An early paint job - Model2

[2Loud2Old]

I don't think I showed these pics before.. If I did.. I appologise.

An early rattle can job.

[straycat]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Looks good.Send it to me [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Budman68]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

It looks good but it kinda reminds of the white zebra Model 6 [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]


Dave->

[VitaminG]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

mmmmmmm tidy! [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[Jack Napalm]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

That's a great looking guitar. What kind of paint did you use on it?

[Newc]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Sweet [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] Is that Krylon you're wearing? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Hey, cheap paint done right is as good as good paint done bad...I think [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] ... or is it as good as good paint done good? [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

Anyhoo, it looks good, so it must be good [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Newc

[Lazar Gajic]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Hi, bro that is a real nice one, maybe a reverse pointy maple neck on that thing and its a keeper for life!!!! sure would love that one.Kammo1 [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[2Loud2Old]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Thanks guys. It really isn't that good tho. It was an early one and I had used cheap masking tape, so the edges of the stripes are a little rough.

If you're 10 inches away you can see some of the issues.

As for paint, I had a local CarQuest mix up some Automotive paint in a spray bomb.

[SoCal Charvel]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Hey 2Loud ... that looks great. When you say "automotive paint" do you mean nitrocellulose based or polyurethane?

[2Loud2Old]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Sorry. It was a Poly.. Color-Flo or something like that

[SoCal Charvel]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Thanks!

[mm2002]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Well, "nitrocellulose" isn't synonymous with any automotive laquer paints, they are all acrylic based laquer, not nitro. Also, there are no true "polys" that come from a spraycan, they're merely enamel based with some sort of polyresin additive (which I haven't quite figured out yet) but anyway, any true ployurethane finish is a two part product with a polyurethane (basically plastic!) resin and a catalyst (hardener). You can't do that with a spraycan.

[2Loud2Old]

Re: An early paint job - Model2

Actually you can.

This is "on the spot mixed"

Car-Quest sells automitive supplies. They mix it while I wait, It's the regular 2 part they sell to automitive painters. That have a machine that fills the spray bombs with the mixed paint, and then add the propelant.

This isn't off the shelf stuff. I'm surprised you never heard of this before, being involved with painting

Heck, one time.. they admited they added too much "catalyst", and had to start again.

I can get any colour from the automotive chart, actually, thats how you order... by the paint code.