Custom pickguard material

[mjg]

I'm thinking about a custom pickguard for the WL-1 kit I'm working on, and wanted to do a black / red combination to match the paint colours. Probably a black then red 2 ply, so the red is only visible on the edges.

Having searched a bit on eBay, it looks like the sheets you can buy are usually black/white/black, or white/black/white. Also lots of red pearl, or red tortoise. Not really what I wanted.

I'm willing to try something like glue laminating a black and red sheet together, then using the router or dremel to bevel the edges.

Any idea where I should be looking for custom plastic sheets? If I go to a plastic supplier, what sort of thing should I be asking for? Acrylic? ABS? PVC?

I'm assuming the pickguard should be about 2mm in total thickness, so 2 x 1mm sheets would work?

[Dedman]

give member Pablopepper a yell. He is all knowing in the realm of pickguards

[Fretworn]

Warmoth definitely sell Black/Red/Black, but they expensive especially once shipping is involved..

http://www.warmoth.com/Blank-Stock-1...P1681C210.aspx

Chandler also have both black/red/black and red/black/red, but I can't see prices or anything there.

http://www.pickguardplanet.com/colors/

[mjg]

Thanks Dedman, I've given Pablopepper a message.

Thanks Fretworn - Warmoth looks promising, but yeah, shipping is going to be the usual $30 US for 4-6 weeks, or $100 US for quicker. Ouch. Oh, and there's a $25 minimum order before shipping, so I'd have to get 2 sheets, and something else worth a few dollars... gah.

Pickguardplanet have a huge range of pre-cut stuff, but I couldn't see anything to just buy a sheet to cut your own. And some of those colour combinations... wow. They don't show any prices - you have to request a price, as everything is custom done.

Hopefully I can find a local plastic place that can sell me the sheets I need.