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I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 15:14:26 »
http://imgur.com/a/aF6J0

www.morbidstix.com did the dipping for me. it was a custom job, so there is nothing on the website about keyboard cases or where to order, just shoot him an email if you would like it done. He said it would cost $30 plus shipping, which I thought was a very fair price.This included a base coat, pattern, clear glossy finish. I was very pleased with it, and it feels very durable as he did multiple clear coats.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 15:47:26 »
Looks really good.  Hopefully it stands up to use (statement born of ignorance about hydrodipping durability).

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 16:23:13 »
Looks really good.

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 16:29:01 »
That came out really well!

Actually it kinda reminds me of my first computer that had a plastic case with ends coloured like wood :))
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 17:38:18 »
Looks really good.  Hopefully it stands up to use (statement born of ignorance about hydrodipping durability).

This is the first time I've ever had a keyboard case hydro dipped, though I do have a game controller and a mouse shell that have been hydro dipped, and both have held up perfectly well with moderately heavy use. There are a few coats of clear gloss as the final finish, so that shouldn't wear down. (fingers crossed). This was really a test run, I really wanted to see if this was possible and looked good to get a lighter bamboo coloured finish on a KUL case to go with the 1976 keycap set :)
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 17:39:15 »
That came out really well!

Actually it kinda reminds me of my first computer that had a plastic case with ends coloured like wood :))

Thanks! Yeah it does almost have a "toy" look to it, I think I'll be going with a matte clear coat finish next time to see how that looks.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 17:42:46 »
Hydro dipped anything looks fantastic.

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 17:49:57 »
That looks great! I'm surprised it only cost $30.

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 17:57:11 »
That looks great! I'm surprised it only cost $30.

I don't personally know the guy, but I've gone to him for multiple custom orders and he always has really good pricing. Definitely would recommend him if wanted to try having something hydro dipped.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 25 March 2015, 18:02:39 »
That fawking awesome

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 23 April 2015, 01:44:38 »
Wow that looks fantastic, making me reconsider my Miami keyset.

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 02 May 2015, 14:09:01 »
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 02 May 2015, 14:17:43 »
Best cheap way to customize your keyboard :)

I have a few KULs and love them because I can get top shells so easily
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 29 October 2015, 07:23:26 »
It's either this or waiting for a aluminum top, which doesn't sound likely. They even offer the Multi-cam pattern so who needs to lust after a Filco now?

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« Reply #14 on: Thu, 29 October 2015, 07:37:39 »
Looks great :thumb:
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 31 October 2015, 00:16:13 »
Looks amazing!! Great job once again livingbump  :thumb:
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #16 on: Sun, 01 November 2015, 16:38:17 »
That looks great!! I love the swirl effect it has :thumb:

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 21:20:30 »
Did you make the wood frame yourself?

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 21:56:13 »
Did you make the wood frame yourself?

its hydrodipped like the title says, that is what gives it the pattern. Its still just a plastic case.   :)
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #19 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 21:58:55 »
LSB that case is sooooo beautiful! I'm probably going to spray paint mine in anticipation of jukebox.....  :p


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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #20 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 22:01:34 »
Talk about being revived from the dead!  :D

IIRC, I remember you ended up selling the board on Reddit a while back too!
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #21 on: Mon, 02 November 2015, 22:13:46 »
LSB that case is sooooo beautiful! I'm probably going to spray paint mine in anticipation of jukebox.....  :p

This was originally for 1979, or made in anticipation of it. I think i sold it before it ever came though and did my second board for it, which I recently gifted to my buddy in japan :)

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« Reply #22 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 00:56:03 »
... it's gorgeous!! love your style and your attention to detail. The only thing better would be if the case was made out of real wood.  :))


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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #23 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 02:36:22 »
... it's gorgeous!! love your style and your attention to detail. The only thing better would be if the case was made out of real wood.  :))

Right!?! But uh....that would maybe...definitely cost more than 30 bucks  :p
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #24 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 13:31:45 »
Looks sooooo nice with the blanks + white raven. I'm very jelly  :p
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #25 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 14:31:39 »
How well would this work with an HHKB do you think?

Might want to do mine o.o

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #26 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 18:04:33 »
How well would this work with an HHKB do you think?

Might want to do mine o.o

I've actually thought about doing mine as well! It would work just as good, easily. :) I was just going to wait until CAPT and I fix up the HHKB metal case and make something respectable, then figured I'd have this done to my old case.

A wooden HHKB case would look classy as hell!
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« Reply #27 on: Sun, 08 November 2015, 00:37:51 »
Beautiful looking & finishing. Thanks for sharing  :thumb:

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« Reply #28 on: Fri, 15 January 2016, 15:06:37 »
Sorry for kinda resurrecting this thread, LSB, but I was wondering the same thing about hydro dipping an HHKB. The worry for me is that the layer of film on the case mounted housings. I wonder if that would create any issues. What do you think?

