Good progress there Doc, the grain peep through does give it a little something eh?
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Good progress there Doc, the grain peep through does give it a little something eh?
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Cheers and yep, I agree, it's as if the guitar body has aged to a vintage-ish kind of look without actually ageing for about 40 or 50 years, I think it definitely gives it a bit of character, I seem to remember seeing at least one Gold Strat that had aged so it looks like the grain is peeping-through the paint, seen some vintage Sunburst Strats like that too, so it's probably not that uncommon.
Update:
Gave the body a second coat of the Super Gold Spraypaint a few minutes ago, there were a couple of areas where I had to do a touch-up spray, also got a minor paint-run on the back of the body near the trem-spring rout, so the plan is to simply let the paint dry thoroughly and see if I can sand the paint-run back till it's smooth with some 800-grit sandpaper, then give it a touch-up spray and let it dry thoroughly, the Gold paint is starting to run out, I had underestimated how much was actually left in the can yesterday after I had sprayed the first coat, the body looks virtually the same as it did after I sprayed the first coat so there's not really much point in taking a pic of it.
I think once the can of Super Gold spraypaint has ran out I'm going to start clear-coating the body once it is fully dried, I might give it a full week, or, fortnight to dry first though before I do the clear-coating.
Hey Doc, love the Dr Evil avatar really suits you ! Did DB give that to you ?
sounds like a plan. I was just about using a full can of the supergold per coat of my tele body but that included the headstock. What will your headstock be stained or natural ?
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
My Gold Strat's headstock is going to be natural, but with a clear-coat (only the front part of it though), cause I'm going to see if I can do a headstock Decal for it, I'm planning on visiting my local Officeworks shop tomorrow to see if they stock the decal paper/film I need to print out a Decal using my Canon MG2560 Inkjet printer, I've pretty much worked out the design of my Headstock Decal, so all I need to do is use a graphics app to get it all sorted and then print it out, well that's the plan anyway, I'm going to order the new Gold Sperzel Tuners from Realtone Music next fortnight, and then the new Gold Supervee Bladerunner bridge the following fortnight, by then the body should be dry and ready to be assembled into a working and playable guitar.
It probably was DB who changed my Avatar, I like it so I'm going to run with it.
Do you reckon eight-weeks is enough time for the body to fully dry?, assuming I don't make any muck-ups that force me to start again from scratch.
Wait, can it be that all of the pedal and amp building is leading to one inevitable end game?Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
Doc, are you actually creating components for a Giant Freaking Laser?
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Haaaahahahaha....good one FrankenWashie, yep, I have been secretly working on my Gooooold Gigawatt Excimer-Laser Weapon of Mass-Destruction....*cue evil laugh*....*cue monologue detailing my evil plan for world conquest and domination, followed by more evil laughing*......lol....just kidding, I wouldn't really do that to you guys now, would I?....hahahaha.
Did it just get weird?
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It got weird didn't it?
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
I know, here's the plan, we kidnap Austin's Fahja and we'll ransom him for all the money in the world, good?,good then that settles that....*cue evil laugh*.......hahahaha.
you are fitting well into the new avatar , Doc...
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Originally Posted by stan
Cheers, it's only cause I'm familiar with the Austin Powers movies, I've already watched the first two movies, going to watch the third one, Goldmember, shortly....hehehe...
Update:
Just checked the last coat of Gold Paint I sprayed on the body, it has been drying for quite a few hours, it feels mostly dry to the touch, there were a few spots on the body where there were some evidence of paint-runs but I think I have managed to fix them, in one spot on the body I had to literally scrape some of the semi-dried paint off back to the grey primer undercoat, using a sharp Stanley-blade, and re-spray it with Gold paint, reason being was that the Gold paint was discolouring due to the primer not having fully dried in that spot, anyway I managed to fix it in the end and it doesn't look too unsightly at all, so I think I managed to save myself from having to strip all the paint off to start again, I might leave the Gold Strat body to dry for a few more days before I apply one final coat of Gold spray paint, I think that there is just enough left in the can to do one more coat, after that, I'll let it dry for another few more days before I start thinking of applying some coats of clear-coat, it is so close to being finished that I really don't want to risk doing anything that may jeopardize all the hard work I've put into it, it really is amazing just how little it takes to ruin a good solid-colour finish on a guitar that's in the process of drying, all it takes is something as simple as a momentary lapse in concentration, I'm sure you guys know only too well what I mean by that.
