THANK YOU very much for posting this video, there are quite a few videos but rarely do people tell you what type of paint they are using, btw great job, love the colors!
Cool dip, I plan on doing this with my Ibanez RG soon. At first I thought the paint didn't stick to the bottom sections, then I seen from you dip that you went through a huge section of white in the dip at the bottom.
I tried My first Hydro dip on old Peavey Foundation Bass. Gray base coat. Used Majic Marble paints and, well needless to say, Back to the drawing board. Didn't get full coverage and the magic marble bubbled. Any suggestions? Did bubbling occur due to water temp?
Is this done with soften water or water straight out of a garden hose? Please reply quickly as possible. I just tried using testors with borax to no success. I've read from another comment that hard water may get in the way of things. I really am hoping to finish the bass I am working on soon. Any and all help is appreciated
Thanks for telling how you did this. Most people don't like its top secret or something! For those that still don't know the "Secret" Its oil base enamel paint. Water temp should be 78º And one tablespoon of borax for every gallon of water. Happy dipping.
Idk.... I actually like exactly how it turned out, red & all. I should say, ESP the red "blotches" as you called 'em. If it had been all perfectly marbled, doesn't give it any... originality- nothing would stand out. Those red bits.... the thicker blue lines... not being all uniformly red, blue, white from one end to the other..... imho is what makes this piece so great. I'm sure whomever it was being made for- was very happy with the outcome. Boring & same/same... can be replicated by anyone.... Something artistic on the other hand, something unique & not like every other... well, that's what they call a one-of-a-kind show-piece, my friend... beautiful work, nicely done! :) Thanks for sharing!
That shaking the water off at the end might have been what made the paint bust open a little bit. I mean like how the red blotches ended up running out some. I think they made it look neat though.
you need to use warm water (78 degrees) , some humbrol enamel paint, and some borax . once it dries finish it off with a few clear coats. Then wet sand it with a few different grits. coarse, medium courseness to a fine wet sandpaper. It would have turned out alot better then it did
The water doesn’t negatively affect the texture it’s smooth regardless, only thing that makes the texture uneven is areas of paint that are too thick tend to make globs off paint which can cause it to need sanding once dried
Give the helmet something to stick to, use a scotch brite pad, or sand down the shine of the helmet, you need something to bite onto (key). Prime then swirl.
I really like how this type of painting looks on a guitar - but Ive tried it 3 separate times and it never works. I even used regular marbling paints and with no luck. Everyone says warm water and Borax but you just showed it can be done in cold with no borax. Why do you think it works sometimes and does not other times? The 3 times I tried it, 1 time the paint never dried. 2 It all blended and did not marble well at all. and the 3rd time It finally marbled nice and then dried nice, but then I took 400 grit sand paper and lightly sanded it but the paint came right off.
The reason the paint came off is because u didn't lock the paint down before sanding. After the paint dries completely may take over night. u spray 1 coat of gloss lacquer and after it dries using water as a lubricant take 600 grit sand paper to sand it. u need to do this 3 times. afterwards use some good wax like Meghiers to buff it to a nice shine. dont use an electric sander it will destroy it. cut sand paper sheet into 4ths fold it in half sand with that and watch the edges they will burn easily from the sand paper. be very gentle when sanding. good luck
***** yea man i see that and the paint just adheres to the guitar body just like that? i never relized that u know what i mean great stuff man love your videos
Whenever I try to do this, my paint doesn't spread out like his does. It just stays in little balls in the water. I'm using testers paint and I put the proper amount of borax in the water before starting. What could be wrong?
BigDGuitars - Thanks for replying. I'll try this. Another thing; when I try to move the paint around with a stick, all of it comes off on the stick itself and I'm left with barely any paint in the bucket. How do I fix that?
Also, I would like to try this, but with a small change in order, it is: 1- Put the guitar completely into the bucket , before adding the paint and before swirling it. 2- I think you would have more control over the pattern laid out onto the guitar body, without an accidental slip of the hand. Just a thought. Great job, thanks for sharing !
+gregsbest You probably wouldn't want a wooden guitar body sitting under water for any longer than it needs to be. If the paint is applied after the guitar is in there it seems like a decent amount of it sitting in the middle would end up on whatever handle you're using, also breaking the pattern up.
