Guitar Guru Chrome Boy - Page 4

Rich · #46 11-12-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarGuru

It's not even wood.

Neither is a JS10 or a Crystal Planet

Hikey Mikey · #47 11-12-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HDS

Never say never

http://www.alumisonic.com/

Wow, you learn something new every day, huh? Thanks for the link, interesting guitars.

Takin' a Ride · #48 11-13-2009, 08:15 AM

Like Rich said, the only way to effectively chrome something like a guitar is flooding it with silver oxide. I've talked to bodyshops before about the Alsa MirraChrome and to get the best results, it has to be sprayed black first.

Chroming things is actually not that expensive and vendors are not that hard to find. Think about the interior of a car. Door handles and other bits are often nothing more than chromed plastic. I spoke once with one of these vendors about chroming the instrument surround from one of my cars. It was only going to be about $150 but the person I spoke with said the trick to the whole thing is that the surface has to be utterly smooth before it's chromed. Any scratches would show through in the final product. Her suggestion was to have the part painted first and buffed to a mirror shine before they chromed it.

Sickbean · #49 11-13-2009, 09:10 AM

Wood actually isn't a very good material for building musical instruments out of.

I think only tradition has made it last so long (and maybe cost)

Homebake · #50 11-13-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sickbean

Wood actually isn't a very good material for building musical instruments out of.

I think only tradition has made it last so long (and maybe cost)

err, i wouldn't go as far as to say it isn't very good. maybe there's some weird, expensive compounds that might sound better/different, but wood is and will be a classic forever.

Mindcore · #51 11-13-2009, 12:19 PM

Plastic parts are different.. They use a process called vacuum metalizing. You can't do that on a guitar body.

GuitarGuru · #52 11-13-2009, 12:30 PM

I didn't know we had so many paint experts here. You guys crack me up.

Agent540 · #53 11-13-2009, 03:15 PM

I think, after read the whole thread 3 times, that the problem is only in the four-words title :
Do not call a guitar a Chrome Boy when it's not a Chrome Boy

It could be better or worse, it's just something else.

Personnaly, I like much this work even it's not the most chromish chrome !!!
We all know the extreme difficulty of that challenge, and let GG work being a GG work

GG : find another name for your work (may I suggest Chrome Guru) - you'll keep all the credit you merit

sorry, my English is bad - so let me know if something is incomprehensible or litigious

smooth55 · #54 11-13-2009, 03:52 PM

Anyone who uses litigious is not allowed to say their english is bad

prydogga · #55 11-14-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Homebake

i reckon guitar guru's looks cooler than the real JS chrome. the reflective chrome looks tacky to me, i like this "matte" chrome.

I agree that this looks good, Chrome boys look good to me though.

Lussy Picker · #56 11-18-2009, 12:13 AM

That is one fine looking guitar! Cheers mate!

soundscape2k · #57 02-10-2010, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by andyt

this was the best I could get using their chrome in a spray can, looks ok on the wall but not proper chromeboy

Wow! I'm on their site trying to buy chrome in a spraycan. so far all I can find is product that requires pro equipment to apply. This is a great result IMO for a do-it-yourselfer.

soundscape2k · #58 02-10-2010, 03:09 PM

K I finally found it , its the killerkans called chrome at home. wow. $115....would hate to screw it up.

GuitarGuru · #59 02-10-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by soundscape2k

K I finally found it , its the killerkans called chrome at home. wow. $115....would hate to screw it up.

That's why I charge what I charge. It's a very tricky process. They're going to tell you it's easy. It's not, and I can't even imagine doing it with a spray can.

Crazy_Guitar · #60 02-11-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich

The difference is in the reflectivity. If it doesn;t reflect like a mirror then it just doesn't look right.

The only process I've seen that really looks right is the one where you flow silver oxide [I think] that deposits the silver on the surface, and you clear to protect.

Rich dixit!