Members wilki29 Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 I need someone with experience on this topic to help me out. I was thinking if painting one of my basses, but im not sure how to go about it. I dont have an airbrush, so I need a good alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 I think Thunderbroom was looking into painting a bass recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted July 18, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 18, 2007 I think Thunderbroom was looking into painting a bass recently. And now it is covered in colored duct tape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted July 18, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 I think Thunderbroom was looking into painting a bass recently. yea I was hoping he would chime in and describe his experience with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deacon_blue Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 Rowka has done as good a job as anybody on his J-bass. He described what he did once. Try to PM him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allan grossman Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 And now it is covered in colored duct tape... At least that's an improvement over the plain old silver duct tape a former member used to cover his bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 http://reranch.com/basics.htm Read this, then read it again. Then re-read it. I followed their instructions and used their products. Do NOT use a paint brush. Other than spraying the dye (I used a spray gun) everything was done with spray cans (rattle cans). Steps I took: 1. Sand the body until it is absolutely smooth. Remove the sanding dust and continue sanding. If you think you've sanded enough, you didn't. Sand some more. When you think you've sanded too much, you are almost done. 2. Wipe the wood with a wet (water) rag. Let it dry. 3. Repeat step 1. 4. Fill with grain filler if needed. 5. Repeat step 1. 6. Repeat step 4. 7. Repeat step 1. 8. Spray with several coats of Sanding Sealer (Sand & Seal) repeating step 1 between coats. Three to 6 coats should be enough. 9. If you are going to use dye, now is the time. Apply the dye to get your desired results. Then lock it in with about 3 coats of S&S (without sanding until the last coat). Sand, but be very careful to not sand through to the dye or else you have to make color repairs. Remove the sanding dust and continue sanding. 10. If you are going to use a solid color, you'll need some BINs primer. Spray a coat of primer, wait an hour. Repeat this for three coats. Sand until most of the gloss is gone. Remove the sanding dust and continue sanding. 11. Repeat step 10 until you've sanded all of the gloss off (noticing a pattern?). 12. Spray your color. Three to four coats, with an hour between. Wait at 18-24 hours and sand most of the gloss off. 13. Repeat step 12 three times, five times, ten times, until you are done (are able to sand all the gloss off without sanding through). 14. Spray your clear coats in the same manor. I thing I ended up with a total of 16 clear coats. 15. The day after your last clear coat is sprayed, sand it until all the gloss is gone, then leave it alone for at least 30 days. 16. Polish (that is a whole 'nother topic ) Here are my results: results not typical, ymmv, fwiw, lol, stfu, etc... 20310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 So a good (not great) home paint job involves 60+ man hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 http://reranch.com/basics.htm Here are my results: results not typical, ymmv, fwiw, lol, stfu, etc... 20310 Looks beautiful. Nice job. :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 So a good (not great) home paint job involves 60+ man hours? Mine did.But I think I did a great pro-level job. Not just a good home job. 20312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted July 18, 2007 Members Share Posted July 18, 2007 Mine did.But I think I did a great pro-level job. Not just a good home job.20312 Oh, yours looks very pro level. I was referring to myself...should I choose this path... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted July 18, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 18, 2007 Mine did. But I think I did a great pro-level job. Not just a good home job. 20312 You're not the only one that thinks so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allan grossman Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 You're not the only one that thinks so! And it matches his shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebeatcatcher2 Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 You're not the only one that thinks so! no {censored}, that's purdy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 And it matches his shirt 20313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deep Bass Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 20313 You could have bought a shirt to match your bass. It would have been easier than painting your bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 I can't wait to get started on my fretless SX project... I'm gonna dye the wood green, mmm!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 hmmm im gonna have to decide whether I want to paint a bass, or just buy one already painted. Chances are they are gonna come out to the same price, but not the same quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 Remember, I used nitrocellulose lacquer. It is forgiving of deficiencies in skill (easy to rework) and polishes up like a diamond. It also wears easily. This bass now, after several hundred gigs, is showing a lot of character. An awful lot of character. Some of the poly finishes, especially solid colors, are much less time consuming to get a very decent finish, but they are also unforgiving. If you get a run, or orange peel, or dust, etc... it is very difficult to correct. If you get it right, though, those finished are damn near indestructible. 20315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 i did my jazz bass wiht the re-ranch products, following their directions exactly... and it came out perfect. flawless in fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted July 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 so how much would it cost just for the paint, primer, etc.? Also know of any good places to buy a bass body and neck that will fit each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted July 19, 2007 Members Share Posted July 19, 2007 this will tell you everything you need to know how to create some awesome paint schemes on your AXhttp://www.paintyourownguitar.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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