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ok Andrew, you would be better spraying in low wind conditions so see if you can hang the neck somewhere in a sheltered area outside will help the consistency of the paint. Same when painting the body. I wouldn't stress since its only the 1st coat. After a wet sand I think your next coat should look better. Remember warm up the spray can and shake for 2 or 3 minutes, swap hands when they get sore !
Will do mate. Back at work now, I usually do 70 hour weeks so time is limited until my next days off. If I can get some sneaky sanding in tonight maybe tomorrow early morning I can go again before I start.
What grit wet sanding do you think I should go?
wet sanding at least 1200 grit. If you can find it preferably 1500 grit and before final coats 2000 or 2500 grit
Awesome I have all 3.
Some upgrades have been made. Orange drop cap, push pull pots, some sexy knobs and to cap it off, a pair of dragonfire phat screamers. They are made by the same people who do the gfs gear, high output, oversized poles and coil tappable. The set delivered cost only $60. If the reviews are anything to go by this axe is going to be a monster.
cool nice upgrades Andrew, did you order the pups direct from dragonfire or are they cheaper on ebay ?
Should be a metal monster this axe Andrew, sounds great
Their site and their eBay were the same price. Their site looks a little shady so just went with the eBay option.
The idea for this is to have it drop b and leave it there. That is until I get a 7 string then it'll see drop c. Man I wish an 8 string kit was doable.
yer ok drop B ultra low tuning. Keen to hear the review of these pups when its finished
Yeah same haha. From what I gather they have a nice tight bottom end and have a nice high mid punch. Theory is if I team them with an ash body which is naturally a bit brighter and cutting as well as the .022 drop cap which won't bleed too much top end clarity to start with I should have a nice tight punchy tone with a nice mid range snarl that the emgs in my esp ec1000 don't have. All theories for now. Don't be surprised if it sounds like absolute bollocks haha.
I've never heard of the dragonfire pups before Andrew. Very interested to hear your impressions. Will definitely warrant a sound demo when you are done!
cheers,
Gav.
here are some updates!
first photo is the neck all sanded back with 1200 ready to go again
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first few coats of the silver going on nice and thin. it sparkles so nice in the sun
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and now for the daunting part. first i cut out a trace of the body shape, a few screws with tape over the heads to protect the body and placed over the body making sure it lines up well.
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moment of truth! the body all painted, a few clear coats as a sealer and then the burst
second photo is the burst. had a but of an over spray problem so i'll wait till tomorrow to clean it up
third is the headstock, unsanded and no clears as yet but coming up schmick
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here is the neck all finished. the back just needs to be cleared and the front and back of the headstock needs a fine sand.
next is the body. looks a bit patchy in this photo but i thinks its just the kitchen lights
next i removed the tape for the binding and this is how it turned out. looking good so far
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first up is just another pic of the binding
second is the intended head stock
i've got the truss cover on the way, custom in the typical les paul type and EX-1A under it
also, got the waterslide decal coming from the states. giddy up!
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So now the neck has had 3 coats of clear. Will leave that for a week, light sand it and go again. As for the body, back and sides are ready to be cleared but the top is being a pain. Whoever thought bursts with an aerosol would be so tricky. To make matters worse I've ran out of silver and the closest paint shop is a 3 hour drive away!
Coming along very nicely dude.
Thanks mate. Just need to get more silver to keep the show on the road.
Looking great Andrew! Those rattle-can bursts can be really difficult (so I imagine from the other threads here), but you seem to have nailed it. Love the back and sides. Is that metallic black? It looks awesome.
cheers,
Gav.
Nah mate it's just a gloss black. When I blended the silver in a few specks of metallic went on to the black which smooths it out a bit. In the top where I did silver first then the black, the black is splattering a bit too much. Neck, back and sides are done now, just want to do the top again.
This bad boy came in the mail today. Moving house today as well so time has been tight. Managed to finish the back and sides, need a to be cleared and the neck is done. Just waiting for the decal from the states to do final clear coats. Will be offline for a few weeks til we get the net up and running at the new address but I'll try keep you updated. Beers!
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Looking forward to seeing the end product, Andrew.
Good luck with the move. :)
Very classy.
looking great Andrew
best of luck with the move. With any luck shops will be less than 3 hours drive away !
This is looking really good! Silverburst anything is awesome, but silverbust + Explorer shape = pure awesome.
Looking very slinky now, pity about the interruption with shifting house - that bites.
Silver & black appeals to me greatly, can't wait to see the next lot of pics . . .
this is coming along really well, looks like a beast - good work
So progress has been a little slow lately with moving house and going away for a week but the guitar is pretty much on the home stretch. Neck and the back of the head stock at done and polished, the front just needs the decal applied. Question about applying this. A white backing then the colour to be placed on top. Any tips for lining them up? Both are on clear paper but the guy said th colours at translucent so they need a white layer to go down first.
For the body, the back and sides are done, starting to really shine.
A fe issues though. When I put the bridge in it chipped some of the paint around the post holes. The bridge covers it so no huge biggie. Other thing is the saddles are really tight to get over the posts. Just means if I even have to remove it I have to unscrew the whole assembly.
Shielding is done also, just want to get the neck glued before I finish the electrics.
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Digging it man - so nice!
Thanks man!
looking good Andrew, this will be a beast once its finished
Thanks guys. Any tips on how to line up the decals?
can you please take a photo of the decals you are applying Andrew ?
when you apply them you just need to line them up best you can by eye, unless someone has a better idea
Sorry about the scrappy photo. The white ones go down first then the cream over the top.
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so are these going on the headstock Andrew ?
So you putting down the white Walkertone on, then the cream goes directly ontop to give a 3D effect ?
Are they vinyl logos ?
Might have been easier to try get the 2 colours in the 1 logo, that will be a mission to line them up perfectly and you only got 3 goes !
Carefully! Lol. Good thing you got some spares dude. I hate those things.Quote:
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Thanks guys. Any tips on how to line up the decals?
They are water slides. I didn't know til after I paid the guy that they came in 2 parts. His instructions were to put the white down, let it set then put the cream over the top caus its translucent and will disappear over the black. Kind of scared. If it goes wrong I guess I can just stick with the white but had my heart set on a retro cream logo... On a silver burst explorer. Thought it'd look kind of different.
ok I've never put a water slide ontop of another. This will be much easier than lining up vinyl logos you only get one chance. Lightly spray the underside of the 2nd decal with water and you should be able to move it in place before it sets. Might be worth getting some advice from Andyport regarding a waterslide ontop of another.
You can buy blank waterslide paper and print your own logos if you can come up with the logo merged into one would be much easier
Feeling a bit more relieved now. Only drama is that the logo is such a light cream colour that it'd be hard on a domestic printer that doesn't print white.