Jazzneck Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) Long story short, can anyone help please? No2 son rescued a 1990s Legend JB from a skip. It had been in the North Sea on a video shoot. The neck is like an over ripe banana, the pickups and electrics are f8cked. I have a spare fretless neck what fits and enough bits in my spares box to make a usable bass. Now, I would like to repaint the body which is black to the red/gold old Framus sunburst. I'm a lazy git and cannot be bothered to strip all of the PU/epoxy paint off the body (not worth it IMHO). Can I get away with smoothing the existing paint down, prime it, then spray and over laquer it accordingly? Which primer / undercoat / paints do I use? Any advice gratefully received. Thank you. Edited February 20, 2014 by Jazzneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 If you're that lazy , get someone else to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) final coat and appearance will only be as good as the prep you put into the base coats how about get some good quality wrapping vinyl? easy enough to apply (with a bit of practice - plenty of vids on youtube to see how its done and get some spare vinyl to practice before the final run) easy to change too if you decide you dont like the colour/finish [url="http://solutions.3m.co.uk/wps/portal/3M/en_GB/3M-/vehicle-wrapping/"]http://solutions.3m....hicle-wrapping/[/url] [url="http://www.mdpsupplies.co.uk/vehiclewrapping.asp"]http://www.mdpsupplies.co.uk/vehiclewrapping.asp[/url] [url="http://www.grafityp.co.uk/auto%20fx%20vinyl.html"]http://www.grafityp.co.uk/auto%20fx%20vinyl.html[/url] Edited February 20, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1392886092' post='2373736'] Now, I would like to repaint the body which is black to the red/gold old Framus sunburst. Can I get away with smoothing the existing paint down, prime it, then spray and over laquer it accordingly? Which primer / undercoat / paints do I use? [/quote] If a Framus sunburst is one where the wood grain shows through the yellow then you will have to strip the paint back to the wood. The 'yellow' of many sunbursts is not usually a solid colour. If a quick fix is required I would suggest flattening the existing coat and overspraying with a can of Plastikote enamel. As your base colour is black, choose a colour that works over black e.g. solid red. If you [i]really[/i] want a burst, take it to a specialist. It's not as easy as one might think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks Skank. Solid gold in the middle, watermelon on t'outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1392902388' post='2373943'] If you're that lazy , get someone else to do it [/quote] I agree...somebody who actually knows what they're doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1392923439' post='2374335'] Thanks Skank. Solid gold in the middle, watermelon on t'outside. [/quote] Why, thank you!I've never received quite such an imaginatively descriptive complement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Chuckle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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