Stygian Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) I have an Ibanez 1660 Proline series (the rare Rhoads V style!) that I've finally got around to sanding down. A close friend of mine has a spray gun and is willing to refinish it so long as I find myself some paint and clear coat. I keep coming across websites that sell spraycan paint marketed towards guitars. Now, he likes working with the sprayer since he can control the pressure at which he paints and I imagine a professional sprayer will be a better option here. I need just enough paint for one guitar body. I'm looking for DARK metallic blue, but I'm having trouble. Can anybody direct me towards a place with a good selection of paint and clear coat? Thanks. PS - I want the finish to look about like this ESP MII: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8249/espmiibluemw6.jpg Edited August 2, 2006 by Stygian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I have an Ibanez 1660 Proline series (the rare Rhoads V style!) that I've finally got around to sanding down. A close friend of mine has a spray gun and is willing to refinish it so long as I find myself some paint and clear coat. I keep coming across websites that sell spraycan paint marketed towards guitars. Now, he likes working with the sprayer since he can control the pressure at which he paints and I imagine a professional sprayer will be a better option here. I need just enough paint for one guitar body. I'm looking for DARK metallic blue, but I'm having trouble. Can anybody direct me towards a place with a good selection of paint and clear coat? Thanks. PS - I want the finish to look about like this ESP MII: http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8249/espmiibluemw6.jpg look at coastairbrush.com they sell small amounts of house of kolor paints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Bring a sample of the color you want to any automotive paint distributor and they should be able to match it right there at the counter. I strongly suggest NOT using spraypaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Bring a sample of the color you want to any automotive paint distributor and they should be able to match it right there at the counter. I strongly suggest NOT using spraypaint. If you have a good paint distributor they will sell it to you in 1/2 pint and it will be fairly inexpensive. If not a pint of piant is about $50.00 depending on the color and the brand. Coast Airbrush sells in 4oz and up sizes so it can save you from having a lot of left over piant. 4 oz of unreduced paint is 6 to 8 oz after reduction depending on brand. Staying away from spray paint is a good suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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