EOI: Hydro-Dripping

[mlewis]

Hey guys just looking for opinions and comments from the club regarding Hydro-Dipping,

Have many people would get parts dipped? (rims, interior parts, exterior parts)
Has anyone ever had any hydro-dipping done?
is there anyone currently thinking about get parts covered/wrapped?

Any feedback is much appreciated. Anything can be dipped aslong as it can handle being submerged in water

[Bling]

Care to explain what it is? I could google, but I might not be the only one that isn't quite sure

[Stott69]

Saw a video on facebook about it.

*Hydrographics* or *HydroGraphics*, also known as *immersion printing*, *water transfer printing*, *water transfer imaging*, or *cubic printing*, is a method of applyingprinted
 designs to three-dimensional objects. The hydrographic process can be used on metal, plastic, glass, hard woods, and various other materials. In the process, the substrate piece to be printed is pre-treated and a base coat material is applied. A polyvinyl alcohol
 film is gravure
-printed with the graphic image to be transferred, and is then floated on the surface of a vat of water.[1]
 An activator chemical is sprayed on the film to dissolve it into a liquid and activate a bonding agent. The piece is then lowered into the vat, through the floating ink layer, which wraps around and adheres to it.[2]
 After removing the piece from the water, a top coat is applied to protect the design. With multiple dippings, hydrographics printing can achieve full 360° coverage of the part surface, including small crevices.

Interesting consept, be keen to know how hardy it is oon things like wheels.

[iOnic]

Http://www.fluidcoatings.co.nz

[jondee86]

And how cool are billet oak cam covers



Cheers... jondee86

[Lloyd]

Gif is easier to understand than explanation

[Mr Ree]

*ponders if they would do explicit images*

[DRFTIN]

can i do my whole body like that gif to look like a chainmail suit?

what do they charge for something like this? to do a set of wheels maybe as an example