+gregsbest it wont work at all, you would be getting the guitar wet, and then trying to add oil based paints over the top of a water coated item, the paints will run right off of the quitar when you pull it out and it will look exactly the same as when you put it in.........what you may be going for is an acrylic style of painting, which can be done close to the same way but its not sharp and is very runny
I need some advice if you don't mind. I just tried several dips with the Testorr enamels, metallic colors. I don't have a tank heater (yet) but I used a thermometer to get the closest tap water I could. I did use the specified ratio of Borax. all I would get is a clear "skin" that wouldn't let the paint spread. Trying to get the skin off only resulted in pulling all of the paint into one big colorful snot ball. is there one or more things that I am doing wrong? If you would give some advice I'd be most grateful.
It`s a fascinating technique and an interesting idea swirling but i have yet tp see anywhere a swirl that to me does not look like a hot mess, each to his own i guess in this regard, however your woodwork is absolute top notch.
***** My best friend and I just swirled a guitar each recently. They came out awesome except for a couple of blotches that need to be sanded and a few places where the paint didn't cover (I'd say we got about 97% coverage). I'm hoping that my buddy (who was given the nickname "MacGyver" when we played in a band together back in 2000) can sand out the blotches successfully so that we can clear coat them next week. He says it's a little dicey so if not, we may have to do them over which would suck, but at least we know we can get pretty consistent results in terms of coverage and colors popping. If my bud can tweak them successfully this weekend, we're gonna go see his ex-employer this upcoming week and clear coat both gtrs at the guy's body shop. We did a little research - we couldn't get any clear coat out of the can to dry completely in a few weeks time (don't remember all that we used but I know we tried a couple of cans of polyurethane). It would be almost dry on some test pieces after 2 or 3 weeks, but if you dug your nail in it would leave a little impression. My friend read that sometimes clear finishes out of a spray can will take up to a year to dry completely, if ever! So, we decided to go with an automotive 2k clear coat with hardener (Richard at Peachtree Global, who make the Magic Marble paints that we used, recommended the 2k). You have to wear protective gear to use it because when the clear and hardener are combined it becomes very toxic. It dries really fast though, like in a day or two I think my friend said (don't quote me cause I'm a two-left-thumb kinda guy). I guess you could get away with using clear out a spray can, but you'd have to be a little careful not to seriously ding it. Maybe there is clear out of a can that dries completely in a relatively short amount of time but we couldn't find any. I did my guitar in metallic violet, magenta, light blue and silver glitter. My bud did his in black and green with a touch of violet. The Magic Marble paints that we went with are specifically made for swirling - no Borax needed. I think enamels are probably a bit cheaper than the MM, but we never swirled before and wanted to make the process as failsafe as possible. We did a couple of tries with enamels and borax and couldn't make it work. You can also go with acrylics and carrageenan, but I'm not sure what the big guys like Out of this Swirled and Mr. Dean use, and I don't think they're telling. So, good luck with the swirls. Once my friend and I complete our first guitars, we will post them on TH-cam. We're already thinking about a second gtr each to swirl.
***** Just one more thought: some guys on You Tube say that you have to sand your gtr done to bare wood. According to my buddy and someone else here, you should absolutely not do that. Only sand away the clear coat and make sure that the colored coat underneath is rough enough so that the primer can adhere (the colored finish should kinda look like a matte finish - no sheen to it after you sand). Not sure if it would be the same for a guitar with just a clear on it like with a natural finish. Apparently, when gtrs are painted at the factory, a sealant is first sprayed on the body and neck to insure that no moisture gets into the wood. If you sand to bare wood past the sealant, you're asking for potential trouble, apparently.
r.Smedley Butler Jr. I believe Mr. Dean is using HUMBROL paint. I have heard he uses a mix of one third to one half paint thinner. Not sure about the thinner, but the best seem to be using Humbrol from what little info people are willing to let out. Hope that helps! if so, please write back and let me know. Happy swirling!
+Rodrigo Pavez no, you would be trying to put oil based paint on a wet surface. the paint will run right off of it. your way you can use acrylic but you wont get sharp lines and will be runny
The theory is tone. Using a filler for some guitar Geeks suggest that it messes with the tone and also using too much gloss can mess with the tone as well in theory. And perhaps Through time the filler may loosen and cause unwanted beauty marks. That's what I'm thinking why he refuses to use filler.
