Stans LP build

only if you built kit guitars when you were learning Stan, would have been easy.
So do you do everything left handed Stan ?

There's light at the end of the tunnel now man, headstock's looking unreal. Itching to see all the shiny bits put on there.

thanks mate, me too, got to let the paint cure first - arrgghh, takes so long

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/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on July 11, 2014, 14:43
only if you built kit guitars when you were learning Stan, would have been easy.
So do you do everything left handed Stan ?

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Yes mate I do - very Sinister :D

Pro level spray job on this baby, Stan. Love it.

Logo is killer too mate. Very keen for end product. Should be a very sweet (read: 'very sinister') axe. ;)

Time to update!

After several mishaps with trying to apply satin clear in cold weather (and I am suspicious of the quality of the paint...), resulting in crazing, cracking and general surface crappiness, I decided to cave in and go gloss.

The crap clear was also penetrating into the black beneath - my theory goes like this (I'm sure guru Jarrod can set me straight if I am wrong): Essentially the thinners in the top coats allow penetration into the coats beneath - so when the top coats craze or crack, it seems to affect the colour beneath as well, hence essentially a redo every time I tried to do clear.

No such issues with the gloss:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...roject/053.jpg

Note highly povtech, but effective handling method: Stick to the top suspending axe body, stick poking out allows handling and positioning.

True colour looks more like this:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...roject/032.jpg

Head stock and neck:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...roject/055.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...roject/054.jpg

Now waiting for it to cure before I set the neck, or clamps will indent the paint and I get to start again...

I'm sure this will come out great with a gloss finish. That green is just so nice.

Thanks Craig, I've come around to it. I wanted satin for something different, but I like glossy, so I am still happy

It seems I was lucky with my satin finish. Came out perfect on the first try even though I was stupidly using mismatched paints. I will probably pay for it in the future when it all decides to let go and peels off.

Man I like the gloss. Makes the top look miles deep. That colour is great though, nice work.