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Step 4Finishing touches
After testing to make sure you got all the different "rain" stuff in there you want, and you put all the screws in that you wanted to...seal that baby up! You can just put the endcaps on and let them be, as PVC usually makes a pretty tight fit as is, or you can seal it up with some Hot Glue. Either way works, and if you leave it unsealed you can always change up the insides if you want to. Totally up to you, but I glued mine shut.
The screws stick out, which I think gives it a cool, "industrial" type look and feel, but that can be modified. At this point, since my middle section looked terrible, I ended up wrapping it in some hemp to give it a little less industrial look. I think it turned out pretty good, but hey, I am also biased. This would also the the time to wrap it in any cloth you want to, draw on it, paint it, whatever you want! Wrapping it in cloth would make the screws less prominent and may be advised if it will be a child's playtoy, but hey...this is yours now. Be crazy and creative! Be warned, PVC is highly anti-spray paint. It can be done, but it needs FOREVER to dry, and even then I think it might still rub off. Acrylic paint is the way to go if you are planning on going all Michael Angelo on this creation.
Enjoy, and as soon as I finish the other one I'll see if I can remember to post pictures. If you make one, show me the pics so I can see the work! They are really fun, and mine sounds really good. The "rain" effect lasts almost 10 seconds with the added screws, which may not sound like much but beleive me, it is. I am also planning on maybe making this second one crazy full of screws, just to see how long I can make the rain effect last. Experiment! Go Crazy! This is easy, and fun.
The screws stick out, which I think gives it a cool, "industrial" type look and feel, but that can be modified. At this point, since my middle section looked terrible, I ended up wrapping it in some hemp to give it a little less industrial look. I think it turned out pretty good, but hey, I am also biased. This would also the the time to wrap it in any cloth you want to, draw on it, paint it, whatever you want! Wrapping it in cloth would make the screws less prominent and may be advised if it will be a child's playtoy, but hey...this is yours now. Be crazy and creative! Be warned, PVC is highly anti-spray paint. It can be done, but it needs FOREVER to dry, and even then I think it might still rub off. Acrylic paint is the way to go if you are planning on going all Michael Angelo on this creation.
Enjoy, and as soon as I finish the other one I'll see if I can remember to post pictures. If you make one, show me the pics so I can see the work! They are really fun, and mine sounds really good. The "rain" effect lasts almost 10 seconds with the added screws, which may not sound like much but beleive me, it is. I am also planning on maybe making this second one crazy full of screws, just to see how long I can make the rain effect last. Experiment! Go Crazy! This is easy, and fun.
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