Muse_Cubed Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 My Squier is getting a serious overhaul at the moment - in fact, the body is going to be the only original part when I've finished with it. I want to do some sort of paintwork on the body (most likely involving fluorescent green and glow in the dark paint). However, I've not really found any good advice on how to undertake such a project as most of the guides/advice on the net focus on completely stripping and repainting from scratch - I'd much rather be able to paint on what's there currently (it's a black poly finish which is the colour I'm looking for). Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 [quote name='Muse_Cubed' post='519169' date='Jun 20 2009, 11:21 AM']Any advice?[/quote] For ease of availability and VFM, try the plasti-kote range - [url="http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk"]http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk[/url] - available in most DIY superstores. Maybe buy some stencils while you're in there? As it's poly over poly you should be fine. Just clean the body off with a gentle degreasing agent before spraying. Maybe not as 'fine' as a pro-job, but cheaper and more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobiebass Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 When I did mine I just rubbed it down with some wet and dry paper to take the lacker off, then sprayed straight over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Lightly sand the bits you're going to spray to give the new paint a "key" otherwise it'll just rub off - there's no need to strip the body though. If you're going to use fluorescents (or any other bright colour), you will have to undercoat first. Fluorescent colours have to have a white base coat. I'd also recommend lacquering over whatever finish you go for once it's sprayed, this will make it last longer & be more resilient. Rattlecan lacquer can be expensive if you use Halfords or B&Q, but I've found Screwfix's own brand to be excellent at half the price: [url="http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21687/Paint/Spray-Paints/No-Nonsense-Acrylic-Varnish-Clear-400ml"]http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21687/Paint/...ish-Clear-400ml[/url] Bodger's tip: spray in thin coats as recommended, but instead of waiting for each coat to dry normally, borrow your wife/girlfriend/mum/sister's hairdryer & give the paint a warm waft for a few seconds - it accelerates evaporation & you can build up successive coats much more quickly this way. If you're lacquering & want a nice gloss I recommend T-Cut & lots of elbow grease to get rid of the "orange peel" & get a mirror finish. Make sure that you leave the paint a good while - a week or more, to properly "cure" before you do this. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse_Cubed Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Thanks for the advice guys! Yeah, this bass project is a bit of a "silly-but-not-really" one. I want black as the base colour with all black body hardware but I want to outline it in green. Not sure what else I'm going to do yet though, I was thinking that Pixie paint would be amazing but I don't know if it'll work on a black surface [url="http://www.glowtec.co.uk/pixie-paint.htm"]http://www.glowtec.co.uk/pixie-paint.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabskiboab Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It may be worth while doing a test pice first. I might be completely wrong but glow in the dark paint might not glow in the dark once laquered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse_Cubed Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 [quote name='boabskiboab' post='520524' date='Jun 22 2009, 09:53 AM']It may be worth while doing a test pice first. I might be completely wrong but glow in the dark paint might not glow in the dark once laquered?[/quote] It depends if the lacquer contains a UV quencher...acrylic by itself does absorb some UV but not all. I'll probably do a test run on the back to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 [quote name='Muse_Cubed' post='520591' date='Jun 22 2009, 11:07 AM']It depends if the lacquer contains a UV quencher...acrylic by itself does absorb some UV but not all. I'll probably do a test run on the back to see.[/quote] Not sure this is correct - this glow in the dark pixie paint seems to imply it has luminous filler particles in it, which is entirely different to UV-fluorescing paint and will not be affected by any uv-absorbers added into the acrylic lacquer. Luminous paint glows from visible light contact, not UV-specific light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 [quote name='Muse_Cubed' post='519169' date='Jun 20 2009, 11:21 AM'](most likely involving fluorescent green and glow in the dark paint).[/quote] New series DIY T-bass eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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