How to swirl paint a guitar

[Hopper3513]

Could you use glow in the dark paint?

[Zimtack]

arent you suppose to sand it down first?

[Blossom352s]

I think it would have come out better if you didn't pull it out so quickly D:

[newfoundpower92]

looks like my jerry garcia necktie :)

[mpaz48mo]

Did you use any paint removers for the original paint? Or did you just sand it down?

[420Chema]

what kind of paint is??

[germanygibson]

if you don't like how it turns out the 1st time, can you re-do it, or do you have to sand it and try again?

[welder062]

That is awesome. I want you guys to paint my guitar lol

[DrMinion333]

What kind of clear coat is best for putting over this kind of a paint job?

[jannis49berlin]

hey, nice video, i have a few questions, do you fill the can with water? and how much water?

[AwesomeFunnyFilms]

what is borax???? what does it do and do i need it to swirl a guitar

[DerEchteBold]

@AwesomeFunnyFilms

borax = sodium tetraborate

as far as i know it reduces the surface tension of water (and it's not to healthy, in the EU it's now illegal to buy it as a private person)

it depends on the paints you use if it's needed

tried humbrol enamel without borax and it didn't work at all (the paint does not disperse and just drowns after a while if you keep pouring)

started to experiment with marble paints now, they don't need borax

[bmalle12513]

would this work for the hardwear on my guitar?

[IIIBLAKEIII]

any tips for a semi-hollow?

[tibothenr]

@IIIBLAKEIII hehehehehe ( forgett it )

[IIIBLAKEIII]

@tibothenr haha, yea

[Mastecon21]

How do you do this technique to get a real swirl on the guitar and not just trippy zebra stripes?

[TheJamesloy]

@Mastecon21 it just depends on how you stir the paint

[rogerwilco59]

That was kool.

[joak1073]

Are you satisfied with the result? Does it play OK? I'm thinking of finding a cheap Les Paul to do this on. Do you think I should do it? Please reply

[theshantanator]

how long did you leave it out to dry before and after you coated it, and what kinda clear coat did you spray it with?

[WoodsofWilmer]

What kinda paint do you use specifically? What would be the best kinda clear coat?

[azfryguy]

HOLY SHIT!!!! I did not see that coming at all!

[CrimsonFlagg]

bad ass paint job. Thanks for putting up the video.

[nicodanger13]

WOW !!!

[F22flyhigh]

Awesome vid!!!!

[lokboxx]

dude... try this with black, dark gray, and a touch of highlight gold on a Randy Rhoads....

[svanurmg]

great work...have few questions (english is not my first language):)...1)did you watered down the paint (make it thiner with appropriate contend).....2) how hot was the water (circa)...3)what is Borax....thanks

[JohnnyBGuitarRock]

would acrylic paint work? or do you have to buy enamel? and where do you get borax?

Help needed!

[FoxEnyuron]

@JohnnyBGuitarRock no, yes, hardware stores usually carry it, like lowes or home depot...

[a300mayer]

what brand of paint are you using for the base coat. gloss, satin, metalic pretty awsome job for first timers

[a300mayer]

ok, do you use oil base primer, do you have to paint it a solid color before you dip it, you chose silver, can you use any color for the base. whats the drying time on the swirl before you can clear coat, can you use any clear coat or does it have to be for the oil based enamel, sorry, just trying to get it altogether in one shot, thanks, the guitar is sweet.

[koRnFREAK82]

that is fucking wicked, i've painted some guitars before but was looking on youtube for best results, now i've seen this i'm thinking of doing this,

[Levi790]

That's a great swirl

Especially for your first time. Great job.

[AnimatorsatWork]

how long does it take to dry?

[DBDezigns]

Think this would work on an Xbox / PS3 controller?

[2dark2bDzired]

so where in the hell can one buy borax??

also, must the enamel paint be the Humbrol brand?

last question: this technique can be used on items other than guitars, yes? just thought i should ask before i start dipping clay statues all up into this concoction.

thx!

[discodaveization]

nice swirl man, ive got a couple of cheap copy strats ive sanded and primed ready for the swirl, i have one question about the humbrol enamel you are using is it the satin, gloss or the matt type as the site i was going to buy it from had all three so i was unsure what one to get. thanks :)

[sweetNlow1989]

do you set the guitar in primer first

[studioguy2003]

No, it was the paint I was using. For everybody out there that needs to know, You need to use Oil Based Enamel! No one comes right out & says that like it's some kind of big secret. And to all the people making wise cracks to others asking......

