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"Explosive Ibanez" Takes Flight
- Thread starter bassgod76
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So, I did the same procedure as my test piece. All goes well, except... the decal left all this sticky goo behind. Now, I need a solution to remove the stickiness without destroying the paint.
Any ideas?
Here's a pic of the stickiness, up close.
Any ideas?
Here's a pic of the stickiness, up close.
First to reply to the long awaited stencil pic! 
Goo-Gone should get that sticky stuff off. Comes in a very small bottle and smells like oranges. Dab small amount onto a papertowel. Remove sticky crap, immediately wipe area with papertowel wet w/clean water. I can't guarantee it won't remove the paint, though I really doubt it will. Test on the back of the body where a little "oops" won't show, just in case.
Stencil looks great! Goes perfectly w/the safety orange body color (but that IS why you chose that color to begin with, right? ) The black EMGs will look really cool inside the decal and will "fill in" the missing lines. Great job. Can't wait to see it complete!
Side Note: I wonder if they make orange strings? Black strings would look just killer, too.
Goo-Gone should get that sticky stuff off. Comes in a very small bottle and smells like oranges. Dab small amount onto a papertowel. Remove sticky crap, immediately wipe area with papertowel wet w/clean water. I can't guarantee it won't remove the paint, though I really doubt it will. Test on the back of the body where a little "oops" won't show, just in case.
Stencil looks great! Goes perfectly w/the safety orange body color (but that IS why you chose that color to begin with, right?
) The black EMGs will look really cool inside the decal and will "fill in" the missing lines. Great job. Can't wait to see it complete!Side Note: I wonder if they make orange strings? Black strings would look just killer, too.
I'm a bit late sticking my nose in buut...
I do spraypaintings for fun (you know, guys at the fair making a picture in like 5 minutes to techno music.....except I'm a woman in the garage taking 20 minute to rock music!) and have gone through dozens of cans of that brand of paint (and other ones, krylon, etc).
When doing the spraypaintings using the new tips/formula (the new stuff says "covers 2x as much" and the new tips frankly sucketh for spraypaintings), it's realllllly easy to put too much on. *light* coats are needed. If applying multiple coats, you have to do it within one hour or after at least a solid good weather week or the next coat messes with the first-bubbles, mud, bleeding, orange peel, etc. Ditto for the clear stuff. Do Not put it out in the sun to dry faster or every breeze will make dust stick to it (trust me....lots of ruined paintings). If you spray too heavy, you're sol and any repairs you try to do only make it look worse. I'm not imagining you're going to want to put on 10 coats of clear, I think you'll find lifting/crackling issues. I've got an old bass body I use as a stencil, I tried scraping some of the paint (no clear) off of it that's been on there for a few weeks and it took a sharp instrument to do so. Let that bass sit for a loooong (a week at least) time or a very short time before clearcoating. (we use clear to soften the layers underneath to do some effects, the within one hour or after a week to prevent mud rule applies).
As for the goo, I wouldn't use that goo gone if you've still got some painting to do. It'll leave an oily residue. Let the paint set for a week or so, and try some rubbing alcohol in an inconspicous place (one of your scraps will work well), don't rub hard just in case (not sure if the OSHA paint is a different formula than the regular).
Awesome mod btw.....been playing with the idea of striping one of my black low end basses down and doing spraypaintings on it..now I just might (love the stencil).
Oh, and btw, the new Frog type masking tape works better than the cheap blue stuff
. You can also make stencils out of it by layering it on thin plastic (baggies!) and cutting the stencil out, then peeling the masking tape off the baggie and applying. No goo!
I do spraypaintings for fun (you know, guys at the fair making a picture in like 5 minutes to techno music.....except I'm a woman in the garage taking 20 minute to rock music!) and have gone through dozens of cans of that brand of paint (and other ones, krylon, etc).
