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i plan on getting a tele in a few months
and i would want to paint the pickguard
i would love to see some peopls work and also some tips
(ie type of paint and clear coat, amount of coats etc.)
so if you could please help me out

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Do you mean painting artwork on the pickguard or just painting it a solid color?

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Do you mean painting artwork on the pickguard or just painting it a solid color? Either way, picguard plastic is a type of plastic that is going to be really hard to get ANY kind of paint to stick to especially if you plan on actually playing it.

There are alot of products that"say" they will stick to plastic, but not many that actually will, especially picguard plastic.
And then, even if they do, it doesnt take much at all to knick, or scrape off the paint especially in a high traffic area such as a guitar picguard.

A great option I have seen work very well, is to printout your art on some high quality photo paper, or your solid color or whatever, and simply trim it to fit underneath a peice of clear beveled plexiglass beveled and shaped to your picguard shape.

You can make this by hand pretty easily with a few simple tools and some thin plexi bought at one of the mega home improvement stores.

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what about sanding the pick guard
and ive also read up and found out about krylon fusion spray being used
(im painting it one color)

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what about sanding the pick guard
and ive also read up and found out about krylon fusion spray being used
(im painting it one color) If you are planning on painting it, and hoping to have any adhearance whatsoever, sanding it is a must.

I didnt mention it, because I thought it was obvious.

I beleive you will have a hard time getting anything to permanently stick with any kind of durability no matter what you do, but it is only a picguard and some paint, so it wont hurt to try.
I just wouldnt expect much.

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yeah and if i do screw it up
replacements are only 20 bucks

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There is another option.

Just have one made or make it yourself , out of something sturdy other than plastic, like wood, etc, and then go ahead and paint right onto it.

You could keep painting different deisigns on it over and over again throuought the lifetime of your guitar as your whims change.

Another easily made D.I,Y. project.

I actually made the picguard on this bass out of some thin birch faced model aircraft plywood and then reenforced the backside of it with some boat epoxy and some ten oz. fiberglass cloth.

Why did I not just buy a new plastic guard, and glue the fabric on?

Because I already had the stuff in my shop and it was just fun to do anyway.


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I used the krylon fusion to paint my son's pick guard. I made several light coats with plenty of drying time in between.
I didn't test the clearcoat I bought before I sprayed the satin top coat. When the clear dried, it put a few spiderweb-like wrinkles into the top. It reacted somehow with the krylon.
It's been 4-5 months now with no scratches through the paint. He plays at least every other day, but he's not real aggressive with the pick.

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thats a good idea
but im not too sure about a wooden pickguard
maybe i dunno something else

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what kind of clear coat did you use?

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what kind of clear coat did you use? Sorry, I really can't remember. Some brand of clear satin. Here's a poor picture.

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Ive painted pickup rings...
No matter how hard you try, the painted pickguard will look like butt after a few (weeks, months, days, depending on how you play) Just because it is getting scratched off. The plexi guard is a great idea though.

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i think it looks sweet dead skunk
im just gonna go for it when i get it

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What ever you end up using, just stick to one product. You don't need a clear coat, unless your base color is flat. Like the OP said, if the chemical bases are different, or even if you just don't follow the strict "recoat times" on some stuff, then the clear is going to wrinkle. Plus, if you color coats are from a satin or gloss finish product, then you don't need any clear over it. They figure those factors into the paint when they manufacture it.
good luck!

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WTF kind of guitar is this? It looks sort of like a Burns but I dunno....

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WTF kind of guitar is this? It looks sort of like a Burns but I dunno.... It's a Daisy Rock TomBoy. It was pink and white, so I had to re-invent it for my 10 year old son.

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I used Krylon Fusion on a jazz bass pickguard, and it came out nice. Of course I don't use a pick on it, so scratches are not so much of a problem. It seems to be holding up well though. There is no need to sand at all, because it chemically bonds with the vinyl pickguard. Just make sure you use very light coats.
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