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Offline admiralvorian

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blue duct tape on my qfr
« on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:08:37 »
Did this last night when I was bored, came out pretty good eh?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:13 »
um... kool.. have you tried RED?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:37 »
Quote from: admiralvorian on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:08:37
Did this last night when I was bored, came out pretty good eh?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:49 »
I will say I think this is a first!
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:12:09 »
Quote from: ray4jc on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:49
I will say I think this is a first!

:D I didn't even know they made blue ductape

I thought they were always grey//silver
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:13:18 »
Sharpie 1337 + ductape keyboard = win
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:13:37 »
Gets rid of all the branding. Pretty good idea when you do a neat job.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:15:15 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:12:09
Quote from: ray4jc on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:49
I will say I think this is a first!

:D I didn't even know they made blue ductape

I thought they were always grey//silver

Now your just trolling...dude....they make all kinds of duct tape

http://duckbrand.com/products/duck-tape/printed-duck-tape

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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:16:08 »
Duck has 20 colors, 62 patterns, 46 college logos/colors... glow in the dark... NFL licensed... it just keeps going.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:16:51 »
Quote from: ray4jc on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:15:15
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:12:09
Quote from: ray4jc on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:49
I will say I think this is a first!

:D I didn't even know they made blue ductape

I thought they were always grey//silver

Now your just trolling...dude....they make all kinds of duct tape

http://duckbrand.com/products/duck-tape/printed-duck-tape



I didn''t know it has gone that far :D
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:17:08 »
Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:16:08
Duck has 20 colors, 62 patterns, 46 college logos/colors... glow in the dark... NFL licensed... it just keeps going.

HELLO KITTY!

Nice job on the QFR man! I'm sure there will be more to come after this now :)
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:17:56 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:16:51
I didn''t know it has gone that far :D

So you haven't seen the Duck tape prom outfits?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:19:15 »
Quote from: alaricljs on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:17:56
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:16:51
I didn''t know it has gone that far :D

So you haven't seen the Duck tape prom outfits?

Made a suit myself forever and a half ago.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:42:46 »
Quote from: admiralvorian on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:08:37
Did this last night when I was bored, came out pretty good eh?
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You should do a write up on how you went about making this....I have a few extra QFR tops lying around.

How do you keep the seems from showing?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:09:31 »
Quote from: admiralvorian on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:08:37
Did this last night when I was bored, came out pretty good eh?
I saw pink the other day at Home Depot and wondered about doing this very thing. Good job! Better than I expected.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:28:59 »
is this going to gum up over time?
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #16 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:36:07 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:28:59
is this going to gum up over time?

Unless he treated it, yes.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #18 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:48:11 »
Interesting, and an alternative to paint.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #19 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 18:08:34 »
Quote from: ray4jc on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:42:46
How do you keep the seems from showing?

I'm wondering as well.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #20 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 18:09:32 »
What would you use to treat it? Varnish?

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:36:07
Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:28:59
is this going to gum up over time?

Unless he treated it, yes.

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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #21 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 18:51:09 »
Quote from: BucklingSpring on Tue, 18 June 2013, 18:09:32
What would you use to treat it? Varnish?

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Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 18 June 2013, 16:28:59
is this going to gum up over time?

Unless he treated it, yes.

I don't even know, but I'm sure it could be done. You might just have to coat it in clear plastic.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #22 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 19:25:35 »
Looks cool!

Yes, Duck Tape leaves some nasty residue.  Might be better to Plasti Dip and remove later to do another color.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #23 on: Tue, 18 June 2013, 19:29:09 »
Has a certain industrial appeal I guess but it is not for me . It is a first though. Pretty unique.

I think there are ways to get the residue off. There are a number of things you can try, like vinegar or WD40.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #24 on: Wed, 19 June 2013, 13:23:57 »
The seams are visible, but by virtue of being duct tape it is not noticeable / looks pretty good from how far your face normally sits from your keyboard. The seams that you can see (this photo washed it out due to the color i guess, you can surely see some seams) add the the industrial visual appeal of using duct tape. And yes this will leave residue, but I picked up this QFR open-box for $50 so I figured I'd have a go.

Plasti-dip is my next step.
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Re: blue duct tape on my qfr
« Reply #25 on: Wed, 19 June 2013, 13:25:49 »
Quote from: RougeR on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:10:37
Quote from: admiralvorian on Tue, 18 June 2013, 15:08:37
Did this last night when I was bored, came out pretty good eh?
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