Spray painting brass?

[noteveneric]

Does anyone have experience spray painting / airbrushing brass plates or cases for builds? I've been thinking about somehow painting a brass case rose gold. Would standard brass painting procedures apply? How does it hold up over time with caps bottoming out on it? Thanks.

[Findecanor]

Keycaps shouldn't ever touch the plate, no matter what type of keycap or how wiggly the switch is. Don't worry about that.

However, paint is likely to rub off right in the hole when inserting/pulling switches. Unless you use transparent switches,   those marks should be hidden by a small lip around the edge of the switch so nobody will see them.

[noteveneric]

Ah yeah I wasn't thinking. Early morning. You probably wouldn't see the scratches underneath the switches even if they're transparent though, because the caps should cover it, yeah? It'd only be noticeable if you looked for it I think.

[4sStylZ]

I actually paint my plate, that’s not brass but OEM ASK / AEK plate for Alps switch.

I use Montana 94 paint, varnish and primer (MTN94).

0. I drill the hole that I need on the plate.
1. I sand them and HEEEELL THIS IS LONG AND HARD.
2. I use a metal primer.
3. I paint them with… 2 coat at least.
4. Varnish.
5. Go to 1. because I have some digital finger print mark on it.
6. Let dry many days.

At the end, the result is solid. If I plug switch one or two time I didn’t have scratch.

[absyrd]

MTN94 or Montana Gold. 4stylz knows his ****.

[noteveneric]

What's the closest Montana color to rose gold? I looked around the website but couldn't find the metalic pink-ish I was looking for. I'm looking for something along the lines of this:

[Tactile]

There's MTN Pro  Metallic Pink Gold:

https://www.sprayplanet.com/products/mtn-pro-metallic-spray-paint-metallic-pink-gold

[4sStylZ]

Also if you want practice…

[absyrd]

There's MTN Pro  Metallic Pink Gold:

https://www.sprayplanet.com/products/mtn-pro-metallic-spray-paint-metallic-pink-gold

That is it. And sprayplanet is the place to get it.

[noteveneric]

There's MTN Pro  Metallic Pink Gold:

https://www.sprayplanet.com/products/mtn-pro-metallic-spray-paint-metallic-pink-gold

Nice. This is what I was looking for. Relatively inexpensive, too. Thanks!

[DALExSNAIL]

Honestly spray painting brass to me seems like a waste. Have you considered finding a local gun-shop that does Cerakoting? A few places near me have quoted close to $75 or so for plates in the past, and I think that's fairly reasonable if the board is nice enough. Plus they could match the color you're looking for much more closely probably.

I guess if it's just a throw away piece then have at it, but just wanted to throw the idea out there. 

[noteveneric]

Have you considered finding a local gun-shop that does Cerakoting? A few places near me have quoted close to $75 or so for plates in the past, and I think that's fairly reasonable if the board is nice enough.

Do you have any photos of work you've had Cerakoted? I've got no experience with it and wouldn't know what to expect.

[DALExSNAIL]

Have you considered finding a local gun-shop that does Cerakoting? A few places near me have quoted close to $75 or so for plates in the past, and I think that's fairly reasonable if the board is nice enough.

Do you have any photos of work you've had Cerakoted? I've got no experience with it and wouldn't know what to expect.

I don't personally, but here's a link to their website gallery. Some good examples in there, and I'm fairly sure you can filter to metallic gold coats that have been done.

In fact, here's a quick screengrab I got when searching:


The place near me has said they can make it more, or less metallic, to my liking when I do eventually have it done. Though I have not yet gone through with it. Lots of others in the hobby have done cerakoting recently though, with really good results.