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Allen Garrow · 07-07-2007, 10:09 AM

I've decided to dip into the pool of swirling. Luckily my work allows me complete artist freedom and hundreds of guitars to experiment on. I will start off with showing you what didn't work.

I needed to test the extremes on prep work. These poor bastards here were done in a hastefull manner, light scuffing on factory clear and no scuffing. The results were shitty to say the least.

Now I know what not to do. This headstock however came out pretty good this told me that I was on the right path and gave me the confidence to move on. Tell you what the days I spent trying to get the paint right, timing the paint on the surface was maddening to say the least. I refused to give up though. Oh yes I got pissed and walked away shaking my head a few times. I'll have to post pic of my work area,,, I had at least 20 balloons, countless paint containers, screw drivers, paint brush handles, tape despenser,,,,all swirled! I was running out of shit to dip

Anyway.... heres the head stock,,,sorry the pic isn't better.

So with that success I moved on to a full body again. Here's were you minds will get blown. I went to the "guitarbage" wall ( guitars deemed junk, or to cheap to be cost affective for repairs needed ) I stripped down an Ibanez Gio, gave it a base coat of black and dipped it with no real expectations.
The pics here are the guitar after clear coat,,, I didn't have a camera with me on this day because I really didn't plan on starting this project.

I didn't expect this 219 dollar guitar to come out so nice. My boss saw it and said lets make this one work,,, I want to take this to the trade show in Florida.

Your shittin' me? I had to do something better, something a little more well,,,,better quality. I grabbed a BCR Warlock Deluxe and well this one is going to the show as well.

Came out very nice. Unfortunately I didn't get a finished pic of with all the hardware on it,,, I literally finished it and they packed it up and sent it on Fedex within 30 minutes. I will try to get them to take a picture of it at the show. Remember the Iby Gio? Here it is

I hope some little dude gets it,,, can you imagine having a beginner guitar with a swirl? I think I can honestly say this is the only Ibanez Gio in the world with a swirl paint job.

Fin.

~A

07-07-2007, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Allen Garrow Famous Beaver Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,313 Main Seven: Ibanez RG1527 Rig: Digitech Valve FX Thanked: 6	Nashville swirl project ( biggin' ) I've decided to dip into the pool of swirling. Luckily my work allows me complete artist freedom and hundreds of guitars to experiment on. I will start off with showing you what didn't work. I needed to test the extremes on prep work. These poor bastards here were done in a hastefull manner, light scuffing on factory clear and no scuffing. The results were shitty to say the least. Now I know what not to do. This headstock however came out pretty good this told me that I was on the right path and gave me the confidence to move on. Tell you what the days I spent trying to get the paint right, timing the paint on the surface was maddening to say the least. I refused to give up though. Oh yes I got pissed and walked away shaking my head a few times. I'll have to post pic of my work area,,, I had at least 20 balloons, countless paint containers, screw drivers, paint brush handles, tape despenser,,,,all swirled! I was running out of shit to dip Anyway.... heres the head stock,,,sorry the pic isn't better. So with that success I moved on to a full body again. Here's were you minds will get blown. I went to the "guitarbage" wall ( guitars deemed junk, or to cheap to be cost affective for repairs needed ) I stripped down an Ibanez Gio, gave it a base coat of black and dipped it with no real expectations. The pics here are the guitar after clear coat,,, I didn't have a camera with me on this day because I really didn't plan on starting this project. I didn't expect this 219 dollar guitar to come out so nice. My boss saw it and said lets make this one work,,, I want to take this to the trade show in Florida. Your shittin' me? I had to do something better, something a little more well,,,,better quality. I grabbed a BCR Warlock Deluxe and well this one is going to the show as well. Came out very nice. Unfortunately I didn't get a finished pic of with all the hardware on it,,, I literally finished it and they packed it up and sent it on Fedex within 30 minutes. I will try to get them to take a picture of it at the show. Remember the Iby Gio? Here it is I hope some little dude gets it,,, can you imagine having a beginner guitar with a swirl? I think I can honestly say this is the only Ibanez Gio in the world with a swirl paint job. Fin. ~A Come sopra, dunque di sotto. Fare che lei farà, e nuoce nessuno.