Fluxx
Active member
Hey guys,
I recently posted a thread asking about compatibility of Sterling Silhouette bodies with my Silhouette special neck, because I love the neck so much, but got a lot of flack. So instead I decided to refinish my Silhouette special myself at home, with cans (first time I've done that in a long time... I live away from my folks now, and my dad has all the HVLP gear...)
Regardless, I took on the project after reading up on some products I wanted to use. I went with a minwax sanding sealer, then a Duplicolor light gray primer, then Duplicolor Metal Specks silver base coat, then Duplicolor Metalcast purple tint (an enamel on a lacquer, but went on nicely), and finally 3 cans of Duplicolor acrylic enamel clear. I'd like to do more buffing, but that can come later.
I just wanted to share the project, and let everyone have a look at how it turned out. I'm pretty proud of it, considering it was done with rattle cans.
Originally black... I took thison trade for a PRS S2 Custom 24 I had and didn't jive with their neck profile.
Stripped it with a heat gun...
The EBMM paint is nice and thin, but comes off in sheets like this. It made me sad to take off the EBMM finish as I love the quality of the paint, but I just hate black guitars.
With the Metal Specks Silver base coat applied. I could have cleared it at this point and been happy with the project.
Metalcast transparent enamel applied over the silver. Has quite a varied look in the light...
Almost looks magenta in bright light. You can see the metalflake here.
Clearcoat applied and all back together. I swapped the original EMG's for DiMarzio's (Transition/Injector/Injector), and gave it the full setup treatment. The guitar plays great, and I couldn't be happier with the end result! Maybe if I get brave in the future I'll strip it again and try another color, and use the HVLP gear for a better result... but for now it's great!
Thanks for looking!
I recently posted a thread asking about compatibility of Sterling Silhouette bodies with my Silhouette special neck, because I love the neck so much, but got a lot of flack. So instead I decided to refinish my Silhouette special myself at home, with cans (first time I've done that in a long time... I live away from my folks now, and my dad has all the HVLP gear...)
Regardless, I took on the project after reading up on some products I wanted to use. I went with a minwax sanding sealer, then a Duplicolor light gray primer, then Duplicolor Metal Specks silver base coat, then Duplicolor Metalcast purple tint (an enamel on a lacquer, but went on nicely), and finally 3 cans of Duplicolor acrylic enamel clear. I'd like to do more buffing, but that can come later.
I just wanted to share the project, and let everyone have a look at how it turned out. I'm pretty proud of it, considering it was done with rattle cans.
Originally black... I took thison trade for a PRS S2 Custom 24 I had and didn't jive with their neck profile.
Stripped it with a heat gun...
The EBMM paint is nice and thin, but comes off in sheets like this. It made me sad to take off the EBMM finish as I love the quality of the paint, but I just hate black guitars.
With the Metal Specks Silver base coat applied. I could have cleared it at this point and been happy with the project.
Metalcast transparent enamel applied over the silver. Has quite a varied look in the light...
Almost looks magenta in bright light. You can see the metalflake here.
Clearcoat applied and all back together. I swapped the original EMG's for DiMarzio's (Transition/Injector/Injector), and gave it the full setup treatment. The guitar plays great, and I couldn't be happier with the end result! Maybe if I get brave in the future I'll strip it again and try another color, and use the HVLP gear for a better result... but for now it's great!
Thanks for looking!
