Flip Paint. A future for bass finishes?

[mathewsanchez]

flip paint | pearl paint | custom paint finishes

C'mon popps, at least consider putting some of these colours into production. They would look killer on a bongo.




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[mathewsanchez]

Samples:

 

[Big Poppa]

we have that stuff and are currently evaluating it....

 

[Duarte]

Poppa, that has made my day!

 

[GWDavis28]

Cool!!!! Looks like really good stuff!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[koogie2k]

Flip flop paints are cool. Mystic Dream of course...lol

Curious, I was told (I am by no means a pro) that it takes several more layers to get a good effect with that kind of paint. Anyone know for sure?

 

[maddog]

Cannondale put it on their bike frames for a couple of years. They called it purpleen. Don't know if it was cost or lack of popularity that ultimately killed it.

 

[Pkomor]

This bass has a cool purple green flip paint...

check the build diary!

The Doodle - a design by Dan Veall and Jon Shuker.

 

[nashman]

I used to have a car with that kind of paint. It's really cool.

 

[johnfrazier]

Cannondale put it on their bike frames for a couple of years. They called it purpleen. Don't know if it was cost or lack of popularity that ultimately killed it.

Klein did it for a few years, too. I was told by a frame mfr. that it's an expensive process.

I like it with primary colors, but secondary and tertiary colors made me kind of queasy.

 

[syciprider]

Samples:

Mmmm.... maple board, clear PG and MHS.

 

[jlepre]

I'm not trying to put a damper on this, and I have no experience painting guitars, but I would wonder if this paint would be so thick that it would effect the overall tone of the instrument?

 

[mathewsanchez]

we have that stuff and are currently evaluating it....

Those words make me cry with happiness! EBMM is the true definition of AWESOME!!!

 

[koogie2k]

I'm not trying to put a damper on this, and I have no experience painting guitars, but I would wonder if this paint would be so thick that it would effect the overall tone of the instrument?

I wouldn't think so. The JP has the Mystic Dream color which is basically a flip flop paint I believe. Still sounds like a JP to me compared to others with a "normal" paint scheme.

 

[syciprider]

I'm not trying to put a damper on this, and I have no experience painting guitars, but I would wonder if this paint would be so thick that it would effect the overall tone of the instrument?

Hmmm, you may have a point. After all, it is true that black instruments sound heavier.

 

[DaPatrooch]

That last pic up there resembles Mystic Dream.

 

[maddog]

I'm not trying to put a damper on this, and I have no experience painting guitars, but I would wonder if this paint would be so thick that it would effect the overall tone of the instrument?

I doubt it but don't know for sure either.

My experience with the stuff was on a mountain bike frame. It wasn't any heavier than a frame with a normal paint job and it stood up to the abuse of the trail.

 

[GWDavis28]

Check out this stuff, looks wicked cool.

House of Kolor New Products

Glenn |B)

 

[GWDavis28]

Or how about this stuff??

Roy Brizio Street Rods, Custom Hot Rod Builder

http://www.roybriziostreetrods.com/progress/jorge/15.htm

Glenn |B)

 

[Lucas G]

the flake stuff from house of kolor looks cool, but the regular flip stuff looks as tacky as the cars in the sample pics. entirely too fast and far too furious for my tastes.