BlackKnight Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 woo hoo, finally got a swirl that im happy with, just gotta go get it cleared now and I can play it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 WOW! Yanno, I got a birthday coming up ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Very cool, can't wait to see that tutorial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Very cool, can't wait to see that tutorial! ← Just missed my birthday Thats a real nice dip you have got.... i said the first GMC swirl you done was nice... but that... that dip is awsome! Keep up the good work and cant wait to see the tutorial ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdmonster Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 damn nice job i must say it looks better then the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Yeah this looks great. Again cheers my friend!!! the red? how it did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Yeah this looks great. Again cheers my friend!!! the red? how it did? ← I edid a red/yellow swirl on some wood today and it came out very nice. It must have been the water I used to other day. Didnt have any problems with it. I might do a red/yellow/orange swirl on one of my next bodies. I have two bodies on the way , one is gonna be a blue multicolour swirl and the other was gonna be a dna but it may now be the red/yellow/orange. not quite a dna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Is there a tutorial for this anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Only the one on the site. But I am making one and should have it finished soon, just goota do some video editing and image grabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 did you dip bare wood? I was thinking about it. It seems like the finish wouldn't be as good as it could be if you dipped bare wood since you'd probably get a small amount of raised grain. I think it could be almost perfect if you started out w/ a primered body that had been sanded to about 1000grit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 No, the body has to be prepped just as you would if you were spraying any colour., I grain filled it, and sealed it and primered it before dipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 did you dip bare wood? I was thinking about it. It seems like the finish wouldn't be as good as it could be if you dipped bare wood since you'd probably get a small amount of raised grain. I think it could be almost perfect if you started out w/ a primered body that had been sanded to about 1000grit. If you dip bare wood you will end up with a cracked body very soon. As Blacknight said you have to prepare the body with sanding sealer (filler for porous wood too), base coat usually white also if Black approaches a different way and with very good results. You have to use also a sealer like wax in bridge e neck screws to prevent water inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Just wondering if anyone has seen these on the bay Bad Swirls. I cant belive he wants $350 for something which your gonna have to strip and re-swirl. The lions claw is badly done and no monkey grip. He says they are steve via swirls... have you seens any ATD swirls looking like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Bad swirled body IMO and bad "half" monkey grip. I think anyone here would buy one. 350 CAN are about 290 US $ however I firmly think they aren't worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 The Ebay link Those swirls are IMO awful... There should be laws against that sort of thing ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Finally got around to dipping my 7-String. Came out fairly well i think. I went for the BMC instead of a normal universe MC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Another great one!!! I must dip mine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgman2001 Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Nice work! You guys are really firing me up. I read somewhere that the technique is to get the body in the water, then swirl coat while slowly removing the body. It seems to me you'd get less water trapped under the finish if the swirl coat was applied while lowering the body into the water instead. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Prety sweet stuff. I like the green one best. I will be doing that exact finish on a double cutaway 24 fret thing i'm working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I think if I ate sushi today, got stabbed in the stomach right afterwards, and then threw up blood and sushi onto an ibanez...it would look like those ebay swirls. we should email him; ask him if he like sushi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksolid Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 the swirl is supposed to be the highlight of those ebay guitars instead it looks like it should LOWER the value of the guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 wow! so ugly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdmonster Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 another great swirl blackknight. I can't wait to see the yellow, and red you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big z Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) wow, that makes me dizzy... you can barely tell where the holes are for trem. and pickups. crazy, nice job man, im trying to learn marbilization. costly.. i got a swirl idea for you, black and purple and maybe a midnight blue to fade between them with purple wiring and knobs. purple humbuckers.. Edited July 10, 2005 by big z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I was thinking a black and yellow would look killer. Black and yellow black and green Those are my two favrite color combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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