Swirling a Guitar like Steve Vai Pasion & Warfare Ibanez

[SEBKing06]

if you swirld the paint before you dip it would be nicer

[whitbyjet65]

Is it ok to dip my head in instead of a guitar? I sort of like the idea of having a multi-coloured swirl effect head.

[DavidSL2H]

Amazing work! for a Black & White Swirl would you use white and black paint or just black and a white primer? many thanks!!

[joak1073]

What should I use as a container for the water, and how should I get rid of the water afterwards?

[amrt555]

@joak1073

you can start off with a rubbish bin, garbage can - something big enough to dip the guitar into. Never emptied one, keep it for your next swirl. Although once you have cleaned up all the paint with newspaper it should be clean enough to pour away if you have to.

[tunctuncer]

Great job man. I'm gonna try smth like this on my strat. What kind of paints do u use? Is it something special so it doesn't go under the water and stays on the surface? And how thin is the swirl paint after it's dried out? Thanx.

[joshuapickenpaugh]

Pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[MrDayd3]

What is the borax for?

[MrDayd3]

That came out perfect!!!

[richluvsellie]

sweet job...

[91LewisH]

this is brilliant. i am going to get a few new guitars to try this myself. just one thing. i take it you spray this with clear laquer afterwards?

[amrt555]

@91LewisH

yes, cleared with 2k - pics of the finished guitar in 'do all my guitars sound the same?' vid

[jimmycrackcorn1981]

you can hear happiness

[VanHalenWorshiper]

wow awesome!

[mamado1251]

hola si mi guitarra esta vieja que le tengo que hacer despintarla??? y lijarla?? y si se tiene que hacer lo que te dije con que pintura la pinto y despues ya va lo de los remolinos por favor contesta

[Guitarmattms2010]

Hey, Did you use the Chartreuse color for yellow or just the poster color yellow? I ordered some paint today and I think I ordered the wrong type.

[amrt555]

@Guitarmattms2010

Hi, yes Chartreuse is the yellow

[mindcrazer]

Very nice work. When you finish the guitar,do you sand after every layer of clearcoat?

[amrt555]

@mindcrazer

yes, when I was doing all the bodies at once, they would get about 3 coats each in a day, then when dry give them a level sand ready for some more clear...repeat

[THEGUYD0WNTHESTREET]

once that guitar goes in you pray to God it comes out clean.

[Saxby8six]

awesome



[neochase1]

wow pretty cool !

[jeremybnz]

Awesome work man!!!

[hairmetal04]

hey i checked out oneshot paint on their website. are you using their lettering enamel paint?

[amrt555]

@hairmetal04

yes

[gjohno5150]

looks great ........ how long does it take for paintswirls to dry on guitar befor you can gloss it ?

[MrHeadshot96]

how do you setup for the swirl?

[81298jmw]

@thejohnhurley wouldnt suprise me but try it!

[shyflirt1]

Very nice!!!!

[vladedonevic]

Excellent!

[Sitheplayer]

Awesome swirls man, love all the other ones on SS.org too. Would you be willing to divulge the ratio of borax to water and water temperature?

[amrt555]

@Sitheplayer

cheers, borax used to add about a box - 400grams to a dustbin full of water about 50litres, so 0.8 of a pound to 11 gallons. Water temp what ever is was on the day

[alcmiller1]

Hey man, props on the video! came out perfectly!

Is "oneshot" the brand of paint used?

[amrt555]

@alcmiller1 

[amrt555]

@alcmiller1

Hi sorry don't know if the first reply worked - yes Oneshot enamel is the brand