Well, I'm not going to be a dirt bag with crude remarks!

Use can use RustOleum Oil based Enamel for around $5 a can and get it at Ace Hardware.

[juaneoy77]

Hey, i've got a quiestion: what happens if i try to do the swirl to the original paint???

[studioguy2003]

Why did all my paint stick to the screwdriver I stirred it with? I'm using Lacquer, is that why? Got the Borax in, temp is around 78/79 Why is my paint gumming up?

[destinyrider22]

@studioguy2003 it may be that the screwdriver is metal and the paint just stuck to it try using a paint stirrer or something that isnt metal

[NOMBREenPROCESO]

by the way where did you got the b"humbrol" and the "borax"??



[NOMBREenPROCESO]

thankss!!



[JoeRnCT]

Thumbs up for Borax boy.

[bloodshreded]

u painted a Epi special 2, right?

[GrantLangley]

@bloodshreded thats correct

[Jbinkley79]

You picked a les Paul for your first time? Lol it came out amazing though

[GrantLangley]

@Jbinkley79 haha well its an epiphone



[NOMBREenPROCESO]

for what is the borax because in other videos they dont use borax?

[hecklerjh420]

@NOMBREenPROCESO most all of them use Borax, its a soap and helps the paint float

[TheSevenNation]

the temperature? what temperature is the "ideal"? thanks

[GrantLangley]

@TheSevenNation i think warm water is best, but this is just straight hose water

[CalebH50]

ok so im thinking about doing this to a cheap guitar strat style and i wanna do black and white thats it what do i need to do please help thanks

[sebastianadaniels]

@ drumdreamer92. Hey if you have access to anyone that powdercoats have the snare powdercoated the color you want. It looks awesome. It gets an anodized look but the chrome gives the underside a glossy look too.

[drumdreamer92]

Do you think enamel will stick to chrome if I sand it. I was thinking of redoing my friends snare drum.

[GrantLangley]

@drumdreamer92 that should be interesting, but i have no idea

[mayflower098]

Dude,that's so cool!

[AlineaSTL]

thats badass!! im wanting to completely redo my epiphone sg special cuz i need a backup guitar that doesnt look and play like shit. i was gonna do the silver basecoat like yours and have blue and purple(both metallic) and a little black

[GrantLangley]

@AlineaSTL yeah thatd be cool. Thats why we painted this cheap guitar cuz hes got a $500 strat too, be he just bought some seymour duncans for this epiphone too so it sounds nice

[AlineaSTL]

@GrantLangley what did you guys do to prepare it for dipping? i know that you gotta sand it all down and stuff like that but did you do a primer then sand and paint it silver?

[GrantLangley]

@AlineaSTL we sanded, then primed white, then silver

[JgHaverty]

@GrantLangley Why dont you tell everyone what happened to the silver when you clear coated it -.- bit misleading!!

[GrantLangley]

@JgHaverty Que? the silver stays on and you can just see it through the parts where the paint didnt get on from the swirling

[JgHaverty]

@GrantLangley silver flattens out and turns grey when you clear coat it :(

[GrantLangley]

@JgHaverty not all silver, this one didnt

[gozoisawesome]

How long doees it take to dry ????

[zeppelin25101980]

@gozoisawesome 24 hours

[papitoasis]

Hey was up nice job amigo !!! i just got some enamel humbrol but its gloss it work too ?

[GrantLangley]

@papitoasis it should

[papitoasis]

hey it work with closs paint ?

[stopspillinthebeans]

did you put a nail through the guitar to keep it on?

[GULIHIPPY]

if your guitar is painted black will white or an other brighter colour stick to it?

[GrantLangley]

@GULIHIPPY i painted my ibanez with a black undercoat, and i think ill redo it because any color you put over it looks very faded

[187Guitarplayer]

every time the reaction is the best^^

[xxsin7xx]

do yu have to remove the paint from the guitar bfore you do this or can you just go ahead like that?

[pinko152]

can u do this to acoustics?

[GrantLangley]

@pinko152 um, that would probably be a bad idea..

[eiananzang]

@GrantLangley why is it bad?

[GrantLangley]

@eiananzang it would fill up with water, which would warp the guitar

[MIchigan4x4]

@pinko152 lol you made me laugh. rock on

[itsumonihon]

that is fucking cool

[evanbuck101]

not bad.

