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How to Paint Gaming Controllers

May 14, 2018 by Tonya Staab

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Do you or your kids love to play video games? Have you ever tried painting your game controllers? Painted controllers are so cool! Our crafting expert Tonya is here today to show you how to paint gaming controllers in our latest post in our ongoing sponsored campaign with Testors.com.

How To Paint Gaming Controllers

I have three children between the ages of 11 and 22. They are all gamers, but my two boys especially love gaming. I don’t know how many fights I’ve broken up because someone claims a controller is theirs. The controllers are exactly the same. Exactly! I don’t know how they can tell them apart, but it always seems to end in a battle of wills.

Well, now my boys have their own customized controllers and can no longer fight over which controller belongs to them.

Customize Your Controllers

You can now customize your gaming controllers with the cool new Testors Color Shift that will be available in Michaels Stores and online at Amazon.com in June, and in Hobby Lobby in July.

I’m going to show you exactly how to paint gaming controllers.

Watch How Easy It Is To Paint Gaming Controllers

What you need to paint gaming controllers:

  • Gaming controller
  • Testors Color Shift paint – available in Blue Galaxy, Emerald Turquoise, and Purple Fog
  • Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint  – Black Gloss
  • Tools to take apart your gaming controller

How To Paint Gaming Controllers

Step 1: Take apart your gaming controller. You will need to remove the outer shell, and then the circuits and buttons inside.

How To Paint Your Gaming Controller

How To Paint Your Gaming Controller

Step 2: Place the shell of the controller onto a large sheet of paper or plastic and spray with two coats of Testors Craft 3oz Aerosol Paint in black. Allow each coat to dry for 30 minutes. Note: I only painted the front shell of our controllers, not the back.

Painting Gaming Controllers

Paint Your Gaming Controller

Step 3: Once the two coats of black paint have dried you can apply 2-3 thin coats of color shift paint in whichever shade you like. I did one controller in Purple Fog and the other in Emerald Turquoise.

Note: For the purple controller I added two coats, but for the emerald I added three coats. The more coats the brighter the result.

Painted Gaming Controller Tutorial

How To Paint Your Gaming Controller

Customized Gaming Controller

How To Paint Your Gaming Controller Step by Step Tutorial

Step 4: Allow the controller to dry thoroughly (preferably a few hours to overnight) and then reassemble them.

How To Paint Your Gaming Controller Step by Step Tutorial

The new Testors Color Shift paint is an aerosol flip formulation that will change colors depending upon how the light hits it. It’s perfect for all kinds of DIY projects around the home.

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Be sure to check out our other DIY posts using Testors paints:

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44 Comments

  1. Derek says

    October 21, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    curious if there are any sealin problems with these or other testor craft paints. I once tried painting a Nintendo controller white, but the color quickly took on a nasty yellow color from my hand sweat 🤢 I would like to try again, but would hate to muck up another controller. Also, surprised that no sanding was required before painting. Is this also something to do with the paint, or maybe something material-specific? Appreciate any insights.

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    • Susan says

      October 27, 2022 at 2:47 am

      Hi Derek, I’m not sure about any sealing issues. But let us know if you try it out.

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  2. Shane says

    December 15, 2019 at 10:35 pm

    Would it work on shoes?

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  3. Leah Shumack says

    June 16, 2018 at 8:43 am

    I never thought about that! Would be cool to do and then everyone would know their own controller!!

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  4. Kayla Klontz says

    June 16, 2018 at 12:40 am

    Both of my children love gaming, they’d love being able to decorate their own controller.

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  5. Breanne says

    June 15, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    I love video games and I’ve always wanted to paint my controller sparkly purple!

    Reply
  6. Cassandra M says

    June 15, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    our family all plays and we would love to paint our controllers! would be awesome to personalize.

    Reply
  7. maria gentry says

    June 15, 2018 at 8:50 am

    We would love to try painting our controllers!

    Reply
  8. Silva says

    June 14, 2018 at 10:44 am

    These are great. I will make

    Reply
  9. Meagan BS says

    June 7, 2018 at 2:34 pm

    my husband and daughter play video games and I think this paint would be very cool on the controllers!

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth Brooks says

    June 6, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    This looks like a great idea for customization

    Reply
  11. Tajreen says

    June 4, 2018 at 12:09 am

    We love video games, but I think I’d use these paints for something else, personally!

    Reply
  12. Jessica Whitehouse says

    May 31, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    We enjoy video games- but I don’t know that I want to chance taking my controller apart– I’m afraid I couldn’t get it together again properly.

    Reply
  13. sarah alexis says

    May 28, 2018 at 10:48 pm

    My son is a total gamer lol… he would LOVE if I painted his controllers!!!

