My freshly painted Model 88 - Go easy on me.

[Top Jimmy B]

This is my first ever attempt at painting a guitar and while the results are not perfect, I am happy with how this turned out. I did the work in a state of the art downdraft auto painting booth and had some guidance from our painter. Here's the link - if anyone can put this pic in the thread it would be appreciated.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v11/ji...t=flame881.jpg

Newc has carte blanche if he chooses to tear this up - retribution for the Halford Warrior comments. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Grandturk]

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Looks pretty dang sweet. I can see some swirls that look like some overzealous buffing, but it doesn't look bad at all.

[VitaminG]

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[VitaminG]

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lookin' good, Jimmy 1B. Nice work. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[spencer4hire]

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Looks good to me.

[VanOsbourne]

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Very nice. Why did you paint the 88. Those had a pretty good natural finish on them. Was there something wrong with the paint job it had. Just curious.

[VanOsbourne]

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BTW, Newc would have to paint the Mona Lisa on a guitar, blindfolded, left-handed, hanging upside-down, and most importantly - without using any damn pin-striping, to give you a hard time about that one.

[Top Jimmy B]

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Thanks for the compliments. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

VanO - I painted it because the body had been beaten to death. It was very badly damaged in two or three places and the finish had come off in those places. I was just tired of looking at it that way and figured if I could paint a motorcycle helmet, why not a guitar?

It also reminded me of the dumbas$ singer who hit it with his micstand every time we played. Now it doesn't. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[SeventhSon]

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Nice job!

[mudkicker]

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very nice, good job.

[nonamemx]

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I usually dont like flames AT ALL, but this. . .I really like, strangely.


VERY not bad [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jazzman]

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Looks good. A pic with glare from the lights is the true test for the clear coat. Judging from the reflection of the bridge on the body, it looks great!

[Reverend Timmy]

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Sweet!Nice flame,something sets it off , maybe the width of the blue trim, I like it.......

[toejam]

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Nice job, Jimmy! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[joe web]

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very nice job!!! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]