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LETS DO THIS!


Took everything apart, the body is in ROUGH shape so water off a ducks ass if I mess it up.

I've already hit it up with some 600 grit sandpaper just so the new paint will have something to stick to. I intend for it to flake and ship easily an show the blue through. I may even sand some of the arm contour down to the wood just so when/if it does it'll have a nice wood>sonic blue>PANK blend

Starting this tonight, pics later/tomorrow

It'll keep the Mint pickguard and then black robroes and switches and bronco knobs of course!

are u using ReRanch type guitar paint or just trusty hardware store spray paint?

and I'm not gonna lie that pank and blue remind me of the cheap just had a baby bubble gum cigars...lol

with both colors being on there does that mean its a hermaphrodite?....or just a sex change?



am excited to see the results

Valspar from Lowe's. 3 bucks a can. There were only two shades of pink, this one and a pepto type pink. Clear is Valspar lacquer hi-gloss. I don't think the finish on there is nitro, even if so it was done poorly

SGJarrod wrote: with both colors being on there does that mean its a hermaphrodite?....or just a sex change?

LOL...perfect response


right on bro........ I am itching to refinish a guitar as I never have but am yet to take the plung......

So I assume this means you are going to fix her up as opposed to sell her? Good for you. Some new paint and pickups and she will be good as new. Was this Aen inspired color?

I still can't decide if I will go Shell pink or Seafom on my next one.

here she be
two coats of pank

monday nights are spent with the family, trimmed up some branches and started a nice fire


done in one night

It will cure for a week or so before I actually put parts on it


need some pickups and switches and its game time

That looks awesome. How does this kind of paint compare to Reranch? Now I want a Pank stang. Love the Bronco knobs. I bet once you get a proper wire job and some good pickups she will be band worthy soon enough.

When working with cheap paint you have to do what you can to make up for it. Let it soak in warm water so the paint flows a little better and also keeps it from drying out too quickly. I was spraying outside with a bit of wind now and again so I couldn't stick to the 8-10 inches i normally would, more like 4-6. Damn paint was drying before it hit the body so it was splatty at first. Also it is quick drying paint, using Reranch is a totally different process.
The guitar is a beater so I didn't really want to put a $50 finish on a guitar I am going to beat to hell anyways. $8 is fine enough for me and I'm pretty happy how it turned out.
Would it have turned out nicer if it was Reranch? Of course. This isn't due to a nitro vs poly war, more so because I wouldn't rush a nitro finish because of its cost and it is a lot easier to mess up.

My main problem was the switches, which i will lower, and the strings were still popping off the bridge. It'll get 12s next time and maybe I will file the jag bridge saddles.

Let me know how you go about lowering the switches. I saw how they did it on the Mustang special and liked it. I heard you can use washers.

with this finish process are u doing any wet sanding or more of a spray and forget?

She be done matey

arrrr.... then u be jammin the poop deck soon

Haze wrote:

This looks great Haze. Much mo better.

DO I DO AN RELIC?

no. let it relic itself. don't use a bad and with that super thin paint, it will wear where a guitar would wear if you played it.

yes, but not to extreme, just enough to be tasteful

LOVE IT!

Personally, I would just do enough to match it up with the neck. If the neck wear is minimal and looks as though it has been taken care of then the body would be in similar condition. I wouldn't want a shiny new body and a worn neck. I used a little tinted amber then fine steel wool to buff out my '75 Musicmaster just to give it a duller, aged look that would match the wear of the rest of its parts and I was really pleased with it.

portugalwillie wrote:no. let it relic itself. don't use a bad and with that super thin paint, it will wear where a guitar would wear if you played it.

This. Let the wear be genuine. Cheap paint makes that easy.