Probably could clear coat the plastic but reckon there is a fair chance it will wear off through playing. Just gotta look at a 5 year old axe played with a pick to see what I mean.
Probably could clear coat the plastic but reckon there is a fair chance it will wear off through playing. Just gotta look at a 5 year old axe played with a pick to see what I mean.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
I've started clear coating the body. 2x coats last weekend and 2x more this weekend. I think i'll stop after these as it doesn't need to be thick.
Not much to show for this step, but in the meantime I thought I'd try to darken the fretboard as it was a bit too light brown.
So I mixed some keda dyes black in water and after a nice sand I applied over the fretboard.
Before:
During:
And after:
Should look better with the theme. I'm considering applying a very thin coat of wipe on poly to seal it a bit... still thinking
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
Fair point, you'd probably need to scuff back, then paint then clear. May not be worth the effort.Originally Posted by FredA
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
This is coming up well, looks amazing
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
That darker shade on the Fret Board looks great Fred.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
So, I've progressed the neck while the body cures.
I had to make an 'eye' for this droid... so I cut the top of a plastic spray bottle:
I painted it black and red and glued it on one if the blue rectangles :
Then applied a logo leftover from my first guitar and the 'guitars' part of the pitbull guitar logo... (sorry for cutting it!)
I added the location the guitar was made, the year and serial number (#5 already!) to the back.
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
Nice Fred! Your offspring will be wailing in no time!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
And then I used my weathering kits and smoke wash to make it look like it's spent some serious time in space or on some adventures at least!
And I applied the first coat of gloss.
I've got a gloss run on the back of the headstock... always have to go too heavy handed even though I know I should stop before! Anyway... we'll fix that later
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
All too easy to do. Also easy to flatten off with sandpaper. I'd apply a couple more gloss coats and leave the flattening until you've got some clear coat depth, otherwise you are liable to rub through to the silver.
So I decided that the clear coats are cured, and I polished the body and neck.
Looking quite shiny now
Also tackled the wiring, I had to connect the 2x test pickups sent by Adam which was pretty basic, and also the 3x LEDs.
I still have to decide if I reuse the little control unit that was driving them to keep the flashing functions, or if I just hook them up to a couple batteries with a resistor...
Here's the control unit, it should fit in the trem cavity.
#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
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