[SuperIbanezRocker]

how long did it take to dry

[SuperIbanezRocker]

do you have to sand the guitar down first

[yngwiestrat2012]

I've really been looking into doing this but humbrol paint would have to be shipped over seas is any kind of enamel paint ok to use?

[GrantLangley]

@yngwiestrat2012 maybe, i dont think este model master brand would work though

[DyMello]

Gostaria de saber que tipo de tinta é esse. Existem vários vídeos com esse método de pintura, mas que nenhum descreve os passos. Quanto de Borato de Sódio é usado por litro dágua, o tipo de tinta, o que fazer depois. Agradeço se esclarecer essas dúvidas, pois quero pintar a minha guitarra em casa. Obrigado

[PanosGuitarHero]

i have a question. i have a fender squier will that work on the already painted guitar? i mean the colour that it's used from Fender.

[GrantLangley]

@PanosGuitarHero no, it has a laquer coat over the factory paint job that will cause any paint u want to put on peel off, so you will have to sand that off and completely repaint

[PanosGuitarHero]

@GrantLangley thanks a lot! and a last question. when i get off the colour do i have to paint it with something or i can do it just on the wood.

[GrantLangley]

@PanosGuitarHero it would be best if you put on a base coat of some color first

[PanosGuitarHero]

@GrantLangley thanks again

[ReptilianTeen]

do you get a bumpy texture with the swirl pattern or is it smooth and slick against the body?

[GrantLangley]

@ReptilianTeen it isnt as slick as before, but still pretty smooth as long as you get most of the air bubbles out afterword

[GengHanable]

Can i do it without borax?

[GrantLangley]

@GengHanable probably not, unless you have any other stuff to break the waters surface tension, but i would advise using it...

[GengHanable]

@GrantLangley i done it without anything and it looks awesome!

[GrantLangley]

@GengHanable well im not a swirling professional or anything, i just do what other internet instructions say

[JohnathenDavis]

I might be wrong but it looks like you needed more borax but I have no idea. You could have used more blue but that's just my opinion. What is it that you fill the trash can with? Water? And mix borax in there? I'm wanting to try this so bad but I want it to look as pro as possible. Please help me.

[GrantLangley]

@JohnathenDavis everything i know about it is in the info box

[HeadPlaxXx]

What is Borax??

[GrantLangley]

@HeadPlaxXx a type of washing detergent thing...google would know more about it though

[TheRaven0us]

@HeadPlaxXx A chemical in the fiorm of powder

[greenmonster4112]

show when you take it out of the water, do you just let it dry like that or do you have to wipe off the water first then let it dry?

[GrantLangley]

@greenmonster4112 we just let it air dry, but there were spots left, so you might want to try lightly wiping it

[greenmonster4112]

@GrantLangley alright thanks man.

[MADEINMAIDEN]

@greenmonster4112 I used a hair fan. check my swirls.

[badass1300]

did you have to sand the body or do anything to it or do you just take everything off and dip it straight in?

[GrantLangley]

@badass1300 after you get everything off, you sand it down to the wood then prime and apply your background color. dont put on a clear coat until after dipping though

[deathxbunny]

Tasty!!!

[pollotomatero]

Really good job!

[MYEYESONECONOMY]

what kind of thing is borax? a washing machine agent of some kind?

[GrantLangley]

@MYEYESONECONOMY yeah, you probably find it at walmart or something

[MYEYESONECONOMY]

@GrantLangley but there is no walmart in europe xD can you tell me what it it based on?

[GrantLangley]

@MYEYESONECONOMY uhh...no, idk, just check out a grocery store where the clothes detergents and what-not

[Mirick666]

@MYEYESONECONOMY do you use Humbrol metalic paint?

[GrantLangley]

@Mirick666 the blue was metallic

[Mirick666]

@GrantLangley and the other colors? sorry but i need to know it. this is the only video that shows how it realy work´s and the other ones don´t want to tell me wich colors they used. the colors have to be oil based or not?

[Mirick666]

@GrantLangley and have to be the humbrol paint acrylic or enamel? solvent based or water based?

[GrantLangley]

@Mirick666 they all have to be enamel and oil based. we also used fluorescent green and gloss black, but you can use any color of that brand. im about to post another vid swirling my Ibanez with green, pink, yellow, and black.

[Mirick666]

@GrantLangley thanks dude! you saved me :D

[GrantLangley]

@Mirick666 haha, glad to help! post a vid how yours goes! lol