I am in the process of making my blue i3’s, white. And I thought I may aswell make a how to…
What you need…
- One pair of i3’s, or any other goggle system.
- Masking Tape
- Scissors
- Stanley/precision knife
- Masking tape
- Cardboard
- Standard cellotape if your masking tape is cheapskate
- Plasti-dip liquid rubber spray (£10)
To start, you will need to dissemble your mask, check out the manual
. To insure that the tape sticks well wipe down the surface properly and free it of dirt and grease from paint etc.
Start to cover all areas in masking tape that you DO NOT want painted, make sure the tape is well stuck as you Don't want paint seeping under. Cut away the excess tape with your Stanley knife and go over the whole mask covering what you do not want painted. In this case I am leaving the black, and changing all blue to white.
Remember to take your time and do things properly, until you have done all the parts you want.
Remember to also cover all foam pieces in any way that you can, all I came up with was to use normal cellotape as it was more stick and do it that way…
Also note that I have cut a piece of cardboard to fit where the lense would be to protect the other side of the earpiece foam.
As shown above I have removed the original strap by undoing the stitching, as I am going to attack a new jt strap when it is complete.
To make sure no paint/liquid rubber gets under or even through the masking, I took the precaution of adding a second layer of tape… this is not essential, but helps.
Now the mask is ready to be sprayed. Do this in a very well ventilated area on a protected surface, I am using newspaper to protect my garden. I have also put the mask part on a stick to get to all areas.
I did 4 coats, but do them until you have a satisfactory finish, when dry use a stanley knife to cut your pieces of masking tape out of the rubber coating. I ended up with these...
I still need to smooth up edges, but you get the picture.
Hope this helps.
Alex
What you need…
- One pair of i3’s, or any other goggle system.
- Masking Tape
- Scissors
- Stanley/precision knife
- Masking tape
- Cardboard
- Standard cellotape if your masking tape is cheapskate
- Plasti-dip liquid rubber spray (£10)
To start, you will need to dissemble your mask, check out the manual
. To insure that the tape sticks well wipe down the surface properly and free it of dirt and grease from paint etc.Start to cover all areas in masking tape that you DO NOT want painted, make sure the tape is well stuck as you Don't want paint seeping under. Cut away the excess tape with your Stanley knife and go over the whole mask covering what you do not want painted. In this case I am leaving the black, and changing all blue to white.
Remember to take your time and do things properly, until you have done all the parts you want.
Remember to also cover all foam pieces in any way that you can, all I came up with was to use normal cellotape as it was more stick and do it that way…
Also note that I have cut a piece of cardboard to fit where the lense would be to protect the other side of the earpiece foam.
As shown above I have removed the original strap by undoing the stitching, as I am going to attack a new jt strap when it is complete.
To make sure no paint/liquid rubber gets under or even through the masking, I took the precaution of adding a second layer of tape… this is not essential, but helps.
Now the mask is ready to be sprayed. Do this in a very well ventilated area on a protected surface, I am using newspaper to protect my garden. I have also put the mask part on a stick to get to all areas.
I did 4 coats, but do them until you have a satisfactory finish, when dry use a stanley knife to cut your pieces of masking tape out of the rubber coating. I ended up with these...
I still need to smooth up edges, but you get the picture.
Hope this helps.
Alex
