Custom Painted Pedals

Kylef

Has anyone ever had a pedal custom painted? In the same way that Zvex pedals have been handpainted?

I have an idea I'd like for one of my pedals but have no idea who could do the work for me.

meltedbuzzbox

I've had custom decals and custom paint but in both cases it has been from the vendor that makes the product

juansolo

DIY. 

Painting is a bit of an issue if you plan to use a pedal in anger. It just isn't very robust and will chip and ding easily. But if you want to go that way, it isn't exactly hard, just get some rattle cans from your local motor factors. Sand the box, clean and dry it. Spray a coat or two of primer. Then if you want a flat colour base, a few coats of that. Then paint it using the same types of paint (so they don't react). Then a few coats of lacquer. Job done.

A more robust option would be powder coating the base which gets a little more complicated. You could then paint then put clear on top of that. Have a look at powder coating online, it's a little more complicated. Requires proper kit and an oven.

The option we use is much cleaner, can be done indoors and is very durable. We use transparent decals and an epoxy coating. This can take some serious stick. Now it's not perfect. Over time the epoxy does yellow a little and the sun can fade some of the colours over time. But it gets good results that last quite a long time and is easy to do at home with a bit of practice. Tutorial here: http://juansolo.co.uk/stompage/finishing.html

Kylef

It was actually this that gave me the idea 

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p437/Kylefarrell/Noel Gear/39bc63640df3f21fc37a5d95a8c5df6d_zpsa7647a18.jpg

I don't want that in particular, I'm not even a City fan, but something along those lines so it would definitely have to be handpainted. Something with a solid or striped backing, with an emblem/badge/pic.