Where are you? Water changes from area to area. Nasty brown means you might have used too much paint. Also those droppers make a huge difference I have found.
+Kenny Prescott what type of paint? it sounds like you used a water base. a lot of enamel paint is still water based, you have to make sure that it is oil based. also, if the paint is too thick it can run together but not as bad as you describe, so if it is oil based thin it out with ENAMEL THINNER, not any old thinner
Man. I just bought a Telecaster that badly needs to be repainted but I have no idea if anyone in Dallas can do this. Would you ever consider doing my telecaster if I paid you and mailed you the body?
whats your water tmp at... I know 78 degrees is ideal temp for this and I think would help with the end result. Im not talking down on you just honest opinion that this run didn't turn out great, the lines are not well defined and appears to bleed or fade into the other and just looks horrible .. but give you props overall keep at it and hope to see better projects in the future
I came across one of these testors dipping videos that said to use 50/50 thinner paint but it was a disaster ended up looking like wood grain it was far too thin Used borax at 80 fail attempt one.
DragonRoLo I found (in my quest to swirl a guitar, that I had to redo a few times) that the hardness of your water (how much mineral content ect) had a huge role to play. My water was too hard for Humbrol, or testors, the borax wouldn't break the surface tension evenly. I went to great lengths to get the ideal water temp (used a fish tank heather) and nothing worked, just because of the hard water. The way I ended up getting it to work was with Magic Marble paints. It is already thinned and ready for application to water, then the surface you wish to marble (same steps, lay paint on water, dip, remove excess paint around edges, remove, dry). This has been my "go to" way since.
I don't understand how yours was so successful. I have been using the testors paint method with borax in the water and I end up with air bubbles in the paint and also it runs. when I tried just using testors without thinning it out the paint just clumps up and doesn't swirl. I will keep trying till I get it right though.
MoeSlislack ur water should b around 80 . Testers paint should b useing acrylic . B carefull an get the wrong kind I've done that an it want work . I'd send picks if u send email .
Yea I tested on scrap. It was also primed. I tried it thinned, I tried it straight from the bottle, with borax (room temp), without borax (cold from sink)....but I cant get it to stick. The only luck I had was non-thinned oil based enamel and water with borax, but it was extremely runny.
Sorry, old comment, but roach killer is also 100% boric acid. You can get it at any home improvement store and last time I got it it was 2 bucks for a big canister.
HEY BIG D, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE AGAINST GRAIN FILLER? HAHA I KNOW IT'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT, BUT IF YOU WANT THAT SMOOTH FINISH AND DON'T LIKE WAISTING MATERIALS THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT. I WILL AY THOUGH I HATE TIMBERMATE, EVERY CLAME THEY MAKE IS FALSE, YOU PUT THAT STUFF ON AND BECAUSE IT'S WATER BASED IT JUST FALLS RIGHT OUT WHEN YOU WIPE IT DOWN AFTER LEVEL SANDING.
You overdo the white color bro. You should put it just a little cause the base color of your guitar is already white. Where's the red color? :D Maybe you should put first the colors by dripping it carefully not while dripping your making it swirl already. You can do that after you put all the colors to make a nicer swirl. Just sayin bro. :)
THANK YOU very much for posting this video, there are quite a few videos but rarely do people tell you what type of paint they are using, btw great job, love the colors!
You can find nice Instructions on woodprix if you like to build it
man, that is awesome! al these paints ive been experimenting with and i never thought of using testors!
beautiful color selection!
Cool dip, I plan on doing this with my Ibanez RG soon. At first I thought the paint didn't stick to the bottom sections, then I seen from you dip that you went through a huge section of white in the dip at the bottom.
The "botched" red gives it even MORE personality. Lovely.
I like it . Nice work.
I tried My first Hydro dip on old Peavey Foundation Bass. Gray base coat. Used Majic Marble paints and, well needless to say, Back to the drawing board. Didn't get full coverage and the magic marble bubbled. Any suggestions? Did bubbling occur due to water temp?
Looks good!
Did you put anything in the water or is it just cold water and one more thing what type of paint did you use thanks
What kind of Zinser's primer? Enamel or plain interior latex?
have you used a clearcoat over it and if so what brand?
how do you protect neck pocket from getting wet?
Very nice! What do you put in the water? anything?
where did you buy the container from?
