Possible Swirl tip...

[Jupiter]

Hey guys, i was reading some of the threads about swirling, and i had an idea...

Okay, so you put the paints on the water surface, swirl 'em about, dip the guitar, then blow a little hole on the water surface so the guitar can have a clean exit, right? Well, to save yourself and others some time and exhaustion in the 'blowing a hole in the paint' part, couldn't you just use a hair dryer to quickly clear the water's surface?

And could you even use the hair dryer to swril the paints around before you dip the guitar?

Just a thought, let me know if these ideas would work !

Ben

[the third eye]

:ph34r: you probably couldn't swirl the paint with the dryer as you usually need something physically moving through it

and if it did work you would get really boring patterns no intricate detailed swirls

an idea i've been kicking round is after you dip the guitar in

what if you used something to suck the paint out like a pump or something?

[vh-guitarstore.com]

its not difficult to move the paint after you dip it.....you can use newspapers rolled up to brush it away or even a little fan.....you cant swirl the paint with a hairdryer, it will dry the paint

[Neven]

even if it wouldn't dry the paint, the hairdryer isn't allowing you much control over the swirl looks. i'm sure that a wooden stick is more suitable tool for that job.

[syxxstring]

wouldnt the fumes from some paints and a hair dryer end up causing more of a burnt finish on you your shop and possible other insurance/legal complications? :o

Sparks from electric motors and anything combustible is bad , add the heat of the hair dryer and i see a possible complication?

[the third eye]

i'd assume the dryer wouldn't be used on heat just fan

but it still wouldn't work

[syxxstring]

ever watch an electric motor spark, especially one thats not tuned and broken in. I race electric rc cars and we spend a considerable amount of time and money over this issue.