Van Halen II Paint Guitar

[Squeaky3384]

lol weird ass song

[sylvain265]

did you put a clear coat on it?

[Earnhardt12345]

@sylvain265 Yes I did..

[sylvain265]

@Earnhardt12345 is it hard to find out were you put the tap?

[fenderstratplayer14]

how do u make the little strips

[Earnhardt12345]

@fenderstratplayer14 Bought 1/8" tape from a hobby store

[Metallicaforever95]

what kind of paint what brand of spray paint what type

[Earnhardt12345]

@Metallicaforever95 Rustoleum Painters Choice

[benjiekid123]

thats a hot guitar

[tubeframebuell]

Earnhardt, What brand of paint did you use? Spraycans? I'm in the process of doing this to an older ibanez sabre. I just filled one single coil, leavin the neck pos.

single and brige hb. I used minwax wood filler(bondo) and deft sand and seal. Presently on prime coat. How long did you let color coat set and clear ? It looks great!

[Earnhardt12345]

@tubeframebuell I used spray cans and the paint never really hardened. You should consider using a sprayer with better quality paint.

[iselldummysmacks]

Rofl. I like this song.

[5150RDH]

Awesome job on the paintjob , 5*s...much more "sharper-looking" guitar now :D Rock on man!

[snickers763]

is that a 7 string?

[Earnhardt12345]

@snickers763 Its a 6-string..

[skateandparkour]

quick question i have a telecaster im trying to repaint should i sand all the way to bare wood or should i just rough up the surface and just paint it from there?

[ht448]

@skateandparkour if your still haveing trouble check out my vidio

[slashgunner94]

how you covered the neck pickup excavation?

[Earnhardt12345]

Bondo..

[m0t0cr0ss17]

very nice

[Earnhardt12345]

Thank you..

[m0t0cr0ss17]

i have 1 question though how long do you think it will take me to do my stratocaster like this?

once i get a new guitar im planning to do this to my old one but i might do black and blue

[Earnhardt12345]

2 months if the weather is good. If not 3 months maybe.

[m0t0cr0ss17]

alrigth thanks...

[nessmonsta]

wow.. only looks like a couple of days (no offence to your work it looks great) i just mean, it doesnt look like it would take 2 months lol

great job!

[javiermatarrita]

i have a question i jus painted my guitar but if scratches very easily so i want to know if there is something i can put in??

tks

[Earnhardt12345]

I have the same issue. The clearcoat is very soft.

[blackoutstrat]

didn't eddie put that guitar in dimebag's casket when he died?

[Earnhardt12345]

That is the one...

[cjlhhhhyt]

killer paint job...i can paint real good to....cheers!!

[tioncinho]

awesome man, you're a profissional =)

very nice paint

[Earnhardt12345]

Thank you very much. It took much longer than I thought it would..

[numkelfut]

thanks never heard it but it sounds cool, now the vid is 10/10!

:)

[numkelfut]

the vid was good but the song sucks :I

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks. I will change the song for you.

[TheRealCrazybilly]

sweet guitar

[artu91ibanez]

Dude you did a great job.

I have some questions. Are krylon sprays good for this?

How much time i must wait to pass some sand paper to the guitar and then to pass the next coat?

Cause i use the same sand paper as you but when i use it the paint gets like scratched.

Please answer me cause this keeps happening to me and i don't know what to do about it lol.

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks man.

Krylon worked OK. The clear coat was causing the yellow and black coats to orange peel.

I would apply 3-4 coats of one color in one day. Wait 2-3 days and then wet sand with water and 1000 grit.

I'll tell you, this was a tough job and would not do it again. It tool a lot of time and it was fun 1 time.

Take it easy.

[artu91ibanez]

Great, thanks dude.

For the clear coat (finishing), should i do it as the other paint coats? (I would apply 3-4 coats of one color in one day. Wait 2-3 days and then wet sand with water and 1000 grit.) Is Krylon clear coat okay for this too? Sorry maybe i'm a bit disturbing with my questions lol.

Btw thank you for your comment in my video =)

[Earnhardt12345]

I used the Krylon clear coat. You need to wait 3 or 4 weeks so the other coats are fully dry. I didn't do that and the black wrinkled. I was still able to sandout, but I would wait. After the clear coat, it took almost 2 months to fully dry. I live in Calif which is a dry, but still tool for ever to dry. I played the guitar while it was drying, but it was easy to ding the clearcoat.

Rock on!

[artu91ibanez]

Okay dude, thanks for all your suggestions! =)

[Ewing5150]

how did you fill the neck cavity?

[Earnhardt12345]

I used Bondo. Works very good.

[dingdong5896]

what paint did you use?

[Earnhardt12345]

Rustoleum "Painter's Choice". Sunshine Yellow, Black, and Clearcoat

[Wolliom]

I don't know much about refinishing a guitar, I just bought a Fender Heartfield Talon V on eBay and has this ugly green metallic flake color and I'd like to repaint it. Do I just sand down the original paint job, paint over it with primer and then go over it again with the color I'd like?

[Earnhardt12345]

Yes. You need to rough up the old paint so the primer will stick. Go with the color coat (3-4 coats) then the clearcoat (2-3 coats).

[YonOtto]

This design looks great with the Ibanez superstrat shape.

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks.. Now I just have to get the thing to stay in tune. The tremelo is not to reliable.

[Decker695]

that looks pretty BA, also I noticed your picture has you and gene simmons in it, where'd you meet him?

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks. My first shot a painting a guitar. That is The Orignal Kiss Army tribute band. They look like the real thing and play very good. Take it easy..

[199crazy]

hey good job!

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks. I saw your guitar and it lokks nice.

[Earnhardt12345]

Nice!

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks!