Hydro-Dip (Camo Process)

[washingtonmuley]

$450 for an entire gun sounds pricey to me. Nice work though.

[huntnphool]

$450 for an entire gun sounds pricey to me. Nice work though.

 It actually sounded pretty good to me, I expected it to be a little higher.

[PacificNWhunter]

Very cool Phool. I can't wait to see your skull get finished.

[Hillbilly270]

where are these guys located?  $450 seems pretty high to me as well.
someone else had posted these guys on here before but i think the process is the same and they are in washington and the price is way cheaper
http://www.northwesthydroprint.com/

[huntnphool]

where are these guys located?  $450 seems pretty high to me as well.

That was my bad, I should have been more clear. The $450 was for the AR-15 with all the little parts. It takes approx. 14 dips to get the finished product on the AR's is why. Adam said most rifle barrel and actions are about $300.00.

the process is the same and they are in washington and the price is way cheaper

The process is very similar but I found the quality at Hydro-Dip to be top notch. Although they are not in Washington, (Idaho), my parts need to be shipped either way so location means little to me. Hydro-Dip trys to keep their turn around time at 10-14 days, I have found other locations are a little longer. The other determining factor for me was the patterns, Hydro-Dip has the camo patterns that I want, most of the other places I checked out did not offer them because of additional royalties.

Anyway I hope that clears up the average rifle cost issue, I thought posting the pic made it clear what I was talking about but I read my post and see it was very vague.

[huntnphool]

Looks like Adam signed up as "HydroDip"  I will get him to get on here and introduce himself and answer some of your questions.

[littlebuf]

thats pretty sweet, does he do trucks 

[HydroDip]

Hello Everyone,
My name is Adam Minic. I am the G.M. for Hydro-Dip located in Meridian Idaho. Thank you HuntNPhool for the very kind words!

I wanted to give everyone a little backround on the Hydro-Dip boys journey...  Hydro-Dip is owned by Scott and Todd Springer. I myself run the day to day operations of the business as the G.M.. We opened our doors to the public January 2008. Most of our success as a company was identifying where our coatings are best served. Opening a business of this level in a down economy has really given us perspective. We have been blessed to work with well over 30 fortune 500 companies in the last year. Aerospace technology has been a key area of focus for our business. We are ISO 9000 compliant and have full tracking and traceability standards that are at the highest levels due to the rigorous demands of the Aerospace industry. Our philosophy was to incorperate these demands into all facets of our retail business. We originally opened the company to offer coatings to mainly sportsmen. As avid coyote, deer, and elk hunters we needed a way to coat our guns the right way. We quickly realized there was not enough work in the nation to support a business on coating firearms alone. Naturally Aerospace and executive leer jets are a great fit as many production cycles are based on 15-30 year cycles and we can wrap contours better than aluminum core veneers that they currently use. Our coatings are lightweight, durable, and enhance the value of the printed item considerably in some cases. We also custom match many of the world's existing veneers which is a dream come true for designers.

Whether it comes to our faith, family, business, hunting, fishing, etc.. we give it everything we have. We all contribute our strengths to achieve success as a team. Scott designed our entire website, and is in charge of all photography, search placement (#1 on google!!! woohooo). Todd is the numbers guy who pitched this concept hard enough to get us all on board on levels unimaginable. He is also known around the shop as master dipper (mathmateical whiz, and our inhouse engineer). How many shops in the country can you purchase dipping done by the owner of the company? My backround is in sales, marketing, detailing, color matching, and upper management. It has taken countless hours to become master decorators and our shop has three on staff. Needless to say we have a top notch team and you can see from our website we take alot of pride in our coatings. We are proud of what we have accomplished as a company.

If you have some time please check out our website. http://www.hydro-dip.com

My contact details in case anyone wants more info...

(Please do not contact me on how to become a dipper, I get at least 5 people a day with that request and it is a million times more than anyone believes it to be. If you want to become a competitor please don't bother asking me for info. It's funny because I don't think anyone calls Chevrolet and asks how do I become an auto manufacturer. People have the misconception that you take a item dip it in a tank and thats it. For more info on some of our processing procedures visit our processing page for perspective: http://www.hydro-dip.com/process.htm I just had to mention this because this is not a business you set up in a garage and just dip)

Thank you.


Adam Minic
adam@hydro-dip.com
208-288-1008

[huntnphool]

Great stuff Adam, welcome to the site

[HydroDip]

thats pretty sweet, does he do trucks 

Yes, we do truck accessories. Hydro-Dip does camo wheels for Les Schwab tire center in 4 western states. We also dip bug shields, fender flares, side mirrors, grills, bumpers, etc...

Just email me personally for pricing:
adam@hydro-dip.com

Thanks,
Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip

[Huntbear]

Welcome to the site.  I must say your work is impressive, and you will eventually be doing some work for me.

[HydroDip]

Welcome to the site.  I must say your work is impressive, and you will eventually be doing some work for me.

HuntBear--  Thank you! I am looking foward to working with you. Just let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.

Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip

[littlebuf]

this stuff is really cool man, ive got a hk p2000 i may need to send your way, its my daily carry and some crazy camo pattern would sure be cool

[Huntbear]

Welcome to the site.  I must say your work is impressive, and you will eventually be doing some work for me.

HuntBear--  Thank you! I am looking foward to working with you. Just let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.

Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip

I do have a question on durability.  I am thinking about having my rifle stock done.  However, it seems no matter what "finish" that I get on my stocks, they all rub off, on contact spots, like on my gun belt, or my pack, etc.....  How does your finish hold up in those situations.  Seems like unless any finish is injection molded into the stock, it will not hold up.

[HydroDip]

Welcome to the site.  I must say your work is impressive, and you will eventually be doing some work for me.

HuntBear--  Thank you! I am looking foward to working with you. Just let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.

Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip

I do have a question on durability.  I am thinking about having my rifle stock done.  However, it seems no matter what "finish" that I get on my stocks, they all rub off, on contact spots, like on my gun belt, or my pack, etc.....  How does your finish hold up in those situations.  Seems like unless any finish is injection molded into the stock, it will not hold up.

HuntBear- We spray a vinyl semi-gloss or matte finish that is very durable as far as decorative coatings go. We use the same industrial coating line that the top firearm compaines use. The difference is we apply additional coats of topcoat in comparison to factory finishes. It will withstand 80 sanding strokes to break through the topcoat finish with a mid grit sandpaper. Any item that has a real high usage rate is going to wear over time. Our coatings are designed for asthetic appeal and to eliminate the outside maintenance of the firearm and will withstand brush beating just fine but there are cases were pistols will have some wear from sliding the firearm in and out of a tight tacktical holster. In this instance you are better off leaving the pistol uncoated. We do offer a full 1 year warranty on our workmanship and stand behind our coatings. My personal rifle a Tikka 300 WSM has withstood many hunts with very little wear. Fact is powdercoat is more durable but our vinyl topcoats hold up just fine under normal usage.

Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip