Painting a blank

[linder]

I have a large mouth blank that I'm trying to paint my quition is I've primed it and it is now an grayish/blue color, would I start like a skin mount and white it totally out then cover that with black and steal wool it to get my start.asked this quition yesterday but had it in the wrong area.

[Frank E. Kotula]

yes that would be fine just make sure the paint doesn't get to thick that you loose scale detail.

[fishnart24]

I know a lot of people use black but just be careful and don't make it too dark or you'll be putting another coat of white to tone it down. I use Paynes Grey or blending brown. Just a thought.

[millardtaxi]

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[linder]

thanks for the answers.

[linder]

one more quition the last time I painted a blank [I guess it could have happened to a skin mount] when I glossed it using Envirotex the greens ran ,should I stay away from transparent color or the thick gloss ?

[Matt]

IMO, you are going to need transparent colors for a bass, I would try another gloss. When you apply the gloss, spray a very light flash coat first to lock in your paint. If you hit it too thick on the first coat, you might lose some color.