Metalmoore Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Can u paint hardware?? IE bridge, tuners. Just i wanna have an all black hardware on my next bass but for some reason i can only find chrome and the prices i have got for the black ones is double... Soooo can i grab a can of black spray paint used for cars and spray the hardware? Would it work?? Or would i just f*** it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) You probably could do it, but it would be a substantial job and probably not worth it as I'd imagine you'd need to strip the chrome off it very thoroughly in order to make any other paint stick (even primer), and then you've got to deal with getting an even but hardwaring finish as well. Be easier to source a black version of the bridge, or a replacement that'll fit. Normally black isn't that much more expensive than chrome plated. Gold can be, but not black. Edited July 6, 2009 by Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I did the tailpiece on my Frankenbugger Rick copy: [attachment=28390:fgtailpiece.jpg] This is what it looked like when I got it, on a different bass: [attachment=28391:mat4001orig05.jpg] Obviously a lot of the original plating was gone - as was some of the metal where all that weird oxidation & corrosion is. Some of this was taken back to the metal because the plating was half-gone, but a lot of the chrome was just roughened with wire wool to give a key for the paint. There's 4 or 5 coats of grey primer over the bare metal, and a subsequent 10+ coats of matt black over that. I left it for a fortnight after spraying before I fitted it - spray paint takes a long time to properly harden after initial drying. Because of all the layers of paint, I had to scrape it back to the metal inside the well where the bridge sits - it wouldn't fit otherwise. It's worth bearing in mind that nothing else is really in contact with this part - I think the paint would tend to flake on tuners or bridge saddles. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 hmmm not as easy as i thought and not really worth it. cheers for the input guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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