# A Very Special Bassline: The 80s Arcade Carpet Paint Job **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 29, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-special-bassline-the-80s-arcade-carpet-paint-job/17272 "2010-07-29T14:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ibanezcollector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ea924/32.png) [@ibanezcollector](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ibanezcollector)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-special-bassline-the-80s-arcade-carpet-paint-job/17272/1 "2010-07-29T14:58:04Z")
Ok Landon Balk of 3yo3 commissioned me to paint a Bassline for him so instead of just giving the final pictures I figured we could do a follow along as we go kinda thread. This is going to be a wild one, Landon has some fascination with 80s arcade carpet hahahaha and this is the picture he sent me for reference. Colorful isn’t it 🙂 [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/01.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/01.JPG) So far I have layed down the primer, and a base coat of a custom pearl blue/purple which will change colors depending on the light source. I then speckled on a very dark almost black custom pearl. I have shown both halves here. Half One [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/02.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/02.JPG) [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/03.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/03.JPG) Half Two [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/04.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/04.JPG) [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/05.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/05.JPG) Going to let this cure up for 24 hrs then we will proceed with a light clear to lock in that layer and then onto the yellows and reds. Stay Tuned. Brett ---
**Author:** ![ibanezcollector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ea924/32.png) [@ibanezcollector](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ibanezcollector)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-special-bassline-the-80s-arcade-carpet-paint-job/17272/2 "2010-07-29T15:36:35Z")
Ok first layer is locked in with a light coat of clear. Here she is outside in direct sunlight. [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/06.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/06.JPG) [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/07.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/07.JPG) [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/08.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/08.JPG) [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/09.JPG](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/Landon/09.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-special-bassline-the-80s-arcade-carpet-paint-job/17272/3 "2010-07-29T21:12:58Z")
It’s color pops out in sunshine! I LOVE it. ---
**Author:** ![Hardcore\_Max1986](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hardcore_max1986/32/288_2.png) [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-very-special-bassline-the-80s-arcade-carpet-paint-job/17272/4 "2010-07-29T22:59:19Z")
that look great already, when its finished its going to look amazing. getting the square swirls on is going to be a pain to do I imagine. I cant wait to see the final masterpiece.