Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 (edited) Hey everyone, did a blue/black swirl on my friends les paul junior. Heres some pics, will add more when I get the clear coat on it. Front back Edited November 11, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Your pic and link dont work for me, says the page cant be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 yeah i tried to link it from memory cuz geocities is blocked at my school so ill update it tonight with pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 tip for breaking past "Bess" go to altavista.com click translate website, spanish to english then you can go to your site , i use this all the time so i can check my mail and ebay during school hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Well, it looks like a first try to me, but a really good first try! Did you do any practicing on some scrap first to get the hang of it? It looks to me that if you spent a few weeks doing it over and over, you would be really good at that, cuz I like what I see, it just looks like an 'early' job, if you follow. Congrats on what you did tho, I like the basic color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 I think it looks pretty cool. Not your traditional acid trip swirl, no, but it has some pretty cool designs in it. Nice colors too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 this is only helpful critisism, it is not meant as a bash or anything. I think you should sand it all down and do it again, the back looks awfull (to me anyways) And it really looks like an ameature job. Not saying i could do better or anything, because frankly, i have never tried yet. Thats just my 0.00002 cents Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 It looks like a nice, subtle swirl. Once you add the clear, the gloss will make the swirls "disappear" (in the reflections...) even more. Quite classy, and not overly obvious. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Awesome! It looks really great, I think. Be sure to post when you have it clear-coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Kinda looks like a distant galazy in the night sky, Call it a galaxy swirl and make lots of money! It looks gd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 yeah, the whole look i was goin for was subtle, i didnt mix much blue at all. Im not a huge fan of the bright colored swirls. I figured a 2 color swirl would be good to start out. And yeah, i dipped practice objects maybe 7-8 times. Its a LOT harder than that tutorial makes it look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 this is only helpful critisism, it is not meant as a bash or anything. I think you should sand it all down and do it again, the back looks awfull (to me anyways) And it really looks like an ameature job. Not saying i could do better or anything, because frankly, i have never tried yet. Thats just my 0.00002 cents Curtis ← He hasn't clearcoated it yet (far as I can tell) which is why it looks odd. Couple of gloss clearcoats, bit of buffing, that'll look damn nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 ok, well, i will put that statement on the back burner for a while, and wait till i see it cleared and buffed Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 yeah, no clearcoat yet, its getting mighty cold here... so I'm either gonna have to wait a while until i find a warmer day to do it, or find a spray booth somewhere. I'm hopin the clear coat makes it look good too. Ill be using rattlecan minwax polyurethane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 zendrix - nice i agree with most the guys here that say it looks classy.... cant wait to see the clear on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 I really like it! Actually, the subtlety is what makes it so attractive. It's not gaudy or even (god forbid) '80's, it's just... swirly! To those of you who find that it looks amateurish, would you mind pointing out where it needs improvement? I can't really see it, and it'd be nice to know for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 To those of you who find that it looks amateurish, would you mind pointing out where it needs improvement? I can't really see it, and it'd be nice to know for the future. It's called Jealousofthenewguyspaintjobneosis. Kind of like when people respond to a new guitar by saying, "It's not my cup of tea, but if you like it, it's okay". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Personally there hasn't been a single guitar in this section lately that I havn't liked for some reason or another, and havn't respected the work put into it. I think this paint job looks fantabulous, but not in the omg gaudy swirly 80's guitar of doom way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanez_crazy Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Maaannn, No love for the gaudy swirls!?!?! Looks good dude. Its too cold to do any more practice runs on my end, and it IS harder than the tut makes it seem. What kind of paint did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Maaannn, No love for the gaudy swirls!?!?! Looks good dude. Its too cold to do any more practice runs on my end, and it IS harder than the tut makes it seem. What kind of paint did you use? ← I used a generic auto body primer, followed by 2 cans of plasti cote flat black spray paint as a base, then i used plasti cote harbor blue and plasti coat flat black for the actual swirl. All of this was bought at walmart for 6 bucks . The minwax poly spray cans are going to cost me though, im waitin for my paycheck to come in from work and then i can start clear coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 You'd better get your butt in gear. I want to see this thing have some clear coat on it. I think it's going to look pretty killer if you can get a good, flat surface on your clear. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 ehhh, yeah i should be able to do good... lol i finished one guitar with clear before, kind of an intimidating post garehanman. What are you gonna do if my clear coat is under par!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I'd tell you to ask the last man I told that to what the repercussions are...but he is no longer able to speak. I'm sure you'll do fine. I think the subtlety of the blue behind a high gloss clear will look really nice. So kudos to you, sir! peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lietuvis Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) Dude, that looks awesome!!! How did you do that? I don't know anything about swirl finishes, so... EDIT: Oh, you explained it, just didn't see the post. Edited November 19, 2005 by Lietuvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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