Post by: huntnphool on May 12, 2009, 05:03:32 PM
These prices are for any of the typical camo patterns too, even the ones royalties have to be paid to like Realtree, Mossyoak, Kings etc.
I told him about the site and he was excited enough to become a sponsor, I will be getting back with him on that.
They are doing Brownings repair work right now and just got a contract to do Kimber as well as several others. He says they are still small enough to do retail jobs, single piece, and could accomodate pretty much anyones needs on the site.
There is a shop min. price of $100.00 and most jobs are charged at a rate of $.75/sq." my deer skull that I want done would be about $75.00 but with the min. it will cost me $100.00. I am going to pick up a replica skull from Bucklucky that is notched out for a skull plate, like a dumb ass I generally cut them off rather than do euro's , I am then going to glass the plate to the replica skull, smooth the edges and send it to them to be camo dipped. I will take pics of the process as I go and post them for peeps to do the work themselves.
Anyhow, I am excited to have these guys want to become sponsors and can't wait to see some of the jobs people get them to do.
Here is a pic of a AR they did.
Post by: coop2424 on May 12, 2009, 05:15:51 PM
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Post by: jackelope on May 12, 2009, 05:21:22 PM
Looks like they do some good work cause the AR looks awsome. 8) What did they charge for the AR and clip?
pretty sure phool lifted that pic off of their site. i don't think thats his gun.
Post by: Huntbear on May 12, 2009, 07:03:16 PM
Post by: huntnphool on May 12, 2009, 07:14:26 PM
Looks like they do awesome work. How durable is it for us "wetsiders" for rifles and handguns????
As I posted its ideal for wetsiders, once its done rust issues are almost non existant, at least on the outside. Helps reduce scratches and rubs in the bushes also.
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Looks like they do some good work cause the AR looks awsome. What did they charge for the AR and clip?
The pic is from their site but Adam told me it was $450.00. Here is a handgun they did Bear.
Post by: WonkyWapiti on May 12, 2009, 07:56:44 PM
Post by: ivarhusa on May 12, 2009, 08:06:14 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.pocketinet.com%2F%7Eivar%2Fphotos%2FIvar%2527sCoyoteRifle_bw.jpg&hash=55b8e3ef9b32de923a25cf8a4b9a3acd2acf9586)
My Savage Model 10. Yeah, the ammo sleeve kinda gives it away.
Ivar
Post by: huntnphool on May 12, 2009, 08:06:36 PM
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Post by: Huntbear on May 12, 2009, 08:09:59 PM
Post by: jackelope on May 12, 2009, 08:11:45 PM
Post by: huntnphool on May 12, 2009, 08:28:39 PM
I guess i meant how well does it hold up for us that are brush busters. I wear the finish on my stocks where it rubs on my handgun, or pack, or just on brush.
I asked him about that and he said its very hard and durable, not just paint.
Post by: Huntbear on May 12, 2009, 08:30:17 PM
Post by: washingtonmuley on May 12, 2009, 08:31:35 PM
Post by: huntnphool on May 12, 2009, 08:36:57 PM
$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. :twocents:
Post by: PacificNWhunter on May 14, 2009, 06:52:19 AM
Post by: Hillbilly270 on May 14, 2009, 07:11:05 AM
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/
Post by: huntnphool on May 14, 2009, 09:16:58 AM
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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.
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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.
Post by: huntnphool on May 19, 2009, 06:21:40 PM
Post by: littlebuf on May 19, 2009, 06:40:43 PM
Post by: HydroDip on May 20, 2009, 10:22:23 AM
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
Post by: huntnphool on May 20, 2009, 10:24:36 AM
Post by: HydroDip on May 20, 2009, 10:26:46 AM
thats pretty sweet, does he do trucks :tung:
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
Post by: Huntbear on May 20, 2009, 10:33:03 AM
Post by: HydroDip on May 20, 2009, 10:36:40 AM
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
Post by: littlebuf on May 20, 2009, 11:02:08 AM
Post by: Huntbear on May 20, 2009, 11:25:02 AM
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.
