My First Attempt at Hydro Dipping: Swirling Paint Dip

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[@nathanmclauchlan5148]

Being an Aussie myself, you know what, the green and gold swirl is actually a great idea for a guitar paint job with “Aussie Aussie Aussie” painted on the body 👍🤘😄

[@cesarvelasquez3186]

As an observation i think that pouring the paint in drops and not a consistent stream is limiting your ability to pour it in a swirl patern from the get go. I have zero experience with painting but i just wanted to share my observation... 🤷

[@monkiss77]

I've done a couple of hydro dip swirl guitars. Get better result with warm water (as cold water sets the paint quicker) a good mix of colours, and a few swirls, where it looks nicely swirled. Then dip slowly, but also move item going in, side by side, once under water (try not to touch any side of tub) remove excess paint on top using newspaper/kitchen roll. And pull it out. The first I did I used warm water and had better results than the second where I used cold water, where paint was a bit blobby. A few good videos on KZbin to show best technique.

[@BaldPerspective]

I really wanted to see you pull the tape off that last one.

[@POKker1996]

You should check out Dean Swirled on youtube. They've been hydrodipping guitars for years! Even before it was all rage in teh DIY world. I'm sure you could ask them for pro tips.

[@deathmetalmachine]

I would do hydro drip paint swirl with crackle paint and I think that would look amazing with the crackle and the swirl under it

[@kotimikro69]

From what ive seen of dipping, they use way less paint and dont stir it as much so it doesnt completely break the pattern

[@tres311]

This is an art form from what I’ve seen. Takes much practice and perfect technique to get the results you want. If you’re gonna do guitar, I’d use like a cheap plastic kiddy pool and seek out highest quality paints. I think your regular work is just fine, but It’d also be cool to see you work out a another skill and apply it later. Keep Rockin! 🤘🏻

[@GuitarGuts]

I have a brand new large trash can I’m going to try it in. And yeah, it’s always good to add new skills!

[@sraychok]

I have dipped multiple electric guitars. It's fun and anyone can do it. Just make sure your water bucket is big enough to submerge the hole guitar, and also use the same manufacture paint. I have used different paints with bad results. Lastly, use an automotive grade clear coat.

[@1337million]

Imagining the most ridiculous EVH stripes after the masking tape test. Each stripe layer is a different mix of swirl paint. I liked the outcome of the first two a lot, nice mix of colors and you can imagine it being a little koi fish pond. Vaguely reminiscent of the "Great Wave off Kanagawa" painting

[@GuitarGuts]

Definitely!

[@Zombie_13x33]

I've done it with spray cans. My dad's done it with actual films on a professional level but there still is an art to it like others have said. It's like gambling lol

[@ThrashFlesh]

I'd suggest you to find a way to create more even layer of paint. A lot of drops gathered into thick bubbles separated by a thin layer of paint, which might ended in blotchiness (you can see that really well while dripping yellow paint into the green one). This could happen because you were shaking the bottle and all the drops were flying around. Maybe try to pour paint from a lower height and use a cup or just remove bottle's drop-dispenser

[@mrshaneyt4356]

The red ,black & white one came out good . I like the less mixed up colour effect. Definitely interested to see more of your experiments with this 👍

[@Insekkton]

Very cool to see how you also learn and form yourself to offer the best service to your customers. Cheers !

[@--Autumn--]

Not bad, looks good. Glad youre getting the practice in now, thinking the ideas for that FRM ive been emailing you about, will come out great.

[@jeffgemm5080]

I would love to see some fluorescent colors! The brighter the better!

[@gr8cash1964]

Swirl the paint slower.don’t forget to get the water off the paint as much as possible or you will get pin holes in the paint.

[@GuitarGuts]

What’s the best way to remove the water from the paint? Compressor?

[@gantronyc]

Such a cool process!

[@timjenkins502]

I have done swirl paimt jobs before with great success. Did you add borax to the water? It is essential. And room temperature water. I also used the Testors oil based paint from hobby lobby. That works fabulous.

