Making a Paisley Guitar..wallpaper?

[Benderman]

Hey people im starting a paisley project and im trying to find the right paisley paper, has anyone tryed some of this options???
please let me know


http://paisleywallpaper.blogspot.com/

http://paisleypaper.vze.com

http://www.wallpaper-inc.com/cgi-bin....cgi?k=Paisley


thanks
Benderman

[Colt W. Knight]

I didn't see any paisley on that first link, and I didn't like the paisley patterns on the third link. The second link is kind of interesting, but I didn't care for the adhesive back and shiny front. I don't think it would take a clear coat very well at all.
I have been searching for what I would call acceptable paisley wall paper forever, and haven't found anything to my taste yet.
There was an old boy on here that was selling pink paisley paper from the original fender manufacture. However, he wanted an arm and a leg for it. 400$ for enough to do front and back. Yikes!!!! Who can afford that, not I. But it was really nice pink paisley. I am looking for orange or blue paisley.
You can also use paisley cloth.

[Nick JD]

You could print a really large slide decal (or two and join them) with the fade on the edges and apply it to the whole body like the headstock decal - then clear coat it.

Saves doing the feathered spray round the edges. Decal paper's cheap. Printer can print pretty decent. Only thing that won't look quite right is the silver metallic backing, unless you paint it silver first, and then feather on the pink burst. It sure would take a lot less clear coats to cover a decal than to cover textured wallpaper .

Just a thought...


(Thanks to Bucko for the paisley image) ...airbrushed with the eraser on photoshop

[eryque]

I'm not at all sure you could apply a waterslide decal without getting lots of wrinkles and tears. I've been thinking about this one for a while...

[Colt W. Knight]

Originally Posted by eryque

I'm not at all sure you could apply a waterslide decal without getting lots of wrinkles and tears. I've been thinking about this one for a while...

Yeah I find it hard to apply vinyl decals to flat shiny surfaces, even using windex so I can smooth it out.

[Nick JD]

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

Yeah I find it hard to apply vinyl decals to flat shiny surfaces, even using windex so I can smooth it out.

Hmmm - I've done guitar-sized decals on surfboards ... but I did have the advantage of placing it under a layer of fiberglass. I suppose the only way to know would be to try it.

[Buckocaster51]

More on this whole thing later.

It is getting interestinger and interestinger.

If you know what I mean.

[Colt W. Knight]

I think Paisley is to Fender what the Arc of the Covenant is to theological archaeologists.
Lots of theories, but the only people who truely know are dead or not talking.

[Nick JD]

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I think Paisley is to Fender what the Arc of the Covenant is to theological archaeologists.
Lots of theories, but the only people who truely know are dead or not talking.

If you look very closely at the fender paisley pattern in a mirror, upsidedown - the secret to its manufacture is written: the first part in hieroglyphics and the second in farsi using an ancient persian script. Or maybe they're little flowers.

Methinks the venerable Bucko has a paisley on the drawing board...

[Buckocaster51]

Originally Posted by Nick JD

Methinks the venerable Bucko has a paisley on the drawing board...

Yeah, wouldn't that be something!

[crowden]

Originally Posted by Benderman

Hey people im starting a paisley project and im trying to find the right paisley paper, has anyone tryed some of this options???
please let me know


http://paisleywallpaper.blogspot.com/

http://paisleypaper.vze.com

http://www.wallpaper-inc.com/cgi-bin....cgi?k=Paisley


thanks
Benderman

Well, I know it ain't paper so, it won't look the same but, it seems to me that a fabric top would be much easier and cheaper to do and you'd probably have an easier time finding a suitable fabric (I'm kinda partial to the pink at the very bottom of the page).

But, if you just gotta do a decal or paper print, and have Adobe Illustrator, this link may help.

Just some options...

[Colt W. Knight]

I like the the lime, green and teal ones personally.

