Rattle Can Refinish Club

[JIO]

kinda like this
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If you are talking about "glitter-blast clear" being clear with (silver? gold?) glitter embedded, then you could essentially create both shades (of coral/fiesta red) incorporating it. Shoot fiesta red first, dust it with the clear glitter blast (muting the hue to coral) and then shoot the FR halo/burst. Would be tre-cool.

 

[Aidenn7]

If you are talking about "glitter-blast clear" being clear with (silver? gold?) glitter embedded, then you could essentially create both shades (of coral/fiesta red) incorporating it. Shoot fiesta red first, dust it with the clear glitter blast (muting the hue to coral) and then shoot the FR halo/burst. Would be tre-cool.

the glitterblast clear is just a clear without the glitter.. it's a thick drying spray coating spray.. and I may put a bill lawernce p-46 in the bass.. as I have one laying around.. the paint job to me will be kinda like a 50's paisley surf vibe.. I also got to fix and fill the dent on the back for the neck..

 

[JIO]

the glitterblast clear is just a clear without the glitter.. it's a thick drying spray coating spray..

Oh, ok... but I think they do an orange glitter-blast or if not, their gold glitter blast would get you there.

This is gold glitter-blast over red oxide. If shot over Fiesta red, it should mute it to a coral shade.

This is red oxide - a darker brick red - the gold glitter-blast warms it up and mutes it to a more orange tint - final coated with satin clear nitro/lacquer.

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[Aidenn7]

Oh, ok... but I think they do an orange glitter-blast or if not, their gold glitter blast would get you there.

This is gold glitter-blast over red oxide. If shot over Fiesta red, it should mute it to a coral shade.

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This is red oxide - a darker brick red - the gold glitter-blast warms it up and mutes it to a more orange tint - final coated with satin clear nitro/lacquer.
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I'm inspired by stuff like this without the the graphics..

 

[J Posega]

@JIO do you find that Glitter-Blast benefits significantly from an undercoat of color?

I've got an Ibanez R** clone that I've been able to literally chip the old black refinish off of and I want to make the bass look loud af, so naturally a glittery finish is in order. I'm debating on the color, but orange is among my favorites. I'm also considering something more along a sunflower yellow. Or could a sort of pseudo-color shift be achieved by applying two different glitters over one base color?

 

[Aidenn7]

I need to figure out which color of krylon colormaxx pain is close to fiesta red..

 

[deff]

@JIO do you find that Glitter-Blast benefits significantly from an undercoat of color?

I've got an Ibanez R** clone that I've been able to literally chip the old black refinish off of and I want to make the bass look loud af, so naturally a glittery finish is in order. I'm debating on the color, but orange is among my favorites. I'm also considering something more along a sunflower yellow. Or could a sort of pseudo-color shift be achieved by applying two different glitters over one base color?

Glitter Blast is normally on so thick that a base coat rarely effects the color. If you are doing a yellow and an orange I would experiment with a white or black primerto see which pops the way you like it.

 

[friskinator]

I need to figure out which color of krylon colormaxx pain is close to fiesta red..

I've worked with Colormaxx quite a bit, and while they offer several reds, none are close to Fiesta Red.

 

[God's Favorite Bass]

@JIO do you find that Glitter-Blast benefits significantly from an undercoat of color?

I've got an Ibanez R** clone that I've been able to literally chip the old black refinish off of and I want to make the bass look loud af, so naturally a glittery finish is in order. I'm debating on the color, but orange is among my favorites. I'm also considering something more along a sunflower yellow. Or could a sort of pseudo-color shift be achieved by applying two different glitters over one base color?

Glitter is always in order.

 

[JIO]

@JIO do you find that Glitter-Blast benefits significantly from an undercoat of color?

I've got an Ibanez R** clone that I've been able to literally chip the old black refinish off of and I want to make the bass look loud af, so naturally a glittery finish is in order. I'm debating on the color, but orange is among my favorites. I'm also considering something more along a sunflower yellow. Or could a sort of pseudo-color shift be achieved by applying two different glitters over one base color?

They make about 5 or 6 different colours so you can experiment with what glitter-blast colour looks best with the under-colour. I've only used a couple but it does change the under-color - it softens/mutes it a bit.

