Paint Strat Head ?

[DUlrich1227]

Hello all,

Long time player total newb to painting and refinishing ... I have a project build i am working on and would like to paint the strat head half red and half white.... I was looking at some of the tutorial links on the main page but didnt see any where about what exact paint was used.. can some one hook me up with what i should buy? and can i get it from my local craft store? I am not looking for anything exotic or aged or relic'd... The neck is just a maple ordered from muikraft with an ebony board... I have a logo i will be applying as well (non vynal)

thanks in advance

dave

[Ripthorn]

Stay away from enamel paint, as it can do some nasty stuff to your clear coats (I once tried enamel under nitro and it was not a good thing). What I would do is get some spray can rustoleum stuff that is the same basic makeup as their clear acrylic lacquer (usually will say all the same things on the front, except that one is clear while the others are the colors you want, usually in the immediate vicinity of each other). That way you can be sure that they will be compatible with each other. Plus, it's pretty cheap, like $5 a can, so you will need not more than about $20 for the paint. That would be the cheapest and easiest in my book.

[DUlrich1227]

Stay away from enamel paint, as it can do some nasty stuff to your clear coats (I once tried enamel under nitro and it was not a good thing). What I would do is get some spray can rustoleum stuff that is the same basic makeup as their clear acrylic lacquer (usually will say all the same things on the front, except that one is clear while the others are the colors you want, usually in the immediate vicinity of each other). That way you can be sure that they will be compatible with each other. Plus, it's pretty cheap, like $5 a can, so you will need not more than about $20 for the paint. That would be the cheapest and easiest in my book.

safe to assume i would want a flat white... since will praying a lcquer over it..?