Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

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Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

Post by fleezinator » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:21 pm

Hey fam,

I've been lusting after a TVL JM for a while but can't quite vibe with some of the specs so I thought I'd try and assemble my own. I've never seen one in person but I have gathered quite a bit of reference images in hopes of concocting a batch oxblood paint I can mix myself.

I've got some questions about the oxblood paint used. In some light it looks near black, but in others, it's a deep maroon. In close up reference pics, it looks like there's pearl or metallic (candy as well?) and not a straight up solid color. I know Fender CS painter Jay Nelson's Instagram shows him painting a strat in oxblood: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIWAtX1Jv4u/ All I can gather is theirs is nitro, has mica pearl in it and is 110% dope.

I'm planning to use Createx Wicked Colors & water based Varathane Ultimate as I've done on previous projects. I stumbled on a video that looks to have a recipe for something close to Oxblood (as far as I can tell).

TVL JM owners, how close does the sample at 9 mins in look to oxblood in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NRz2aK ... x=3&t=199s

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Post by Embenny » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:59 pm

It's impossible to tell from that video, it all depends on how bright that light is. The colour in person just looked to me like a really dark incarnation of candy apple red. Similar depth and metallic reflections, though I don't know for certain whether it was a two-layer finish like CAR itself.
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Re: Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

Post by SignoftheDragon » Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:48 pm

^ what he said.

I have an Oxblood Texas Toast XII that I asked to be finished in the TVL color- looks to me like just a very deep, dark CAR. Lovely metal flake, but no pearl in it.

**Edited to hide my ignorance on CAR finishes**

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Post by snarf » Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:57 pm

I would try house of kolor brandywine. You could spray it over a dark metallic base and it would look pretty close. Maybe even better than the custom shop finish.

https://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/det ... ref=kolors

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Post by fleezinator » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:20 am

Closing the loop on this in case any one searches this up in the future. I finished up my project recently and still not having seen an actual TVL JM in real life, I think this is as close as I can get. I'm just happy its done :)

A few pics below, but more with backstory can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/pha991R

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Re: Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

Post by JJCam » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:08 am

Looks great! Crazy how many coats of paint the original had, and that it's under$1500!

I'm considering oxblood or a very dark metallic green for my Marauder build.

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Post by Embenny » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:05 am

That looks amazing, and looks pretty darn close to the one I owned!
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Post by MC5tooge » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:20 am

Oh crap... now I want one even more. The colour was what was putting me off. Specs are spot on for me....

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Post by SignoftheDragon » Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:14 am

Looks pretty much right on. Great color!

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Re: Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

Post by fleezinator » Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:26 am

JJCam wrote:
Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:08 am
Looks great! Crazy how many coats of paint the original had, and that it's under$1500!

I'm considering oxblood or a very dark metallic green for my Marauder build.
Indeed! If I had known what was underneath & if the bubble wrap fiasco wasn't a thing, I'd certainly have worn it in! Apart from the cost of the paint, the actual guitar (with all the components minus new pup covers & witch hat knobs) was a little over $700! I should've bought some lotto tickets that day or something ;)

Good luck with your build! If you need some guidance on the oxblood route, I can share what I've learned. cheers!

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Re: Troy Van Leeuwen JM Oxblood owners: opinions needed

Post by fleezinator » Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:27 am

mbene085 wrote:
Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:05 am
That looks amazing, and looks pretty darn close to the one I owned!
Happy to hear from an actual former TVL owner that the color is in the ballpark! thx!

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