When doing the spraypaintings using the new tips/formula (the new stuff says "covers 2x as much" and the new tips frankly sucketh for spraypaintings), it's realllllly easy to put too much on. *light* coats are needed. If applying multiple coats, you have to do it within one hour or after at least a solid good weather week or the next coat messes with the first-bubbles, mud, bleeding, orange peel, etc. Ditto for the clear stuff. Do Not put it out in the sun to dry faster or every breeze will make dust stick to it (trust me....lots of ruined paintings). If you spray too heavy, you're sol and any repairs you try to do only make it look worse. I'm not imagining you're going to want to put on 10 coats of clear, I think you'll find lifting/crackling issues. I've got an old bass body I use as a stencil, I tried scraping some of the paint (no clear) off of it that's been on there for a few weeks and it took a sharp instrument to do so. Let that bass sit for a loooong (a week at least) time or a very short time before clearcoating. (we use clear to soften the layers underneath to do some effects, the within one hour or after a week to prevent mud rule applies).
As for the goo, I wouldn't use that goo gone if you've still got some painting to do. It'll leave an oily residue. Let the paint set for a week or so, and try some rubbing alcohol in an inconspicous place (one of your scraps will work well), don't rub hard just in case (not sure if the OSHA paint is a different formula than the regular).
Awesome mod btw.....been playing with the idea of striping one of my black low end basses down and doing spraypaintings on it..now I just might (love the stencil).
Oh, and btw, the new Frog type masking tape works better than the cheap blue stuff
. You can also make stencils out of it by layering it on thin plastic (baggies!) and cutting the stencil out, then peeling the masking tape off the baggie and applying. No goo!
I'm a bit late sticking my nose in buut...
I do spraypaintings for fun (you know, guys at the fair making a picture in like 5 minutes to techno music.....except I'm a woman in the garage taking 20 minute to rock music!) and have gone through dozens of cans of that brand of paint (and other ones, krylon, etc).
When doing the spraypaintings using the new tips/formula (the new stuff says "covers 2x as much" and the new tips frankly sucketh for spraypaintings), it's realllllly easy to put too much on. *light* coats are needed. If applying multiple coats, you have to do it within one hour or after at least a solid good weather week or the next coat messes with the first-bubbles, mud, bleeding, orange peel, etc. Ditto for the clear stuff. Do Not put it out in the sun to dry faster or every breeze will make dust stick to it (trust me....lots of ruined paintings). If you spray too heavy, you're sol and any repairs you try to do only make it look worse. I'm not imagining you're going to want to put on 10 coats of clear, I think you'll find lifting/crackling issues. I've got an old bass body I use as a stencil, I tried scraping some of the paint (no clear) off of it that's been on there for a few weeks and it took a sharp instrument to do so. Let that bass sit for a loooong (a week at least) time or a very short time before clearcoating. (we use clear to soften the layers underneath to do some effects, the within one hour or after a week to prevent mud rule applies).
As for the goo, I wouldn't use that goo gone if you've still got some painting to do. It'll leave an oily residue. Let the paint set for a week or so, and try some rubbing alcohol in an inconspicous place (one of your scraps will work well), don't rub hard just in case (not sure if the OSHA paint is a different formula than the regular).
Awesome mod btw.....been playing with the idea of striping one of my black low end basses down and doing spraypaintings on it..now I just might (love the stencil).
Oh, and btw, the new Frog type masking tape works better than the cheap blue stuff
Okay,
You response was lengthy, so I'm going to break it down so my simple brain can understand.
For multiple coats (like the 10X clear coats I will be attempting), spray multiple coats in one day? How much time in between each coat?
If I do the goo gone, I would obviously clean the area, post goo, with alcohol or something to knock down the oily residue. Will that work?
The last stencil coat went on, tuesday night. Is that enough time to attempt your alcohol idea?
I was thinking WD-40, because I believe it doesn't affect painted surfaces.
I'm not a painter but nsmar is correct that the Googone will leave an oily residue. I used the GG to remove the stickers on about 2,323 dishes and glasses we bought at Ikea (slight exaggeration on the numbers but you get the idea). I've used it on plastics and treated wood (coasters) and it didn't damage anything. It works fantastically but does leave a residue. Alcohol is a good idea as an after-treatment...but again, I can't guarantee the GG won't remove the paint. Test on your scrapwood (another good piece of advice from nsmar).
WD40 leaves oil as well, BTW. This is just one small hurdle in your awesome journey to Awesome Totally Custom One-Off Bassland, my friend! Keep up the great work; we're all counting on you...and watching intently.
