dogismycopilot Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 This is what i am trying to achieve. I want to swirl these exact colors, but im not sure what they are or who makes them. My best guess is they are oil based paints, but i want to know WHERE I CAN GET THEM!!!!! I know that this guy, Tony Gayter, made a contribution to project guitar. Anyone know how i can contact someone on the forum? I tried searching for his name and nothing comes up. His video is below of how he does it. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!!!! =( http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tonyg...nt=swirling.flv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleFan Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 His screenname on here is Blackknight (or something along those lines). The paint he used to use are Humbrol enamel paints. Try searching for Humbrol and you will find many posts by him and a wealth of useful information on the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 That was a really cool video! Explains alot about that paint style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 hey there i have done 2 swirls with success and basically you have to use enamel paints, i tried with automotive acrylic but it did some funky **** on the top of the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleFan Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Care to share some specifics like type and manufaturer of paint, water/borax ratio and so on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) This is probably to late but humbrol enamals are used on model aiplanes (humbrol owns airfix models i seem to recall.) model shops stock them in the UK I dunno about world wide. I just went and made a whole mess in the kitchen and I can can confirm that it works! http://www.humbrol.com/search/?searchguid=200822918436 i found it to be really thick and kind of gloopy on the paper i used to test it perhaps thinning it slightly would provide a smoother finish? Hope it helps... someone! Edited February 29, 2008 by joshvegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 This is probably to late but humbrol enamals are used on model aiplanes (humbrol owns airfix models i seem to recall.) model shops stock them in the UK I dunno about world wide. I just went and made a whole mess in the kitchen and I can can confirm that it works! http://www.humbrol.com/search/?searchguid=200822918436 i found it to be really thick and kind of gloopy on the paper i used to test it perhaps thinning it slightly would provide a smoother finish? Hope it helps... someone! I used Humbrol for my RG (pictures of which some may remember, because i can't find them), worked really well and no thinning was necessary at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 ^ Could you take pictures of it? I would really like to see it worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 ^ Could you take pictures of it? I would really like to see it worked If i still had it! I will search the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I used Humbrol for my RG (pictures of which some may remember, because i can't find them), worked really well and no thinning was necessary at all. Note to self mix paint before use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I'm thinking of refinishing my first guitar with a swirl. What do you have to do after the swirling? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Start spraying your nitro/poly/what have ye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbansmurf Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Is that just water in the bucket? And he added enamel paint into it? Or is there some other chemical in the bucket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 According to the tut. on the mainpage there is a chemical in the water, to break the surface or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 borax, and it technically strengthens surface tension so the paint floats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Okey I had it the wrong way around. But I thought the paint floated anyway because it's oilbased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 The layer beneath the swirl, is it supposed to be roughed up before you dip it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 no it doesnt have to be, the swirl should stick no problem, as long as any orange peel etc is removed it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Le Dick Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Check Swirl Tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Anderson Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hardt to tell from the thumbnail, but it looks kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Anderson Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) hope this one looks better Bassically, it's just a squier strat... I didn't use any borax, because it's illegal here in my country, they don't let us to buy borax personally, I just put some amount of paint (red and black, I used latex paint here, because it's cheap) into a big bucket full of water, let the colours spread, then I swirled it using a piece of wood, then I dipped in my guitar (yellow colour) into the water, blow the water so there was a "hole", then I pulled out the guitar, let it dry for several hours, and finally put some layer of clear coat over it. It's very simple, buy I get the right colour after trial and error (I did 8 times of experiment using the same guitar with different basic colours). Edited May 22, 2008 by Ricky Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Could you get a decent quality pic of just the guitar? It looks really cool from the pic above but you cant quite see the swirl, looks like it worked really well with out borax though, which is a revelation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Anderson Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 How about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge for november Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 looks perfect! I can't wait to get started on mine! I want to try some things a bit different though: I would like to attach the scratchplate with doublesided tape before dipping, and if possible even my pickup covers. Do you reckon this is possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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