Check out my winter break project. (Pics)

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

It aint a stang or anything but I got pics so I figured I would show you guys some.
I painted this puppy for a friend of mine since I had nothing else to do over break.
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and I got really bored one night while I was hangin out with all my friends and made this out of pipe cleaners. haha

 

[RsStanG1987]

Is that Ane ESP or an EPI?

 

[grey5.0beast]

looks badass

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

It was a kit???? I know NOTHING about guitars, except how to make them look cool. I can find out.

 

[rickd93_lx]

that looks really nice, good job, i have an ibanez gax75 i would maybe consider painting with skulls and what not, how much would you charge for something like that? you can pm me, to not get this thread removed.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

nice. looks like my guitar, except mine is red.....i shoulda bought a black one

 

[stprorolla49]

what kinda paint did you use, and where did you get it? im buying one of these kits in a few weeks, and i get all different types of paint recommended to me to use...

 

[Kornnut]

I started with this

And got it to this

He wanted more of a matte finish. Turned out ok I think. Not a great job but a improvement. He didn't want a 100% copy of 5150 but a 5150 style so to say. Next we are going to build one from scratch.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

I used DuPont Automotive Paints. Got it at a store by me for like 100 bucks for everything. We were gonna do candy red over the natural finish but the gun i was using spit a bunch of gray primers sluge in the candy so I had to sand it off, and while I was wet sanding, the water expanded the wood and cracked the vaneer finish, so I then had to fill it in and sand and smooth out. I'm real happy with how it came out, theres alot of dirt in the finish but I can sand and buff that stuff out. What can ya ask for with a jerry rigged spraybooth in garage.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

that looks really nice, good job, i have an ibanez gax75 i would maybe consider painting with skulls and what not, how much would you charge for something like that? you can pm me, to not get this thread removed.

I still havent messed around with airbrushings yet. Plus skulls arent really my thing. I'd have to look into it. I've been thinking about buy a bunch of guitar bodies for cheap, painting them up real nice and then selling them for a good profit.

 

[1990Coupe]

It was a kit???? I know NOTHING about guitars, except how to make them look cool. I can find out.

yea can you find out what the name of the kit is? im interested as my little brother plays guitar and id like to make him one!

where bouts in jersey are u?

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

I live in Long Valley/Hackettstown, about an hour and a half from you. The kit is a SAGA Les Paul kit btw.

 

[88gt]

It aint a stang or anything but I got pics so I figured I would show you guys some.
I painted this puppy for a friend of mine since I had nothing else to do over break.
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and I got really bored one night while I was hangin out with all my friends and made this out of pipe cleaners. haha

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Is that Strype's car?? LOL!!!!

 

[1990Coupe]

I live in Long Valley/Hackettstown, about an hour and a half from you. The kit is a SAGA Les Paul kit btw.

nice! thanks for the info on the kit - ever head to englishtown???

 

[stprorolla49]

Yea the saga strat kit is the one im going to be getting in a few weeks. If the pickups dont sound that good, ill just replace them with some nice fender texas specials, or some EMG's.

Hey 1990coupe, im at etown all summer we should meet up sometime out there...im about 45 min away...

 

[rickd93_lx]

I still havent messed around with airbrushings yet. Plus skulls arent really my thing. I'd have to look into it. I've been thinking about buy a bunch of guitar bodies for cheap, painting them up real nice and then selling them for a good profit.

keep me in mivd when you get more experiance and want to tackle a project like it, my ibanez is a practice guitar and i would not mind to be the first air brush you do if it turns out nice i have 5 more guitars two of wich that i would not mind being custonized. really good work

 

[1990Coupe]

Yea the saga strat kit is the one im going to be getting in a few weeks. If the pickups dont sound that good, ill just replace them with some nice fender texas specials, or some EMG's.

Hey 1990coupe, im at etown all summer we should meet up sometime out there...im about 45 min away...

sweeeet im like 45 mins away too! me and some friends went out there for a wednesday test and tune but it started raining before i could run. i was kinda bummed but yea definatly shoot me a PM whenever ur goin - i usually go to the swap meets