Remember My $79 Epiphone Les Paul Special?

[Sp8ctre]

Well I took it apart months ago to refinish it. My prep work was terrible and I screwed it up BAD! I spend the wkole night last night stripping it down and I painted it again today...

I've only got the back done but the prep work has paid off this time. Hope the front comes out as good as the back!

This is a very deep sparkle metal flake that requires a top coat. So if you see something that looks like pock marks is just a metal flake that caught the light...

I'll start with the "before" photo...

 

[RVA]

Well I took it apart months ago to refinish it. My prep work was terrible and I screwed it up BAD! I spend the wkole night last night stripping it down and I painted it again today...

I've only got the back done but the prep work has paid off this time. Hope the front comes out as good as the back!

This is a very deep sparkle metal flake that requires a top coat. So if you see something that looks like pock marks is just a metal flake that caught the light...

I'll start with the "before" photo...

YES!!!!!!!!!!! What paint did you use?

 

[Sp8ctre]

YES!!!!!!!!!!! What paint did you use?

It's Krylon Glitter Blast. It comes in a lot of colors too. You HAVE to use the topcoat sealer with it though.
If you don't it's dull and rough and I would bet the glitter would rub off eventually.

I also sat the Glitter Color can in hot water to really loosen it up before spraying.

Krylon Glitter Blast Glitter Spray Paint | Krylon

 

[Sp8ctre]

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Hell Yeah, Chris. Maybe I should do a Strat in one of those shades

 

[Sp8ctre]

Hell Yeah, Chris. Maybe I should do a Strat in one of those shades

Any of those would be a PERFECT Strat color! I think you would really have to rough sand the Poly to make the paint stick, but it would look great!

 

[eSGEe]

Got one...............



O.K. its NOt AS sparlie--- I love that Green Chris!

 

[Sp8ctre]

Thanks! I love it too...it's called "Lucky Green". It sure wasn't lucky the first time I tried sparying it...cost me a can of paint
and about 3 hours of sanding to get it off. It was my fault for rushing into it...turned out great with proper prep work!

 

[eSGEe]

That comes in a CAN!?!?!?!?

 

[CabanaBoy]

That green sparkle says "owegi" all over
Me Likey...

I've got one of those black epiphones with P90's.
Mine plays great...

 

[Sp8ctre]

That comes in a CAN!?!?!?!?

Well yes...actually two cans because after you spray that heavy flake you have to spray a gloss coat sealer...

 

[Sp8ctre]

That green sparkle says "owegi" all over
Me Likey...

I've got one of those black epiphones with P90's.
Mine plays great...

Mine played great as well, but I hated the flat black and since mine was so cheap I decided to experiment.

After I screwed it up the first go around it laid in the garage for months while I contemplated all the damn
sanding I was going to have to do. I just worked up the energy this last week and went to town...

 

[JohnnyGoo]

that looks awesome

 

[Bocc69]

Ohh yea. Great stuff. Let's see that thing assembled. I have the same guitar . It's a fantastic player IMO. Best deal for under $100.
That green is mean. Looking good.

 

[WavMixer]

That is the perfect guitar for St. Patricks Day!!!

 

[CabanaBoy]

I scored mine for 55 bucks used in good shape. Not pristine, but nothing I wouldn't end doing to it in a month or so if I bought it new.

 

[Hackmaster]

Love that sparkle finish.
Looks like a Ranger bass boat.

 

[RVA]

I also sat the Glitter Color can in hot water to really loosen it up before spraying.

Smart. Do that with the clear coat too. It flows thicker and more evenly. I did it with the poly coat on my AXL LP. Do you have to use a specific top coat?

 

[Sp8ctre]

Smart. Do that with the clear coat too. It flows thicker and more evenly. I did it with the poky coat on my AXL LP. Do you have to use a specific top coat?

They have a special top coat that they sell for the Glitter Blast. I didn't want to risk any adverse reaction
from another brand or type so I bought the one Krylon makes for it.

 

[RVA]

I have a green sparkle strat, but I did not get the pleasure of spraying it