Paint Job for Club Polk Members

nikolas812
nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
edited September 2009 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
First off I am not trying to start a business here or anything.

But if there are some members here that might be interested in having something painted. Let me know and I'll see what I can do for you..

My dad has owned and operated a Body shop for the last 9 years and this is were I have worked for the last three. The facility is right next door to my house, so I have easy access to the Body Shop.

I can not not do custom graphics. I am not much of an artist. But I can do solid colors in just about any color that you can think of. If You have an old amp or like that you want to bring back to original status. I can have the paint scanned and mix a matching color for it. Or if you want a totally new color for it. I can do that also.

Ideally I would like for it to be stripped of its electronics if possible. And just send a case, cage, faceplate or what ever it may be. I don't want to be liable for anything happening to somebody's electronics...

I have no idea on pricing yet. It would be subjective to how big the peice is and how difficult it would be to paint.. But I would do it as cheap as possible.. Like I said. I am not here to start a business. But rather try and help out a fellow polk member..

I think this is enough information for now..

Please if there are any questions fire away.

I don't know how this will go. Shoot. Maybe nobody will be interested. Thats OK too. I'm just throwing it out there. If think you might want something painted. just let me know..

I don't know if this will work or not. But I'll try and post a slide show of the last amp I did...

Just click on the pic.



Cheers


Nick


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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    I have seen your work and I am very impressed. Painting is a real PIA. I wish we were closer:(
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I have seen your work and I am very impressed. Painting is a real PIA. I wish we were closer:(
    Ben


    Thanks Ben.

    An empty amp case or such probably wouldn't cost more than $20.00 both ways for most people..... Wouldn't be very heavy in most cases..




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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2009
    I have been avoiding using metal and plastic cases because of the finishing factor and that wood is much easier to finish well. However, it looks like I have a new option. I'll keep you in mind with my upcoming projects Nick and that's a great offer for people.
    Jake
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,135
    edited January 2009
    Well, I'll tell you this........I just bookmarked this thread. There will be interest by me from time to time for a thing or two. Thanks for the heads up!
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    Cool deal!

    I look forward to anything and everything!

    I really enjoy doing this kind of work...

    Just let me know. And well get things rolling...




    Nick
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,135
    edited January 2009
    Hey, if you ever need a chemical that will remove paint easily, LMK. I have experience with quite a few number of products for different substrates. This might come in handy if you ever have a customer that has small parts to where the paint has flaked off but you don't want to sandblast, sand or work it to the point of being smooth again. I hate doing that kind of crap. I'd rather start from bare metal.

    I even have a product I use that will remove all traces of oil based paint off brick and concrete. :eek: That's the truth and no lie.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,741
    edited January 2009
    Would you paint the upper bumper of a ford f150? :)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,135
    edited January 2009
    Damn Trey, whad'ya hit?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited January 2009
    Well, I'm interested.

    I'm thinking of possibilities for several small items/projects.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    This would be good for bikes too.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Would you paint the upper bumper of a ford f150? :)




    I could. But you might be better off getting it done locally. Anything automotive I won't be able to do on my own time. And will have to be done on shop time. Which is $49 an hour plus materials...



    I sent you a PM....



    This goes for bikes or anything automotive... Audio pieces I can slip into the paint booth while were painting something else. That way I don't have to pay for shop time. Its cold here right now and it cost $25.00 just to turn the booth on. And then it continues to burn a massive amount of gas and electric after that. It has a 1.2 million BTU furnace in it. And its not cheap to run. My dad would be super pissed if I ran it for every little peice I had to paint and didn't pay him for it...


    So please. IF possible. Try to stick to audio related parts...


    Thanks.



    Nick
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Hey, if you ever need a chemical that will remove paint easily, LMK. I have experience with quite a few number of products for different substrates. This might come in handy if you ever have a customer that has small parts to where the paint has flaked off but you don't want to sandblast, sand or work it to the point of being smooth again. I hate doing that kind of crap. I'd rather start from bare metal.

