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Started my next project have not done much as weather here is to humid to spray have done my normal prep after this one im going to a les paul do a bit of staining and bursts
colour
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psvgvxdcth.jpg
just a couple of clear coats to wet to spray
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btw what program do you guys use to make headstock decal got paper and printer but i dont know how to make a custom decal ?
Hi phrozin, for some of my decal logos I used MS Paint and on the latest one I used MS Excel as I wanted to have a reversed out effect and that was easier to do in Excel. Limited by the standard fonts that come with whatever MS Office version you may be running.
Plenty of downloadable fonts but was paranoid about importing a virus and didn't go there.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Waz
cheers waz
i found this place online
http://www5.flamingtext.com/All-Logos
did a couple of them but paint doesnt have much to play with in win 10 until i figured out to paste from a file as for a computer wize im a good spray painter lol
That's a useful site. Thanks.
bit of a update had to repaint it as banged it on my wheelchair put a bit of a dent in it and been a bit busy with doctors and shit pain in the ass
polished used just a straight yellow see if i can put it together with out buggering it up
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been playing with microsoft Paint on some headstock decals sort of come up with a few but harder than i thought it was
this
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and this
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heres some i have sort of done not 100% sure which i finally go with i used the web site i posted and paint windows 10
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps5nvaidgj.jpg
Schinie Yellow!
That body has come up a treat! Great job. Very interested to see her assembled. What colour pickguard are you going with?
cheers,
Gav.
Black gav with black hardware its still sitting on my desk waiting to harden i sort of sanded through the clear and had to reclear it been to buzy to do anything on itQuote:
Originally Posted by gavinturner
Hi Phrozin, sorry to go a bit off topic but your paint skills are brilliant.
I've done a bit of small scale airbrushing (acrylics and some enamels) but nothing like a guitar body. What paint brand/type would you recommend for primer, colour and clear coats for painting a basswood body through an airbrush? Would it be better to prime, and maybe clear, straight from a rattle can for ease, if so what brand do you use (the photobucket photo you posted earlier is broken so I can;t see the detail unfortunately)
Also, I normally spray skim milk consistency paint at ~15-20psi (very general rule as a starting point for any session) - are the 'starting points' for the paint you recommend any different?
Hi billbQuote:
Originally Posted by billb
sorry I haven’t replied as been pretty busy and I don’t get on the computer much theses days, it doesn't matter what you use you can go from some varnish from your local hardware to dye and lacquers, 2k clears to tru oil, you can use a gun and compressor or if you don’t have that sort of commitment you can use a plain old rattle can, there is no real secret to what you use. It gets down to the amount of work you put in to it the more time you spend on making sure everything is as good as it can be before you apply finish, there are some really good looking guitars on here from guys who have not had any experience at all but still do an amazing job the only thing I do is I can probably do it easier than other guys I don’t really haft to think about it I just do it, thats just years and years of spraying.
As for wood there all different some like basswood and maple are easier than say ash and mahogany which are grainy as buggery and requires a fair bit of grain filling before you can put on a finish, personally I don’t really like guitars done with tru-oil I am more lacquer nitro or 2k finishes I don’t always pull out my spray guns I could grab a rattle can depends on what I’m using and how lazy I’m feeling but before I start a new kit I have a plan and that’s what I stick to but I am not infallible I can stuff up just as good as anyone. I guess the price of a kit theses days and refinish products its not cheap and no one wants to bugger it up I don’t mind helping out with advice if someone gets in to trouble
As for gun set up I use 25psi at the gun mixing I use recommended for what product I’m using (I use a mixing cup)I do more than not do a final flow coat for better off gun finish but not necessary and use a more diluted clear for the last 3 coats thinner depends on weather and what type met or solid I use a retarder if needed but none of that is hard and fast rule theses days i do a kit as a hobby gives me something to do as can no longer build a car and respray it wheelchair sort of makes that to hard, if I sat down a wrote every thing I may do id need 2 weeks lol Hope that answers it for you
here's my latest effort done with bright green colortone dye and clear back and neck is just clear pic's dont do it justice also have another tele and a strat on the go but only to primer stage atm
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psryzlsxr9.jpg
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and almost forgot this one finished
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these are looking great Phroz - you need a pic with them all together!
