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Steve Harris Replica Project - What Paint?


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[quote name='doc40hz' timestamp='1477909545' post='3165120']
Thanks guys - first time I've done this sort of thing! Lake Placid Blue does look kinda right. Just need to figure out how to get clear paint and blue metal flake on!
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Years ago I was experimenting doing a purple metal flake bass. Used Ford Fiesta purple as a base coat and got some purple metal flake paint from Specialist Paints and attempted to paint the metal flake on. But it reacted with the base coat and bloomed.

If I were to try again I'd get loose flake and spray a clear coat on and dust the metal flake onto the tacky clear coat. Once that was dry I'd try and build up layers of clear coat to smooth it all out.

Someone did a stringray copy in that method I think. It's somewhere in the build thread.

EDIT: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/255440-finally-finished-stingray-refinish/

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About 30 odd years ago i spray can painted my 72 sunburst Fender Precision in Ford Gemini Blue and stuck a mirrored plate on it.......then sold it for £100 and bought a Westone Thunder 1A for £140 new

The folly of youth - probably not my finest moment :-)

But the blue looked pretty close to me :-)

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[quote name='doc40hz' timestamp='1477906901' post='3165100']
I thinking of making a Steve Harris replica out of a cheap P-Bass.

Anyone have any idea of what paint to use to achieve the blue sparkle finish. Is there a spray paint that would do the job?

Cheers!
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I'd save up and buy a second hand one. You won't regret it. I picked up one on here.

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