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SPRAY PAINTED BASSES, let's see 'em

#124
ThaLowEndTheory said:
LOL! Yea, I'm home sick right now myself. I might have to prescribe myself some Beam. ;) That reminds me of these 2 that I forgot to post. Not paint, but...

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Teach us.
 
#126
Pilgrim said:
What matters isn't the exact type of paint you use. It's meticulous prep work before painting and the way you polish out he job afterwards.

That said, Duplicolor is acrylic lacquer and it's what I like. But lacquer does chip easily.

If it's poly you're stripping, bring on the heat gun. If not, most strippers should work.
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Well, forgive my noobishness, but do SX basses have a poly finish?
If so, I'll just suck it up and borrow a heat gun :eek:
 
#129
Marco A. Mayer said:
Teach us.
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Well first you go to the liquor store.....

Just kidding. These were done by a friend for me back before I knew how to refinish anything. The process itself is fairly simple and straightforward, but time consuming. For the bass I asked a local bar and friends to save their empty whiskey bottles. Collected them weekly plus the one's I go through myself till I had enough. About 17 to 20 labels should do it depending on the size of the labels. Then you have to carefully peel the labels. Soaked them in hot water to make it easier. Some come off easier than others. A razor blade helps. They are applied to the body using decoupage glue or you could use Elmer's glue. Once you have them applied you have to bury them in the clear coat of your choice. It takes several coats and lots of sanding to build things up to get everything level and smooth. Then wetsand and polish out like a regular guitar finish. For the white labels we had a problem of the labels turning transparent and the underlying labels were visible. So I think he sprayed the backs with primer later to fight that. It's very similar to applying a fabric finish or paisley finish, which I will do one day when I find the right piece of either.
 
#140
Hello everyone

I know this is a bit of blasphemy here, firstly because it's a guitar and secondly because it's not spray painting, but I just wanted to show you all my work here, and get everyone's views/constructive criticism :)

It's my first one so go a little easy on me, but be honest haha


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