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:
Turning tone wood into expensive sawdust since 2016!
This is coming up well, looks amazing
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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:
Turning tone wood into expensive sawdust since 2016!
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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