Rig to hold your guitar while you paint

Dep · May 7th, 2008, 08:54 PM

I'm sure I've seen them on here, but search didn't help me.

I've seen some of you post pictures of the rig you use to hold your guitars while you paint them.

Any chance of posting a pic or a link to the pics?

Thanks
Dep

aznrambo481 · May 7th, 2008, 09:20 PM

took a clothes hanger, bent the ring part out straight so one end had the hook. Hung off the garage door... see if I have any pics? nope. But I hope you get the idea..

jwells393 · May 7th, 2008, 09:58 PM

I made a few paint sticks from 1 in. PVC pipe by flatening one end with heat and a vise. They work great because you can hang them or place them over a dowel or pipe stuck into a block of wood on the floor or a block clamped to a workbench.

PVC paint Stick

tdowns · May 8th, 2008, 12:21 AM

A hole is drilled in the side of this 4' x 8' bench of which the conduit stick goes through.

Shower Curtain Booth

jwells idea looks more versatile tho...

Jellecaster · May 8th, 2008, 09:36 AM

I stole this idea from Dan Erlewine... I don't have photos, so try to picture it. I first cut a paint stick from 3/4" mdf and attach it to the body in the neck cavity. Buckocaster's threads have tons of pictures of this. I then take two scrap pieces of mdf. One about 4"x4" and one about 4"x8". I stack the larger on top of the smaller creating a 4" "lip" and clamp them to the edge of my bench. This allows me to slide the paint stick under the "lip", holding the body suspended. I spray one side and let it sit for fifteen minutes, and then remove the body, flip it over and slide it back under and spray the back.

It works really well, costs nothing and takes about a minute to setup! Just make sure that the blocks are clamped down REALLY well.

teledude66 · May 8th, 2008, 10:10 AM

I used a mic stand and run it through the jack hole, without the mic clip of course...

jwells393 · May 8th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Terry ................ where do you park the cars?

Fatmanstratman · May 8th, 2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jwells393

Terry ................ where do you park the cars?

More importantly...... where does your missus take a shower?...

VWAmTele · May 8th, 2008, 04:13 PM

I just leave my guitar in the case while I paint - painting's hard enough without having to hold on to a guitar simultaneously. Especially if I'm using a ladder.....oh, I see - you mean painting the guitar - nevermind.

shoretyus · May 8th, 2008, 07:12 PM

I just used a stick with a coat hook on the end. Hold the stick, spray the edges then the back. Set the gun down. Roll the stick in your hand then spray the front. I spray in front of a 500 watt light this allows me to see the finish going on.

Then I hook it from..... a ski pole (Canadian's always have a few of them around ) that I nailed across a closet in my spray room.

I should have tried that mic stand. There are two sitting in the shop.

RichardWitt · May 8th, 2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by teledude66

I used a mic stand and run it through the jack hole, without the mic clip of course...

Fantastic idea TD!
I will certainly give this a try next time!

Lost_N_Austin · May 8th, 2008, 10:36 PM

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L_N_A

tdowns · May 8th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Terry ................ where do you park the cars?

If front of the garage doors. That was my old house, but my new one is the same situation. I don't need no stinkin' garage. I need a SHOP !!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatmanstratman

More importantly...... where does your missus take a shower?...

I'll never tell.

boris bubbanov · May 9th, 2008, 12:38 AM

I had this image of my guitar being held safely out of the way while I painted the weatherboards on my house with a brush.

Sorry.

Dep · May 9th, 2008, 10:52 AM

I knew I could count on you folks to show me a plethora ( 50 cent word of the day ) of ways to hold the guitar.

Shoretyus, since I'm in Florida, there is a shortage of ski poles here, but thanks for that idea.

Dep

shoretyus · May 9th, 2008, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dep

I knew I could count on you folks to show me a plethora ( 50 cent word of the day ) of ways to hold the guitar.

Shoretyus, since I'm in Florida, there is a shortage of ski poles here, but thanks for that idea.

Dep

Na just go to Flounder's bar in Pensacola.... lots of there!!

May 7th, 2008, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dep Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St Johns, Florida Posts: 270	Rig to hold your guitar while you paint I'm sure I've seen them on here, but search didn't help me. I've seen some of you post pictures of the rig you use to hold your guitars while you paint them. Any chance of posting a pic or a link to the pics? Thanks Dep

May 7th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,867 6 Photos	took a clothes hanger, bent the ring part out straight so one end had the hook. Hung off the garage door... see if I have any pics? nope. But I hope you get the idea.. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

May 7th, 2008, 09:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,240 101 Photos	I made a few paint sticks from 1 in. PVC pipe by flatening one end with heat and a vise. They work great because you can hang them or place them over a dowel or pipe stuck into a block of wood on the floor or a block clamped to a workbench. PVC paint Stick __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

May 8th, 2008, 12:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
tdowns Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wylie, TX US Posts: 2,673	A hole is drilled in the side of this 4' x 8' bench of which the conduit stick goes through. Shower Curtain Booth jwells idea looks more versatile tho... __________________ Best regards, Terry Downs http://terrydownsmusic.com Equine quadrupeds may be coaxed to the reference of specific gravity but may not be compelled to imbibe thereof.

May 8th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 40 Posts: 2,145	I stole this idea from Dan Erlewine... I don't have photos, so try to picture it. I first cut a paint stick from 3/4" mdf and attach it to the body in the neck cavity. Buckocaster's threads have tons of pictures of this. I then take two scrap pieces of mdf. One about 4"x4" and one about 4"x8". I stack the larger on top of the smaller creating a 4" "lip" and clamp them to the edge of my bench. This allows me to slide the paint stick under the "lip", holding the body suspended. I spray one side and let it sit for fifteen minutes, and then remove the body, flip it over and slide it back under and spray the back. It works really well, costs nothing and takes about a minute to setup! Just make sure that the blocks are clamped down REALLY well. __________________ It was born at the junction of form and function...

May 8th, 2008, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,240 101 Photos	Terry ................ where do you park the cars? __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

May 8th, 2008, 04:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
VWAmTele Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Age: 53 Posts: 469	I just leave my guitar in the case while I paint - painting's hard enough without having to hold on to a guitar simultaneously. Especially if I'm using a ladder.....oh, I see - you mean painting the guitar - nevermind.

May 8th, 2008, 07:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 338	I just used a stick with a coat hook on the end. Hold the stick, spray the edges then the back. Set the gun down. Roll the stick in your hand then spray the front. I spray in front of a 500 watt light this allows me to see the finish going on. Then I hook it from..... *a ski pole* (Canadian's always have a few of them around ) that I nailed across a closet in my spray room. I should have tried that mic stand. There are two sitting in the shop.

May 8th, 2008, 10:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lost_N_Austin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Some Beach Age: 66 Posts: 1,219	Not better, just different (Click on image to enlarge) L_N_A __________________ “If you're going to be this miserable, make it Rhyme" Song writer advice from Bruce Robison.

May 9th, 2008, 12:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,521	I had this image of my guitar being held safely out of the way while I painted the weatherboards on my house with a brush. Sorry. __________________ Bubban0v

May 9th, 2008, 10:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dep Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St Johns, Florida Posts: 270	I knew I could count on you folks to show me a plethora ( 50 cent word of the day ) of ways to hold the guitar. Shoretyus, since I'm in Florida, there is a shortage of ski poles here, but thanks for that idea. Dep