Is this done with soften water or water straight out of a garden hose? Please reply quickly as possible. I just tried using testors with borax to no success. I've read from another comment that hard water may get in the way of things. I really am hoping to finish the bass I am working on soon. Any and all help is appreciated
What brand paint do you use? Does it matter that much or what?
great...now where's the video of the guitar all put together????
what type of clear are you using ?
Thanks for telling how you did this. Most people don't like its top secret or something! For those that still don't know the "Secret" Its oil base enamel paint. Water temp should be 78º And one tablespoon of borax for every gallon of water. Happy dipping.
Can you use any kind of paint?
Did you thin your testors paint? If so how much?
Nice job dude...
You do great work - very nice! How do I get the Testors enamel to swirl without it sticking to my stir stick? So annoyed by this, please help. Thanks.
I have that problem. is there not enough paint left? keep the stick at the same level and remove it at the edge.
Idk.... I actually like exactly how it turned out, red & all. I should say, ESP the red "blotches" as you called 'em. If it had been all perfectly marbled, doesn't give it any... originality- nothing would stand out. Those red bits.... the thicker blue lines... not being all uniformly red, blue, white from one end to the other..... imho is what makes this piece so great. I'm sure whomever it was being made for- was very happy with the outcome. Boring & same/same... can be replicated by anyone.... Something artistic on the other hand, something unique & not like every other... well, that's what they call a one-of-a-kind show-piece, my friend... beautiful work, nicely done! :) Thanks for sharing!
Great job ! I'll do the same on my Telecaster. But what happens if bubbles appear ? Shall I sand it down slightly ? Thanks
yes you can try and pop them with a toothpick before they dry. then lightly lightly sand
That looks sick
That shaking the water off at the end might have been what made the paint bust open a little bit. I mean like how the red blotches ended up running out some. I think they made it look neat though.
you need to use warm water (78 degrees) , some humbrol enamel paint, and some borax . once it dries finish it off with a few clear coats. Then wet sand it with a few different grits. coarse, medium courseness to a fine wet sandpaper. It would have turned out alot better then it did
How much Borax does it take to make it come out right?
@@rickyallen1107 1 and a half tablespoons of borax per gallon of water
Thanx for answering, how much borax for a big tub of warm water. Don't want to screw up my body.
What kind of paint is that is it a specialist kind or just water based i really like that technique thanks for sharing
testors model paint
Did you add borax to the water ore dipping?
Does it come out as a smooth finish or rough with the water driplets drying and leaving there marks on it?
The water doesn’t negatively affect the texture it’s smooth regardless, only thing that makes the texture uneven is areas of paint that are too thick tend to make globs off paint which can cause it to need sanding once dried
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Awesome
Did you use any thinner with the testors? Was it just glossy enamel?
I didn't thin these at all. Just glossy
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cold water is only to keep the paint, isn`t?
Have you done anything plastic? I am going to do my welding helmet, not sure whether it needs primer.
glossy plastic may cause a problem. I have seen mr dean swirl a xbox case though
Give the helmet something to stick to, use a scotch brite pad, or sand down the shine of the helmet, you need something to bite onto (key). Prime then swirl.
what type of paint are you using ?
+Jan van der Vaart Testors
I seen other videos they used pipettes I think it would make it easier to apply.
Yes it makes a difference. Paint spreads much better
I really like how this type of painting looks on a guitar - but Ive tried it 3 separate times and it never works. I even used regular marbling paints and with no luck. Everyone says warm water and Borax but you just showed it can be done in cold with no borax. Why do you think it works sometimes and does not other times? The 3 times I tried it, 1 time the paint never dried. 2 It all blended and did not marble well at all. and the 3rd time It finally marbled nice and then dried nice, but then I took 400 grit sand paper and lightly sanded it but the paint came right off.
The reason the paint came off is because u didn't lock the paint down before sanding. After the paint dries completely may take over night. u spray 1 coat of gloss lacquer and after it dries using water as a lubricant take 600 grit sand paper to sand it. u need to do this 3 times. afterwards use some good wax like Meghiers to buff it to a nice shine. dont use an electric sander it will destroy it. cut sand paper sheet into 4ths fold it in half sand with that and watch the edges they will burn easily from the sand paper. be very gentle when sanding. good luck
that is SO fuckin' cool! thanks for posting this!!
