# Proton Pack too shiny! **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [October 17, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590 "2016-10-17T21:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/21 "2016-10-20T02:19:11Z")
I find that rubbed flat black yields the best results, so a light coat of flat could tone down that shine. ---
**Author:** ![armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/armysgt1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/22 "2016-10-21T02:10:58Z")
Alright guys, finally got time to post some pics. This is after the few very light coats of the same paint and some progress pics. ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img922/9275/DC6rn5.jpg) ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img924/9592/YAuO8y.jpg) ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img922/9263/4nFEPR.jpg) ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img924/5473/7cEYqZ.jpg) ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img922/7053/VuIjmb.jpg) ![image](http://imageshack.com/a/img921/5110/T7eSCt.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PssdffJay](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/pssdffjay/32/6529_2.png) [@PssdffJay](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/PssdffJay)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/23 "2016-10-21T08:09:49Z")
Woah, I thought you were exaggerating on the shine. Looks much better now. Nice progress so far. ---
**Author:** ![Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/6bbea6/32.png) [@Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Venkmans_Swagger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/24 "2016-10-21T08:46:46Z")
Nice job. You’ve taken the shine right down and its looking awesome ---
**Author:** ![armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/armysgt1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/25 "2016-10-21T10:45:02Z")
Thanks a lot guys! You’ve all been great help. ---
**Author:** ![Batfly](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Batfly](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Batfly)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/26 "2016-10-21T11:54:25Z")
Woo! Now that’s how it’s stopped to look! Good job. ---
**Author:** ![armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/armysgt1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/27 "2016-10-21T12:31:05Z")
Yeah I’m very extremely pleased with the pack so far. I’m sure a lot of others have sat back and said the same thing I did and that’s “I can’t believe I actually made that!” Now I know it didn’t make it from scratch but still… Maybe that will happen in the future. I still need to do a few things including adding the [blue tubing](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/14-tubing-blue) on the [ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm). I tried heating the blue tubing I had yesterday with a heat gun to make it more pliable and it ended up bending and looking like ■■■■ so I threw it away and now I have no more blue tubing. The other thing is that I’m absolutely terrified to start weathering it. It just looks so beautiful to me! I actually put a nice coat of aluminum paint on before the black so it should be pretty easy to do. Anyways, thanks for the kind words guys. I will post more pics later on as I progress. ---
**Author:** ![Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/6bbea6/32.png) [@Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Venkmans_Swagger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/28 "2016-10-21T14:05:11Z")
If you are happy with how it looks now why not let it weather naturally? You get the best of both worlds that way ---
**Author:** ![armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/armysgt1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/29 "2016-10-21T14:39:18Z")
Yeah that’s very true. ---
**Author:** ![Batfly](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Batfly](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Batfly)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/30 "2016-10-21T17:43:13Z")
I think that’s what I’m going to do with mine as well, natural weathering! Just more justification to wear it while shopping, family functions, dates, standing in line to vote, everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@armysgt1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/armysgt1)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590/31 "2016-10-21T19:14:35Z")
Yeah I think I’m going to regularly cut my grass, check the mail, do yard work while wearing it. [Previous page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/proton-pack-too-shiny/16590.md?page=1)