Majkel Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hi guys, went and bought myself a Flying V Faded today (got a great deal on it too!), and while I love the way it plays I just can't get over the color... I was thinking of refinishing it even before purchase, but was kind of hoping I'd be cool with it... I'm not. I've seen a bunch of people refinish their V's in white (making them look pretty much like the standard white ones Gibson release), but I'm not THAT excited about the standard white or ebony finishes, but would rather go with something a bit more unique... Googling to the best of my abilities hasn't really yielded any interesting results, so I figured I'd fire away a question here and see if you guys have any good ideas! I made a quick mock-up using the same color scheme as the 2011 Kirk Hammett ESP guitars, but I'm not entirely sold on it... At the moment I've got an idea to do a Pelham Blue (like Zakk) with black binding and pickguard... All suggestions welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkel Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Actually found a Pelham Blue Flying V but this looks like a more accurate representation of the color scheme I had in mind.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartanbeastie Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 if your going to redo in a custom colour.. i'd go yellow. as bright as you can and then detail with black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I have never seen that green burst. I think it's killer but if you're dead set on changing the finish, why not do it up like a LP goldtop? You don't see that on a V everyday. Or TV yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marius Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 that green burst looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkillrobert Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 that green burst looks great +1 on the green burst, i also love the silver burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ics1974 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I vote green burst as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkel Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've noticed your replies are starting to sway me, and I'm leaning more and more towards that green burst I made... I'm wondering what might look cooler though... adding a veneer layer and staining that green, or adding a tiny amount of metallic (gold?) sparkle to the green and spraying that flat (both with the black burst ofc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yeah, that green looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedCarrot Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I did two of them, a Gothic to white and a faded to natural (my favorite) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkel Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 I did two of them, a Gothic to white and a faded to natural (my favorite) Like I said in the other thread: that faded looks amazing! What did you use to strip/sand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedCarrot Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Like I said in the other thread: that faded looks amazing! What did you use to strip/sand it? Had my repair guy do them both, not sure what he used. I know the natural one had about 12 coats of tung oil rubbed into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkel Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Had my repair guy do them both, not sure what he used. I know the natural one had about 12 coats of tung oil rubbed into it. Talked to my very own repair guy today who took a razor blade to the back of it and very gently scraped off some paint. Came off like nothing at all, and he recommended razor blading the entire thing... being a lazy bastard though, I'm more inclined to go for some kind of paint stripper... Anyone know if there's a specific type that works better than others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedCarrot Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Talked to my very own repair guy today who took a razor blade to the back of it and very gently scraped off some paint. Came off like nothing at all, and he recommended razor blading the entire thing... being a lazy bastard though, I'm more inclined to go for some kind of paint stripper... Anyone know if there's a specific type that works better than others? My guy used stripper on both, melted right off and left the wood just fine. The Gothic was realy thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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