{"id":6455,"date":"2014-10-27T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=6455"},"modified":"2014-10-27T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T14:25:23","slug":"failed-bass-guitar-swirl-paint-job-video-shows-how-tough-it-is-to-get-this-kind-of-finish-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/ideas\/failed-bass-guitar-swirl-paint-job-video-shows-how-tough-it-is-to-get-this-kind-of-finish-correct.html","title":{"rendered":"Failed bass guitar swirl paint job video shows how tough it is to get this kind of finish correct"},"content":{"rendered":"

The owner of this video himself<\/em> admitted that his attempt at swirl paint didn’t work out the way he wanted. But it’s great he posted the video anyway because it shows how tough it is to get swirl paint to apply correctly.<\/p>\n

The video description states:<\/p>\n

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I tried to swirl paint my bass. It didn’t go so well.<\/p>\n

The body and headstock were sanded to bare wood, then given a few light coats of $3 spray can satin black. <\/p>\n

Magic Marble paints were used, including: metallic purple, gold & green- ’cause Mardi Gras, as well as regular black.<\/p>\n

There were a bunch of air bubbles in the paint, and in turn on the guitar. Maybe that’s because I shook the bottles before pouring.<\/p>\n

I’m guessing the water was too cold – it came out the hose.<\/p>\n

I didn’t “swirl” the paint because it became filmy rather quickly.<\/p>\n

My container was too shallow, so I had to dip a little more horizontal than I anticipated. <\/p>\n

I did some testing on a piece of wood first with dismal results, but decided to go full on anyway. <\/p>\n

This was just for fun, so failure was an option.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n