I appreciate you showing your learnings rather than just showing us when you got it right. You saved me at least a couple of days of trial and error, thanks man!
I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can give me.
@Rey Bode thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
With the crackle paint coat, the key is to go over it once with a very thick coat. Once you move the can away, don’t go back. One single swipe, instead of multiple layers back and forth on the same area. Slow and steady, thick coat and don’t revisit the same spot. The minute it hits the layer it’s covering, it starts reacting. Unlike multiple strokes to cover the same area when applying each coat for non-crackle paint. It’s against what we’ve learned when painting typically, but it’s what works the best for crackle paint, top coat. 👍
Amazing, I cannot wait to do the same thing on a larger scale (mirror effect from Burlesque Bar & then add the smoke) for my 40th. The crickets in the background aren't so bad, hope you knock out the next Warlock :)
If you use lacquer paint and enamel paint it'll counter react with each other if you stick them both on at the same time a few minutes apart and it'll pull apart just like crackle finish
I've never done much painting, but I wonder if you'd get better results if you masked off the back and sides and just focus on the front. Then do the back and sides in one go. That way you can go really heavy right up to the point it begins to crackle.
IT is an experiment! I did a desk...it took be quite a while to find the perfect layer of crackle age. I finally got it. You know when you have it... Don't give up, you know it when you know it! I thought it was pretty cool! and now it is very cool? Awesome ...this was fun!
It is really an experiment! I trying to match a chair to my desk, and because it was years ago, ... what did it do? I'm getting closer! Remember it is a creative venture. What the heck is it with these 'down thumbs'... ignore them. Looks like you were in a beautiful place .
Use the Crackle spray paint over the black while is still wet,after you can kinda "adjust" the crackle effect with an hair dryer,it will cracle more and speed up the process ;)
Aye homie got a question, I just did my first crackle paint job last night & it turned out pretty good for a first attempt, but I had the same issue as your one attempt like having a few spots that didn’t crackle or are super small, so can I tape off the good sections & then just sand & respray the bad sections? Or do I have to just sand & respray the whole face again?
The final crackle turned out awesome! Currently building a Warlock kit and saw this technique elsewhere and thought it would be perfect. So is the trick simply to apply a super heavy coat of crackle? Were you concerned about runs with that heavy crackle coat, or is that paint run-resistant? If you were to do another crackle paint job, what would your procedure be?
Don't know yet, the first round of clear is currently drying, I'll have to level it and add subsequent coats with shit tons of sanding in between. So it really depends on how much I hate it when all is said and done, haha.
I see I'm not the only one looking to buy one of these as a refin project. This came out really awesome. One question though; can the wraparound bridges on these models be replaced? Another wraparound would be fine, but all the replacements I see don't have adjustable saddles.
Did you ever do the second "crackle video" that you mentioned? I am thinking of doing a "lava" effect on an Epiphone DOT. ("lava" & iceland, you get it :-D ) It will have some large(r) areas to cover... so, before I screw it up, I am gathering info. Thanks for that.
Thank you for commenting! I have done a few videos about this guitar. I am working on the last one now, I'm hoping on finishing the buffing on it this weekend. My buddy and I are actually working on the second warlock right now and that one will also be crackle. Here is one of the other videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KneudOvyYGE.html
Thanks it is 2k clearcoat, Spraymax 2k glamour gloss. The best you can get in a can, the catalyst is in an internal bladder in the can you have to pierce before you can use it.
@@kingquhzk5143 I use Spraymax 2k clear glamour, you can get it at Amazon. Awhile back I made a guide to painting your guitar at home with rattlecans, here's the playlist if you would like to check it out! ru-vid.com/group/PLyABKv9YaMFh_Zj2KS-JtkEt27vE6cQBP