Welcome to the tutorials section, this section hopes to address the majority of questions you might have about how to swirl a guitar to look like the legendary Steve Vai Ibanez Jem swirls. In this section I will cover each stage of swirling (marbling) your guitar from what you will need to buy all the way through to finishing to a glossy deep mirror shine.

There are a number of ways to swirl a guitar; two of the best ways to achieve the swirl your after will be covered. These techniques, the Borax method and the Carrageenan method, will be documented from start to finish with detailed instructions on every step.

I will try to explain everything I can but things will get missed off, if you want to know something which isnt described very well then head on over to the swirling community.

Disclaimer

Although this site is dedicated to the swirling paint technique I am in no way trying to encourage you to go an take your beloved guitar apart. Only attempt this if you understand that these methods, although unlikely, can damage your guitar if not done correctly. So please dont go ripping apart your guitar and throwing it into water without first thinking this though. I can only show you how I have done this, if you decide to go ahead and try this out then on your own head be it.