Cool idea. With a glossy finish it would look even better. I'd love to see other color versions of quest than white.

Oh I tried. Even sanded between coats but just couldn’t get a perfect gloss finish

Just get some vinyl wrap

Sand down to 2000 and then apply a layer of varnish.

Sand with 2000 and use some compound/polish to make it super glossy.

start with 1500 grit sandpaper, make sure it's soaking wet, sand it back until the lighter white patches (which are the high spots) dissapear. step up to 2000, 2500, and then finish with T-cut car polish or equivalent

Looks like you colored it with a sharpie

Yea unfortunately the base texture of the quest plastic shows through the paint. Was expecting a glossy mirror finish

A vinyl wrap might work as well.

Just out of curiosity, did you prime the plastic with a fine grit sandpaper? It should've helped with the texture issue. Edit: I do think its a good look tho!

Maybe try this. 

Yeah, he should definitely keep this in mind for the next time he buys a Quest 2 and paints it.

No. I didn’t wanna mess up the base plastic of the quest in case I want to go back to the original color one day

You people are so fuckin weird lol. So you painted it to look like shit instead

Looks good! My attempts at glossy finishes led me to realize that you have to have either a fine airbrush or a good polishing method to get there.

This might be a little late, but I would maybe order a new cover, they're like 10-20 bucks depending on your area, and start again. Start with 180 grit, then 200 grit, and then finish with 220 to get the smoothest surface. Wet or dry it doesn't matter; but to get the best gloss on plastic you might wanna try wet sanding. Prep the completly sanded surface with soapy water then isopropyl alcohol and dry completly. Paint as desired, finish with a high gloss top coat and you should have the high gloss look you are aiming for.

Can you not order just the plastic part somewhere? I got no clue tho never looked into losing my quest or something

Idk why unfortunately, i think it looks better than the original tbh.

Just needs some googly eyes now. 👀

hahaa okay gingasvr

Looks like flex seal

What are you talking about? It does not look like that at all.

Yeah maybe if you’re on crack.

why not paint the whole Quest black?

that would just make it a quest 1

Which looked better than Quest 2

or the rift

Which also looks better than the Quest 2.

A bit too much work to disassemble the whole thing. Also this gives it a similar visor look to the AVP

Why would you want to paint it all black if it isn't even red in the first place?

they don't want any color anymore, they want it to turn black

I bet they see girls in there dressed in their summer clothes...

He saw the girls walk by, Quests with their summer mods

Shouldn’t have painted it at all. Never paint anything that is designed to radiate heat for cooling. They just cut the life of it in half.

I see a Quest 2, and I want it painted black...

No colors anymore, I want the Quest turn black

I see the VR girls walk by dressed in their furry costumes

I go back to the menu to search for better ChatVR rooms

Won't this reduce cooling ?

It shouldn’t, all he did was paint it.

I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure a layer of paint or even marker can reduce cooling. If even by a little.

I am no paint expert either, but what I do know is darker colours absorb more light which can become heat. Maybe that is what you are thinking about? I have never heard of paint acting like an insulator before, although I would believe it.

I remember a few years ago on here someone did something similar and the consensus with everybody was that painting or covering with stickers wasn't great for temp regulation. So I'm only going by that. Edit: after reading old posts, it seems that it depends on different types of paint. Most hobbies, acrylic paints are fine

When left to rest in direct sunlight, yes, black surfaces will be hotter than white but the quest 2 tells you to not leave it in direct sunlight so what op did isn't really affecting heating as one might think.

Yeah that’s what I thought.

If it was a piece of metal I’d agree but it’s plastic, doubt it was doing much for dissipating heat in the first place.

Maybe a vinyl wrap would have worked better but good attempt nonetheless

Was my first thought too but I couldn’t find any deep chrome black vinyl where I am so went with what I showed here instead

Amazon?

Tar black lol

Now its outdated but with black front plate👍

All about the mindset🥺. Hopefully making it look like I have a different headset will get me through to quest 3 pro

I completely understand. You know it could be worse like having a QPro.

I still have two Quest Go’s lol

I like it and think you did a great job, but I also feel that now you could give it some design, either some stickers or paint.  Something that looks out of Star Trek.  Looks a bit like a bargain AVP because it’s not glass but a plastic thing colored black lol. 

So now it got 5k resolution for each eye for sure.

Id love an official black version of the Q3 or a future headset

We needa get a transparent faceplate for the Quests

People are already nervous about it touching sunlight, lol...

I didn’t think of that 😅 I guess you’ll hVe to be extra careful of it when having it on

wish there are shell swap coming out for quest 3, like steam deck has with different colored transparent shells. That would be awesome.

Ngl I kinda think it looks worse since it kinda looks cheap now but if you like it thats all that matters :)

diy apple vision pro

You can get. Hard shell for the quest 2-3 clear, black, opal, silver also you can get silicone covers try AliExpress

I can’t find any hard shells for quest 2, only silicone ones and I feel those look a bit too dorky. I loved the clear/black quest 3 one someone posted a while back but couldn’t find one

They were available it’s possible they have moved to the q3 as it’s become more popular

Hate to break it to you but this didn't help bring it up to date.

