Kirk Posted January 26, 2003 Report Posted January 26, 2003 Hey guys, this is my first post. I know a few of you already, but for those of you who don't know me I'll be up front - I am an A-hole. BTW Brian, the site looks great and the forum is also very well organized. Kudos. Anyhow, I am refinishing one of my guitars and I am fishing for opinions before I start spraying. I am doing an ubran camo graphic, using three colors: white, black, grey. Below is a pic of the taped body. The blue tape is going to be white, black splotches are black and the blue splotches are grey. Should I do less, more, differently... TIA Quote
Brian Posted January 26, 2003 Report Posted January 26, 2003 Looks good just the way it is and welcome to the forum Kirk Folk's this is the only guy I know that will try to auction off a booger infested napkin on Ebay He's also the person I blame the most for getting me started in fixing up guitars Quote
LGM Guitars Posted January 26, 2003 Report Posted January 26, 2003 Folk's this is the only guy I know that will try to auction off a booger infested napkin on Ebay I think it was something more like, Ibanez Jemfest god snot in the title wasn't it????? Good to see you Kirk!!!!!!! Quote
cerealk Posted January 26, 2003 Report Posted January 26, 2003 Hi Kirk! Welcome to the forum!! Nice idea on the camouflage! Cheers Simon Quote
the third eye Posted January 26, 2003 Report Posted January 26, 2003 personally i'd say it needs more action or visual effect to it like maybe some parts that look like the camo fabric is torn or a few bullet holes torn into it or some mud and grass or blood stains maybe could be a good airbrush project? jus' my humble opinion :ph34r: Quote
Kirk Posted January 26, 2003 Author Report Posted January 26, 2003 [tootyourownhornmodeon]Kirk is the master of the under $50 refinish job.[/tootyourownhornmodeoff] Cost: Approximately $35 (not including the steal of a deal I got on the guitar.) Materials: Krylon textured spray paint. If anyone has ever seen a US military vehicle up close, then you will know what this finish looks like. That is what I was trying to achieve - something similar to a military vehicle finish. Tape, an Exacto knife and a half a pack of Marlboro reds. Time: Approximately 4 hours (including one failed attempt using stencils) Results: Major improvement from it's original state. I'm out and gigging now, and from the audience it will look like a pro job anyhow. I am not disappointed with the results, but if I had $600 I'd have sent it off to GMW for a pro job. I'll post pics of the whole thing when it is done in a few hours, but I was kind of excited about it, so I posted this pic. Quote
Kirk Posted January 27, 2003 Author Report Posted January 27, 2003 OK, here it is. Got everything setup and running like a champ. So what do you guys think? Quote
DaveK Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 VERY COOL!!!! Nice one! Did you leave the finish flat or did you apply clear? Can't really tell from the final picture NICE JOB! Dave K Quote
Brian Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 No that looks Killer (Marines joke) seriously though I like it. Looks like you have two textures going, flat on the Black and Grey and semi-gloss on the White? Quote
Kirk Posted January 27, 2003 Author Report Posted January 27, 2003 The finish is all matte. The reflection was because the paint was still bit wet, which gave the white the semi-gloss look. Thanks for the compliments. Quote
GEdwardJones Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 He's also the person I blame the most for getting me started in fixing up guitars Oddly enough, Kirk blames *ME* for his starting to fix up guitars. Does that make me Project Guitar's great grandaddy? Quote
Jehle Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 OK, here it is. Got everything setup and running like a champ. So what do you guys think? Sweet. I wish I could work this fast. I liked the idea of the torn camo's and bullet holes... Hmmm. Gives me an idea for a civil war theme guitar. Quote
cerealk Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 that is great Kirk!! have you got some matching clothes to go with it? Quote
Brian Posted January 27, 2003 Report Posted January 27, 2003 Oddly enough, Kirk blames *ME* for his starting to fix up guitars. Does that make me Project Guitar's great grandaddy? Yes it does Quote
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