Venom300 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 I got a guitar painted and i am taking it to my automotive sprayer on mon or tue of next week. He said something about the stuff that he sprays may bust up the paint. Do you think that I'll be okay with acrylic paint like createx or brush on paints. I just don't feel like painting it again nor do i feel like stripping it. Thanks I appreciate it Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 If its createx paint you may have problems its mainly designed for paper/t-shirts. There is a version of createx paints called AutoAir. It is designed to go under 2 part poly. You should be able to find it at your local airbrush supply store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom300 Posted April 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Well the auto-air is hard to find in the colors i needed to get. Also I have heard that the createx was okay. But you can't believe everything you hear. So I was gonna see what you lovely people at projectguitar with a lil' more experience than me had to say about it. Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Jeremy form LGM Guitars uses Createx airbrush colors for his works, and he uses 2 part poly too. Check his site and look for the pix. See the result Gian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom300 Posted April 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 sweet i'll check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxination Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 the createx autoair stuff will work fine under 2 part poly. if that is the stuff you used, then your cool, however, if you used something else and want to be absolutely sure, spray a sample piece and take it to your sprayer to test with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom300 Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 the createx autoair stuff will work fine under 2 part poly. if that is the stuff you used, then your cool, however, if you used something else and want to be absolutely sure, spray a sample piece and take it to your sprayer to test with. I didn't use the auto-color I used the regular createx paint. The auto-air is hard to find all the other colors. Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Createx airbrush or auto air will be great under any clear coat, they are water based and dry in minutes... People get your facts straight before posting, if you don't have any experience with the type of paint asked don't post!!! Jeremy used to use Createx, he use HOK right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxination Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 maiden... if you are referring to me, i only suggested that he take a sample piece to his sprayer for a test. if you were not referring to me, have a nice day. btw, you should really take it easy... life is too short to get stressed out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 (edited) Createx airbrush or auto air will be great under any clear coat, they are water based and dry in minutes... People get your facts straight before posting, if you don't have any experience with the type of paint asked don't post!!! Jeremy used to use Createx, he use HOK right now.... K, not to be a smart EDIT but you might care to follow your own advice. But Not all createx paint is designed to go under 2 part poly. Recently Autoair hs removed the word createx from the bottles to differentiate the two. That being said you may get away with the poster/t-shirt paint (Test piece would be the way to go). If you got it to work for you all the power to ya. But its not meant to be used that way. If I were going to pay someone to paint my guitar I wouldnt want to pay them twice. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions. Saying it would work with all clear coats is a very blanket statement. All kinds of things can happen including adhesion problems. Edited April 28, 2006 by Maiden69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 maiden... if you were not referring to me, have a nice day. btw, you should really take it easy... life is too short to get stressed out! I will have a nice day!!! You should see me stressed out!!! K, not to be a smart EDIT but you might care to follow your own advice. But Not all createx paint is designed to go under 2 part poly. Recently Autoair hs removed the word createx from the bottles to differentiate the two. That being said you may get away with the poster/t-shirt paint (Test piece would be the way to go). If you got it to work for you all the power to ya. But its not meant to be used that way. If I were going to pay someone to paint my guitar I wouldnt want to pay them twice. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions. Saying it would work with all clear coats is a very blanket statement. All kinds of things can happen including adhesion problems. I don't think it is a blanket statement. It is water based, it will be completely dried before the clear gets applied... which means no interaction between the different type of coats. Like I said, LGM, Daveq and my self have used this under 2 part poly, so have many airbrush artist, try going to a few airbrush sites and you will find out. I'm so mad that the pics posted by Jeremy are down, but read on the type of paints that he used. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...findpost&p=9166 I don't think that you can argue with his expertize on the painting field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 The fact still remains that it is not designed to be used that way. And this guy is going to shell out about $100-300 for a paint job. I hope he doesn't waste his money thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom300 Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 The fact still remains that it is not designed to be used that way. And this guy is going to shell out about $100-300 for a paint job. I hope he doesn't waste his money thats all. Yeah right..I am only paying 40$ for a automotive sprayer to clear my guitars. I paint them since I don't have a booth he clears them. I appreciate all the replies. I certainly was scared that my paint would get messed up and I don't want that to happen. Thanks Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 $40 is a wicked deal. Barely covers the cost of materials so he must be throwin it in with another car. I hope it works for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxination Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 yeah, $40 is a great deal. heck, if i found someone who would only charge me $40, i wouldn't have to crank up my compressor any more. at any rate, even though the $40 is a great deal, it's the paint stripping and sanding that would bother me if anything went wrong. i guess you shouldn't have to worry about that since maiden states that there are some people here who have had good success with all the createx products. hmm... why would i want to see maiden stressed? ah, that wouldn't be entertaining to me! i think i would rather watch eric johnson cranking out some licks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom300 Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Yeah great price but being a young kid trying to make it own my own, I hit another wall. TAXES. They suck I hate em' but this'll delay both of the projects I am working on by like a week or so! Anyway i'll post them when I am done here. Thanks for all the comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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