Author Topic: Cool finish (Read 6321 times)

Andy Lindsay · « **on:** July 27, 2006, 10:56:45 PM »

Anyone know how to acheive a finish similar to this? I'm wanting to refinish a guitar, but do something cool or unusual. Any ideas welcome.

deg0ey · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2006, 11:04:13 PM »

I know a guy with that finish...Not sure how he got it though - I'll ask him if I see him before anyone else has answered :drink:

Dakine · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2006, 12:29:56 AM »

Not sure what would be like for guitar but looks similar to 'hammerite' paint

38thBeatle · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2006, 07:22:00 AM »

Looks a bit like textured paint that you'd get from a DIY shop but can't be that...or can it? Not to my taste I must admit.

hunter · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2006, 08:47:02 AM »

Looks like the stuff you put on concrete walls under the surface to protect it against water leakage.

However, I'm sure such a finish is going to kill any woodiness in your tone. It's with a reason that gibson is using ultrathin finishes now, sounds way better as the wood can resonate more freely.

I'd rather not apply such a finish ...

deg0ey · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2006, 09:04:35 AM »

Quote from: hunter

I'd rather not apply such a finish ...

+1...Imagine how sexy that guitar could be if it had a flat black finish...

PhilKing · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2006, 12:39:36 PM »

I think if you use a brush and paint it really badly you could get the finish - perhaps old lumpy paint too :P

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2006, 12:59:00 PM »

looks almost like somebody has burnt the paint, or put chemicals on it after painting

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:39:43 PM »

Well, that's a JEM 7D, which is a guitar I used to own. Obviously, you own it as wel! :)

The finish was taken from Steve Vai's mixing desk.

IIRC, they get the finish by painting the body matte, and then spray it with a paint that has some kind of gel added. The gel globs, and runs down the body. Then they bake it to hold it in place.

Bainzy · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:54:03 PM »

That's what my oven looks like inside before it's been cleaned out

Skybone · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2006, 02:57:43 PM »

Looks more like it was done by a 6 year old...

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2006, 03:01:44 PM »

Quote from: Skybone

Looks more like it was done by a 6 year old...

Don't make me come over there and unleash some fiya powa!!!!

Davey · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2006, 04:38:21 PM »

those were cool

spray it black and take a leak on it LMAO!!!

it does remind of tar hehe.

markofled · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2006, 05:06:18 PM »

i would guess the easiest way to get that finish is to apply the paint thickly and while its still wet dab it with a spunge or sumthing to make the paint spiky.

Searcher · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2006, 06:03:36 PM »

The older Jem7 DBK guitars had a matte black base with glossy raised areas, but the newer ones are glossy all over. So, depending on the look you want, there are a couple of ways to do this.

For the matte black base plus glossy texture you'd spray matte black over the whole thing, then seal it with a matte clear (you could go to satin, if you wanted). To get the raised areas a bit spikier, you'd wanna touch them lightly with something like a piece of wood. I wouldn't use sponge or a cloth in case they left lint or particles in the paint. Then get a black-tinted epoxy and dribble it over the surface.

If you are going for the gloss finish, dribble your epoxy first (it wouldn't have to be tinted), touch it up with the piece of wood while it's still wet, and then spray the whole thing with black. You'd have to spray a gloss clear over it after this, too.

You could go for that hammered enamel paint that Dakine mentioned, though it's not as suitable for guitar refinishing as either poly or nitro. Plus it wouldn't give you quite the same effect.

Author Topic: Cool finish (Read 6321 times)

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