Painting Structure pieces

someidot · February 9, 2017, 10:28am

Am I allowed to paint my structure pieces? I ask because a team member is always so confused on how I have such shiny c-channels and I want to troll him a little bit by clear-coating all my c-channels to make them extra shiny. what can I paint if im allowed to paint pieces at all

Braeden, if you see this… you now know how my c-channels are extremely shiny

9065_Parker · February 9, 2017, 10:35am

yes, let me find the rule
edit: @Maddog13524 nice thanks

Maddog13524 · February 9, 2017, 10:52am

<R7> Robots are allowed the following additional “non-VEX” components:
a. Any material strictly used as a color filter or a color marker for a VEX Light Sensor.
b. Any parts which are identical to legal VEX parts. For the purposes of this rule, products which
are identical in all ways except for color are permissible. Note: It is up to inspectors to
determine whether a component is “identical” to an official VEX component.
c. Any commercially available #4, #6, #8, M2, M2.5, M3 or M4 screw up to 2" long, and any
commercially available nut and/or washer to fit these screws.
d. Teams may add non-functional decorations provided that these do not affect the robot
performance in any significant way or affect the outcome of the match. These decorations
must be in the spirit of the competition. Inspectors will have final say in what is considered
“nonfunctional”.
i. Anodizing and painting of parts would be considered a legal nonfunctional decoration
ii. Any guards or decals must be backed by legal materials that provide the same
functionality. i.e. If your robot has a giant decal that prevents Scoring Objects from
falling out of the robot, the decal must be backed by VEX material that also prevents the
Scoring Objects from falling out.

Yes you can paint parts