Mike Doyle Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 So I'm working on this absolutely hilarious old 80's BC Rich assassin body. I just stripped the paint, and the old owner used like red melted crayons to paint it, and underneath was this pathetic gold sparkle. I don't know what he was trying to do, but I bought the sucker for like $30. Anyway, I got this amazing spray paint I want to paint the guitar...its a textured finish thing, I'm wondering if you guys think it will work? I will only do one coat...maybe two, but it kinda hurts the texture if you go over it again. Then clear over it so the texture is 'enclosed' in the clear coat. Theres an example of it on a metal stomp box (can says it works on wood)...and the can itself. Please tell me this would work, I will probably try it ANYWAY, unless someone is gonna tell me my cat will die if I do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Rustoleum ain't exactly high quality stuff, i.e. I wouldn't paint a car with it, but with a hard thick clearcoat (that's compatible, of course) it could look very nice. I say find a good clearcoat, and go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Can't see a problem with it (but I'm cerainly no expert). It looks like prety much the same stuff that I've used for my polished-turd-ocaster, but mine is called Hammerite. It's also a textured finish (hammered finish to be more exact) and I'm well happy with the reults, especially as I got a 12 year old girl to do most of it. I used the paint on stuff and whacked it on with a roller, but the same stuff comes in cans too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Truck bed coading is better, nore durable. But a USA BC rich assassin? Holoflash & gold floyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 What type of clear were you going to use? If it works, let us know - I've seen some pretty cool looking textured paint but have always thought it would be a real nightmare trying to clear over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 I haven't clearcoated over mine. Hammerite is an exterior metal paint and is harder than a bulldog on steriods. Goes on really thick too. One problem is that you might be limited to the time between coats, with hammerite I think you have to recoat within 6 hours, ehich is a pain if you want to do 4 coats because then you'd have to get up at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Doyle Posted August 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 One problem is that you might be limited to the time between coats, with hammerite I think you have to recoat within 6 hours, ehich is a pain if you want to do 4 coats because then you'd have to get up at night Hahaha...thats great I only plan on doing 1-2 coats. That picture is one coat, and its the color, depth and texture I want. I'll wake up mighty early though if I gotta do 3 Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a shot anyway. I actually put one coat of this craft krylon clear stuff way back when I painted that stompbox, and its pretty damn tough for 1 coat. Its on metal though, so wood might be a different beast. All I want is the stuff to dry on there nicely with no cracks or anything crappy like that...the trick is the get an even texture across the whole thing, which I doubt I'll do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Doyle Posted August 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Heres the body hahaha. I'm thinking I'll probably route a curved neck heel, but its only gonna house a 22 fret neck, so I think its fine right now. However if I feel I need to do it after I've finished it...well you know. Also, its sanded down smooth, but an array of garbage colors. I might throw a base layer of white or black paint then sand down for an even surface. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Mike, I think you might want to look at places were they do machinery, I can't remember the name of the company, but when I worked with gate openers (industrial as well as residential) we used that paint, it came in gallons, and they could mix any color... if you go to a sherwin williams store (don't know if they got them were you are, they used to carry it. We sprayed it with an electric compressorless paint guns, like the borg wagner that the machinist made an aluminum pray tip for it, (the plastic kept melting when cleaning, and the texture was the same as that and it was hard as heck when dried. I think that with one of those "door jamb" guns it will be great to spray the thing. and one coat will usualy be enough. Rustoleum ain't exactly high quality stuff, i.e. I wouldn't paint a car with it I guess I ain't the only one that had a problem with rustoleum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Doyle Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Thanks for the help guys. Maiden, by the sounds of it...this is the finish I want. I'm new to painting guitars, so I want something that I couldnt ruin even by throwing the bloody thing off the CN Tower Heres a photoshop mockup of what she will look like. The neck is the actual neck I've got for it, and everything else looks ultra accurate. Maybe a dome metal knob instead. I don't know if I want a slanted humbucker, or a humbucker then a slanted single in the neck...but I KNOW I don't want the middle single. What do you guys think would look best? Today I'm making blocks to fill in the cavity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I'm not sure how I feel about a single slanted hum. A slanted single and a straight hum in the bridge would look killer IMHO. On a side note, what does slanting do for the tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Go for the slanted Hum, that's how my Kramer was, and I loved it... Also 1 metalic volume for the simplicity too. Like the bookmatched hammered paint job, LOL Hope it turns out that good, good luck with it. On a side note, what does slanting do for the tone? If I'm not wrong they did this back in the day when there was no F spaced humbuckers, that way the strings were covered all the time even when bending, at least that's what the Kramer Sales guy told me when I asked, remember this was in 87 so I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Ive used it it looks pretty cool. The guitar I tried it on at first dried at a slant giving it a really cool pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 Clearcoat that badboy, and rust up your hardware-go manstyle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 Slanyed HBs that Kramer used actually had Tele Spacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Is rustoleum a paint then? Btw. Congrats on your new mod status, litch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Is rustoleum a paint then? Btw. Congrats on your new mod status, litch. a Brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hey Mike, If you're worried about getting the right texture all over the guitar, I would use the apint on stuff and use a small roller. Worked wicked for me. Kaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I just used some rustoleum for my LP project, i got a silver and i want to make it like a chrome effect, anyone ever try to high gloss rustoleum? How? (didnt want to start a new thread because i dont want to jam up the forums with new useless topics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Maybe put solid covers over the pickups and paint over them with the same paint...then it looks like it has no pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 im talking aboyut making the paint look like chrome. Not the intire guitar, just the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69962000 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 (edited) i dont want like the shiniest chrome look. I want it so it looks like its a silver instead of just a gray. Edited September 16, 2004 by monkey69962000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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