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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Might sound obvious but cut a piece of cardboard out the shape of the body
Hit it with silver and then practice your burst on there til you nail it
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
???A template??
Bursts are all done freehand, the problem is probably the can....in that they are aimed at coverage, not a nice gradual spray with small particles on the edge of the spray pattern
And this one from about 14mins in:
Last edited by AlexR; 06-03-2019, 04:17 PM.
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Originally posted by Wattage View PostMight sound obvious but cut a piece of cardboard out the shape of the body
Hit it with silver and then practice your burst on there til you nail it
You're doing a great job so far
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
Originally posted by AlexR View Post???A template??
Bursts are all done freehand, the problem is probably the can....in that they are aimed at coverage, not a nice gradual spray with small particles on the edge of the spray pattern
And this one from about 14mins in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFaIx2r0kDA
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
the template is giving me some good results but still having a couple issues.
Using some taped up stacks of pennies to support the template. I'm getting a dusting of black paint across the body and the stacks of pennies are leaving little circles once removed. I think I can get past this by supporting the template in a different way. On the front I can just use wood in the pickup cavity to keep it up. The back I'll have to figure out.
I also need my black burst to be a bit thicker. Could prob kill 2 birds with one stone if I just cut the template down a bit more and committed to only spraying the paint on at a 45 degree angle. Kinda gets too fuzzy if you do that tho. Here is what I did today but will go over w/ silver and take another pass. Not bad but getting there.
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Re: stripping a 1981 gibson flying v
I can't be sure, but I think you are spraying straight at the body, correct? When using a template, I always got good results by shooting from the center of the guitar body out over the edge of the template to hold down overspray. About a quarter inch off the body should work for you. Keep at it, and the axe will be *****in.aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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