I'm just relieved that I have gotten this far with it, and the results I am getting are inspiring me to see things through to well across the finishing line.
Might post a couple of new pics in the morning so stay tuned.
Looking good Doc.
Here's what we use on Weds evenings to emulate the Hank Sound
Recording with iPhone failed. Its all just too loud. We'll have some real recording equipment soon
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Stack AC15 (or AC 30 for larger spaces)
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That's some really cool gear you have there mate, bet it sounds awesome, cheers for the pics.
Update:
Due to some nameless people making noise outside my flat at 3:18am this morning, I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm rescheduling the visit to my local Officeworks for he materials I need for the headstock decal, and the Velcro, till tomorrow, meanwhile I'm going to go back to bed for some much needed shut-eye.
Time for some noise cancelling headphones....
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a bit jealous of that AC15 head ;)
Here's some more pics of the Gold Strat body as it is now:
Firstly the front of the body, hopefully you can see where I had to do a re-touch spray:
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Next the back of the body:
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Next the two areas I had to fix:
Here's a close-up of the area where I had to scrape it back to the grey primer, using a sharp Stanley-knife blade, I gave it a touch-up spray afterwards:
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This was where the Gold paint had discoloured because the primer had not completely dried, I think I did a pretty good job of fixing it and it doesn't look too unsightly.
And here's the other area I had to fix, this was where I had a paint-run that needed to be sanded smooth with some 800 Grit Sandpaper, the paint-run happened when I tried to touch-up an area I missed just inside the bridge-route, and I accidentally sprayed too much paint, fortunately I fixed it and it looks okay now but it looked pretty unsightly before with the paint discolouring a bit:
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So, before I go and do anything else, I'm going to let the paint have a decent amount of time to dry, I think it's about ready to be clear-coated, remember that the clear-coat I'm using will dull the shininess of the paint a bit so that those areas where I did touch-up sprays won't be so noticeable.
looking good Doc, so the axe should be called Goldmember hahha
if you have any gold paint left I would go over the discoloured areas again
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Hahahaha....that's actually not a bad idea at all mate, I might just revise my Headstock Decal design so it reads like this:
Doc's Guitars
Goldmember
Or:
DOC'S GUITARS
GOLDMEMBER
But do the word "Goldmember" in the same style as used on the DVD label for the movie, I reckon that'd look cool.
I think there may just be enough Gold paint left in the can for one more coat, but I really want to let the last coat have a decent amount of drying time so I don't have any more stuff-ups to fix, seeing as I'm so close to finishing it mate.
I'm going to do a materials shopping-list for tomorrow, and see if I can check online if Officeworks stock the Waterslide Decal paper I need, might save me some time, also going to pop into Jaycar Electronics for some stuff too, as well as do the Big Green Shed visit for the Orange and White paint for the pedals.
My Canon MG2560 Printer can print in colour, so maybe I could have the word "Goldmember" in either a Yellow, or a Greeny-Gold colour.
I just found this website which could prove useful for designing the Headstock Logo:
https://fanart.tv/movie/818/austin-powers-goldmember/
Now, what if I were to use that, but replace the words "Austin Powers" with "Doc's Guitars", wouldn't that look fully-sick on the Headstock?
yeah I reckon Doc's Guitars, Goldmember will be a cool headstock logo
or if your avatar really grabs you Dr Evil's axes hahaha
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Or even just this:
Evil Axes: Goldmember
I reckon that just sounds too cool to throw-away....hahahaha.
It could look something like this
EVIL AXES
GOLDMEMBER
But done in the same style as the Goldmember logo.
yeah Evil Axes could work well Doc !
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Evil Axes sounds more Rock N Roll than Doc's Guitars.
I wonder if someone has already gone and registered "Evil Axes".....hmmmmm.
Evil Guitars is taken BC Rich dealer
http://www.evilguitars.com/
but not much came up for a search of Evil Axes on Google so run with it Doc !
