Power armor paint

[TitanROG]

When I mod my power armor I can get the vault boy paint which increases my charisma with every single part painted, however I can't figure how to actually "paint" these power armor parts to get the bonus? Sorry if it's confusing but it does not give me the bonus because when I look at the pip boy menu it says chrarisma is at 0 with every part and I have to paint it even though the mod itself says "vault boy paint"...

[SeriousCCIE]

You did choose to mod it with that paint job when hooked into a power armor station, right? And every single piece of armor on your current suit has the paint job? And you are IN the power armor when looking at your special stats?

[TitanROG]

Originally posted by SeriousCCIE:

You did choose to mod it with that paint job when hooked into a power armor station, right? And every single piece of armor on your current suit has the paint job? And you are IN the power armor when looking at your special stats?

Exactly

[TitanROG]

So what do I have to do in order to get the bonus?

[The Konrad]

You only get +1 Char if you equip ALL PIECES (including the helmet)
If you wear a charismatic hat and shades though, your bonus is much higher.

Is it me or is the Power Armor not that interesting if you have nice stat increasing equipment?

[TitanROG]

Originally posted by Konrad:

You only get +1 Char if you equip ALL PIECES (including the helmet)
If you wear a charismatic hat and shades though, your bonus is much higher.

Is it me or is the Power Armor not that interesting if you have nice stat increasing equipment?

My character is not charisma focused and initially I tough I would get +1 charisma for every part painted so I would be more successful in speech checks but I guess that is not the case.

[The Konrad]

With my most charming equipment I can get +5 on Charisma

Without legendary stuff and not counting Chems

[TitanROG]

Originally posted by Konrad:

With my most charming equipment I can get +5 on Charisma

Without legendary stuff and not counting Chems

I understand it's a waste now I just found it confusing at first.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Originally posted by titanROG:

My character is not charisma focused and initially I tough I would get +1 charisma for every part painted so I would be more successful in speech checks but I guess that is not the case.

AFAIK, the SPECIAL-boosting material mods are all that way -- you only get the bonus if you have a complete suit and every single component is painted. With respect to Charisma, you are probably not in a combat situation and would be better off hopping out of your power armor, removing the fusion core, and having a bit of +charisma gear -- or just grape mentats.

The resistance/damage reduction materials do not, however, require everything to be painted.

Explosive-resistant material seems to be one of the better combat upgrades. You can pop a Rad-X for more radiation resistance, the titanium plating is only +7% durability it seems. A full coat of explosive shielding has been tested at reducing damage by 54.8%.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/comments/3td8hn/psa_explosive_shielding_paint_is_amazing/

Might be helpful if you're in the PA often since "enemy with Fat Man" is still one of the bigger threats out there.