How to do a cool guitar paint job with spray cans 

"You may have wondered what I drizzled on here. It wasn't syrup." (I snorted. These classic episodes are amazing!)

@GrandMorax Just be aware that the type of finish you put on an acoustic guitar will affect how it sounds.

It's.. an improvement on the EVH Design.

@Kyle heers Thank you. I'm glad you like the technique.

That was awesome! I will definitely use this on my old guitar.

Cool! I like that affect. Could make a cool looking EVH Stripes alternative 🤔

Dish soap....no shit, wow! Eddie would have saved so much time back in the day if he knew that trick!

How long would you say to wait before putting on each coat of paint?? I want to do this on a guitar I am building and want to know how to do this without messing up my guitar.

That's pretty cool. It's like a halfway between Eddie Van Halen and Jackson Pollack. Might have to give this one a try.

Well, that was cool. But, when am I going to do something, other than watch videos??

***** It's rustoleums bright reflective metallic copper.

He's Batman?

He can paint, he can lift weights, but he's right: He can't tell jokes. 😁

Really enjoy your content! Keep it up! Greets from Germany

Thanks for the reply, also I always thought it's better to have a few layers of the paint before the final clear coat? Although I know you say in the video you can't put too much on over the soap right? But if one good coat is good enough then I'll crack on with it and show my paint job once it's done.

The Dish soap, did the the soap already mix with water or no water at all ?

this technique is awesome

hey brad. LOVE this technique. i was recently inspired by kiesels "splatter" guitars, and was thinking, could the dish soap be splattered or is it too thick? coul you use a dust can (compressed air) to push the soap into a more "splatter" pattern? how do you feel aout holofoil/holoflash?

Brad I just want to thank you for all your incredible painting tip .THANKS RICH

Looks amazing, Ima try this for my custom guitar build. One question, do you let the gold dry before you wipe off the soap?

Are you kidding me? You didn't show $#!?

Just got done doing it, looks awesome thanks for the advice

what liquid did you put on the guitar before tah bronze sprat can sr.brad

i wonder how this would look if you used a Marble/Stone Effect Lacquer for the Topcoat and something like those Granite Paints underneath it.

if i were to use rustoleum bright reflective metallic gold as a basecoat, could I then spray over it with Krylon colormax bright white satin? would this work? Thanks in advance

I took this video and used it on one of my Jackson soloists. I took it a step further and after using the dishwashing soap I took a toothpick and pulled veins off the main runs. I did black and green base coat and top it off with chrome. Guitar is bad ass! Thanks for the idea!

Hey man the paint job is really cool, I'm gonna try that for sure, but let me ask, WHAT IS THE LIQUID THAT YOU USED TO MAKE THE LINES? And what can i use to finish it with a satin kind of look, thanks!

Nice one Brad, that looks very cool. I'll try that on my p bass I think... I don't often use spraycans, but have done a few basic effects & coverage with airbrushes, and I like inventive masking and the mad results, not come across dish soap masking before though! (I use latex masking fluid). I've just discovered I've got to respray the front of the Strat I'm doing as I hit a thin patch on an edge while wet & dry-ing. Gutted. Any advice? Its going to be satin finished, so shouldn't be too nasty... Gonna have to invest in a compressor and sprayguns...Nice one. Mick.

Dry humor...nice work...I actually was checking out the guitar stand thx...from Texas

So this is how the Silver Mountain guitars are painted.

I tired this on one of my guitars and failed miserably lol. I'm going to read though all these comments and try again but here's where I know I messed up (so someone else doesn't make the same mistakes). Don't roast me too hard. I already know I made some dumb mistakes lol. Everything was going great but I think I put waaayyy too many coats on top of the soap. I basically finished off the can and it must have been 6 or more coats. That was bad lol. Then, I waited waaayyy too long to try to get the soap layers off. It wasn't coming off easily and I was afraid of messing up the top coat with a rag so I didn't want wipe it. I had seen someone else on RU-vid use water to wash off the soapy layer so I used a water flosser (made for teeth) to start getting off the soap. That was the big mistake. Water got into some of the cavities that weren't taped off and the wood swelled up so bad that the body got cracks all over it. At this point in not even sure it's repairable. Currently looking for a replacement body on Reverb lol. TLDR: Don't put the top coat in too thick, don't let it dry too long, don't use water to remove the soap.

how long did you let it all dry before you wiped off the soap?

Love your videos! My grandson and I are painting a guitar using this design. After applying the soap how long should we go before spraying the last coat of paint? Is the soap drying a problem?

Hey Brad, what color was that last coat...bronze,gold,brown. If its a metallic is it textured? Those seem to be the only ones i can find. And thank you for all the inspiration.

Hi! How do I change the color from scratch? I have a Black Ibanez, and i want to change the color. do i use sandpaper and just sandpaper it down til the black color is gone or how do i do? can you explain to me like im retarded, so i understand, like, what sandpaper, where i buy it, what to think of, stuff like that.@brad angove

looks sweet man keep up the good work. I'll be doing my own version of this sometime in the future, so thx for the idea :)

Im refining my 90's music man stingray I need help... not sure if I should stain it or paint it... is there a video that will walk me through it?

Can you do this with an acoustic? Seems way easier than Swirling, but I do want that swirl effect D; hmmmmm

Hey brother my names Craig long time subscriber first time commenter was just wondering how long after you put the final colour on was it that you wiped down the guitar? Outside that I love this video and have already sent it to all my mates - all three of them

I happen to like your jokes...

Great Video as alawys. what is this liquid stuff you put on the guitar to get that effect? And is ist possible to use it on objects that aren´t so flat like the Guitar? Could I use this on a Bike Helmet?

