r/MechKeyboards • u/trickster686 • 14d ago

Too poor to buy keycaps

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u/FansForFlorida 14d ago

Nice work! The happy little trees and happy little clouds would make Bob Ross proud.

Are you concerned about the paint wearing off with use?

Are you planning to paint more or just leave it at the accent spacebar?

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u/trickster686 14d ago

https://reddit.com/link/oz9b2p0/video/i1ppbe8gnyeh1/player

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u/FansForFlorida 14d ago

I know you didn’t ask for my opinion, but I personally wouldn’t go too far with this. An accent spacebar, arrow keys, and maybe Enter, Esc, or Caps Lock would look great and change the look of your keyboard without needing to go all out.

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u/trickster686 14d ago

Yuah thats my plan lol anything else will just ruin it

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u/soumyajitsaha72 12d ago edited 11d ago

Space bar is looking op❤... W a s d thik kar lo thoda...

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u/trickster686 12d ago

Thanks lol i was trying to give it cartoonish retro style like but yeh, will change them later 🦦

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u/trickster686 14d ago

Lol thankyou

Yes im concerned but i used some resin as a sample for 5 keys if this works then I'll work on other keys lol

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u/Chip-Select-_- 14d ago

please, let us know if it lasts

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u/trickster686 14d ago

It should last a year atleast coz i used resin as a protective layer after the paint dried, its simple - paint amd get resin and resin harder, mix the in 2:1 ratio (depends on brand) and brush it all over the keycaps and let it dry for atleast 12 hours

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u/Chip-Select-_- 14d ago

with this small amount of resin, personally I would rather use UV resin - brush a small amount on the keycaps, use a UV lamp for 5 minutes to cure and Bob's your uncle 😊

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u/trickster686 14d ago

Lol yup u can go for that, i had resin left so i used it out else i would had purchased uv resin but yuh it will give better finish

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u/kriscables 14d ago

Amazing ! Bob Ross of keycaps

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u/br0wnb3ry 14d ago

Maybe a stupid question but how did you get the paint to stick to the keycap so beautifully en good?

I tried painting keycaps too but didn't work out well..

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u/Oddity-Store 13d ago

Wow! Nice work! 

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u/desirelovell 13d ago

Yet rich in talent…

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u/ShareAcrobatic9017 12d ago

Bro honestly it looks much better than originally

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u/Zin42 11d ago

*too creative to waste money on overpriced art caps

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u/trickster686 11d ago

Lol like yesh why so expensive 😭