So picked up the LP-1M from PBG HQ the other day...
Looks great - the main issue as I found later was a bit of a glue spot...
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So picked up the LP-1M from PBG HQ the other day...
Looks great - the main issue as I found later was a bit of a glue spot...
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con..._18_04_Pro.jpg
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con..._18_24_Pro.jpg
Glue spot runs from the bridge pickup down through the controls...
Any thoughts?
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Man! That looks like the dude dropped the whole pot of glue on that flame.....
hey Bman, whats the stain looks a bit too dark for karajini red. As Gavmeister says there's a ton of glue on the cap. Its always a lottery with the amount of glue on these kits. Have a look at the pup cavity for the thickness of the cap but generally they are less than 1mm thick so there's not much you can do without sanding through the cap. You could try very lightly a wire brush but a good chance you will brush through the veneer. My spalty LP has a bit of glue on the cap but not this much
Those glue marks looks a bit tricky.. personally I would try and remove with light abrasion (super fine wire wool or 400 grit paper?) then work backwards to heavier grade if necessary, being mindful at all times in the thinness of the cap...
WOW now that's nasty some glue spots. Think with the thickness of those caps you may some trouble getting rid of that glue.
You could always make it a feature somehow?
Yep - cap here's a veneer - looks like sub 1mm... Colours are a mix of black and red StewMac stains. What you see is post hitting it hard with a wire brush and adding stain at the same time...
May need to learn to love it.
Bummer dude. Might look good relic'd?
That was my suggestion too........Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from andrew on October 2, 2014, 02:13
Bummer dude. Might look good relic'd?
Woks, two pints please and AJ, supreme pizza with no chillies for me thanks.
Looks like i will be in the naughty room for quite a while...................
haha maybe Bman can drag the body behind a bike on gravel DB, isn't that the relic'd method ?
no worries DB 2 pints of the best coming up, 11.3% Belgian quadruple strong ale ! - I just worked out thats 10.1 standard drinks !
I'll get AJ to add a couple of chillies to the pizza and serve a cup of concrete with it !
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Could always go solid colour? But I'm assuming you want to preserve that Flamed MAple? If that's the case I think this is fixable...
If it was me, I'd go with paint for the top ala Barge's Blacktop. But, it sounds like Gav has something up his sleeve. :)
yeah wonder what Gavmiester has up his sleeve to remove all that glue.
another option Bman is to sand the cap off, see what the mahogany looks below and if not that exciting you could glue one of your own veneers to the top
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/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on October 2, 2014, 11:18
yeah wonder what Gavmiester has up his sleeve to remove all that glue.
another option Bman is to sand the cap off, see what the mahogany looks below and if not that exciting you could glue one of your own veneers to the top
If there's one thing I learned from the great man...is that there is always a work-around to every problem....Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from pablopepper on October 2, 2014, 10:56
If it was me, I'd go with paint for the top ala Barge's Blacktop. But, it sounds like Gav has something up his sleeve. :)
Time for B-Man to post some pictures of what we did on the weekend and to give you the story behind it.....Prepare to be entertained! ;)
really Gav, I'd love to know how you removed the glue. I got a fair bit on my spalty cap I'd love to remove
B-man will share what we did. Hold off doing any work on the spalty... Don't get us wrong. The glue came from underneath the cap THROUGH the cap and could not be removed. But the results we achieved are nothing short of sensational.
Front row seats Pab's! Good move!
you have me in suspense Gavmiester/Bman, can't wait to hear what you did and the results.
That would be magic if you solved the glue on the ultra thin cap blues, I could write a song about it !
I bags front row seats with Pabs and have my 3D glasses and popcorn ready too !
I'm on the edge of my seat. Dying to know what went on! Explain away Brendan!,
Cheers,
Gav.
Sheesh - sounds like I'd better make this impressive. Anyway after some serious attacks on the cap to see if I could coax even the smallest amount of the colour in, applying penetroil, more stain, more scratching with a brush, Gav gave me the sad news. It was not going to work.
Dejected and a little disheartened, I sadly gave the body one last sand before thinking - what to do - sand the cap off and go the whole 'hog? (sorry opportunity too good to miss). Do I prepare to go solid colour - a Gold Top Gav suggested. I couldn't quite face it.
Then. Gav dropped the bomb. He did have a couple of lotions and potions at the back of his cupboard. Stuff he had never used. Stuff he was worried would get rid of the flames, but could give me a half decent look. Maybe not fabulous, but might hide the scar a little.
He pulls out a bottle of red StewMac Solid Colour stain.
Try this, pouring some into a small shot glass.
A quick test showed that it worked. The stain went onto the guitar and gave a cover like never before. The glue spot dissapeared in a flash. Moving on I moved to more glue - could this be? Gav had discovered then fountain of unglue! The vision had been for a black to red burst with some flame in the background - he passed over the black solid colour. I applied it to the edges. Smearing it into the centre using gentle swirls, a burst started to show. How could this happen - an ugly duckling turned into this...
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Wow amazing save on that. Looks amazing now and looking at the earlier pics thought you were doomed but it has come up a treat.
More proof that there is always a workaround.
Hopefully no more challenges ahead and you can enjoy the rest ofthe build.
Three coats.....(even B-Man hasn't seen these.....until now!
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Hey - I'm loving this more and more!
Save of the century! :)
As stated below, there is always a workaround.
A big pants off to the Gavmiester :)
Nice work Gav and Brendan! Looks amazing!
Cheers,
Gav.
Abracadabra! What a turnaround looks great
Wow, seriously impressed. Good job.
excellent save Gavmiester and Bman, so the lotion you put on before the colortone is penetroil available from Masters ? I'll be buying a keg size bottle for all the future kits with glue all over the cap !
Any idea what this lotion will do to existing coats of stain, will it remove the stain ? not too worried if it does, just means more staining coats.
Is this the product ?
https://www.masters.com.au/product/1...l-paint-oil-1l
WERE NOT WORTHY , WERE NOT WORTHY, WERE NOT WORTHY
Wow talk about the save of saves.
Looks awesome great work Gav & Brendan
Wokks the Penetroil stuff did squat. Maybe got some colour stain in - like tiny amount. The saviour was this...
http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and...e_Lacquer.html