WD40 leaves oil as well, BTW. This is just one small hurdle in your awesome journey to Awesome Totally Custom One-Off Bassland, my friend! Keep up the great work; we're all counting on you...and watching intently.
So, I decided not to wait and use the stuff I've always employed with sticky surfaces... WD-40. As usual, it worked great.
To remove the oil, I used my denatured alcohol. To take the stencil edge off, I rubbed it with a little steel wool.
After doing this a few times with a final alcohol wipe down, I sprayed on my first coat of clear. It looks pretty nice.
Just after the first WD-40 application
My two saviors (besides the bearded, six-pack version of Jesus).
To remove the oil, I used my denatured alcohol. To take the stencil edge off, I rubbed it with a little steel wool.
After doing this a few times with a final alcohol wipe down, I sprayed on my first coat of clear. It looks pretty nice.
Just after the first WD-40 application
My two saviors (besides the bearded, six-pack version of Jesus).
If it were me, I'd spray 2 light coats, wait a week or more, spray 2 more, etc. Under no circumstances would I do 10 coats in one sitting! The spraypaint isn't like some lacquer or varnish where you can do coat after coat...and you may find that you don't need as many coats of the clear as you think. Keep in mind that each coat softens the one underneath, and then all the coats have to dry completely out and in the meantime it's *soft* (don't put it on a stand!). The spraypainting guys once told me they use 1-2 clear coats when they did special requests (like guitars, motorcycles, etc).
The can says "recoat within 24 hours or after 1 week"....so actually you've got a day, I lied. But I always did mine within an hour or I ended up with crawling. You definetly do NOT want drips or runs....keep the coats light. Start the spray on a scrap pieces of cardboard and move over to the project so you don't get that blotted first blast. Don't forget to shake well and shake every 10-15 seconds of spraying .
Patience.....it'll pay off. Too much too soon and you get a mess 
. It looks SO cool now, I'd hate to see it mess up. Spraypaint is pretty tough but you have to let it dry...
LOL If you're planning on cleaning the area with alcohol anyway...use the alcohol first (check in uunnoticeable spot for reactions!) and save a step. Rubbing alcohol dissolves a bunch of stuff, it's what we use to get tape and stickers off counters at work. If that doesn't work...then resort to oily stuff.....
Today is Saturday, depending on your weather (high humidity/low temp =slow drying paint), should be enough time. Just to be safe, may want to give it a couple days, definetly won't hurt (sorry all the impatient ones watching thread!).
Keep us posted
The can says "recoat within 24 hours or after 1 week"....so actually you've got a day, I lied
. But I always did mine within an hour or I ended up with crawling. You definetly do NOT want drips or runs....keep the coats light. Start the spray on a scrap pieces of cardboard and move over to the project so you don't get that blotted first blast. Don't forget to shake well and shake every 10-15 seconds of spraying . Patience.....it'll pay off
. Too much too soon and you get a mess . It looks SO cool now, I'd hate to see it mess up. Spraypaint is pretty tough but you have to let it dry...LOL If you're planning on cleaning the area with alcohol anyway...use the alcohol first (check in uunnoticeable spot for reactions!) and save a step. Rubbing alcohol dissolves a bunch of stuff, it's what we use to get tape and stickers off counters at work. If that doesn't work...then resort to oily stuff.....
Today is Saturday, depending on your weather (high humidity/low temp =slow drying paint), should be enough time. Just to be safe, may want to give it a couple days, definetly won't hurt (sorry all the impatient ones watching thread!).
Keep us posted
1.1A = ???
I get that it's part of the explosive sign, but what exactly does it mean?
Fill me in.
I think thats for what class or category the exsplosives are in , not for sure on that its been awhile.
1.1A = ???
I get that it's part of the explosive sign, but what exactly does it mean?
Fill me in.
1.1 is the explosive division, in this case an explosive that has a mass explosion hazard, and the A is the compatibility group, "A" being a "primary explosive substance".
I'm happy and kinda sad at the same time. Happy because the bass will be completed, and sad because this thread will end.
I'm happy and kinda sad at the same time. Happy because the bass will be completed, and sad because this thread will end.
there is always another bass to mod
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Looks good man. "That's HAWT" as Paris would say...
Been watching this thread since the beginning, great job.
Fixed it.
