Adopted ES-1 Hollow Body Kit

[wazkelly]

Gotta have it finished and gift wrapped by next Friday night.

[wazkelly]

Lightly wet sanded again with 2000 last night before applying vinyl stickers on front & rear of headstock. Applied another coat last night and then realised I didn't have enough left to finish things off. Thankfully local forum member Ozzbike had some and I am truly grateful for his assistance plus it was a good chance to catch up and see what he has been working on. Nice collection of Yamaha Basses too.

Here are a couple of shots taken about an hour ago, just before applying 4th TO coat on top. Apologies for weird colour variation due to poor lighting in my garage and the smartphone camera trying to compensate.



Before anyone jumps up and down, yes, vinyl stickers do sit proud of the finish and it is exactly what I wanted to achieve by adding a tactile 3D element. A bit like the old raised lettering on business cards when that was all the go back in the 90's. If I wanted something smooth, transfer decal paper would have been used. When the phone isn't trying to compensate for poor light the actual colour is way darker and the black logos don't stand out as much, hence the 3D aspect with raised lettering.

Edit: Why Pugsley Guitars? As this will be a birthday gift for my eldest son he also has a pug dog as a pet and thought this would make him grin....MJK are his initials.

[ozzbike]

Lightly wet sanded again with 2000 last night before applying vinyl stickers on front & rear of headstock. Applied another coat last night and then realised I didn't have enough left to finish things off. Thankfully local forum member Ozzbike had some and I am truly grateful for his assistance plus it was a good chance to catch up and see what he has been working on. Nice collection of Yamaha Basses too.

Here are a couple of shots taken about an hour ago, just before applying 4th TO coat on top. Apologies for weird colour variation due to poor lighting in my garage and the smartphone camera trying to compensate.



Before anyone jumps up and down, yes, vinyl stickers do sit proud of the finish and it is exactly what I wanted to achieve by adding a tactile 3D element. A bit like the old raised lettering on business cards when that was all the go back in the 90's. If I wanted something smooth, transfer decal paper would have been used. When the phone isn't trying to compensate for poor light the actual colour is way darker and the black logos don't stand out as much, hence the 3D aspect with raised lettering.

Edit: Why Pugsley Guitars? As this will be a birthday gift for my eldest son he also has a pug dog as a pet and thought this would make him grin....MJK are his initials.

I was glad to help. I loved the guitar chat....bass playing and remembering our misspent....allegedly....younger years.

I love the Tru Oil finish you have achieved. Your son is a lucky man.

[wazkelly]

Thanks again Ozzie.

If not for your backup supply of TO this build would have sat idle for a couple of days longer than I can afford in trying to have it completed by Friday night. Better make a start on the wiring loom soon. Maybe tomorrow night after work but will have to pack up all the other unfinished projects so that I don't get distracted.

Cheers, Waz

[blinddrew]

Logo's looking good, the way it stands proud definitely looks like a feature not an error.

[wazkelly]

Thanks Drew.

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[king casey]

A bit like the old raised lettering on business cards when that was all the go back in the 90's.

Yep. Brings back those memories of printing a handful of cards at a time..whilst still wet then dunking them in the 'Virko' powder and run them on the conveyor under the 3 heating elements (on a stinkin' hot day in good ol' Perth).
Cards go in one end ....and poppadoms come out the other.

Ahh the good ol' days.

cheers, Mark.

[DarkMark]

DarkOscar approves.

[trv]

Looks good waz. I quite like the look of the vinyl decals, especially how the light catches them and really make them look 3D.

I screen printed on my headstock which sits a bit proud too, and I don't mind it at all.

[GregLane]

Hi Waz
Have you tried the 50% TruOil and 50% turps mix for the last coat. Gives a great shine and very smooth.

Greg