My SNES paint job

esadajr · 07/15/2013, 01:26 PM

I don't care if my SNES is no longer "original yellowed plastic" or "collectible". It just looked awful. Now, I think it looks a bit better.

Arkhan Asylum · 07/15/2013, 02:04 PM

I'd paint what gray stuff you've left on there. It looks kind of funny right now.

I would go with black for these spots.

coyoteslash · 07/15/2013, 02:11 PM

I like it. Been thinking of doing something along those lines myself with my spare SNES. Nice work.

Nazi NecroPhile · 07/15/2013, 03:30 PM

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 07/15/2013, 02:04 PMI'd paint what gray stuff you've left on there. It looks kind of funny right now.

I would go with black for these spots.

Agreed, though I'd stick with red for a more simple color scheme and I'd get some stickers/transfers to replace the lost labels. In any case, she looks much better now.

MrFlutterPie · 07/15/2013, 03:33 PM

Great looking paint up

FiftyQuid · 07/15/2013, 03:34 PM

Prior to the paint job, that could quite possibly be the ugliest SNES I have ever seen. It looks like it was stored in the bottom of an outhouse. I would have kept a dust cover on it non-stop just so I wouldn't have to look at it.

Nicely painted. I'd paint the rest as well, just to hide the last little bits. With them unpainted, the memory of the "ugh" factor will still haunt you every time your eyes fall on the unpainted bits.

jperryss · 07/15/2013, 03:45 PM

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 07/15/2013, 03:34 PMPrior to the paint job, that could quite possibly be the ugliest SNES I have ever seen. It looks like it was stored in the bottom of an outhouse. I would have kept a dust cover on it non-stop just so I wouldn't have to look at it.

I think the original SNES suffers from discoloration worse than any other console I've seen, and just like the OPs, it's always distinct sections of plastic that look like they sat in a cesspool, while other pieces look fine.

Nazi NecroPhile · 07/15/2013, 04:01 PM

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 07/15/2013, 03:34 PMIt looks like it was stored in the bottom of an outhouse.

'Twould be fitting, no?

csgx1 · 07/15/2013, 04:56 PM

Good job, it does look a lot better now. Is there a reason why you didn't paint the yellowed trim around the controller ports?

MotherGunner · 07/15/2013, 05:02 PM

Pretty cool! Good job. Definitely paint the remaining but I see why you didn't. Want to keep the logo eh? =)

Nazi NecroPhile · 07/15/2013, 05:11 PM

Quote from: csgx1 on 07/15/2013, 04:56 PMIs there a reason why you didn't paint the yellowed trim around the controller ports?

Heh, I didn't notice that; I thought they were painted gold.

FiftyQuid · 07/15/2013, 05:28 PM

BTW, when I first read the title of this thread I thought it said "My SNES hand job". Man, was I disappointed.

SMF · 07/15/2013, 08:30 PM

Wow looks incredible. GO NINERS!!!

Tatsujin · 07/15/2013, 09:13 PM

Now it looks like some cheapy chinese kitsch product

FiftyQuid · 07/15/2013, 10:26 PM

I just looked at the original post again. That unpainted SNES almost makes me want to puke. How could you live with it like that?

Thank God you painted it. It looks 1,000,000 times better.

TR0N · 07/16/2013, 12:48 AM

No retrobrite !? Still it doesn't look bad in red but that paint job does make it look like a cheap toy.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 12:45 PM

Quote from: csgx1 on 07/15/2013, 04:56 PMIs there a reason why you didn't paint the yellowed trim around the controller ports?

I didn't feel like messing with that part. I may try a brush later.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:10 PM

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 07/15/2013, 03:34 PMPrior to the paint job, that could quite possibly be the ugliest SNES I have ever seen. It looks like it was stored in the bottom of an outhouse. I would have kept a dust cover on it non-stop just so I wouldn't have to look at it.

Quite close. It was on a closet along with other electronics. This was my friend's SNES. About ten years ago, he was looking for rca cables and stumbled upon it. He offered it to me and I took it. It was just the control deck and a yellowed taped controller (which I still have btw).

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 07/15/2013, 03:34 PMNicely painted. I'd paint the rest as well, just to hide the last little bits. With them unpainted, the memory of the "ugh" factor will still haunt you every time your eyes fall on the unpainted bits.

I'll go for it latter. Perhaps black for the controller ports.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:12 PM

Quote from: coyoteslash on 07/15/2013, 02:11 PMI like it. Been thinking of doing something along those lines myself with my spare SNES. Nice work.

Go for it, while at it, go for the "region mod" as well.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:19 PM

Quote from: MotherGunner on 07/15/2013, 05:02 PMPretty cool! Good job. Definitely paint the remaining but I see why you didn't. Want to keep the logo eh? =)

I liked the idea of not painting those surviging gray parts (with the exceptiong of the dust cover). Also, the tech support label and the bottom labels remain intact.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:22 PM

Quote from: SMF on 07/15/2013, 08:30 PMWow looks incredible. GO NINERS!!!

Yeah! GO NINERS!!!

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:24 PM

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 07/15/2013, 10:26 PMI just looked at the original post again. That unpainted SNES almost makes me want to puke. How could you live with it like that?

Easy, it was covered by a towel, and I was playing a lot of le PCE

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:28 PM

Quote from: TR0N on 07/16/2013, 12:48 AMNo retrobrite !? Still it doesn't look bad in red but that paint job does make it look like a cheap toy.

It looked to yellow for that.

esadajr · 07/16/2013, 01:34 PM

Quote from: guest on 07/16/2013, 10:12 AMPainting it may have been a bit extreme. You could have just put stickers on it to cover the yellow, like on the NES in that photo. ( : J/k... I think it looks very nice, but must echo the idea that it would look even better if the remaining yellow areas were painted black.

The NES had the stickers way before it started to yellow. I'll paint the controller ports and add some Niners stickers.

Nando · 07/18/2013, 01:01 PM

Very nice, what kind of paint did you use?

esadajr · 07/18/2013, 03:05 PM

Quote from: Nando on 07/18/2013, 01:01 PMVery nice, what kind of paint did you use?

The red paint was a Plastic "no primer needed" kind of spray. The gold one was regular metallic spray. I got them at a well known hardware store.

I'll take pictures of the spray cans for better reference.

esteban · 07/18/2013, 03:53 PM

STATUS: Why is everyone hating the "before" picture and criticizing it? I thought the ashtray in the photo was a very good reproduction of a real SNES! ALSO: Is that ashtray clay or ceramic?

roflmao · 07/28/2013, 11:37 PM

Nice! I painted my SNES god-awful colors right after I sold my Duo bitd so I'd never be tempted to sell another retro system.

I bet if I search through the archives here I can dig up a picture. It's currently packed up in a moving truck and will be for the foreseeable future.

esadajr · 07/29/2013, 08:23 AM

The awful part is you sold your Duo

roflmao · 07/30/2013, 09:18 PM

Quote from: esadajr on 07/29/2013, 08:23 AMThe awful part is you sold your Duo

Indeed. Thankfully I quickly realized the error of my ways and was obeying again within a couple of months.

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My SNES paint job