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EDIT: At the end of the day I have such bad neck pains from holding up this giant brain.
DuBro
EDIT: At the end of the day I have such bad neck pains from holding up this giant brain.
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Rattle Can Refinish Club
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Question for the group.
I have a kit bass I put together last year and used a spray paint and poly on it. I want to repaint it a darker color. Do I need to strip off the poly or just sand it up before going over it again.
I have a kit bass I put together last year and used a spray paint and poly on it. I want to repaint it a darker color. Do I need to strip off the poly or just sand it up before going over it again.
I would just sand with 320 grit, then 600 grit to get it nice and smooth, then paint away.... I literally just did this myself, will post pics
Can I join the club? I think every collection should have a DIY/rattle can finish bass in it. I have a Hot-Rodded Squier VM Jazz that was in black, since I already have a couple of other black bass guitars and looking for a color I don't have in the arsenal yet, figured I would go with this "Tuscan sun" color. The pics look bright yellow, but in person it is a little darker, sort of like a Dijon Mustard
I removed all hardware, taped the pickup & neck pockets, then sanded with 320 grit sandpaper, then final sanded with 600 grit. Applied 4 coats of color 15-20 minutes apart, then applied 5 coats of clear, also 15-20 minutes apart. Thin, light coats with can 6-8 inches away to avoid runs. It came out really great looking! I will post pics once fully assembled, but for now, I'm going to let it dry and cure for a week.
Edit: Sorry for the blurry 2nd. pic, hard to hold the body in one hand and take the pic. with the other hand
I removed all hardware, taped the pickup & neck pockets, then sanded with 320 grit sandpaper, then final sanded with 600 grit. Applied 4 coats of color 15-20 minutes apart, then applied 5 coats of clear, also 15-20 minutes apart. Thin, light coats with can 6-8 inches away to avoid runs. It came out really great looking! I will post pics once fully assembled, but for now, I'm going to let it dry and cure for a week.
Edit: Sorry for the blurry 2nd. pic, hard to hold the body in one hand and take the pic. with the other hand
I CANNOT get a pic that comes close to show this color. It’s the Duplicolor Ford medium blue metallic, like a darker LPB.
Like the name implies: it is for rusty metal. I have had rotten experiences with this stuff!
I do NOT recommend it for anything but your fishing boat if it's made of rusty steel.
Wood - on the other hand - has no problem with rusting.
The biggest negative experience I have had with it is that it never really hardens (other than the outer surface) and is always 'alive' and looking for rust to kill it with oil.
In the old days, they said it was infused with fish oil.
It may be made from killed nuclear waste for all I know - but I'm never going near that stuff again.
The bass I posted in this thread (post #1104) was done with rustoleum color and clear and dried rock hard. I did another one with rustoleum color shifting paint and clear coat and it is still a little tacky months later so go figure.
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Too risky if you've got 50% of your instruments still feeling like some kid eating a melting Popsicle was playing it.
Here is a completed pic.... added neon yellow DR strings and changed the pickguard screws to black....
Damn there are some fine looking finishes here for rattlecans.
I wish I had the nerve to try that on my Hofner, it's a great playing bass but I am no fan of tobacco sunburst. That's actually my 2nd least favorite color, #1 being black.
Getting the paint (solid color) wouldn't be the issue I don't think, but the clear coat kills me. How do you get it nice and smooth without taking a year of buffing between coats?
I wish I had the nerve to try that on my Hofner, it's a great playing bass but I am no fan of tobacco sunburst. That's actually my 2nd least favorite color, #1 being black.
Getting the paint (solid color) wouldn't be the issue I don't think, but the clear coat kills me. How do you get it nice and smooth without taking a year of buffing between coats?
On a Hofner cutting & buffing would be a nightmare. There's too many nooks & crannies.
Hey club,
I'm in the process of spraying a bass and I currently have an uneven finish. Backstory here is I had a natural finished j bass that I wanted to paint black. It was finished with poly so I just scuffed it up with 320 grit. No primer or sealer and I used stewmac gloss black nitro. I've done a handful of coats and it's completely coverent but very uneven.
Should I sand it? If so with what grit? I'm also going to clear coat it after color cures.
I'm in the process of spraying a bass and I currently have an uneven finish. Backstory here is I had a natural finished j bass that I wanted to paint black. It was finished with poly so I just scuffed it up with 320 grit. No primer or sealer and I used stewmac gloss black nitro. I've done a handful of coats and it's completely coverent but very uneven.
Should I sand it? If so with what grit? I'm also going to clear coat it after color cures.
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If you have enough on there I'd wet sand it starting with 400/600 and prepare to put down new paint. If that's nitro, it should actually lay flatter than that, so meaning no disrespect, you might want to rethink your spraying technique. I have the same trouble BTW. I really suck at spraying, but have developed some techniques over the years. And FWIW, lacquer should be easy; each coat "melts" into the prior if you only let it flash before the second coat, something like 15 minutes give or take.
No disrespect taken. I kind of figured it was my spaying that led to this. I will sand and try to get it even then respray.
Sometimes you have to waste a few cans of paint and sand them off before getting it right, but you know what they say - no paint, no gain.
Are you spraying it while it is flat or hanging? For whatever reason, I have an easier time with spray paint when the body is flat and not hanging. Also, I don't wet sand during paint, I dry sand the paint until smooth every 2 or 3 coats.