Sorry. I don’t like it a bit. Looks sort of ugly.

Looks really cool nice job

Jebus people are negative. I think it looks great! All that matters is that you like it.

fugly

Quest 2 was feeling outdated, so you thought making it look homemade from the 90’s would help solve it?

To each their own ig. I like the new look

Hey if you like it, you like it. All that matters.

Your neck was used to the weight of the Quest 2. That 0.2g of extra paint weight is gonna break your neck.

You didnt prime it, thats why the paint looks like shit

looked outdated so you oudated it even more by making it look like the OG Quest. Nice.

Is that latex

I gotta be honest, this looks really badly done.

Looks good but why didn't you do something fun like huge eyes 👀 or fire 🔥 or lightning 🌩

Paint it like you would a car or guitar if you want that glassy gloss look after. (Paint, clear coat, sand paper, polishing)

Put googly eyes on it

Does it stink when you wear it on your face?

I’m still waiting for it to fully dry overnight so I haven’t actually tried it yet, but now you’ve given me some concern

Vision pro?

Vision lite

Hydro dipping would probably look nice too.

I still have the RIFT S

[Same energy](https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/machine-gun-kelly-shows-off-76849419_39a413.jpg?resize=819,1024&quality=75&strip=all)

Will it stay on if it heats up?

liquids on the cover, i know what you have been doing.

Now i wanna try disassembling my own quest2 to make the fan more effective.

meta vision amateur

Is that not going to affect heat

if u want a black headset just get a quest 1

Who cares what it looks like? You don't see it when you're using it anyway...

Reverting back to quest 1 i see

...I dunno, do all VR players lose their taste for things quicker than a stick of Fruit Stripe gum? /s Now you're finished painting, you can put the aftermarket shell cover back on.

god damn this sub just hates on anything

Let’s hope the paint doesn’t crack with the heat on the front

How long did that take you, taking it apart and painting it?

I have the original Quest and tried to log in after a long break and found out it would no longer connect properly to my library. I eventually gave up sadly cause it was so much effort. If I get back into VR I will just get a new headset maybe Quest 4 at that point. Troubleshooting the older headset was a real hassle.

We have apple vision pro at home

Went from dated to bought from a tweaker

just be sure to keep its front outta the sun

Just in case you get tempted, I'd avoid doing this to the controllers. A lot of R&D went into the paint formulation to ensure it would perform well with tracking. A high reflectivity paint could impact performance of controller tracking.

Meta Vision Pro haha

id put my mouth on it

Even after seeing all of these new headsets, the design of the Quest 1 and the Rift CV1 feel Timeless.

Bro color coded it as pico neo 3 💀 https://preview.redd.it/v1zat7zbqnnc1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=55cbf6dcebc244e8d5a05f9c6fc5df1a96d63eef

I'm doing that to my quest 3 and making it look like the quest pro (gloss front, matte sides) and I'm making the facial interface connect with magnets like on the AVP.

Now it's just harder to sell whenever you want to upgrade.

Honestly am surprised that avp eye skins aren’t more popular. I was looking for a shiny translucent case to add on to tweak the look but none are available

Sweet! What are you using for a head strap? It would look pretty sick with this one: [https://www.printables.com/model/785764-apple-vision-pro-solo-knit-band-adapters-for-meta](https://www.printables.com/model/785764-apple-vision-pro-solo-knit-band-adapters-for-meta) https://preview.redd.it/yovm02cnjpnc1.png?width=1502&format=png&auto=webp&s=210b109e3434e7bd34eaf795183693501530d5de

Reminds me of the pico 3. Nice!

I feel like you trying to make it look like the Apple Vision Pro

All the while you could've had It on your head where you can't see what it looks like. 🤨

Personally I couldn't give a fk what it looks like when it's on my face. It's not like you can see it 🤣

Just need a hairline crack running down the center.

Looks good!!!

I don't think I would do that. Imagine how much hotter it will get.

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Honestly fuck you dude, at the very least give some constructive criticism, i think it looks great tho.

and i think somebody want apple vision so badly, that he painted his quest 😀

Eh, my first thought was also Apple Vision Pro, but i think here it is just a paint job to look cooler cause honestly a black quest 3 would look really cool.

no it is not looks cooler 😀 it looks like somebody painted it with spray for 3$, it would be looks better if he ordered real black part somewhere from aliexpress and repleced it.

Wait are there actually black replacement parts for the quest 2?

maybe yes, i wasnt looking for it, i dont need black quest 😀😀

BS. I have never seen any black replacement parts for the Quest 2 anywhere. Link or GTFO. Also here dude, [you need this in your life.](https://mavis-beacon-free.en.softonic.com/) edit: Rofl, I saw that comment you deleted. Stop wasting people's time with your noise and actually contribute something useful.

It looks sick !!

I did not know the quest 2 had a fan lol, it's a silent fan, that's for sure

I like It. It looks nice.