theo_siordia

how do i get my guitar to look like this?

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rhcp_freak

Hi, i was gonna make a thread on this topic, but i thought id rather just post here. Does anyone know if car paint would work alright on a guitar? Thanks in advance.

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Svee

I airbrush guitars using water based automotive paints. They are called Auto Air and Etac. You can also use House of kolor paints with no problem.

Just get it nicely clear coated afterward to protect that paintwork

rhcp_freak

Cool, thanks for the answer dude

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i(ncubus)play

Is the holoflash mentioned in the first page that hard to do? It looks fairly simple, just time consuming

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t heff

thats a marble finish

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Guitarislife125

Any idea on how to do this? Specific paint? Technique?

tubab0y

i think it involves cotton balls and gold leaf, but i've never heard how to actually do it.

and the holoflash isn't all that hard to do.

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ChaoticVengence

if i wanted to get a certain design on my guitar, would getting it stickered work? like an outline of something, for example a biohazard sign, if i get it in that sticket when you peel off the back, place the sticker, then peel of the front (sorry i forget the name) but if i wanted to use one of those would it work?

i'm thinking that if i did it would take LOTS of clear coat to get rid of the bump, but i wouldn't mind that, i guess the question i'm really asking is would clear coat harm the sticker?

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forsaknazrael

Tape. Lots of it. Search frankenstrat, or EVH, in this forum. You'll find a BILLION threads.

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LesPaulStrat

the finish is pretty basic, but getting a strat to look that beat up is gonna take some work.

but most likely he was just talking about the finish

big-T

how would you go around making a guitar look like the Zakk Wylde buzzsaw?

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WoodzyTheGreat

Get me a pic of ANY guitar (preferably black) and i can put ANY picture or texture on it. It also looks realistic!

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Tha_maxzzz

I want to get my SG standard a fully black look, how would I do this?

CORT noob

I put primer on the bass, and it says to sand with 220 grit sandpaper. I started sanding and with 3 strokes back and forth the primer was already stripped to the wood. Am I supposed to go to the wood or am I doing it wrong?

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Tha_maxzzz

How would one go by painting a scratchplate?

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Spray paint. Maybe rough it up a bit with sandpaper, but use really fine sand paper like 400 grit.

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Ulrik

Rust-o-leum, Krylon, and lots of other spraypaint brands specifically made for plastic.

AlGeeEater

Exactly. Sand the pickgaurd with 400 grit sandpaper, prime and spray your color.

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