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shades of white is the bitch, so so many

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kwhelan wrote:shades of white is the bitch, so so many
There is only Olympic..
Loving it so far

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white ages so well!
There are still some that think the neck PU is moved to accommodate the extra frets which only proves they cannot detect the difference in length of each.

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what about the bright white they use on jems that's pretty stunning on pointy guitars

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Yeah the Jem white is cool, I like the white Mick Thompson Ibanez sig too.
Loving it so far

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Base Prices for the people asking or just curious.

Post by PPG Guitar Refinish »

Solids - 230
Metallic/Single Layer Pearls- 270
Three Stage Pearls - 290
Candy Paints - 320

Custom Striping, Outlines and Marble effects can Two tones/Burst/Fading comes down to what a customer desires.


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Prices are decent. I’ve paid more locally for mediocre work

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Those prices are excellent.
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Post by PPG Guitar Refinish »

DEMO and just mucking around

Processes of painting EVH Style Red/White/Black.

Starting off with a good condition guitar. (No need for Extra Hi build primer as its a Demo)

1. Prepare surface and clean.
2. Apply Wet on Wet Primer
3. 3 Coats of Sting Red.
4. Sand again and Clean
5. Fine line stripes for White.
6. Mask out red.

7. Apply White Basecoat
8. Unmask all tape
9. Clear again.

10. Sand, Clean...
11. Fine line stripes for Black
12. Mask out Red and White

13. Apply Black Basecoat
14. Unmask all tape.
15. Clear.. Again..

16. Sand, Clean... :roll:
17 . Final Coats of Clear.

18. Denib any dust.
19. Cut and Polish.

20. Apply Paint Protection.

I'll be posting these images as I go through this process this week, The amount of time and effort spent masking and ensuring no bleed through the masking is essential so its looking sound !!

https://imgur.com/gallery/I1WI4Xj

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Axis Fine Line Only for White.jpg
Axis Ready for White Base.jpg
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pls forgive my ignorance, but what is 'three stage pearl' and 'candy paint'? any examples for those please? great job by the way!

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Super cool. God, I so do not have the patience for that sorta finish hahahah
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Post by PPG Guitar Refinish »

Special effect colors.

Three Stage Pearl

1. Solid Ground Coat, Any Color.

2. Tinted Clear additive mixed with Pearl paints applied in multiple thin coats.

3. Clear.

Candy Paint

1.Solid Ground Coat, Any Color.

2. Metallic/Pearl Coat applied ( Whatever effect is desired)

3. Clear.

4. Sand again

5. Apply dye/Candy/translucent vibrant tinters.

6. Clear.

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Post by Danger Mouse »

I've always wanted a car painted in Candy Apple Red. Maybe I should settle for a guitar in that colour...
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Danger Mouse wrote:I've always wanted a car painted in Candy Apple Red. Maybe I should settle for a guitar in that colour...
Do it!!!
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From the bits I've read in the past it was Ferrari and Mercedes who were early adopters of waterbased finishes.
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