When you spilled the paint in, that was already great...
is the water slightly electrically charged or something like they do to metal to get this to stick?
the paint floats on the water.
***** yea man i see that and the paint just adheres to the guitar body just like that? i never relized that u know what i mean great stuff man love your videos
What do you do after it dries? Do you seal the paint somehow?
+ankita bhatnagar this one I left it. You can put a poly on this
ankita bhatnagar, yes, you're suppose to spray it with a clear coat of paint afterwards.
Did you use a polyurethane lacquer afterwards? If so, how long did you wait to coat it?
Angelo d'Antonio-Bertagnolli I just sold this one as is on ebay, you would want to wait a few days then lacquer it up.
Angelo d'Antonio-Bertagnolli Lacquer is NOT polyurethane, OK? It's an enamel.
You make the mistake of thinking any clear finish is lacquer - it's not.
Chris Pile
Whenever I try to do this, my paint doesn't spread out like his does. It just stays in little balls in the water. I'm using testers paint and I put the proper amount of borax in the water before starting. What could be wrong?
use droppers and get as close to the water as you can. Makes a huge difference. the same droppers mr dean uses is a trick
BigDGuitars - Thanks for replying. I'll try this. Another thing; when I try to move the paint around with a stick, all of it comes off on the stick itself and I'm left with barely any paint in the bucket. How do I fix that?
RADDD. NICE JOB.
how did you get the plank of wood attached to the body?
A couple screws
+BigDGuitars - oh didn't even notice that's why I was confused - cheers
Also, I would like to try this, but with a small change in order, it is:
1- Put the guitar completely into the bucket , before adding the paint and before swirling it.
2- I think you would have more control over the pattern laid out onto the guitar body,
without an accidental slip of the hand.
Just a thought.
Great job, thanks for sharing !
+gregsbest You probably wouldn't want a wooden guitar body sitting under water for any longer than it needs to be. If the paint is applied after the guitar is in there it seems like a decent amount of it sitting in the middle would end up on whatever handle you're using, also breaking the pattern up.
Yes, good point. Tx. for that.-g
+gregsbest it wont work at all, you would be getting the guitar wet, and then trying to add oil based paints over the top of a water coated item, the paints will run right off of the quitar when you pull it out and it will look exactly the same as when you put it in.........what you may be going for is an acrylic style of painting, which can be done close to the same way but its not sharp and is very runny
+Ad Vic (Tyrant46290) Yes, I see the error now. Thank you. !
Cheers, g.
did you thin that paint ?
in this one nope. I went straight out of the bottle.
I need some advice if you don't mind. I just tried several dips with the Testorr enamels, metallic colors. I don't have a tank heater (yet) but I used a thermometer to get the closest tap water I could. I did use the specified ratio of Borax.
all I would get is a clear "skin" that wouldn't let the paint spread. Trying to get the skin off only resulted in pulling all of the paint into one big colorful snot ball.
is there one or more things that I am doing wrong? If you would give some advice I'd be most grateful.
+sjm2inok thin your paint our with a 3 part paint to a 2 part enamel thinner
Why does mine skin over right away?
probably a stupid question but what's grain filler?
Like a dry wall Compound to fix holes in the wall. It dries solid and fills the pores in the wood so you get a smooth surface.
You did that to a Korina wood body?!? Wtf dude?! 😲
So when does the borax come into play if this is just plain cold water? Now i'm just starting to feel plain confused haha.
+Dylan Reynolds borax helps the paint to stay floating, but you dont always need it, it depends on brand, if thinned, and actually varies by color
Did you use borax?
I've seen in other videos that you wanna do that..
Should've shut up and waited till the end of the video
About 78-80 degrees is the opportune temperature. :)
It`s a fascinating technique and an interesting idea swirling but i have yet tp see anywhere a swirl that to me does not look like a hot mess, each to his own i guess in this regard, however your woodwork is absolute top notch.
I have the swirling bug as of late. Going to try a few more then call it if I can't get it right.
***** My best friend and I just swirled a guitar each recently. They came out awesome except for a couple of blotches that need to be sanded and a few places where the paint didn't cover (I'd say we got about 97% coverage). I'm hoping that my buddy (who was given the nickname "MacGyver" when we played in a band together back in 2000) can sand out the blotches successfully so that we can clear coat them next week. He says it's a little dicey so if not, we may have to do them over which would suck, but at least we know we can get pretty consistent results in terms of coverage and colors popping.