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
No worries, I will cause the more I think about it the more I like it, so, now I've got to get stuck into doing the actual designing using a graphics app of some sort, might see if I can do it in Irfanview.
And so it's official, my Headstock logo is going to be as follows:
Evil Axes
GOLDMEMBER
Done in the same style as the Austin Powers Goldmember logo.
Update:
I just did some browsing in Microsoft's App Store and they have a few Logo Creator Apps, one is a free download (Logo Foundry), and another one (The Logo Maker) only costs $3.09 to download, I think I'll download both and see if I can use them to create my logo.
How about your logo is a George W Bush mask (Complete with empty hollow eyes) and underneath the banner
"AXES of EVIL"
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Hahahaha, or how about this "Axis Of Evil"?, that sounds Uber-Cool....lol.
Great Franken! Love the GSOH!Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
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Originally Posted by Brendan
Yep, not bad, eh?
Update:
So I have been waiting for the last coat of Gold paint to dry since the day I applied it, the body does seem to feel dry to the touch and I'm thinking that maybe this coming Monday might be okay to spray one more coat of Gold paint, then let it dry for a week before clear-coating it.
Once I finally get the Gold Strat back up and running, I might see if I can record a new demo clip of it, but, what I might do is go through all the sounds I can get with the pedals which are currently on my Pedalboard, I might even use that as an excuse to finish-off that Doc's Blues demo I started earlier this year, what do you guys reckon about that?
Might even re-record the Bassline for it too, but I'll need to get a set of new tuners for my Squire P-Bass.
Oh, and I might use the Marshall MA100C amp too.
sounds good Doc, worth using up the gold can try and concentrate on any greyer areas. Good luck !
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
There were some areas that went a bit discoloured from me touching the paint to see if it was dry enough to do another coat, and I just gave the body a light spray to touch-up the areas that were discoloured, so now, I'm leaving it alone to dry overnight, might take a look at it in the morning to see if there are areas I've missed, actually, I might just continue applying more coats of the gold paint till it's all used up, and then do the clear coating, but wait till the paint is dry first though.
Still no evidence of paint-reactions, and there are no more paint runs that need fixing, I think I'm starting to get the feel for these Spraycans now, does take a little bit of practice but it's nothing too difficult.
I'm going to try my hardest to resist the urge to touch any part of the Gold Strat body with my fingers because I have found that even when the paint is dry, it seems to discolour a bit when you touch it with your fingers, so I'm leaving it alone for the time being.
Update:
I might give the Gold Strat body another spray with the Gold paint later on today, we'll see how it goes.
Update:
Thought I would post a couple of new pics of the Gold Strat body after letting the last coat of paint dry for a few days, so here they are, this is what it's looking like now:
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Do you think it's ready for the clear-coating or should I spray another coat of paint?
Doc the front the grain is starting to fill in. The back needs a bit more work, a good wet sand looks like there are runs below the trem cavity. Keep at it, you will need another can of gold paint no doubt
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
No worries, well I'll leave it alone till Tuesday next week, and pop down to the Big Green Shed to buy some more of that Super Gold paint then, I have some 800 Grit sandpaper which is the dark coloured Flexovit stuff, will that be okay to use for the wet-sanding, or will I need some sandpaper with a finer grit?
Hey Doc, worth having 600 and 1200 grit as well, at least you can choose what the best grit for each sanding job is
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I think I do have some 600 Grit paper, I'll just check, nope, looks like I'll have to buy some, actually, what I'll do is on Tuesday next week, I'll see if I can buy some 600, 800, and 1200 Grit paper that's specifically made for wet and dry sanding, will see if I can get a proper sanding block too, as well as the extra can of Super Gold paint, in the meantime I'll let the Gold Strat body dry for a few more days before I start doing any sanding, hopefully that will enable me to get a good smooth finish, which is what I want, I'm aiming for a nice smooth glossy finish, I might also see if I can buy some Cut and Polish at the Big Green Shed too while I'm at it if they have any in stock.
Hey Doc, sounds like a plan. Best get the cut and polish from an Auto store. Try and get Meguiars are good