WBHydrographics Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Hi, 'm a newly formed hydrographics business in Cumbria. www.twitter.com/WBHyrdographics Just wondering what your opinions and feelings are towards hydrographics in your industry? If your unsure what hydrographics is please feel free to check out our twitter and learn some more! All questions welcome! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki Yamamoto Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 www.twitter.com/WBHyrdographics - No results found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike636 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 And a facebook and Google search didn't show anything either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki Yamamoto Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 What is it they say about first impressions? Will there be a working link added soon? I remember a while ago someone else started a thread about hydrographics, I believe this was the link to their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Thats the official twitter page. Just tried it on another pc and www.twitter.com/WBHydrographics comes up no problem, are you on twitter? If so I can follow you. Facebook and google won't find anything as we aren't on facebook and don't have a website yet as it is under development. Sorry for any inconvenience Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki Yamamoto Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 How much would you charge to do a USP Compact? In A-TACs (Urban) camo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I love the idea of hydrographics, but some places charge way too much! How much are your prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted August 15, 2013 Supporters Share Posted August 15, 2013 I was looking at the kits myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 People often compare hydrographics to painting and expect them to be similar in prices. The difference being hydrographics follows every step a normal paint job would be, plus the layer of transfer too, hence the reason its sometimes pricey. Shinobi I agree a lot of companies seriously over charge. I was on another forum where a guy was talking about a shotgun he had dipped, just the stock and pump and he'd paid £260. That even stunned me! We obviously have our prices, but seriously our main goal is to produce high quality work at affordable prices. In this day and age a lot of the wants in life get replaced with needs. We're trying to bring that work / play balance down as we aren't out to make millions of this! Suzuki Yamamoto... Unfortunately A-TACS urban camo isn't available, however there is a range of urban camo that we can do, but your looking at about £40 plus postage. Lozart... the self kits are ok, often overpriced for what you get. We don't sell them for that simple reason! Plus you need to get the basics right and understand the science behind it to achieve an ultimate result. But if your not to fussed about the finish and just want to have a go then thats what the DIY kits are for Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuki Yamamoto Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 People often compare hydrographics to painting and expect them to be similar in prices. The difference being hydrographics follows every step a normal paint job would be, plus the layer of transfer too, hence the reason its sometimes pricey. Shinobi I agree a lot of companies seriously over charge. I was on another forum where a guy was talking about a shotgun he had dipped, just the stock and pump and he'd paid £260. That even stunned me! We obviously have our prices, but seriously our main goal is to produce high quality work at affordable prices. In this day and age a lot of the wants in life get replaced with needs. We're trying to bring that work / play balance down as we aren't out to make millions of this! Suzuki Yamamoto... Unfortunately A-TACS urban camo isn't available, however there is a range of urban camo that we can do, but your looking at about £40 plus postage. Lozart... the self kits are ok, often overpriced for what you get. We don't sell them for that simple reason! Plus you need to get the basics right and understand the science behind it to achieve an ultimate result. But if your not to fussed about the finish and just want to have a go then thats what the DIY kits are for Will Cheers dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted August 16, 2013 Supporters Share Posted August 16, 2013 Lozart... the self kits are ok, often overpriced for what you get. We don't sell them for that simple reason! Plus you need to get the basics right and understand the science behind it to achieve an ultimate result. But if your not to fussed about the finish and just want to have a go then thats what the DIY kits are for Will Interesting, as I understand it it's basecoat, dip (with transfer) then spray with activator, clear coat. I don't see how that is in any way more complex than a paint job (to be fair and open I'm also a part time custom painter). Granted getting the transfer to lay flat and not crease is probably tricky at first and getting the activator right certainly seems to be where most of the first timers fall down. I was looking purely as an add on service for what I already do and out of curiosity. One of my buddies has a hydrographic finished Dytac and it's already chipping off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex90 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Could I get a rough quote to get main body of mp9 and silencer got quoted £200 and it put me off big ttime Ohhhh and in acu digital camo plz Thanks Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Interesting, as I understand it it's basecoat, dip (with transfer) then spray with activator, clear coat. I don't see how that is in any way more complex than a paint job (to be fair and open I'm also a part time custom painter). Granted getting the transfer to lay flat and not crease is probably tricky at first and getting the activator right certainly seems to be where most of the first timers fall down. I was looking purely as an add on service for what I already do and out of curiosity. One of my buddies has a hydrographic finished Dytac and it's already chipping off. For the simple reason that it is a paint job plus transfer film. You still have to smooth, prime, basecoat, then complete the hydrographics process, then clearcoat. When you say already chipping off I presume its not been on very long, in which case I imagine it was a cheap clear coat, not a 2k anti scratch... although if you think the process is trying to get the film to fit before activating them someones doing something wrong! lol, but anyway i guarantee my work and haven't had a come back yet! I highly recommend you do look into it though even if only for personal use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Could I get a rough quote to get main body of mp9 and silencer got quoted £200 and it put me off big ttime Ohhhh and in acu digital camo plz Thanks Alex You surely can mate, £100 plus postage (includes VAT and lacquer finish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex90 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Sweet u shall be hearing form me either this month or next Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Sweet u shall be hearing form me either this month or next Thanks No problem mate www.twitter.com/WBHydrographics / [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted August 19, 2013 Supporters Share Posted August 19, 2013 For the simple reason that it is a paint job plus transfer film. You still have to smooth, prime, basecoat, then complete the hydrographics process, then clearcoat. When you say already chipping off I presume its not been on very long, in which case I imagine it was a cheap clear coat, not a 2k anti scratch... although if you think the process is trying to get the film to fit before activating them someones doing something wrong! lol, but anyway i guarantee my work and haven't had a come back yet! I highly recommend you do look into it though even if only for personal use! It's on a Dytac in ATACS FG. Doesn't look like there's any particularly decent clearon it at all truth be told. I assume you're using a matt 2K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBHydrographics Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 It's on a Dytac in ATACS FG. Doesn't look like there's any particularly decent clearon it at all truth be told. I assume you're using a matt 2K? Depends on the transfer, some nned a matt look, some need a high gloss to really finish the pattern off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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