So I’ve posted a few of my projects over the last year and Its time again. A month or so ago I asked which pattern so use. I went with the skull and roses film. It came out pretty good. I did the front and back.
A few people asked for a step by step tutorial on this. I can’t do that but I will give a little over view. Start by watching as many hydro dip videos as u can find.
This was the bass before I redipped the body. I didn’t like how the back of the body was white. I call it miljnor.
The first step is to paint your part. This step was where I messed up the most. When u paint your bass or whatever your dipping, u need to use hydrographic paint. Hydrographic paint has a longer dip window then hardware or auto parts paint. I like to use one hit wonder paint. I’m not associated with them at all they just have nice paint. The dip window for one hit wonder is weeks where auto parts paint is hours.
Badass coatings in Canada has good film and paint. Their dip window is 12 months. Most places that sell hydrographic film also sell paint. Tape off the neck pocket, pickup cavity and anywhere you don’t want paint.
I also enclosed a pic of my dip tank. It’s a 26”x16” rubber made tote. The tote was less then $20. You don’t need anything super professional to dip a bass.
When you’re ready to hydro dip, u need 80-90 degree water. My dip tank takes three 5 gallon buckets of water to fill. U want to submerge your part below the water line so u can shake the extra dip material away and u don’t get it on your part when you bring it back up. Submerge the part at a 45 degree angle and go slow. If u rush, the pattern will stretch and have holes so take your time. The slower the better. After your done dipping, u need to wash the hydro slime off. Cold water is best for this. The slim takes a bit to wash off.
If you’re gonna dip the front and back, u need to clear coat the front and tape it off. You don’t want to get the hydrographic film from the back on your newly dipped front.
When you’re done with the back dip then u can prince the slime off the back and remove the tape.
Your last steps are clear coat and reassembly.
I have made so many mistakes that it isn’t funny. I literally dipped this bass 3 times before I realized that I was using the wrong paint. Practice on cheap blank bodies or pickguards to start. You don’t need a paint booth or expensive dip tank. I paint my bodies in a shed in my back yard with rattle can paint and my dip tank is $20 at Lowe’s. The hydro film is $17 for 7’x20” of film. For less then $200, you can hydro dip your stuff to.
A few people asked for a step by step tutorial on this. I can’t do that but I will give a little over view. Start by watching as many hydro dip videos as u can find.
This was the bass before I redipped the body. I didn’t like how the back of the body was white. I call it miljnor.
The first step is to paint your part. This step was where I messed up the most. When u paint your bass or whatever your dipping, u need to use hydrographic paint. Hydrographic paint has a longer dip window then hardware or auto parts paint. I like to use one hit wonder paint. I’m not associated with them at all they just have nice paint. The dip window for one hit wonder is weeks where auto parts paint is hours.
Badass coatings in Canada has good film and paint. Their dip window is 12 months. Most places that sell hydrographic film also sell paint. Tape off the neck pocket, pickup cavity and anywhere you don’t want paint.
I also enclosed a pic of my dip tank. It’s a 26”x16” rubber made tote. The tote was less then $20. You don’t need anything super professional to dip a bass.
When you’re ready to hydro dip, u need 80-90 degree water. My dip tank takes three 5 gallon buckets of water to fill. U want to submerge your part below the water line so u can shake the extra dip material away and u don’t get it on your part when you bring it back up. Submerge the part at a 45 degree angle and go slow. If u rush, the pattern will stretch and have holes so take your time. The slower the better. After your done dipping, u need to wash the hydro slime off. Cold water is best for this. The slim takes a bit to wash off.
If you’re gonna dip the front and back, u need to clear coat the front and tape it off. You don’t want to get the hydrographic film from the back on your newly dipped front.
When you’re done with the back dip then u can prince the slime off the back and remove the tape.
Your last steps are clear coat and reassembly.
I have made so many mistakes that it isn’t funny. I literally dipped this bass 3 times before I realized that I was using the wrong paint. Practice on cheap blank bodies or pickguards to start. You don’t need a paint booth or expensive dip tank. I paint my bodies in a shed in my back yard with rattle can paint and my dip tank is $20 at Lowe’s. The hydro film is $17 for 7’x20” of film. For less then $200, you can hydro dip your stuff to.