It's not like a Marty Bell sparkle finish - much more subtle as the glitter is smaller particles. A "pseudo-color shift" wouldn't really occur - just a blend of the different glitter-blast colours. The 'colour shift' paints are very expensive and can only be pulled off by an experienced sprayer.

This is gold glitter-blast dusted over 'hand-rubbed bronze' (dark black-brown) - before satin nitro clear-coat.

gold glitter-blast dusted over a cream/bone white - before satin nitro clear-coat.

after satin nitro clear-coat and assembly

 

[JIO]

Glitter Blast is normally on so thick that a base coat rarely effects the color. If you are doing a yellow and an orange I would experiment with a white or black primerto see which pops the way you like it.

It depends on how much it's sprayed on. As you can see by my examples above - it can be 'dusted' on which will definitely interact visually with a base colour.

 

[Aidenn7]

I've worked with Colormaxx quite a bit, and while they offer several reds, none are close to Fiesta Red.

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these may be close enuff.. not sure which is better

 

[J Posega]

Hmm, that’s much subtler than I imagined. Might need to brainstorm further. I did cover a guitar with glitter once, but it involved me applying spray adhesive and then glitter alternating and then a thick clear coat that I never sanded. I’m on the other side of the country and that guitar hasn’t been with me in years, but I swear I’m still finding glitter on my stuff.

 

[friskinator]

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these may be close enuff.. not sure which is better

I'd go with the Fire Red. It looks closest to Fiesta side-by-side.

 

[JIO]

Hmm, that’s much subtler than I imagined. Might need to brainstorm further. I did cover a guitar with glitter once, but it involved me applying spray adhesive and then glitter alternating and then a thick clear coat that I never sanded. I’m on the other side of the country and that guitar hasn’t been with me in years, but I swear I’m still finding glitter on my stuff.

This is very true - the tiny particles disperse everywhere. If you keep it a more sparse/dusted coating, the clear-coat does not need to be as thick as over a sparkle finish. There are many different sizes of the metallic particles and any rattle-can version will be very fine/tiny particles. Industrial spray-guns with specific nozzles are needed to shoot the bigger particles.

This '60s vintage Meazzi has what looks like tiny star glitter minimally applied in a random fashion by hand. I rather like this look.

I just ordered this cool 8-point star glitter in gold & silver - I have an evolving build that this would be perfect for!

 

[fretno]

They make about 5 or 6 different colours so you can experiment with what glitter-blast colour looks best with the under-colour. I've only used a couple but it does change the under-color - it softens/mutes it a bit.

It's not like a Marty Bell sparkle finish - much more subtle as the glitter is smaller particles. A "pseudo-color shift" wouldn't really occur - just a blend of the different glitter-blast colours. The 'colour shift' paints are very expensive and can only be pulled off by an experienced sprayer.

This is gold glitter-blast dusted over 'hand-rubbed bronze' (dark black-brown) - before satin nitro clear-coat.
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gold glitter-blast dusted over a cream/bone white - before satin nitro clear-coat.
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after satin nitro clear-coat and assembly
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These basses are super cool !

 

[JIO]

These basses are super cool !

Thanks - the dark one (Teiscobird) has a mid '60s vintage short-scale Teisco Del Rey (solid) mahogany body that I reconfigured for 34" scale, and the light one (TeiscoT40bird) has a basswood body I cut/shaped based on the Del Rey. I made a red version of my Teiscobird also.

 

[Aidenn7]

I'd go with the Fire Red. It looks closest to Fiesta side-by-side.

that fire red is pretty when I did a test spray.. I was amazed..

 

[friskinator]

that fire red is pretty when I did a test spray.. I was amazed..

Their matte colors in general go on well for me. If you haven’t decided on a clear coat and want a matte look overall, I recommend Minwax satin clear lacquer. If sprayed properly, you won’t need more than one can, and it won’t need a final sanding or polish.

 

[Aidenn7]

Their matte colors in general go on well for me. If you haven’t decided on a clear coat and want a matte look overall, I recommend Minwax satin clear lacquer. If sprayed properly, you won’t need more than one can, and it won’t need a final sanding or polish.

I'm going to just spray over the factory finish.. 2-3 coats of red.. the a good coat of something like this..

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