Post by: HydroDip on May 20, 2009, 05:44:24 PM
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
Post by: Huntbear on May 20, 2009, 06:08:09 PM
Post by: ivarhusa on May 21, 2009, 10:10:54 AM
http://www.m2dcamo.com/news.html (http://www.m2dcamo.com/news.html)
Ivar
Post by: mossback91 on May 21, 2009, 05:41:56 PM
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Post by: HydroDip on May 27, 2009, 07:44:46 AM
Looks like they have done it Moss
Huntnphool- This is Erik Buell of Buell motorcycles autographing our camo bike. We have had the privledge of working on some awesome projects.
FYI- That camo pattern is actually Next G-1. We do have Mossy Oak now though...
Adam Minic
Hydro-Dip
Post by: bearmanric on May 27, 2009, 08:57:52 AM
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Post by: trippledigitss on January 12, 2011, 10:48:28 AM
The kit was $100 and comes with ALOT of film, it says 1 sq meter, but its a roll about 24" wide and 12 or so feet long. I think I'll run out of activator long before I run out film. Basically you prime & paint your part, put the film on top of water, like in a plastic bin, then spray it with this activator stuf then dip your part, let it dry then clear coat it. Seems pretty durable too. I have tried to scratch it off with a finger nail and it wont scratch thru the clear coat very easy at all - you really have to try hard to scratch it. You can check out videos on campdipkit.com, mydipkit.com or on YouTube.
I think the scope looks good but these dont really do it justice. Anyway, whatever its worth...
Post by: trippledigitss on January 12, 2011, 10:49:04 AM
Post by: Swag on January 12, 2011, 12:07:29 PM
Post by: addicted on January 12, 2011, 12:25:48 PM
Hey guys - I know this topic is a bit old but I found it in a search for camo dip. I just got one of these camo dip kits from mydipkit.com and it is pretty cool. The stuff is a little tempermental and it took me a few practice dips to figure it out to make things look better but I think I'm getting it now. I just dipped this little Bushnell 3-9x40 scope and it turned out pretty nice. I still want to put a couple more clear coats on it so there is still tape over the zoom dial and lenses and rubber rings around the eye peice - cuz of course I didnt want to get paint or camo on them - so thats why it looks bad in those areas
The kit was $100 and comes with ALOT of film, it says 1 sq meter, but its a roll about 24" wide and 12 or so feet long. I think I'll run out of activator long before I run out film. Basically you prime & paint your part, put the film on top of water, like in a plastic bin, then spray it with this activator stuf then dip your part, let it dry then clear coat it. Seems pretty durable too. I have tried to scratch it off with a finger nail and it wont scratch thru the clear coat very easy at all - you really have to try hard to scratch it. You can check out videos on campdipkit.com, mydipkit.com or on YouTube.
I think the scope looks good but these dont really do it justice. Anyway, whatever its worth...
how did the turrets and variable power ring work out?
Post by: trippledigitss on January 12, 2011, 12:35:55 PM
I just took those pics this morning so I havent peeled the tape off yet to check the power ring. But the turrets turned out fine. I unscrewed them and they come off with no troubles and were perfectly clean underneath. I wll put the last clear coats on tonight and then tomorrow I'll pull all the tape off and see the final product. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Post by: washelkhntr on January 12, 2011, 12:38:33 PM
Post by: trippledigitss on January 12, 2011, 01:05:15 PM
I started a new thread under General Gear called Camo Dip Kit and have some of this info posted there if you are interested.
Post by: Suncrest Sniper on January 15, 2011, 09:44:17 AM
Better bang for the buck....... http://www.northwesthydroprint.com/Pricing.html (http://www.northwesthydroprint.com/Pricing.html)
Those are really good prices!! Half of what the place over near Boise, ID wanted to do my TC stock. $80.00 is a lot better than $160.00 any day!!
Thanks big time for that link.
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