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So this Christmas my girlfriend tells me she wants a bass.
She was looking around at some stuff on e-bay, cheesy stuff.
Seeing yet another opportunity to spend money at Warmoth, I picked up one of these off of the showcase:
She said she wanted something red. I used a MEK based dye this time around based on another boardmembers suggestion.
I had the whole thing sprayed in a blood red, but it seemed to be missing something.
I thought I would try a sunburst, since its a lam top body. Also, there were some imperfections on the sides/edges that really didn't look all that hot.
So here are the results:
Front
Back
Part of me thinks it may be a bit dark, but another part wants to leave well enough alone.
I may give it a light sand in the center to brighten it up a bit.
Order of operations:
-Clear grain filler front, black grain filler on the back.
-Entire body sprayed in pre-catalyzed nitro with MEK based red dye added.
-Edges sprayed in pre-catalyzed nitro with black pigment added. Used cardboard template to avoid overspray.
-"Burst" area sprayed in 50/50, MEK Red/MEK Balck, pre-catalyzed nitro for blending effect.
I'm trying to decide if I should mess with it some more or just shoot clear and call it a day.
James
She was looking around at some stuff on e-bay, cheesy stuff.
Seeing yet another opportunity to spend money at Warmoth, I picked up one of these off of the showcase:
She said she wanted something red. I used a MEK based dye this time around based on another boardmembers suggestion.
I had the whole thing sprayed in a blood red, but it seemed to be missing something.
I thought I would try a sunburst, since its a lam top body. Also, there were some imperfections on the sides/edges that really didn't look all that hot.
So here are the results:
Front
Back
Part of me thinks it may be a bit dark, but another part wants to leave well enough alone.
I may give it a light sand in the center to brighten it up a bit.
Order of operations:
-Clear grain filler front, black grain filler on the back.
-Entire body sprayed in pre-catalyzed nitro with MEK based red dye added.
-Edges sprayed in pre-catalyzed nitro with black pigment added. Used cardboard template to avoid overspray.
-"Burst" area sprayed in 50/50, MEK Red/MEK Balck, pre-catalyzed nitro for blending effect.
I'm trying to decide if I should mess with it some more or just shoot clear and call it a day.
James