Custom hydro dipping
Choose from a large range of hydrographic films and combine the pattern with an appropriate base color to create the finished appearance you want.
IKKIN Dip It provides professional hydro dipping, hydrographics and water-transfer printing in Rochester, New York. Printed film, a carefully selected base color, controlled immersion and protective clear coat can carry carbon fiber, camouflage, wood grain, skulls, graphics and hundreds of other patterns around complex three-dimensional shapes.
Customers looking for local hydro dipping or water-transfer printing can bring or ship suitable projects to IKKIN Dip It. Our Rochester shop coordinates preparation, base color, film transfer and protective clear coat as one professional finishing process.
Choose from a large range of hydrographic films and combine the pattern with an appropriate base color to create the finished appearance you want.
Local customers can work directly with our Rochester, NY shop. Eligible projects can also be shipped to IKKIN Dip It for custom finishing.
See how hydrographics works, browse film patterns, or review hydro dipping prices.
Cerakote is ideal when the coating itself is the finish. Hydrographics is different: it is about printed detail, depth and pattern. Because the ink layer conforms through water transfer, a graphic can wrap around curves, recesses and complex shapes that are difficult to decorate with flat graphics.
Carbon fiber, camouflage, wood, stone, skulls, flames, animal prints, abstract graphics and specialty designs can become part of the finished surface.
The transfer follows the contours of properly prepared parts, allowing the printed design to flow over shapes rather than sit on top like a sticker.
After transfer and rinse, the design is sealed beneath a protective clear system. Gloss level and final appearance can be discussed for the project.
The finished appearance depends on preparation, the base color beneath the film, film orientation, activation, immersion and clear coat. Those choices are why the same film can look dramatically different from one project to another.
These are IKKIN hydrographic projects—not generic Cerakote examples. The full finished-project gallery will become the visual centerpiece for both Hydrographics and Cerakote as we organize the project photography.
Hydrographics can be applied to many properly prepared hard surfaces, including compatible plastics and metals. Suitability is determined by the actual item, material, condition and how it will be used.
Interior trim, bezels, covers and compatible removable components can be transformed with carbon, wood, graphics and specialty films.
Compatible equipment and components can take on camouflage, carbon and high-impact graphic patterns.
Helmets, housings, panels, handles and other suitable parts can be evaluated from photos before you bring or ship the project.
Our hydrographics tanks have a 56" × 35" dipping area, allowing us to handle many large and unusually shaped parts. The practical size of a specific project also depends on its depth, shape, orientation and the working clearance needed during the dip.
That gives us room for many automotive and motorcycle components, sporting equipment, archery parts, panels and other custom hard goods.
Send us the part dimensions and a few clear photos. We can evaluate the actual shape before you bring or ship the project.
Start a quote and include the length, width, depth and photos. We will confirm whether the part is a practical fit for our equipment.
You want a printed pattern, graphic depth or a visual effect such as carbon fiber, camouflage, wood grain, stone, skulls, flames or another detailed film.
BROWSE PATTERNS →You want a ceramic coating system selected around color, substrate, wear, heat or other application requirements.
EXPLORE CERAKOTE →IKKIN Dip It provides professional hydrographics and water-transfer printing from our Rochester, New York shop. Use the quote builder to send photos and project details.
Hydro dipping is a common name for hydrographics or water-transfer printing, which transfers a printed film pattern onto a properly prepared three-dimensional surface.
Cost varies by item, size, condition, preparation and finish. See our hydro dipping prices and cost guide for published starting prices.
Browse the visual film catalog, select the pattern you like, then carry that choice directly into the IKKIN quote builder with photos and project details.
Start with the pattern catalog, then use the process, preparation and FAQ guides to make sure the part and finish are a practical match.
Actual IKKIN projects demonstrate how water-transfer graphics can change the visual character of automotive, sporting and specialty parts.