If my bud can tweak them successfully this weekend, we're gonna go see his ex-employer this upcoming week and clear coat both gtrs at the guy's body shop. We did a little research - we couldn't get any clear coat out of the can to dry completely in a few weeks time (don't remember all that we used but I know we tried a couple of cans of polyurethane). It would be almost dry on some test pieces after 2 or 3 weeks, but if you dug your nail in it would leave a little impression. My friend read that sometimes clear finishes out of a spray can will take up to a year to dry completely, if ever!
So, we decided to go with an automotive 2k clear coat with hardener (Richard at Peachtree Global, who make the Magic Marble paints that we used, recommended the 2k). You have to wear protective gear to use it because when the clear and hardener are combined it becomes very toxic. It dries really fast though, like in a day or two I think my friend said (don't quote me cause I'm a two-left-thumb kinda guy). I guess you could get away with using clear out a spray can, but you'd have to be a little careful not to seriously ding it. Maybe there is clear out of a can that dries completely in a relatively short amount of time but we couldn't find any.
I did my guitar in metallic violet, magenta, light blue and silver glitter. My bud did his in black and green with a touch of violet. The Magic Marble paints that we went with are specifically made for swirling - no Borax needed. I think enamels are probably a bit cheaper than the MM, but we never swirled before and wanted to make the process as failsafe as possible. We did a couple of tries with enamels and borax and couldn't make it work. You can also go with acrylics and carrageenan, but I'm not sure what the big guys like Out of this Swirled and Mr. Dean use, and I don't think they're telling.
So, good luck with the swirls. Once my friend and I complete our first guitars, we will post them on TH-cam. We're already thinking about a second gtr each to swirl.
***** Just one more thought: some guys on You Tube say that you have to sand your gtr done to bare wood. According to my buddy and someone else here, you should absolutely not do that. Only sand away the clear coat and make sure that the colored coat underneath is rough enough so that the primer can adhere (the colored finish should kinda look like a matte finish - no sheen to it after you sand). Not sure if it would be the same for a guitar with just a clear on it like with a natural finish.
Apparently, when gtrs are painted at the factory, a sealant is first sprayed on the body and neck to insure that no moisture gets into the wood. If you sand to bare wood past the sealant, you're asking for potential trouble, apparently.
r.Smedley Butler Jr.
I believe Mr. Dean is using HUMBROL paint. I have heard he uses a mix of one third to one half paint thinner. Not sure about the thinner, but the best seem to be using Humbrol from what little info people are willing to let out. Hope that helps! if so, please write back and let me know. Happy swirling!
I have had terrible results with humbrol. getting better with the one shot that I am using.
You could do it backwards.. Guitar inside, put paint and take out the guitar???
You want the guitar underwater for as little as possible, so you'd have to get that paint down in a HURRY.
The paint also acts as a skin or sealer, preventing more water from entering the pores/grains/exposed wood. It would be self defeating in that sense.
+Rodrigo Pavez no, you would be trying to put oil based paint on a wet surface. the paint will run right off of it. your way you can use acrylic but you wont get sharp lines and will be runny
Why is my paint going straight to the bottom?
pour it as close to the water as you can. It also might need to be thinned just a tad
why are you against grain filler?
I'd like to know that too.......
The theory is tone. Using a filler for some guitar Geeks suggest that it messes with the tone and also using too much gloss can mess with the tone as well in theory. And perhaps Through time the filler may loosen and cause unwanted beauty marks. That's what I'm thinking why he refuses to use filler.
this is going to sound really stupid but do you need to use a white body in order to do this
I tried your method with green, orange and yellow. All the colors blended after I pulled it out of the water to make a nasty brown mess
Where are you? Water changes from area to area.
Nasty brown means you might have used too much paint.
Also those droppers make a huge difference I have found.
+Kenny Prescott what type of paint? it sounds like you used a water base. a lot of enamel paint is still water based, you have to make sure that it is oil based. also, if the paint is too thick it can run together but not as bad as you describe, so if it is oil based thin it out with ENAMEL THINNER, not any old thinner
Man. I just bought a Telecaster that badly needs to be repainted but I have no idea if anyone in Dallas can do this. Would you ever consider doing my telecaster if I paid you and mailed you the body?
