to sand off small imperfections, you can't use normal coarse sandpaper, as it's too rough.

@bebica.records.5829 6 ай бұрын

Sanding in between coating doesn't remove the paint or the primer that you just applyed creating an uneven portion?

@denzyytrevyy9788 4 жыл бұрын

Quick question bro, if I spray painted my key caps, it will cover the letter written right? Is it possible to still see the backlight of the keyboard going through the paint? Thank you

@alexanderle3936 4 жыл бұрын

you painted over the legend unless you paibted with only some clear cost for some reason the legend will be painted over and you lose backlighting

@leonardo9259 4 жыл бұрын

Use vinyl or tape and cut each individual letter, paint and then remove the tape/vinyl It's actually quite tedious, so consider don't buying a backlighting keyboard if you wanna paint it

@furryslayer6879 2 жыл бұрын

I considered doing this to my black kumara reddragon, what keycaps would fit and what color would fit

@viscountified7550 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do ROG Strix Flare? I'm planning to spray paint it white and use HyperX Puddings as keycaps but I dont know where to start. Help would be appreciated :)

@fountainofsoda7947 4 жыл бұрын

Should I do this with the taser huntsman elite?

@emptyqt. 4 жыл бұрын

does anyone know how the paint would feel on the keycaps cuz i kinda want to try this

@comi4885 4 жыл бұрын

OA empty i just did it on my keyboard... feels super spray paint-y and synthetic, and some keycaps became shriveled. also, the paint wears off if your nails touch or scratch it. 3/10 would not recommend

@samueljustine8244 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I really hope you could reply to this comment. Will this kind of spray paint work with a soldered switch type of keyboard such as RK71? And will the paint disturbed the usb-c port?

@chapterchatter 2 жыл бұрын

yo ik its been one year but i have the exact same question. did you ever end up getting an answer?

@Alex-gp5xl 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or I prefer abs keycaps? I like how they don't have any texture like pbt and tbh linear switches feel better with abs

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 4 жыл бұрын

it's a better idea to just buy a set of keycaps in the colors your want instead of painting them, that if third party keycaps fit of course, if the keys on the kb are standard size. which i always prefer over non-standard size keyscaps that some companies put out, like corsair for example