Zandit's First Build Thread

[nitroburner1000]

Thanks Wokka, most appreciated.
Yes, I am using DT, and that is only a single coat of the Clear DT Base Stain. I'm going to give it longer since we are experiencing a severe cold snap at the moment, we have received some snow here on the coast!
Tonight I've been playing around with some logo designs. My brand name(even though I'm selling anything!) is CQC, which stands for Custom Quaile Creations, Quaile obviously being my surname.
Here are a couple of attempts in Paint. Which one stands out for you guys?
#1


Or #2


Non of these are set in stone, and I may come up with something else. I'm also not ruling out someone else's option either, so if we have a logo guru around, please feel free to chip in!

Im not a guru but these might help...

[Andy40]

I'd never get sick of staring at that splamed top...... soo good.

[Zandit75]

is that possible?
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Haha, very good point!!

[Zandit75]

[QUOTE=nitroburner1000;112893]Im not a guru but these might help...



Thanks Nitro, I don't mind this one, but for this build, I'm thinking just monochrome at this point.
Thanks for the input though, most appreciated!

[Zandit75]

I'd never get sick of staring at that splamed top...... soo good.

Agreed, it's probably why I find myself in the guitar room so often staring at it!

[wazkelly]

Wowser.

Been absent for a few days and what a pleasant surprise. Definitely agree that spalt & flame top was too good to hide under a colour.

Your logo # 1 retains the 'Q' however the chrome looking one looks good and maybe you could do something similar in MS paint?

[Zandit75]

Thanks Waz, I'll see what I can come up with

[Zandit75]

Progress report....
First coat of Intensifier applied last night to the front and headstock.
No photos because it really doesn't look that different yet.
Looking at the the front veneer on an angle, I seem to have a couple of flat shiny spots. I know they have intensifier and stain on them, but I never noticed them before, and it is only at the extreme angle that they are visible.

Couple of questions.
I didn't use any 0000 steel wool before applying the Intensifier, can/should I do that before applying the second coat?
Can clear DT Intensifier be used over water based stain? If so, what should I expect as a result? I'm thinking of applying it to the back of the guitar where I put the black stain.

[wazkelly]

Best to wait for Andy40 to respond as he has more practice and experience with DT than myself.

I found that 0000 steel wool just rolled the intensifier up into to tiny gummy sticky balls of crud and that light wet sanding with 1500 or 2000 did a better job without the dramas. And yes, I too experienced the flat shiny spots you are referring to.

For the intensifier over water based stain try a sample on a bit of scrap timber to see how it goes. Always best to experiment or practice on scrap timber just to be sure before attempting something different or that you are unsure about.

[Andy40]

Hi Zandit,

Sorry just saw your post now. Just remember DB's the guru on Dingotone but I can offer my thoughts on my experiences.

You will find that as the wood becomes more saturated you will get glossy patches of DT on parts of the guitar once the final stain coats cure and definitely as you go through the intensifying coats. Don't freak out, this is normal and don't try to overcorrect by applying more on the non-glossy coats. Once you apply your fist thin coat of finals the patches will immediately even out (dissappear).

I do not use steel wool anymore on DT. I agree with Waz for the same reasons and just use 1200 grit or 2000 grit wet sand in the direction of the grain to smooth any lumpy bits.

I tried water base stain with DT finals, it doesn't work. DB called me a muppet. Which was true.

Its ok if you didn't smooth out between the stain coats and intensifier (usually the stain coats don't lump up anyway).

Wait for the intensifier coats to cure. I would say that 5 days would be the minimum you would wait between intensifier coats in tassie. If its not cured, check it after 7, if the intensifier coat is no longer sticky if you push your thumb along it, you're all good.

Apply the intensifier coats a lot thinner than stain coats if you can, if you put them down thinner they will cure faster.

Once dried, the intensifier coats look a bit bumpy if you hold it up to the light. I smooth this out by lightly wet sanding with 1200 grit or 2000 grit and wiping off excess water and sanding waste with paper towel before putting then next coat on.

Unfortunately you can't really tell by looking at the intensifier coats when they are fully cured. but I'll tell you what happens if its not. If its not fully cured, it will be dry to touch and wont rub off on your hand buuuuut when you are wet sanding it will stick to the sand paper (even 2000 grit) and balling up in places. If that happens I would let it cure a bit more before continuing to sand. or just lightly sand a bit more and apply another intensifying coat over the whole guitar and wait a couple of days longer next time. Its not bad, just feels a bit defeating when you just waited a week for it and are pretty excited.

You wont need more than 3 intensifying coats. Sometimes 2 is enough just depends on how much you need to sand back.

Good luck Zandit.