rick-style fireglo finish

[rockskate4x]

Hello everybody, I had another crazy idea. Inspired by a fireglo rick 360-12, I want to make a fireglo finished 12 over 6 string double neck guitar with gfs rick-style humbuckers. I will be finishing it myself, and I've used the transtint dye/stains from woodcraft.com before, but I don't think they have the right colors for this product. The body will be swamp ash and I'd like to do matching headstocks (maple) like the ricks. I don't have a spray booth or anything like that. I can get some swamp ash samples to practice on, cuz I won't be buying the body for a while. What products would you recommend for a fireglo finish?

http://www.gruhn.com/features/ricken12/EX0940.html

 

[mayfly]

My suggestion:  Send it to Tonar.


Kidding aside, I owned several Ricks, one of which was a Fire Glow.  It's an amazing finish and I hear is really hard to do.  Bring in the pros on this one.

Oh:  Here's that FireGlow Rick:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spJhhCM8zzg[/youtube]

 

[Watershed]

Hello everybody, I had another crazy idea. Inspired by a fireglo rick 360-12, I want to make a fireglo finished 12 over 6 string double neck guitar with gfs rick-style humbuckers. I will be finishing it myself, and I've used the transtint dye/stains from woodcraft.com before, but I don't think they have the right colors for this product. The body will be swamp ash and I'd like to do matching headstocks (maple) like the ricks. I don't have a spray booth or anything like that. I can get some swamp ash samples to practice on, cuz I won't be buying the body for a while. What products would you recommend for a fireglo finish?

http://www.gruhn.com/features/ricken12/EX0940.html

The problem I see is getting that burst without a spray gun.
You can use something like a Preval, but they do fall a bit short on atomization.

But, since you will be spraying a dye/lacquer mix (not an opaque pigment) it may turn out OK.
OK, assuming you are going to try the Preval, I would suggest, for the burst, doing several thin coats of your red dye/lacquer mix.
This way, little splatters won't be as evident.  It also lets you "build up" the color, and can be more forgiving in the application process.

If you are trying to avoid the fumes of lacquer, KTM9 from LMI is a good water based substitute.
In finished form, it's quite similar to nitro.

Good luck,
James

 

[pabloman]

You can mix the dye to get the color you need.