"Refinish" a pedal with duct tape?

[borismcorpheus]

I just got a Joyo Ultimate Drive and pretty much hate the paintjob. Creeps me out a bit

Anyhow, seeing as how I don't really have the time or desire to spend money on actual painting supplies and also since I have quite a stash of colorful duct tape available, I was thinking about doing some duct tape art on the pedal enclosure right on top of the pre-existing paint.

Has anyone ever tried something of this nature? Is it worth putting clear coat or something on top of the tape?

Thanks in advance. BTW, I'm a TDPRI semi-lurker (joined but never posted much) who is a regular over on Strat-Talk, so a shout out to anyone here who is also a regular there!

[TNO]

You could also just sand the top down to bare aluminum.

[borismcorpheus]

I thought of that but figured it would probably look nicer if I put something on it. My sanding job would probably have been rather sloppy :P

[joe_mcdogwad]

I've never seen a duct tape finish on a pedal, but Ibanez had a duct tape Talman that they released a while back. I think it was Noodle's signature model (from the Offspring). I think the same finish would look pretty cool on a pedal.

I remember reading a tiny bit how they did the finish, there's definitely a clear coat of poly over the duct tape, AND, I think they sprayed some black who-knows-what (probably more poly) on it and then wiped it back off to accentuate the texture of the duct tape even more.

[borismcorpheus]

So I did it with duct tape. Pretty simple, a little rough, but that's all part of the charm right?

[Lost_N_Austin]

I tried removing the finish on a TU-2 pedal that had been spray painted Lime Green and I could not get to bare metal with conventional means. I think that some are Powder Coated and that stuff really sticks. Why not try these?

Just Google Duct tape designer images

Take a picture of it before and one after and then post here or it didn't happen.

Lost_N_Austin

[joe_mcdogwad]

Originally Posted by borismcorpheus

So I did it with duct tape. Pretty simple, a little rough, but that's all part of the charm right?

Nice! That looks great. Did you put a clear coat on over the duct tape?

[burtonfan]

If you use the "classic" silver, it'll resemble my truck!

[borismcorpheus]

No clear coat... too lazy and cheap to go out and buy the spray and sandpaper and stuff :P