[@evilempire1808]

I never did. ButI have gathered a lot of information about it. The close thing is that you must mix the water with borate. It is a chemical component, a mineral I think is used for example for cleaning and disinfection in hospitals. I don't know how to get in your country. I have seen it in Germany in E-Bay in bags of 500 grams. You must mix it with water in a given proportion. I have a targeted of a video tutorial. 400 gr of borate by 70 liters of water. It is the example ratio. You have to miss 30 minutes. Then with the syringes you will apply drops of each color. The video-tutorial says to use paintings Enamel. A part of solvent and one color I think . You immerse the guitar as you did with the tests. But take calmly to throw the colored drops in the water and remove them. Because the result of swirling is always something uncontrolled. You can use some old newspaper to undo the remains of paint in the water, before taking out the guitar. Then dry with a hair dryer. To protect the resulting design you apply several hands of transparent lacquer (Clear coats ? Damn translator... Jajajajaja) sanding with 400, 600, 800, 1200 and 2500 of Water sandpaper What a coincidence ! I've been wanting to restore a Stratocaster for years. I plan to paint it with that technique. Good Luck with the experiment !

[@30_second_guitar]

I love when sombody f... up somthing and say "its intresting" ;) i do it all the time and overall you can learn a lot from this

[@GuitarGuts]

Lol it was interesting!!! 😂🤣😂

[@30_second_guitar]

@@GuitarGuts About swirls. My friend make one and says temperature of the water is important too. So maybe its help little bit

[@stazrulez]

the devner broncos one was pretty decent, the greenbay packers was ok. now you will be on to hydro dipped blood splatter

[@TheStrykerProject]

I was just thinking about asking you if you have or were going to try hydro dipping. Now I know. It will definitely be a cool tool in your arsenal of knowledge!

[@jessehoward6160]

So I watched an old KZbin tutorial on this mark and the guy had amazing results and was incredibly dedetailed and said the key is to use borax in the water to cut the surface tension and to control the water temperature also ....I'll see if I can find that video for you

[@jessehoward6160]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWXWqmCVn7-SpK8

[@jessehoward6160]

This link shows the guitar prep, the water temp, and the borax to water ratio.....best of luck

[@GuitarGuts]

Super awesome, Thanks Jesse! I’ll watch that for sure!!

[@jessehoward6160]

@@GuitarGuts you know me brother, long time viewer of the channel so I'll always try to help out when I can........had to change phones and couldn't remember my KZbin password hahaha so I just hit ya with a new sub.

[@guitarristae.o.d]

@@jessehoward6160 Where is the link? I cant see the 4th awnser

[@gr8cash1964]

Very low air pressure on a compressor to remove water. I have also dabbed it off with a clean dry rag at times

[@ilovegreenock]

I think the water needs to be heated up too for maximum efficiency!

[@looshin8r]

R u gonna do any hydro dipped guitars on trash to thrash because I would love to see some of those.

[@countrygrandpa]

I personally think that finishes that you do are way nicer than a dip job. That's just kind of played out. I think people that didn't have the skills that you have to refinish came up with that

[@GuitarGuts]

I have a lot of people ask me to do swirls actually! And when done right they’re super dope IMO, especially combined with other interesting techniques.

[@VoyeurGuitars]

So, I've done a few with some level of success. I always point people to this video, which helped me greatly - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvOq6SKbbN0jtE My tips are as he outlines in his video: Move with purpose, time is not on your side. Have all your stuff laid out before you start and don't waste any time. I prefer to remove the droppers built into the bottles (I use Magic Marble too) and use pipettes instead because it just offers way better control of placement. I think it works better if you drop three or four circles (and then circles inside those circles of the next color) and then swirl those. But don't get crazy with mixing it up as you swirl, as you saw it turns out better if you find that balance between just how much you swirl it. I don't remove it super fast, because the water can cause it to run, as you saw. But you don't want to dilly-dally either. A hair dryer works great for "blowing" the paint off the surface right before you pull it out. I generally have the wife help me, because four hands are better than two. We discuss color placement and order ahead of time, I work one color, she works the next right behind me and we move as quickly as possible. She then works the blow dryer. Get a partner, work out a system before you start. You can do this!!!! 😎

[@VoyeurGuitars]

You can also check out some of my videos on my channel to decide how successful mine were, if you care.

[@Scrunchychingo]

How do you keep the guitar body from water damage?

[@agony664]

Was the t-shirt on purpose? Haha! Right for the occasion.

[@GuitarGuts]

Lol it was not on purpose, that’s how I always dress 😂

[@idiotburns]

how to dip powder coating? lol

[@ryant3600]

Water Temp matters as well.

[@thomasmozelt585]

You Must give borax un the water befreien man

[@JadeDude1973]

I wish you'd focus more on actual guitar guts. Diagnose issues. Talk to us about the hardware you choose for each project and explain what makes that hardware superior to other options for that project, discuss how the components work. That stuff is interesting.

[@jimyounger9490]

From what I see don’t stir it.