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How To Make A Jet Pack for $30

Step 5Ready To Paint

Ready To Paint
Now our jet pack is ready for paint. I debated painting the whole thing flat white, giving it that futuristic/space look, but decided on an aged metal look. You can see a time lapse of the paint job during Episode #1, but basically I used one coat of primer, one coat of chrome, then a patchy coat of flat black to tone down the shiny-ness.
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May 6, 2009. 6:17 PMzac d says:
how..................did ........................you....................... make............................that would it work if I just held on to a plane fire extinguisher...................and where do I get the metal I dont live by a junk yard.IS THERE A MESSEGE BORD on instructables.com where people can just talk? any.............ways GOOD BUY
Dec 13, 2009. 12:29 PMimrobot says:
seriously its a prop! for movie making!  can't even spell bye right grr.
Jul 19, 2011. 7:58 AMvishalapr says:
Its a prop but when you click the button it realeses smoke...
That's what I thoought!

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