Looks cool Matt! It's always surprising to see what a little stain will do when you add something different. The craziest colors often create the most pleasant final color. I like it!!
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| Author: | Matt G [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | another cool paint job.... |
I shot Dr.Bones`s 5 string Bass yesterday.... here are few shots of the process I went through. the Doctor, wanted to try a hand rubbed dye job, so I encouraged him to give it a shot. here is what it ended up looking like... I have the sequence backwards, so start at the bottom and work up ^ sorry about that. |
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| Author: | joe white(old) [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Looks cool Matt! It's always surprising to see what a little stain will do when you add something different. The craziest colors often create the most pleasant final color. I like it!!
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Matt that is awesome! ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Matt bro cool paint job is an understatement but what about the VERY cool shape of this guitar - WOW!!!!
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
INCREDIBLE.....UNIQUE!!!! I like it!!!! |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:29 am ] |
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I agree. Totally cool. |
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Great stuff Matt! I'm increasingly convinced that's the way to go with high figure. Can you explain your procedure with the dye (pre-moisten? ..saturate & wipe off excess?....)? |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Excellent job Matt! That is some nice figure in that bass. How does Dr. Bones like the finish? |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Great Job, someone is going to love that bass. Doing an electric now and then is a great change of pace. These colors are incredible. Nearly time for some soap bars! |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Great work, Matt. You did such a good job keeping the blue and the mahogany (well, it looks like mahog in the neck) separate. The color looks fine, but I'll second the question--does the good Dr. like it? Steve |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
I like the blue, but not crazy about how it works with the natural wood tones. The shape is nice. |
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| Author: | Matt G [ Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Thanks guys, The doctor loves it... to answer Daves question, we just mixed the dye in denatured alchohol, and wiped it onto the bare dry wood with a rag. the wood will absorb it`s maximum amount of color quickly and the dye will "pile up" on the surface so, we then wipe it off with a clean rag moistened with denatured alchohol. we ended up with a nice baby blue, but we wanted darker so I switched to spraying the dye mixed with the gloss lacquer. I could have stayed with hand rubbing a darker color mix, but i feel like i have more controll over the shading when i spray it. I`ll admit that the blue on natural wood is unusual, but it has grown on me and i like it... plus the Doctor likes it and thats all that matters.... the blue is doing a good job of hiding some spalted looking grain that was in the maple, on the top.... Natural would have looked like doo doo. Matt |
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: another cool paint job.... |
Thanks Matt. |
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