    Reply
  14. LeAnn Harbert says

    May 28, 2018 at 10:40 pm

    My boys play video games. They would paint their controllers or their model cars.

    Reply
  15. Angela Saver says

    May 28, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    My son is a huge gamer, and he would love to do this! I can’t wait to paint his controllers!

    Reply
  16. Shannon says

    May 23, 2018 at 7:56 pm

    This is a great idea. My kids would love it.

    Reply
  17. Susan Florio says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    I like to game but I like PC games, not ones with controllers. My husband likes to buy consoles and then sell them when new ones come out so I don’t he’d like the customized controllers (for the resale value) but I think that I could find a million uses for this paint in other ways!

    Reply
  18. Tara Gauthier says

    May 21, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    My kids like to paint video games and this is a cool way to personalize controllers. I think we might find another way to use these paints though with some kind of different DIY project.

    Reply
  19. Michelle Leslie says

    May 21, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    Nooooooo, my son will go gaga over this idea. MMmmmmm, I wonder if I can trust him with some spray paint 😉

    Reply
  20. Dave S says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:28 am

    My son and I play video games all the time. I would love to paint my controller but would also use these paints to paint his NERF guns.

    Reply
  21. vickie couturier says

    May 21, 2018 at 7:03 am

    yes the grandkids use controllers,but i have some decorating to do in my grandaughters room with some shelves and frames that need painting

    Reply
  22. Tamara N says

    May 21, 2018 at 5:56 am

    I have 2 boys that just love their video games. I can definitely see my older son painting his controllers.

    Reply
  23. Christa Bengtsson says

    May 20, 2018 at 11:02 pm

    All 4 of my kids and my husband love to play video games. They would love to use this to paint their controllers.

    Reply
  24. SARAH RAINWATER says

    May 20, 2018 at 7:20 pm

    My kids love thier ps4, but I’d want to pay some garden stakes instead. =)

    Reply
  25. Edye says

    May 19, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    We like video games! We would use this to paint a bird house.

    Reply
  26. Surinder gurm says

    May 19, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    I love colour so there are a lot of craft projects I could use the paints for.

    Reply
  27. Sarah Jestings says

    May 18, 2018 at 3:27 am

    My kids love playing their video games. It would be fun to paint their controllers with this paint.

    Reply
  28. Melissa Cunningham says

    May 17, 2018 at 12:12 pm

    I think this would be fun for my kids to paint their gaming controllers!

    Reply
  29. D H says

    May 17, 2018 at 11:26 am

    Would follow the same and paint the controllers

    Reply
  30. Mother of 3 says

    May 16, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    I LOVE this idea! My boys all have their “own” controller but I can’t always tell them apart. They’d love to customize them. Pinned.

    Reply
  31. brittany doerfler says

    May 16, 2018 at 10:27 am

    Yes we love to game in our house, I would consider painting our controllers!

    Reply
  32. harold says

    May 16, 2018 at 12:08 am

    They love video games, I would use it to paint controllers, it would be green because my grandson loves the color

    Reply
  33. Cheryl B says

    May 15, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    Not a video gamer, but we would use it to paint jars for our flowers.

    Reply
  34. Melissa Storms says

    May 15, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    My son is a computer gamer mostly. I would love to paint a few different things with Paint shift .

    Reply
  35. Bryan Vice says

    May 15, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    I’ve never painted my controllers but I love the colors would love to try

    Reply
  36. latanya says

    May 15, 2018 at 2:23 pm

    my son would paint his controllers the same color as his fave character

    Reply
  37. Roberta Thompson says

    May 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Those paints would be great for the not so special rocks I add to my Agate/Jasper rock garden. I’ve been collecting paints recently to start this project.

    Reply
  38. Priscilla Bryant says

    May 15, 2018 at 12:30 pm

    All my kids are gamers this is an awesome idea to keep controllers separate

    Reply
  39. Stacy says

    May 15, 2018 at 11:28 am

    My son is a gamer and he and his friends would love to paint their controllers.

    Reply
  40. meghan says

    May 15, 2018 at 11:03 am

    These are neat! Would love to pain outside pots with these 🙂

    Reply
  41. Lydia Ponto says

    May 15, 2018 at 7:24 am

    My kids like playing video games and generally mix up their controllers. If I win the Testors Craft Color Shift Paint, I plan to paint their controllers different colors. This paint will not only make the controllers look and feel new and clean but will also help my kids be able to more easily identify their contoller.

    Reply
  42. Yona Williams says

    May 14, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    Wow! Those colors look really good on the controllers. My nephew plays a lot of video games….and I wouldn’t mind having a controller like that for myself.

    Reply

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