cheers stan have finished the ibanez copy i am assembling it atm but not that clued up on Floyd Rose's haven't got a clue how to set it up looks like a night or 2 on youtube watching vids on them, also doing another strat and a tele which im doing blue pearl and candy apple red on the tele but probably sell them also doing a ibanez SA i picked up that needed some loving in black which is for me.
I'm in the same boat with the wammy on the MM kit I have.It will be interesting.
Chris
Thats exactly what i had to do with the floyd on my GD. Search 200 youtube vids till I found one that ACTUALLY did a step by step, I discovered I hate Floyds . :p
In theory, it's no more complicated than setting up a Fender Strat trem. The locking bits are more complicated but it's still fundamentally the same principle. But it's important that you get something to wedge the trem block in a vertical position so that the trem bed is horizontal to the body. If you don't the springs either pull the trem too far down or the strings pull the trem too far up. There's a critical angle beyond which either string or spring tension can't exert enough leverage to pull the trem flat again. So get the trem flat, set up the strings to be roughly in tune then adjust the spring tension so that the trem stays roughly flat when you remove the wedge. You've still got to play about with spring tension and string tuning until it settles down, but once you get it close enough to start with, it's not too bad. I found a lot of swearing out loud helped.
i found a tutorial from framus guitars was easy enough but the intonation was a bitch to tune in 1st time i did it and had a play and sounded like someone was strangling one of my cats took about 3 hours but got it in the end.
heres the youtube floyd rose set up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN7qF6JLoIc
heres the ibanez copy which is done probably not the best pics
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...pscr8f4hno.jpg
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have finished the clear on the Ibanez SA
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psqdi7iw3f.jpg
heres the strat only a couple coats of blue pearl no clear
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psamcdgfnk.jpg
and the tele so far needs more coats
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psxuuvftl7.jpg
still lots to do on them ibanez i am polishing atm so not far off
You are a building machine mate! Love the blue btw
All looking very good.
Looking great Phroz.
Its my hobby Dedman i enjoy it and keeps me out of trouble, i was one of those guys that hast to do something all the time if i didn't i would go crazy sitting in front of the tv all day sucks, i don't work anymore since my accident my week consist of physio, doctors, xrays and mri's or ut scans. Some of the guitars i sell usually the ones i don't like the colour but most i keep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
the blue pearl strat ill be clearing tomorrow then i'm busy for a few days i say polish it next week
polished the ibanez today started to assemble it and i cleared the telecaster about 6 coats of clear over candy apple red probably give it another 6 coats of clear will look pretty good and i will have matching candy apple red strat and tele
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psmjv4rfik.jpg
the ibanez im doing for my self pretty straight forward just black with 8 coats of clear its going to replace my les paul which is to back heavy for me
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hey guys i been using some new gear to polish my guitars i thought id give you guys a heads up i got them out of china on ebay you get 19 pads and the disc only cost me $11 delivered, i have been using them on a cordless drill they do a brilliant job and make polishing them pretty easy i used them with Meguiar's rubbing compound only down side is they take 4 weeks to show up, if you guys are like me larger polishers can pull the body out of your hands and bugger up a good paint job any way here some pic's cant go wrong for the money
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps2ywdl5io.jpg
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Thanks for the heads up on the pads Phrozin. BTW I'm using your previous instruction on spray painting and progress is, I'm pleased to report, good!
