DarkSaga Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hello, I am going to paint a couple of my EMG pickups and was wondering what product to use to seal them after I paint em that wont affect the pickups from working properly? I am looking for something simple like a spray can that could be purchased from my local hardware or art store. Thank you! DarkSaga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashncrust Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 i was wondering how to paint a pickup too, i wanna do a swirl job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 ^ helpful post I cant be too much more helpful, but in a painting tutorial on the main website Brian mentioned he had success painting pickups with acrylic artist paints, which you could pick up easily without too much trouble. Im not sure how to answer your sealing question, but I'm pretty sure painting the covers wont affect the sound... unless you lay the stuff on really thick, then it might be a different story. Good luck, - Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakyhands Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I am into pickup winding and asked this question at a pickupmakers forum as I can only get black and red forbon in 1.6mm and only red in 2.4mm to make bobbins. I thought of spray painting the flatwork and was advised to use acrylic paint. There is a product called "bobbin toppers" which you can apply to the top bobbin straight over pole pieces. Do a search at google and it should come up. I am pretty sure that administrators here know about bobbin toppers. Do a search or resources etc here. Dont know how long they would last or really how long painting them would last either. I'm still in the experimental stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakyhands Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Found the link to bobbin toppers http://www.universaljems.com/cart/bobbin.htm may be of interest to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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