Golden/metallic keycaps?

[pannkakan]

Hello!

Does anyone know where I could buy golden or metallic keycaps? Would be cool to have a metallic esc-key

[Djuzuh]

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?28652-Order-Thread-Metal-%28Zinc%29-Keycas-Group-Buy-Round-2-!!-Starcraft-kit-Arrow-kit-etc

[silat]

Feng sells zinc caps. Gold and Silver

[radicalrev]

I am actually thinking of buying from Feng as well.

Would the gold/silver coating ever peel off?

I wanted the shiny ones, but sadly has print on it.

[Djuzuh]

Ask on the order thread

[stuffstuff]

The gold and silver won't peel off, its not a sticker, its real gold electroplated on .  The printing, however, is.  But that's not a problem.  The key looks great.

[Djuzuh]

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?28652-Order-Thread-Metal-%28Zinc%29-Keycas-Group-Buy-Round-2-!!-Starcraft-kit-Arrow-kit-etc

Congratulation ripster, that's 2$50 less than if you went threw the group buy !

Also, the seller is actually feng x)

[pannkakan]

Thank you everyone! Just ordered from Feng =)
Although I haven't bought my filco keyboard yet.. still deciding if I should go with our without tenkeyless >.<

[Djuzuh]

If you don't know, you usually don't need the tenkey on a regular basis. And you can still order a separate numpad for 10 bucks later on.

[dmbr]

The ones I bought off eBay had the gold wear off almost immediately. Watch out.

[pannkakan]

ohh.. thanks =)
Just got my button but waiting for my filco TKL
Will get it in a day or so I hope..

[dmbr]

I bought some gold plated zinc keycaps on eBay. Coating started to come off in a matter of days

[dorkvader]

I bought some gold plated zinc keycaps on eBay. Coating started to come off in a matter of days

It's electroplated, and likely only a few microns thick. It depends on the metal and your body chemistry, but I believe it. That's why I'd go with silver: If it's not plated, when it wears, it'll still look good.