Help me please!!!

[Hoppo75]

Hiya folks,

I'm in the process of having an old columbus Jazz copy ripped apart and rebuilt, but I need some help.
In terms of colour, I'd love a kind of metallic white, and when I say metallic, I mean with an extremely subtle shimmer/sparkle. I've been scouring the net to find something but my searches are bearing no fruit. My Guitar Builder friend is talking with his paint supplier early next week, but I thought I'd ask on here first.

Any helpwould be greatly appreciated.

Drew.

[BOD2]

Have you tried looking for "pearlescent white" paint ? That seems to be the "in" word when describing a subtle metallic finish. I would have thought that you 'd be able to get that type of thing from custom car paint suppliers but it's not something I've looked fo rbefore.

[crez5150]

A friend of mine once had a Les Paul refinished white....... they put silver glitter (like you used to get at school) on the wet body.... let it dry, then had it lacquered several times to seal it.... looked fab afterwards

[Buzz]

Perhaps a silver metallic base coat with white sprayed thinly over it?

Best to get the number of some local car respray shops and give them a ring asking for advice.

[geoffbyrne]

[quote name='Buzz' post='373712' date='Jan 8 2009, 12:04 AM']Perhaps a silver metallic base coat with white sprayed thinly over it?

Best to get the number of some local car respray shops and give them a ring asking for advice.[/quote]

I once had a Sunn which was pearlescent white. So it does exist.

G.

[JakeBrownBass]

find a car with the colour you want, get the colour code and then go to halfords and get a tin mixed up

These are proper car paints aswel, not some cheap nock off paint

Jake

[Shaggy]

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='373839' date='Jan 8 2009, 09:54 AM']find a car with the colour you want, get the colour code and then go to halfords and get a tin mixed up

These are proper car paints aswel, not some cheap nock off paint

Jake[/quote]
+1
I was looking for the much the same thing when I re-spayed my Vox guitar – the most subtle I found was a very pale pearlescent cream which is a factory Audi colour you can get in aerosol cans from Halfords, labelled Magnolia (pearlescent) although it’s virtually white. As with all pearlescents / metallics it needs a clear acrylic topcoat too.
For an even funkier finish you can get pots of tiny iridescent flakes in a liquid base from craft shops – brush over a base colour (like white) and top-coat with clear acrylic lacquer.

[Hoppo75]

Thanks so much to you all. I've found a couple of car paints that'll do the job, but even better, I've found an Ibanez (SGWR) that has almost exactly what I want. I'll post pics of the new guitar when it's ready.

Thanks again folks.