# painting a fhz...

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [March 26, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987 "2011-03-26T01:10:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![smole388](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@smole388](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smole388)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/1 "2011-03-26T01:10:42Z")

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ok im painting a fhz with the whole splash thing with the dremel, but idk how to splash the caps, i tryed flicking paint with a brush onto it, but it didnt work, and also, how many coats should i put for the background? thx

~cole

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/2 "2011-03-26T02:00:11Z")

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Personal opinion here, but I wouldn’t splash the caps. I think enhancing the FHZ logo on the caps looks good.

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**Author:** ![smole388](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@smole388](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smole388)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/3 "2011-03-26T02:03:09Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> Personal opinion here, but I wouldn’t splash the caps. I think enhancing the FHZ logo on the caps looks good.

if i didnt splash them, i would probly just do a solid color, and how many background coats should i apply?

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/4 "2011-03-26T02:07:28Z")

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Is this a clear one you are painting inside the shell, or are you painting the external surface? If you’re painting the external surface, a couple of protective clear coats is probably more important than the number of base coats.

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**Author:** ![smole388](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@smole388](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smole388)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/5 "2011-03-26T02:11:11Z")

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im painting them from the inside, i do have varnish for it though

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/6 "2011-03-26T02:18:26Z")

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On the inside you don’t need any varnish or clear coat. And I think one background coat should do. It really depends on the look you are going for. If you use acrylics you can wash it off if you don’t like it.

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**Author:** ![smole388](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@smole388](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smole388)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/7 "2011-03-26T02:19:34Z")

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okie doke, ill post some pics when its dryed

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**Author:** ![ap66crush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@ap66crush](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ap66crush)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-a-fhz/24987/8 "2011-03-26T22:07:37Z")

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use a coffee straw to suck up paint and blow it onto your yoyo. Paint as many background coats as you want, just make sure to keep it to light thin layers. Varnish is not necessary.

I have painted a bunch, you can check out a few of them here:

[http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,26872.0.html](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,26872.0.html)

and here:

> **[My hand painted Yo-yos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,18176.msg181949.html)**
>
> cross posted My first 3 hand painted yoyo’s. The one with the pyramid is a little banged up due to caps that were a pain. What do you guys think? All are stock FHZ’s except the Ben Franklin one, it has a gold bearing in it, but I will be moving...