[axmaker]

i don't know if you have lowes stores in texas, but they still carry wallpaper. home depot just stopped a year or two ago. they don't have exactly they patterns fender used, but they do have nice patterns with silver, and gold leaf. last time i checked it was about $25 a yard. not too shabby.....

[WrapAround]

I've always used cloths on mine.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by WrapAround

I've always used cloths on mine.

Me too, posted a bunch of paisley messages/threads etc w/pic in the last 90 days [IIRC]

[Tony Forman]

What was the material that Fender used to print the photo of flamed maple on, when they did the photoflame series. My thinking is that you could print the paisley pattern on that, then attach it to the front and back of a guitar that was already painted silver. If it worked then all you would have to do is paint the edges pink. Just a thought.

[robt57]

Colorforms Paisley, where do I sign up?? ;)

[TDPRI]

There is a company doing this. I met 'em at NAMM. Here's a photo. This guitar is a color graphic image on thin wrap material (like those wraps on cars and trucks) applied and then finished over:

[joinpobob]

Originally Posted by Nick JD

You could print a really large slide decal (or two and join them) with the fade on the edges and apply it to the whole body like the headstock decal - then clear coat it.

Saves doing the feathered spray round the edges. Decal paper's cheap. Printer can print pretty decent. Only thing that won't look quite right is the silver metallic backing, unless you paint it silver first, and then feather on the pink burst. It sure would take a lot less clear coats to cover a decal than to cover textured wallpaper .

Just a thought...


(Thanks to Bucko for the paisley image) ...airbrushed with the eraser on photoshop

Would anyone have a copy of this that is larger and without the airbrushed edges?
Thanks.
I figured Id try to slap it on a top and see what happens...

[blacklinefish]

Originally Posted by TDPRI

Wow, that looks great. If Fender could have done it this way originally, I bet they would have. Of course it is not correct, but I personally think it looks better. In fact, it looks like a nice update to the classic look - an improvement.

--gh

[Buckocaster51]

Originally Posted by joinpobob

Would anyone have a copy of this that is larger and without the airbrushed edges?
Thanks.
I figured Id try to slap it on a top and see what happens...

What you seek can be found here.

It is based upon a scan of the back of my '85 MiJ that I did one night last December.

At best it is crude.

The spacing of the amoebas is not very good.

Have at it.

[Michael Scanlan]

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I didn't see any paisley on that first link, and I didn't like the paisley patterns on the third link. The second link is kind of interesting, but I didn't care for the adhesive back and shiny front. I don't think it would take a clear coat very well at all.
I have been searching for what I would call acceptable paisley wall paper forever, and haven't found anything to my taste yet.
There was an old boy on here that was selling pink paisley paper from the original fender manufacture. However, he wanted an arm and a leg for it. 400$ for enough to do front and back. Yikes!!!! Who can afford that, not I. But it was really nice pink paisley. I am looking for orange or blue paisley.
You can also use paisley cloth.

Where can I find this old guy who has the original pink paisley wallpaper from Fender please ?

[e-merlin]

Originally Posted by eryque

I'm not at all sure you could apply a waterslide decal without getting lots of wrinkles and tears. I've been thinking about this one for a while...

Well, you'd want a pretty smooth finish on the body already before you applied it. Then you could wet it down pretty good and squeegie it flat. You use a few drops of Joy dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle of water to make it "slippy" as they say in rallying. Wet the top of the body liberally and slowly work it down with the squeegee. (how the heck do you spell squeegy???) If it starts to wrinkle, lift it a bit and spray some more water/joy on the body. You've got to keep it wet underneath the part that's not down the way you want it.

I used to do vinyl graphics and window tint. It's easy once you have some practice. Buy some scrap wood, paint it, and practice to get the feel.

[e-merlin]

As far as the silver under-layer, they do make a Chrome adhesive-backed vinyl for graphics. It's not embossed like the real deal, but lay some of that down underneath, and, well, it's good enough for th