Tips for a Splatter Finish?

[Masta' C]

I asked a similar question a while ago, but still looking for suggestions. I recently got my hands on a guitar with a nice black poly finish on it from the factory. I'd really like to create a finish similar to the Custom Shop Washburn shown below.

Any idea what type of white paint will stick to the poly, be opaque enough, and "drip" similar to this without building up too thick?

It looks like maybe they had black as the base, then put white and later more black splatter over it. Thoughts?

How did they get it so flat and even at the end? Were they using really thin paint?

Any input is appreciated :beerchug:

 

[Chris Pile]

They got it flat by sanding it back until the whole surface was flat, and then spraying clear.

 

[PFDarkside]

Is that black splatter over white splatter over black?

 

[Chistopher]

It looks like a lot of white splatter over black with a little more black splatter on top of that

 

[Chistopher]

Or now that I look at it, it could be a drizzle of white over black combined with light splattering of white and black. You can probably get a similar pattern by slows drizzling paint out of a cup and then waving brushes of black and white paint on top of it

 

[ehdwuld]

dishwashing liquid and water
straight on with pump sprayer
spray white on while wet with soap
let dry
rinse with water

clear
lots and lots of clear

those are soap bubbles in that finish

 

[Masta' C]

dishwashing liquid and water
straight on with pump sprayer
spray white on while wet with soap
let dry
rinse with water

clear
lots and lots of clear

those are soap bubbles in that finish

Soap?! Hmm...you really think so?

So, you're thinking they painted it black, soaped the body and then sprayed it white while it was wet?

 

[Masta' C]

Or now that I look at it, it could be a drizzle of white over black combined with light splattering of white and black. You can probably get a similar pattern by slows drizzling paint out of a cup and then waving brushes of black and white paint on top of it

I hadn't thought about the cup drizzle/drip method

 

[ehdwuld]

The soap and water cause the bubbles ( the small round circles ) and streaking

It may have been white and sprayed black

 

[Artie]

It might be something like this. I'm not sure what the technique is called, but I've seen it used for guitars and auto parts. It's like a "dip", with the paint floating on some kind of fluid. (Oil, maybe.)

Like shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FfsdvuRqew

 

[devastone]

It might be something like this. I'm not sure what the technique is called, but I've seen it used for guitars and auto parts. It's like a "dip", with the paint floating on some kind of fluid. (Oil, maybe.)

Like shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FfsdvuRqew

Nope, that's not a swirl.

 

[Masta' C]

Definitely not a swirl finish. Those end up like this, which can be cool, but very different:

 

[Masta' C]

It may have been white and sprayed black

Well, that would suck! What I really dig is the large amount of white. It looks so good!

I was really hoping I could pull it off over a black guitar. I don't have a lot of painting experience or spraying tools.

 

[Artie]

Definitely not a swirl finish. Those end up like this, which can be cool, but very different:

Yup. I can see that now.

 

[ehdwuld]

get a can of black gloss
and white gloss

scrap wood
try it

practice a bit

 

[Masta' C]

get a can of black gloss
and white gloss

scrap wood
try it

practice a bit

Sounds good. I'll have to experiment with the soap thing...might be onto something there

 

[Aceman]

Practice a lot before trying to apply.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I think Christopher got it right. To me that looks like white drizzles over black finish, followed by splatters in white then black.

Not saying the soap bubble technique is out of the question, but I'd never heard of that one before.