    I even have a product I use that will remove all traces of oil based paint off brick and concrete. :eek: That's the truth and no lie.



    Thanks I'll let you know...;)





    Nick
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited January 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »

    I even have a product I use that will remove all traces of oil based paint off brick and concrete. :eek: That's the truth and no lie.

    That sounds very interesting.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,135
    edited January 2009
    It works incredibly well. It ain't cheap but I'm in good with the supplier so I'm able to get it for a decent price. All you need is an HVLP sprayer, a scrubber, a 4000 psi pressure washer and this stuff. I remove graffiti quite often off of brick and masonry. It doesn't even leave so much as a "ghost image" of where the paint used to be. Doesn't even take that long either. I removed 6 or 7 layers of graffiti off the side of a Battery Plus store that was 45' long and the paintings were upwards of 10' tall. I was leaving the job within 4 hours and it looked like they just built a brand new brick wall. It had about every type of paint out there on it, including Kilz. Took it all right off.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2009
    nikolas812 wrote: »
    Please if there are any questions fire away.

    How do you handle the lettering on the case? Just paint over it? Reapply it after painting? Thanks.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2009
    bluefox wrote: »
    how do you handle the lettering on the case? Just paint over it? Reapply it after painting? Thanks.

    +1 :)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,135
    edited January 2009
    You could get a silkscreen company to reapply the lettering. Either that or contact a graphics company to make a template [sticky letters only] for the lettering for you. Both are not cheap options.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    edited January 2009
    This is a really great idea IMO! I wish I were closer to Indiana, but I will certainly consider it for anything that can easily be "stripped and shipped"! So much stuff starts to look shabby because of some minor cosmetic issue, and so many of us are anal about our gear, but it would not usually be feasable to consider a new paint job ... until now!

    Thanks Nick!
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    You could get a silkscreen company to reapply the lettering. Either that or contact a graphics company to make a template [sticky letters only] for the lettering for you. Both are not cheap options.



    Bingo!


    I can not do the lettering.


    What I did with the Jolida is find stickers that I thought would look good. And then applied them after the paint job.


    If you wanted to find the lettering before hand. What I could do is apply the base coat. Then apply the lettering and clear over top of it. Then it would look like the lettering was painted on..

    But this takes some time and is tedious work. To cut down on costs and my time I would suggest you do the lettering after wards. Or just leave it off. Either way. I can do it. Or I could do it afterwards...

    But it would cost more....


    Nick
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    Lets paint somthin!:D





    Nick
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2009
    southern Indiana

    20 minutes north of Louisville KY.






    Nick
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,092
    edited June 2009
    Nick, I got a job for you if you can do it. First of all I have no clue if this would work but...

    Just got some SDA-1C's and was wondering if you could paint the wooden end caps to kind of look the same as the LSi/TSi glossy shiny beautiful black.

    Would it work?

    Thanks bro,
    Eric.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited June 2009
    ditto on the piano black... I would like to get one of my LSi's redone...
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited June 2009
    Click on this Link for some good pics of Nik's work.

    Nik did some work on my Wyred4Sound amps. They went from industrial grey to silky smooth Ferrari Black!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2009
    I wish you were closer, I have a pair of 100#+ cabinets in need of a paint job.
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited June 2009
    Conradicles wrote: »
    Nick, I got a job for you if you can do it. First of all I have no clue if this would work but...

    Just got some SDA-1C's and was wondering if you could paint the wooden end caps to kind of look the same as the LSi/TSi glossy shiny beautiful black.

    Would it work?

    Thanks bro,
    Eric.






    Yes.








    Nick
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2009
    Nik - I have a vintage Quad amplifier chassis that I'd like to send to you. PM me and we'll get started.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,092
    edited June 2009
    Sending PM now...Thanks Nick!
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited June 2009
    can you do the colors that can be changed when looking at different angles? whats it called??
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    can you do the colors that can be changed when looking at different angles? whats it called??

    That would be pearlescent.

    It's also commonly referred to as "flip-flop" paint.
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