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jay
Posted 2014-07-07 3:06 PM (#489418 - in reply to #489410)
Subject: RE: Why you should not Paint your own Guitar...



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"the burst went bust"

lmao

 

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SillyLittleBoy
Posted 2014-07-13 10:13 PM (#489617 - in reply to #361215)
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Location: Des Moines, Iowa		Ok, from the first pictures up top I thought, "It don't look TOO bad and I kind of like the color," but then when I see the lower picture and how it kind of looks caked on a bit... well... and did you say, Testers Enamel? You mean those little half-spray cans that I use to paint my Revell plastic model cars? Of course OMA you've got more than enough Ovation/Adamas guitars that will help soften the blow of one bad paint job. In fact, if I recall I believe you've even got two of the T's and I too was not aware of the light finish being a major feature of this guitar and it's sound (mental note: store that important info).

How did you paint it? Did you hang it and leave it stationary? Or did you just prop it against a chair and have at it? I think I'd go with bvince's suggestion, "Mineral spirits and 0000 steel wool."

But that's just me and what do I know, I'm just a...
SillyLittleBoy

P.S. Just watched your video, OMA, and I think I figured out what went wrong. You were mentioning that the paint still smelled and you kept taking whiffs of it. Did you paint in an enclosed are with very little ventilation? If I recall my model building days of youth, I do believe the glue AND the paint had the ability to "cloud" one's mind quite well.

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2014-07-14 5:11 AM (#489620 - in reply to #361215)
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Aw... Like BobG sez, I ruined it.

But the red Testors was starting to flake-off.
Yes, it was the paint that one would use on models.
No, it was not the spray-on stuff in the little can.
It was the brush-on stuff in the little square bottle.

The interior/exterior spray paint has just about cured, so it doesn't smell any longer.
I have taken it out a coupla time already. This will still be my foul-weather guitar.
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Darkbar
Posted 2014-07-14 7:12 AM (#489621 - in reply to #489620)
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arthurseery - 2014-07-14 6:11 AM

This will still be my foul-weather guitar.

Would that include "shirtless videos" as well? Might as well let one guitar handle all the nasty jobs.
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DanSavage
Posted 2014-07-14 1:32 PM (#489624 - in reply to #489620)
Subject: Re: Why you should not Paint your own Guitar...



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arthurseery - 2014-07-14 3:11 AM

Aw... Like BobG sez, I ruined it.

But the red Testors was starting to flake-off.
Yes, it was the paint that one would use on models.
No, it was not the spray-on stuff in the little can.
It was the brush-on stuff in the little square bottle.

The interior/exterior spray paint has just about cured, so it doesn't smell any longer.
I have taken it out a coupla time already. This will still be my foul-weather guitar.


I was offering advice on how to remove the red paint, but now I see you've already repainted it with black.

NVM.

FWIW, Rust-o-leum pick-up bed coating is a reasonable facsimile for Ovation textured coating, though it is a little softer.

Edited by DanSavage 2014-07-14 1:37 PM
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