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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 12:31 AM
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Hydrographics - Water Transfer Printing

Have you seen this interesting process?

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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 10:26 AM
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Yes,i've seen it done in person,very cool but spendy.
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 12:04 PM
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wow that is cool! how expensive is it? saw a site online saying 65-80 a wheel?
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 02:39 PM
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the price i get is .75 a sq.inch.
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Old Feb 7, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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i am the shop manager for one of oregon's largest hydro facilities, if you have questions post up in here and i'll try my best to answer them.
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 11:37 PM
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How durable is this? Would you be putting protective coating on top or anything?
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 12:57 AM
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Looks like a decal type process...super thin film...pretty cool stuff!
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Old Mar 2, 2014 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by hornbm
How durable is this? Would you be putting protective coating on top or anything?
After the item is dipped it would be top coated with clear, just like standard automotive paint. So basically it's as durable as whatever clear coat you put on top of it.
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Old May 27, 2014 | 10:27 PM
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How durable is this? Would you be putting protective coating on top or anything?
could you do a pistol. say a ruger p89.
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Old Jun 8, 2014 | 01:13 AM
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could you do a pistol. say a ruger p89.
Yes, about 90% of my shops work is in firearms and hunting related items. However, we're always trying to tackle new projects and push the limits of what this particular form of decoration can do. Right now a dude from Seattle brought the the entire dash of his 2 seater plane down to get dipped in CF. Here are a few random pics off my cell phone of work we've done...
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