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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='686762' date='Dec 16 2009, 08:41 PM']How many rooms do you need doing? :)[/quote]
lol
funny f##ker
should have been a bit more specific i guess
I got a geddy Love it to bits but its a kind of matt black relic look at the moment so im considering having it sprayed
of if they want to much money ill live with the grungy look

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resprays are tricky jobs & therefore not cheap. I reckon you are looking at a minimum of £200. It's not worth skimping on a respray.

A link I got from Basschat which came highly recommended [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm"]http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm[/url]

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[quote name='BurritoBass' post='686818' date='Dec 16 2009, 10:11 PM']resprays are tricky jobs & therefore not cheap. I reckon you are looking at a minimum of £200. It's not worth skimping on a respray.

A link I got from Basschat which came highly recommended [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm"]http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm[/url][/quote]

+1

I hear good things about Sims, but the question of cost always (& quite understandably) raises it's head.

Sad, but true fact: A quality paint job costs. Decent spec materials can be expensive, proper equipment to apply them ain't cheap, & the whole job will be compromised if the preparation is skimped. Oh, and the craftsman that does the job will want paying as well as it's rather labour-intensive.

I know a thing or two about paint & its application, being a semi-semi-pro signwriter who's had to hand-prep, brush paint, coach-line, gild & varnish a couple of these beasties to museum standard in my time:



It takes a while, but oddly enough didn't prepare me for the experience of finishing my fretless rebuild using car aerosols:
(Photos taken after respray, but before cutting/polishing)



It took months (mainly waiting for the finish to harden), & used far more materials than I thought it ever would! I'd guess at approx £40+ for paint & I lost count of the hours I put in flatting it down with various grades of wet & dry (finishing up with 1500 grit) & hand polishing it. I'm still not entirely happy with it & if I'd had to charge it out as a job I'd have taken a hefty loss.

Never again. Not that way at least. I'd have been better off brush painting it, & if I had a Tardis that's exactly how I'd do it.

According to Sims' price guide you'd be looking at £235 - £325 depending on whether it needs stripping first. With what I learned on the SB-1000F project, that seems a fair price for a pro refinish.

Would yours just stand a polishing?


Pete.

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thing is I dont mind paying but it is not a £200 job however good it is
i been building custom bikes for 10 years and am used to paying that sort of money for a pro job on a complete bike
I could almost buy a new painted warmoth body for that
looks like its destin to stay a relic :)

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[quote name='raze' post='687257' date='Dec 17 2009, 12:58 PM']thing is I dont mind paying but it is not a £200 job however good it is
i been building custom bikes for 10 years and am used to paying that sort of money for a pro job on a complete bike
I could almost buy a new painted warmoth body for that
looks like its destin to stay a relic :)[/quote]

Fair enough, but metal ain't wood.

Pete.

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I concur, wood is a bastad to refinish without proper compressor, gun and EXPERIENCE. I have done maybe 12 guitars now using carpaint and hours (and hours and hours) of cutting back, reapplying, cutting back, reapplying, top laquer, cutback, reapply, T-Cut til you have RSI.... and I am still not comfortable with it. I am not in a position where I have the time, money and workload to bother buying a decent compressor and gun, then learning how to use it properly, so I am stuck with my own tedious work, or paying someone 200 quid for a proper job from someone who does it for a living.
If you know any good bike people, get them to quote a minimum 6 coat cellulose finish with cutbacks inbetween each coat, then final cut/polish. Add another 4 coats if you want a clear coat over the colour to give it more depth. If they offer you change from 150, its up to you if you wanna chance it, or go to a pro who's done GUITARS before. If its a bolt-on neck cheap-mid value bass, you have nothing to lose, as you can just strip it back to wood if they mess it up.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='687666' date='Dec 17 2009, 07:46 PM']Fair enough, but metal ain't wood.

Pete.[/quote]

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[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='690148' date='Dec 20 2009, 09:16 PM']I'd paint the pickups . Sorry but ugh! (the pickups not the bass)[/quote]
and I should give a toss about your opinion why ? :)

there original dimarzios from the 70's , sound awesome

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[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='690148' date='Dec 20 2009, 09:16 PM']I'd paint the pickups . Sorry but ugh! (the pickups not the bass)[/quote]


[quote name='raze']and I should give a toss about your opinion why ?[/quote]


Please keep it civil.

Everyone's taste is different and everyone is entitled to their taste.

Thanks.

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