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Onto another build. This one is not for me though!
I will be trying to achieve a classic style SG. The kit arrived last week and looks good.
I will try to achieve a cherry red body and neck using DT Karijini Red.
So far I have filed the body contours to increase the angle a bit - (I think I need to purchase a rasp saw!). Sanded the body and neck to 240 grit. Levelled and filed the frets.
One coat of DT Karijini Red was added two days ago, today added a 5:1 mix of Karijini Red to Black stump to try and darken it.
Note that the first coat was less red than the photo shows.
Looking good so far. Happy with the darkness, or too soon to tell?
Hi Dozy,
Yeah, I'm very happy with the second coat. The red is a good cherry colour in my opinion. I still have a bit more mix left so may give one more coat tomorrow.
As you know it has been hot in Perth today and the stain is already dry.
Then I will probably use Tru-oil as a top coat (and miss out on the DT intensifier coat).
Was it hot today? I hadn't noticed XD
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That’s looking really good. I look forward to seeing how this progresses.
I gave the body and neck another coat of stain mix. I have now also added about 10 coats of tru-oil. The colour lightened a bit with the tru-oil. Will keep adding a few more tru-oil coats.
Also for the black head stock I have added 1 ply pick guard material, trimmed it to size, and added some tru-oil over the top. Some gold brand name stickers are to be added to the top. Also fitted a purchased truss-rod cover.
Did some work today on a pickguard as I was not completely happy with the supplied guard. I had purchased a guard but was not happy with it either. So I decided to have ago and make my own. I built a template from mdf and then routed out the pickguard material. It needed a bit of filing to the pup recess corners so that the pups would fit in. Quite happy with the final result.
Oh bother. The tru-oil has lightened the colour not darkened it as expected.
Time to start again!
Take 2:
Sanded it all back.
Added 5% FW black.
Lightly sanded back.
Added 2 coats of red alcohol ink.
Added 5+ coats of tru-oil.
Much happier with the colour this time. More tru-oil to follow.
More and more coats of tru-oil.
Next I will give it a good sand back to level the surface.
Then, when they arrive in the mail, I will try McCreed's technique with micromesh and micro-gloss polish.
I'll take credit if it turns out beautiful... but assume no responsibility if it goes horribly wrong! :oQuote:
Then, when they arrive in the mail, I will try McCreed's technique with micromesh and micro-gloss polish.
It's not my technique, it's just the technique I use.
Also, I like your method of keeping track of the Tru-oil coats! And looking good too!
That is looking very "phwoar"
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I didn’t think there was a problem with your first staining effort...but I like your second result better, nice red.
What is the red ink your are using Trevor? Did you source it locally?
Thanks McCreed, Dozy and Mark.
Mark the alcohol ink is Jacquard Pinata (Santa Fe Red) from Jackson Art supplies. Quite a few stores around Perth area and one is close to home.
Link is : https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-au/ja...ta-alcohol-ink.
They come in 14 ml bottles or 118 ml and are a decent price. A small bottle could do a guitar body - but I got a large one and have heaps left. I don't have much experience with stains, but it went on easily and did not run when adding tru-oil coats. I think they may be my goto!
Thanks for the info. I’ll keep it I’m mind.
Have given the body a wet micromesh treatment, then a polish with Maguires Ultimate compound and Scratch X.
I'm afraid I still have a lot to learn about applying finish. I think I need to be more brutal (but I don't want any burn through).
Still working on a logo for the head stock.
Looks great from where I'm standing.
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Looks very nice to me Trevor, I'd be very happy with that.
rob
Looks to have a good gloss there. Look forward to final assembly!
You're not alone! I'm generally happy enough with the results I get, but none of them are flawless. I do seem to improve with each one, but it would take way more builds than I'm prepared to do to get to 100% every time!Quote:
I'm afraid I still have a lot to learn about applying finish.
I have not used Meguiar's on Tru Oil before but have decided I don't like using it on acrylic lacquer. It polishes ok, but I don't like the way the finish feels after. Looking at the MSDS there are very small amounts of petroleum products in it (including naptha). Certainly enough that I can smell it. Not sure those ingredients are a good match with oil based or solvent based materials, but an expert or a chemist, I am not. I know lots of people use it and like like it so I'm sure I am a very small minority.
It may also be my imagination (of which I can have a very active one) but it also seems after the shine has "worn off" the finish appears more dull than before polishing. If that makes sense.
I've since decided my 3M Micro-Gloss polish works best for me.
Finished my headstock logo.
I was trying to get a rustic pearl look - with a convex clear coat.
The base is pearloid pick guard material. Laser printed logo on packing tape. The clear coat is layers of CA glue.
The CA glue caused me quite a bit of grief (or learning experiences!) as it takes a while to harden (I would use accelerator to set the glue faster if I did it again). OR, maybe I should have tried a clear resin!
A few layers of tru-oil over the top. I will leave it for a week and then add the tuners and truss rod cover.
FYI - accelerator isn’t a good idea for a clear coat or drop-fill application with CA.
The accelerator can cause bubbles to form in the CA and it will look cloudy. If you're just bonding something together that isn't going to be visible than it's fine.
Also if you plan to put anything over it like paint or a different clear coat, I'd have concerns about adhesion where the accelerator's been applied. I don't know that as scientific fact, but the accelerator I've used previously seems to have an oily feel to it.
Thanks McCreed - good to know. Next time I might try a clear resin instead.
Put on the tuners, strung her up, tuned, set string height, set intonation. Seems to play quite well.
So I will call this one finished.
I will leave it settle for a few days and recheck neck, string height and intonation again and make any adjustments.
Great job Trevor, classic looking SG!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor Davies
Thanks FW.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Looks great Trevor! Nice smooth gloss finish.
In pic #4 (top right) I said "What's going on with the pickguard?" Then I realised you've got textured glass in your house that's reflected in that very shiny pickguard!
Nice work.
Edit:
Changed "bottom right" photo to top right. D'oh!!!
Yeah noice, Trevor.
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Thanks McCreed and Dozy.
A classic with your own personal touch 👍