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Hologram Pi-ramid - Painting the 3D printed parts

luislabmo

I'm really excited at this point as the project is nearly finished. While the PCBs are being manufactured is time to paint the 3D printed parts!.

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To paint the 3d printed parts I have chosen Matte finish Black paint (some times known also as Flat finish); Black will be the perfect background color for the hologram projections and a matte finish will reduce any reflection to the minimum, also will provide the entire project a a better overall look.

{gallery:width=960,height=768} Hologram Pi-ramid - Black paint

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Painted 3D parts

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Painted 3D parts

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Painted 3D parts

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Painted 3D parts (top cover)

 

On the initial design, I had contemplated room to route wires and to hold in place the PCBs with hot glue; it made sense to paint the 3D printed parts at this stage of the project.

{gallery:width=960,height=768} My Gallery Title

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Designed features for wires/cables routing

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Hologram Pi-ramid: Painted 3D parts

 

 

Blogs in this series

 

  1. Hologram Pi-ramid - Intro and initial design
  2. Hologram Pi-ramid - 3D CAD/CAM design
  3. Hologram Pi-ramid - 3D printed parts and initial assembly
  4. Hologram Pi-ramid - Plexiglass Pyramid
  5. Hologram Pi-ramid - My name is Automan
  6. Hologram Pi-ramid - PCB Design
  7. Hologram Pi-ramid - Painting the 3D printed parts
  8. Hologram Pi-ramid - Electronic Parts
  9. Hologram Pi-ramid - Displaying Holograms
  10. Hologram Pi-ramid - Project complete!

 

 

 

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PCB Design

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Electronic Parts

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  • It will be interesting to see how you get on with this spray painting of 3D printed parts.  I tried it a few months ago, but just didn't seem to be able to get a consistent finish, even after three coats. Some areas still showed the underlying 3D printing layers, other areas were flat and then in other areas it would drip from over-spraying.

     

    Dubbie

  • in reply to dubbie

    Hello Dubbie,

     

    In my experience, I think the results will be the same with any paint. To get a more consistent look it is more important the prep work -smoothing your 3D printed parts before painting: sanding, dust removal, adding 3d print filler, acetone vapor bath, etc.

     

    Luis

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