Guitar_god_ Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 hey everyone Im just some 15 year old kid who thinks hes a big hotshot and thinks he can paint his own guitar, well, i guess i am NOT a hotshot. So i need some help. I purchased a kramer focus 2000 at a pawnshop last year, and i loved it as soon as i saw it, but, the thing is, it was dented and scratched to hell, soooooo, i decided to build a new body for it, and when that didn't work out, i sanded down all the paint off the original body, and then stared at it for a while. I decided to paint it a flourescent pink, but upon commentary from my instructor, i find it was not the right kind of paint. So, i bought a black lacquer, which he said was the best for a project like this. Now, I need some help with the painting. I have already put a couple coats on, but it isnt working out too well, im getting the hang of keeping it drip free, but when do i know when to put on clear? how to i get it nice and flat without that orange peel bumpiness? Help, thanks a bunch -Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 is this your only guitar?i hope not cause painting takes forever.look in the tutorial section there is alot of info there.it's under refinishing or something like that.also read through all the past topics in this section because lgm has supplied ALOT of tips and paint reccomendations.it's going to be tough for you to take your time and get it right if you don't have another guitar to play.it's going to be tough to be a guitar god without a guitar (just teasing) really though read through the site all you need to know about painting is already here(almost).good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 ok, what you want to do at this point is let it completely dry.....now sand it until its all level and nice....now go back to painting and just do some light tack coats.....in other words, just barely mist the guitar with paint....try keeping the guitar back as far as possible from your paint can or whatever your using......keep doing this until you build up enough to cover nicely...in other words, go slowly...then clear, which is a lot harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 lol, thanks guys and this isnt my only guitar, geeze, wouldnt that suck! thi is an awesome forum, im going to use this all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Why didnt you do pink?? I own a pink guitar and im not gay!!! oh wait you didnt say anythign bout gay lol i actully cheated and bought my body off ebay alreayd pink to see it go look at the thread "Update on the pink dean pimpcaster" im gonna paint oen soon neon green Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Yah dude, pink is amazing, but the paint wasnt too quality Pink and yellow are my fav colours, but i couldnt find a really good quality paint that was in my price range of either. How much did u pay for ur body off ebay? that sounds a lot easier than painting it myself. later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 i like pink guitars I painted the 2 VSK's and have another VSK here for a refinish right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 yeah, pink is my color too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 WOW Hey lgm, those guitars are way too amazing! My guitar teacher has an orignial jem tested by vai himself with the vine inlay, and its YELLOW! It is the nicest guitar ever. He rebuilt it after he found it in a pawnshop, and he bought it when it was almost completely smashed, the pickups were hanging out, the neck was cracked, the neck pocket has a crack in it, but he fixed it all up, and he got his friend to paint a rose over a crack in te finish. It is my dream to own a jem some day, but i would love to have it pink, that vine inlay is orgasmic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 yeah, pink is my color too Yeah! Pink is DEFINATELY your color Since pink is your color you can let me have your LNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 I paid 26 bucks(and another 10 shipping) w/ bridge for my body off ebay...Man im glad im not the only guy that will admit he likes pink guitars! (atleast i mean straight i assume all you guys are too youve guys have met my g/f here on the forum so you know i am lol Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Howdy, It is not so much the pink that I like, but the fact that it is NEON pink that I like. Keep it going dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Yeah a pink guitar is ok but neon pink makes it kick ass!!! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 i dont get why pink has become a girls colour, or a colour only gay guys like, i love pink, and all of the diff shades, from flourescent pink, to neon pink, to even a faded red, its all good, i think anyone out there not ready to admit that is just waaaaay to untruthful to themselves and others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 pink guitars are cool. I'm building a strat for my roadie now, as a gift for his birthday. For some reason he loves to imitate pigs when fat chicks are around and gets away with it... ehehe I guess I'll call his strat a "swine-o-caster" and paint it pink. Now if I could find a nice pig related inlay...:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 pink guitars are cool. I'm building a strat for my roadie now, as a gift for his birthday. For some reason he loves to imitate pigs when fat chicks are around and gets away with it... ehehe man thats cool dude, i wish i could be ur roadie, i would love a guitar like that until the day i die, man, u have to send pics when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 "from flourescent pink, to neon pink" I always thought those were the same color! lol My pink guitar is the pink pimpcaster Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar_god_ Posted April 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 lol, oops, sorry, i didnt know i put neon and flourescent that makes me sound like an idiot, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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