Why do so many people make the same mistake; dipping the object in a straight line. You have now have a zigzag guitar. Well done.
whats your water tmp at... I know 78 degrees is ideal temp for this and I think would help with the end result. Im not talking down on you just honest opinion that this run didn't turn out great, the lines are not well defined and appears to bleed or fade into the other and just looks horrible .. but give you props overall keep at it and hope to see better projects in the future
This must be how the LP floods are done..
how much borax per gallon of water please?
+Christy Allen 1.5 TBSP at 78 degrees F
how much borax do u put in bud?
None for this one. Just cold water
borax, warmer water and your angle being a bit more would have made it perfect. The purple colors in the water would make an awesome swirl
R.I.P will miss the guitar
I'm not gonna shake it once I get it out. I'll just air dry it. Man , korina is a beautiful wood.
Did you add borax to the water first.
No Borax?
not on this one just tried cold water
I came across one of these testors dipping videos that said to use 50/50 thinner paint but it was a disaster ended up looking like wood grain it was far too thin Used borax at 80 fail attempt one.
testors is finicky. try some droppers thats how I get humbrol to work awesome in my last vid.
humbrol are banned in my country any left over that i have found were military colors anyways
DragonRoLo I found (in my quest to swirl a guitar, that I had to redo a few times) that the hardness of your water (how much mineral content ect) had a huge role to play. My water was too hard for Humbrol, or testors, the borax wouldn't break the surface tension evenly. I went to great lengths to get the ideal water temp (used a fish tank heather) and nothing worked, just because of the hard water. The way I ended up getting it to work was with Magic Marble paints. It is already thinned and ready for application to water, then the surface you wish to marble (same steps, lay paint on water, dip, remove excess paint around edges, remove, dry). This has been my "go to" way since.
I don't understand how yours was so successful. I have been using the testors paint method with borax in the water and I end up with air bubbles in the paint and also it runs. when I tried just using testors without thinning it out the paint just clumps up and doesn't swirl. I will keep trying till I get it right though.
make sure the paint is newer. also use the droppers it makes a huge difference. less paint is better than too much paint
MoeSlislack ur water temp may not b rite . This is how I do many meatads .
ty for your help.
MoeSlislack ur water should b around 80 . Testers paint should b useing acrylic . B carefull an get the wrong kind I've done that an it want work . I'd send picks if u send email .
I like the blotches.
More red,... Less white... :)
You must be a wizard or something, I can't get Testors to stick.
do you have the guitar primed? is the paint floating or sinking? what is the water temp. Have you tested on scrap?
Yea I tested on scrap. It was also primed. I tried it thinned, I tried it straight from the bottle, with borax (room temp), without borax (cold from sink)....but I cant get it to stick. The only luck I had was non-thinned oil based enamel and water with borax, but it was extremely runny.
+Dave C. sounds like you are mixing acrylic primer with enamel paint
Should have used borax in the water...
Rich Moran you can use boric acid (find on pharmacy), it work very well
ok thanks...gonna try it ...
Sorry, old comment, but roach killer is also 100% boric acid. You can get it at any home improvement store and last time I got it it was 2 bucks for a big canister.
Against grain filler? Thats odd.
HEY BIG D, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE AGAINST GRAIN FILLER? HAHA I KNOW IT'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT, BUT IF YOU WANT THAT SMOOTH FINISH AND DON'T LIKE WAISTING MATERIALS THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT. I WILL AY THOUGH I HATE TIMBERMATE, EVERY CLAME THEY MAKE IS FALSE, YOU PUT THAT STUFF ON AND BECAUSE IT'S WATER BASED IT JUST FALLS RIGHT OUT WHEN YOU WIPE IT DOWN AFTER LEVEL SANDING.
too much paint used too thick
looks like toothpaste
+GuitarSlayer77 very true. Colgate!
BigDGuitars - yes xD
hahahah aqua fresh
You overdo the white color bro. You should put it just a little cause the base color of your guitar is already white. Where's the red color? :D Maybe you should put first the colors by dripping it carefully not while dripping your making it swirl already. You can do that after you put all the colors to make a nicer swirl. Just sayin bro. :)
That looks bad as fuck...
Good work...
Fica feio pra caralho.
your color scheme sucks. Dark red, purple, cantaloupe orange deep green racer car yellow. but whatever u do DONT USE WHITE!
This one looks better than the other one.