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Location: Phoenix, AZ | Are the tops color impregnated carbon fiber? Or, are the tops all finished over the standard carbon fiber black? If finished, how are they finished? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I don't know about the new ones, but the original textured top adamas has a painted top. The fiber underneith is black. Dave |
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| Is it a sprayed laquer finish?....
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Location: NJ | it is bowl paint. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I have not seen it applied in person, but I'm guessing that yes it's a sprayed lacquer. I think the fade and sparkles are just done manually. I recently had an adamas "touched up". There were a few chips where the blue paint had come off revealing the black fibers underneith. I don't know how they did it, but the touch up job is just perfect. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | When Adamas guitars first were seen, Glen Campbell and Neil Diamond were seen together on a tv special, and the Adamii they were playing was either a dark grey or black. This was before even the slotheads were painted. |
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Location: Florida | Just a minor point of technical correction. The paint used on either is most certainly not laquer. Laquer could not be overcoated, and also could be easily repaired (ie, finish cracks could simply be melted in).
No doubt the paint and finish Ovation uses is much more high tech, probably suitable for turbine blades or helicopter rotors.
So, the next time you see a Kaman helicopter... check out the really cool looking reverse blueburst on its rotor. |
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| What do ya think charlie, maybe it's dupont imron waterborne polyurethane copolymer paint...(gag) (lacquer repairs easier than most finishes...) it's an ovation trade secret, they could tell us but then they'd have to kill us..
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Location: Upper Left USA | In the "Made in America" video the application of the cherry burst was being applied with a strong backflow vent and without wearing a respirator. Either PPE was removed for the cameras or the water based stuff is extremely kinder and gentler.
I have read/heard that the newer finish technique is much thinner and harder. I really like the black looking finish with the pearl like red that shimmers out at the right angle! |
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How is Adamas color applied?
