Putting white bevels on a black RR1T

[TheAmazingBlob]

Title pretty much says it all... I know that a member here called Sparky did that to his, and it looks awesome.



So if anyone knows how to do it... That would be great

[Bengal65]

Depends what quality you want it to be. If you want a factory type job, you will have to lightly wet sand the existing finish (the entire body, minus the neck) with 400-800 grit and mask off the guitar minus the bevels using a 3M tight seal tape. Shoot light coats of PPG Urethane, 2 part component white color. Light coats as to not build up the edges in the white (even then you may have to wet sand the paint lines slightly) and shoot clear coat over the entire guitar. Then wet sand level and buff out as you would a complete refinish. A lot of work IMO. Or, you could do it cheaply for looks using gloss white transfer graphic material, cut to fit each bevel. you will of course have intersection seams.

My solution: Sell the guitar as is and buy one with the factory paint graphics you want.

[TheAmazingBlob]

No, I don't need a factory quality job, and AFAIK there aren't any black w/white bevels around, or if there are, I haven't seen any. In any case, I'm not interested in selling a guitar and buying a new one just for the bevels.

And I think Sparky just used automotive pinstripe tape or something? I can't imagine that would be too difficult...

[outsider666]

I just did something similar to my RX10 project......
It's metallic red and I added the black bevels.......
I wasn't looking for a factory "perfect" result either, just looking to personalize it a bit........
I just masked off the body with green painter's tape, lightly sanded the bevels and rattlecanned 'er up......I'm happy with the result, flaws and all....
I don't know if I'd be brave enough to do the same thing to a USA model though.......

[KBRR]

Yea i agree you gotta have balls to put a do it yourself paint job on a an RR1. If i really wanted it i would just pay for a pro to do it .

[TexasRocks]

Get a professional to do it for you. You will be surprised how little it will cost you since you are only wanted the bevels painted. I would think it would cost less than $300.

[z1n]

I did one using vinyl. It's not too hard and you can overlap the seems so they don't show as much. I like red on black

[TheAmazingBlob]

Get a professional to do it for you. You will be surprised how little it will cost you since you are only wanted the bevels painted. I would think it would cost less than $300.

$300 is still pretty spendy just for bevels IMO . I don't know, though, Sparky said he just used automotive pinstriping tape, which is like $6.

I did one using vinyl. It's not too hard and you can overlap the seems so they don't show as much. I like red on black

Sweet, what guitar is that on?

[z1n]

It's an RX10D

[outsider666]

There seems to be a pattern developing here.....maybe someone should look into a run of RX10's with painted bevels.....

[LEOKV2]

It looks like the black with white bevels finish is less common than the white with balck, right?

I hope that can add to the resale value of my KV-2

[Sanctuary]

The guys that did it with vinyl - how'd you get the shape right (tracing?).

[Nazgul]

I did one using vinyl. It's not too hard and you can overlap the seems so they don't show as much. I like red on black

Was that one on ebay? I asked one seller with the RX10D that had red vinyl bevels how he did them .

[mayzan]

Anyway.. anyone suggestion if I want to refinish a Jackson Guitar or maybe add a bevel? I know Dan Lawrence (GMW) is great.. but is there any other choice? thx

[TexasRocks]

$300 is still pretty spendy just for bevels IMO . I don't know, though, Sparky said he just used automotive pinstriping tape, which is like $6.

You should call some finish guys for a price quote. I found a guy on the Jackson authorized repair page here in Houston that would refinish an entire body for $320, and that was for stripping the original finish, and repainting the entire body and headstock.