Custom Xbox 360 Faceplate

Step 12 Admire

I am happy with my work, except slot b, which i sprayed too long with the final coat.

Total pictures taken 101
Total pictures used 60 (I shit you not go count them)
Ratio 60%

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Comments

[senario 158]

i thought u were going to go :o again

[mmeroney]

No, no, no, It's :0 (a zero). :)

[nokittymypotpi3]

Wait so how did you avoid getting paint on the middle clear Power button, where you can see the green light?

Hope to try this soon once I get a reply ^.^

[sbrown]

Just pop it out, it comes out really easy

[joelyboy94]

hi there,
ive managed to get the circular power button out but i can't get the plastic power icon out within that. I dont want to spray over it coz itll look crap - ive tried forcing it out and it rips the plastic off!
please help!
thanks

[ccontreras-1]

:0

[nokittymypotpi3]

how do you pop it out? In the tutorial I only saw you take off the transparent circle around it but not the middle center light.

[Head Wound]

What no clear coat?

[sbrown]

You think it needs one?

[Head Wound]

A clear coat protects the paint color from chipping and ware and tear. Nothing is worst that putting a lot of effort in a custom paint job just to see the paint chip off and see the original color of the object underneath, in your case the original color of the faceplate. From what I seen you did a good job painting the face place, you did nice thin coats of silver paint will almost no drip marks (well none I can see). Also the clear coat, if done right makes a nice surface easily polish to a nice shine.

[yobwoc]

Unless you have a destuctive:
sibling
roommate
parent (lol)
or neighbor,
you don't need heavy duty covering. It's not like you need to do anything that would harm the case in any way to make the console work...

[sbrown]

Exactly. Every time i plug in anything, i fold the door in with my finger anyway. So far i have had no scratches on my faceplate

[Z-and-B-inc]

When is your faceplate getting ware or tear? It's attached to the xbox which shouldn't be flying across the room.

[sbrown]

I think he means with the plug and memory card doors. I've had no problems and its been like 8 months.

[sbrown]

I didn't think it would be a big deal. I can't really change it now, everything epoxied up. Next one I make I'll be sure to clear coat it thanks for the tips.

[xxninjanickxx69]

yo what about some clear coat well ill just do it anyway cant hurt nuthin thnx for the tutorial great one this will help me aloot :0

[spartanleader_117]

TY THX for the guide, xbox looks freaking awesome, repainted it a solid red with the lambo insignia stenciled in the sides, thx for the guide again.

[fidgetingfinch]

I just made a faceplate today using this guide. I made it look like the paint job on the BMW M3 from NFS Most Wanted. I am so impressed with it, it is so amazing. It is painted metallic blue and metallic silver, with the M3 GTR badge stenciled on, and the power button is painted to look like the BMW logo. This guide really helped in making it. Thanks.

[Ryan Shirley]

:0

[Ryan Shirley]

i cant resist

[miqt]

oh dang..i just finished painting my whole xbox 360 red :) it's amazing, i just used special (and extra expensive) thin as heck acidic spray paint made for plastic, so i didn't even need to prime or clear coat, but i wish i would have checked this instructable out first, because i kinda jacked up the faceplate :0 lol so ya...but it's ok, i just messed up the little usb door..everything else is decent and it looks SICK!!! oooh, i see you have 2 face plates now.....do you need them both? maybe i could get one from you.

[TomArnison]

buy one at best buy or gamestop 15 bucks

[sbrown]

Show pics of your xbox :D Also, no point in wasting like 10 dollars shipping it to you, when you can buy them for like 8 dollars.

[cole.g.morgan]

I just painted my entire Xbox black and put my gamertag into it. It looks pretty sick. When I get pics I'll put them up.