Really nice you've got some great projects on-the-goQuote:
Originally Posted by phrozin
excellent be looking forward to seeing it finished, just take your time hast makes waste, if you have any trouble let me knowQuote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
latest update i spent the day polishing so far reasonably happy with them 1st is the strat after trying to assemble it i found the truss rod is not working, looks like ill haft to get a new neck for it as it just wont take the bow out of the neck so that's been put on hold till i get a new one. Paint came out ok paint is blue pearl and will be using a blue pearl pick guard, the tele is polished and have started to put it together but not sure about pick guard as came with a black one maybe a pearl red to match the candy apple red strat, The Ibanez i decided to redo it as i didn't like it black not really a black fan its all finished and ready to play as ill be keeping it for myself
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You don't hang about!
Lol Simon this is the last update for a few weeks as i need new laptop and i want to do es-3 or a gr-1sf which i am saving for and my shoulder i had reconstruction in November has been giving me some grief so got to take it easy for a bit, i have finished them all the latest 1's i am keeping for my self as they have come out really nice specially the candy apple Strat tele and green Ibanez look really nice pic's dont do them justice
here's the blue pearl strat may need a new neck as i cant adjust the truss rod
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...pss1p0eijb.jpg
tele all finished and tuned up
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http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psyv667tlk.jpg
Tele looks really nice. I'm not usually a fan of metallics on guitars, but that does look great.
Has the truss rod snapped on the Strat neck, or has it reached the limit of its travel? I've got a Tele where the truss rod screw has run out of adjustment and it really needs about another 1/4 turn to get the action right. StewMac sell some special die cutters to extend the threads on heel-adjusting truss rods, but it's quite expensive if you've only got one neck to do.
I've also got a nice mandolin that the truss rod has snapped on. It's still very playable, but it would be nice if I could flatten the neck a bit more. As the mandolin has a flat top, I can't lower the bridge any more without loosing almost all the downward force.
They look great Phroz! The Tele looks very elegant with the black guard.
I know what you mean about keeping busy, I get asked all the time why I make so many guitars when I don't sell them and am a pretty terrible/learner player, the answer is I enjoy it.
So shiny Phroz!
Thanx guys i got new computer and having trouble loading the forum page kept getting error messages, cant remember any of my passwords on my photobucket account and everything older than 12 month UUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!
@simon i use mostly mica's and pearls not really metallic the truss rod wont tighten up its at the limit of the adjustment be easier to just get a new neck did think about trying to pull off the fret board but too hard the neck is not been used yet so think its just a doggy one
@Dedman no ones bothered if you just learning or jimmy Hendricks i hear you mate, i love doing them as well and you always come up with some great looking axes
I was on YouTube last night watching the Andertons NAMM 2017 uploads seen some great looking guitars which gave me some ideas specially from Ibanez
Super nice builds, all of them , but that tele is amazing and the blue strat , oh man....
One handy trick is to loosen off the truss rod and then gently pull back the neck somewhere near where you think it should be and then take up the slack on the truss rod.
Worked for me on the EX-5
I tried that waz i even clamped it down for a day but sprung back i got a ibanez neck i might try fit on it but been out of action with a few thing cut off my arms which didn't go so good but started on a les paul not sure what way ill go on it yet and left hand is still useless atm
this is what can happen when you don't use protection when using isocyanate's
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That's not nice, Phroz. Hope it all heals up quickly.
hehe yeh biggest problem is i cant do anything atm Simon i'm bored s##tless sit here all day watching the midday day movie and then the Chase uk lol
hi guys been working on a couple there more repairs as strat had a bad truss rod so i cut down a 24 fret neck to a 21 was a bit of messing around to get scale right for intonation still waiting on some parts its just plain ol basswood strat the 2nd is the 1st les paul i brought as i sanded through the veneer its just a lp1m mahogany has been sitting around so i figured i might as well do something with it colour i'm thinking a robot would look cool which is blue over silver for any one who doesn't know what a robot burst is
colour is tropical green mica
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...pshoav20tk.jpg
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here is the lp1 so far only primed up, both i have done with spray gun for anyone wanting to know if i used spray gun or rattle can
still got a bit of work to do on it
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psyaguamnb.jpg
http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/s...psh4gxczdn.jpg