After i finish spraying the last paint layer, how long should i wait before starting the clear coat? Thanks.

Awesome trick bro.

Brad! Cool trick. Any particular soap to use? Hand soap or dish soap? And what did you wipe it off with, a damp cloth?

Interesting.What will happen if you live the soap dray?

Hey I know the video is pretty old as of now, but are you using straight dish soap, or are you diluting it slightly?

i have got a scratch on the boundary of my electric guitar i m thinking to spray paint the entire boundary to give the guitar a new look ?? is it possible and can i do it with nornal spray paint??

Have you thought of doing a Jackson Pollock type design?

I may try this. I've just started repainting and restoring a heap of crap squire.

Brad, will the clear coat adhere properly if you just wipe the soap off? Do you need to do anything else to prep for the clear coat?

Hi would this work if if the body was on a angle so the dish soap would have runs or is the soap used sparingly?

what kind of serum you'v been using !!!!

Brad have you ever done a guitar using stain and paint? Like stained body with painted stripes

what are the materials you use sir... cause i want to try... :D It's nice...

Thank you so much

I'm working on another tele. I'm looking hard at this one....rock on brother

How long should I let it dry before I wipe the soap off?

What kind of dish soap did you use? Does it matter what kind?

Do you let the soap dry before putting the final color on?

Great 👍🏼

Great 👍🏼

Hi.. what kind of liquid did you use? is it oil or something?

now do back side and make lines match front HA HA

Does it matter what dish soap I use? I got dollar store dish soap lol

Hey man what kind of paints are you using in this video? I'm thinking of doing exactly this style of paint job on a guitar and I'm interested to know a little more on the primer, paint ect

How long did you wait before wiping dish soap

That is really ugly I would never do that.

what colour spray is the lst one ? brown/chocolate

Really cool, that seems easy and cheap. I'll try with my guitar Be possible to use an airbrush instead of a can of spray paint? Sorry, my English is something wrong Thank you

Hello, this sprays are acrilic or sintetic paint??

that was awesome. how long did you wait before the dish soap step? Have you done any camo type paint?old school camo.

Would you say a light rub down with some wet and dry would be a good idea before the clear coat?

Yes it is corny!!!!

For an art project in school we had to show dichotomy, which is the difference of colours or some sh*t. So I asked if I could paint one of my old bass's, so I did, painted it black first then put "soap" on it, then painted it red over top, and when I was done I thought wow what a pile of shit, then I wiped it with a rag and washed it, it was great got 98% on it. Thanks a lot your videos really helped me! And even now I just want to paint one of my home made guitars from wood shop, and I'm browsing your videos looking for an example, planing on doing a tiger or something like that, I'll let you know how that turns out!

no final finish? awww

What make and model is the guitar body? Where can I get one?

can u make some deadpool guitar paint sir

Hai Brad. Your work hv inspired me to upgrade the paint on my Guitars with spray cans. May I know 1) how long do I have to wait till I do the pattern with the dish liquid; 2) how long after u spary the gold metallic paint that u clean the dish liquid out; and 3) did u use the brown pad to scrap off the dish liquid or just a normal cloth would do... Appreciate your views.

I'm a little Confused, so you spray painted black and white striped across the guitar, then you spray painted a brownish color over top, wouldn't that just go over top of the black and white striped? how did the black and white line pop out? and could you please tell me the paint you used? thanks a lot this video really helps!

What is that green like fluid..

wow its best but not great......dude

How Many Coats of the Clear do you use? And Dry Time in Between?

okay so you paint it striped with black and white, how long do you wait for that to dry until you put the dish soap on?

Brad, Thanks for the idea Bro, going to try it on my Ltd tmrw :-)

The morr i look at the guitar, the more i like it! That was a strike of a genius, Brad ;). I have a fewcquestions about that: is it pure dish soap, or did you mix it with something else? And: was the video in real-time?! How long is the waiting time from the last wile of the copper layer to the wiping off the dish soup?

very nice good for business

very awesome!! im planning to paint my old acoustic guitar tomorrow.. do you think that, pink, black and white have a good combination? thanks

Can u make a how to paint a guitar with airbrush?

what is name of top coat you used, im really digging the shade and since you were pretty far when spraying it looks to have great coverage

Hey Brad thx. I teach kids how to build their own guitar. I've used alcohol with powdered dye, and it's worked well. I'm thinking of doing this because it seems a lot easier and quicker. Would a can polyurethane finish affect the paint job?

What clear coat should I use for metallic enamel without the losing the metallic effect? i've had issues with a test piece and dont want to ruin the guitar

Do you sand down a metallic paint before laquering? Im looking to spray a strat bronze

nice trick. I actually watched alot of your tutorials on spray painting and have tried some of your advice on an old BC rich I had. it actually came out pretty smooth and legit looking after all the polishing. I'm just waiting on the hardware to arrive so I don't know how the tone sounds yet. do you think the spray paint would affect the tone of the guitar?

Hey Brad, am building my own guitar and i currently have an alder body that's only been sanded. I've been leaning towards staining the body but this looks amazing and now I'm not sure! What would you recommend for a first timer and would I need to use a grain fill before i start?

Awesome!!!! :)

Definitely a technique I might try.

and just so i dont make any mistakes, how long before i wipe it down? is it possible to wait too long?

I turn wooden vases on the lathe use the same technique but with a hot glue gun! how many coats of clear coat do you usually put on? thx

How long to wait between finishing the final layer and wiping of the guitar?

I just tried this technique on a scrap body, wasn't the best but kinda came out like yours, thanks for posting this though