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #29 on: Fri, 15 January 2016, 15:36:15 »
Sorry for kinda resurrecting this thread, LSB, but I was wondering the same thing about hydro dipping an HHKB. The worry for me is that the layer of film on the case mounted housings. I wonder if that would create any issues. What do you think?

I had MorbidStix dip my KUL case based on this post.  My observations is that there is some thickness added by the process.  While the hydrodip transfer layer is only a few microns, I think the clear coat and primer that MorbidStix uses in addition adds some thickness.  That said, unless the part has some extremely tight clearance, you should be fine.  I don't know what the HHKB clips look/feel like. 

A good thing to consider is that people use hydrodipping to cover their guns all the time.  If it was too thick there, it would cause jamming of the firearm.  Rednecks like the security of having a gun that is always ready to fire, so if it jammed, we would have heard about it.

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #30 on: Fri, 15 January 2016, 19:41:41 »
Sorry for kinda resurrecting this thread, LSB, but I was wondering the same thing about hydro dipping an HHKB. The worry for me is that the layer of film on the case mounted housings. I wonder if that would create any issues. What do you think?

I had MorbidStix dip my KUL case based on this post.  My observations is that there is some thickness added by the process.  While the hydrodip transfer layer is only a few microns, I think the clear coat and primer that MorbidStix uses in addition adds some thickness.  That said, unless the part has some extremely tight clearance, you should be fine.  I don't know what the HHKB clips look/feel like. 

A good thing to consider is that people use hydrodipping to cover their guns all the time.  If it was too thick there, it would cause jamming of the firearm.  Rednecks like the security of having a gun that is always ready to fire, so if it jammed, we would have heard about it.

Yeah, it should be completely fine. Furthermore you could always mention that you would not like those parts covered, im sure theres a way he can handle that! Ive been meaning to dip mine, just waiting until the HHKB metal case is ready ;)
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #31 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 13:33:39 »
The link seems to be broken for me. Do you have a mirror?

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« Reply #32 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:21:06 »
The link seems to be broken for me. Do you have a mirror?

which link?
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #33 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:28:13 »
If the image links were broken here is some work hes done








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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #34 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:30:40 »
After using some of these keyboards heavily for over a year I can also difinitively say his finishes are permanent, and have not work off at all in any areas of the cases.
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« Reply #35 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:36:45 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #36 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:53:31 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.
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« Reply #37 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 15:57:16 »
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Wow, that looks great! Yeah, for some reason on mobile the imgur link was broken for me.

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Wow, that looks great! Yeah, for some reason on mobile the imgur link was broken for me.

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #39 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 16:05:21 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.
That's funny. I wanted gunmetal as well. Which one of us is gonna take the risk? I vote you

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #40 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 16:42:32 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.
That's funny. I wanted gunmetal as well. Which one of us is gonna take the risk? I vote you

Haha i have more than a few HHKBs so I plan on it :) It it all goes terribly wrong I have the prototype metal case from massdrop -_-

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« Reply #41 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 16:58:11 »
Very nice man! Keep me updated :) I only have 2 and one of them goes to work with me everyday

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« Reply #42 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 22:40:02 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.

Is the paint very think?

Just wondering ;'cause the case top is effectively the plate, and I don't know how much leeway there is in the slider holes.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #43 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 22:40:44 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.

Is the paint very think?

Just wondering ;'cause the case top is effectively the plate, and I don't know how much leeway there is in the slider holes.
That was my concern as well

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #44 on: Mon, 25 January 2016, 22:52:00 »
Thanks for the followup! I am still considering doing this to one of my HHKBs... :eek:

Yeah I really want to have him do a gunmetal grey on one of my HHKB cases.

Is the paint very think?

Just wondering ;'cause the case top is effectively the plate, and I don't know how much leeway there is in the slider holes.

Not really, but to get around this I would tape over the top of the sliders when I had the case in half, and use enough hot glue to fill the ends of all the holes from the backside, and after all the dipping and painting was done, knock out the hot glue. It surely wouldn't affect travel distance at all on the top part of the case/plate.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #45 on: Sun, 31 January 2016, 12:46:08 »
I don't know which I like more, the woodgrain/1976, or the red/white.  Almost too awesome :)

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #46 on: Sun, 31 January 2016, 21:03:43 »
I don't know which I like more, the woodgrain/1976, or the red/white.  Almost too awesome :)

There is a lot of good options :D personally I never get very professional looking finishes with spray cans, so Id even probably send him a case even if i just wanted it professionally painted.
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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #47 on: Fri, 12 February 2016, 12:40:52 »
beautiful dips, love the 76 on bamboo!

Do you need to remove (sand) the rubber coating before dipping? Would leaving it on there cause it to be less permanent or more easily damaged?

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #48 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 22:19:30 »
They look totally awesome and amazing!

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Re: I Hydro Dipped my QFR Case
« Reply #49 on: Mon, 18 April 2016, 11:59:45 »
They look totally awesome and amazing!

Thanks  :thumb:
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