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I wasn't sure if I'd started a build diary but this is a tele I got from the August sale. Saw some gold paint in a shop and thought better try it.
It's got 2 coats of clear and unfortunately it's dulled the gold shine down.
Got a mirror gold pickguard cut by Pablo and a gold hardware upgrade.
Still got a fair bit of work to do on the neck.
I also have a gold mirror control cover to put on, the one in the photos are the gold plate from the hardware upgrade
Wow, that looks amazing, can not wait to see it finished.
What do you have left to do with the neck?
cheers Zeus, I had to sand back the headstock had some really small cracks appearing. It's got 2 gold coats, maybe another 2 gold coats, waiting on vinyl logo then have to sand the back of the neck and clear coat it. Not sure if I'll paint the whole neck gold. I've already spend almost $90 on the paint so think it will be clear !
Woks that looks awesome, goldtop tele.
What, real gold flecks in the paint? Is that why it cost so much?Quote:
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Seriously, another fine example of your workmanship Woks.
That pick guard is the shiz Wokks.
Looks amazing Wokka. Is that our gold hardware or have you upgraded?
Goldmember.
Drool. Loving the mirror on matt gold mate. Would love to have a play on this one!
Awesome work Woks, the Gold theme is sensational! One to hide from telenappers!
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Looks amazing Wokka! Can you share the details of the gold paint? Brand etc? Really looks the goods.
cheers,
Gav.
Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.
@Ads the hardware is the PBG gold tele upgrade.
@Gav. The paint is White Knight metal tones super gold. I'll post a pic tomoz when I can resize the pic. Costs about $22/can at the green shed
Looks amazing.
The Gold Tele is looking great wokkaboy, I might try using gold spray paint in one of my future kit builds, the big green shed (Bunnings) stock gold spray paint, but it's more of a shiny metallic gold rather than a matt gold, they also stock a nice shiny metallic silver too, I may even consider spray painting my future STA1-M Strat kit build a nice shiny gold colour rather than the Metallic Red I was planning on.
I wonder what it'd look like if I spray painted the front of the headstock on the maple neck shiny gold and left the rest of the headstock natural maple?
Are those the stock pickups in the Gold Tele or are they upgrades?
It has taken ages with so many side projects but here is some teaser pics assembled and just had a quick blast on the amp and early run it plays pretty well. Will get some better shots soon and post a video
Big thanks to Pablo for cutting the awesome gold mirror pickguard and control plate
couple more snaps
here's some screenshots from the video
Sensational Tele wokka, chain it up as it will move to the top of Adam's list of guitars to steal...
Ma geetar is ready at last, than yoo vurry mush
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very nice Wokka
Looks great Wokka.
I'm planning on painting my Tele gold as well.
Did you use a clear coat over the gold ? If so what type and did you cut and polish ?
Cheers
Thats fantastic wokks....you need to get a shot with the 4D guitars sign reflecting in the pickguard......cheesy....NO awesome!
That is, in the words of Spandau Ballet, Gold.
Like it Wokks, what's the pickguard made from?
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cheers for all the nice comments.
@ J.P. I used White Knight super gold paint and White Knight clear Rust guard. Unfortunately the clear coat really dulled the gold paint. Before the clear coats you could clearly see all the gold spec. I knew this would be the case, but you have to protect the guitar with a clear coat. I used Meguiars polishing compound. Will need another rub of polish
@ Ponch the pickguard and control plate are clear gold plastic with the mirror gold backing, have to ask Pablo will know more about it. He buys the sheets and cuts them for me ! I've already used a red mirror pickguard and blue one
Poor effort Wokks, poor effort... normally you get a much better 4D reflection in your pics ;)
Looks great.
Cheers Weirdy. You love winding me up as much as I enjoy winding you up haha
I've got some better pics to upload Monday stay tuned as Doc says
got some daylight pics yesterday, it was overcast but better than night/flash pics
few more pics of the back
then I had to get a few snaps on the outdoor bar
Bar shots are great wokks!
cheers Andy, I think the bar shots will be used more in future, nice backdrop for axe pics
24 Carat Gold. Looks great with the maple FB.
Had a real glass mirror scratch on my 1st Explorer & an acrylic mirror one on a Strat and both looked great however you just gotta keep wiping off all the fingerprints on the mirror after each play, otherwise they are stunning and great for reflecting the lightshow into the crowd.
I reckon that White Knight Super Gold spray paint would be great for someone wishing to build a Gold Top Les Paul from a PBG Les Paul kit, you just need a PBG LP kit with a plain wood grain, and not a Flamed, Spalted, or Quilted top, save those for finishes that let them show through.