Nice grain PK! Almost a shame to spray white over the top, but there's nothing nicer than a spanking white GR hollowbody! :)
cheers,
Gav.
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Nice grain PK! Almost a shame to spray white over the top, but there's nothing nicer than a spanking white GR hollowbody! :)
cheers,
Gav.
you could do natural back and sides with a white top...
Nope she's still not white. put in a lot of hours bringing up a suble burst on the tail edge to hide the glue overrun, and even if I have to say so myself I think it's coming along real fine.
Now the reson for doing this is two part. No one else has seen this yet but the neck has a nice subtle burl in the maple. and It would be a shame to hide that too.
Cheers PK
Sometimes in life when you plan something, it may not come out as you thought. Always look at what you have and think of what you can do with it before you make a choice that cannot be reversed.
Not sure if it came out as well as it does to the naked eye.
nice one PK, what is the stain colour you used ? Some nice grain indeed. Might as well not hide the grain
The First colour is in the filler Stain, U-Beaut colour. mixed with timbermate. 1 part Black to 4 parts cedar. applied all over including the neck. then rubbed back.
Then it has been Tung oiled(oops NR). the burst area has been rubbed back as far as possible as it has a glue filled grain. I've applied several layers of filler. after that the area is rubbed back a bit and U-Beaut colour Cedar applied Neat to the area then wiped back with a wet rag, as the U-Beaut Colour is water based. I did this a few times to build up a tapered burst aver the area.
I know I am mixing water and oil based colours here but need to get the penetration into the grain first.
Cheers PK
sounds good PK, all the preparation will pay off
the thread has moved as I can't rename it. It is now at http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3507
nice change of direction PK